With help from M.J. Lenderman, the soul and gospel legend wows the audience on a frigid Saturday at the Ryman. Here's our ...

If we had the ability to assess who is the most beloved figure in music — not in overall numbers, but sheer adoration, per capita and per peer — it likely wouldn’t be Taylor or Beyoncé but Mavis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, ...

Image via The Recording Academy Last night, listeners across the country tuned in for Music’s Biggest Night as The Recording Academy presented the 2026 ...

Legendary gospel-soul singer Mavis Staples made her name with her family band, but she’s made some of the best music of her career over the last decade with a surprising series of collaborators.

Mavis Staples remembers. In her new children’s book, Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples, she reaches back to when her father determined the type of music that was permissible to play ...

In light of an impending winter storm in Nashville, the Ryman Auditorium and Opry House have canceled a handful of shows. Here's what to know.

Mavis Staples has one of those voices that makes you stop and listen. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I'LL TAKE YOU THERE") MAVIS STAPLES: (Singing) I know a place. Ain't nobody crying. HEADLEE: That's Mavis ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Pop music has reached a cross-generational ...

Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more. By Lindsay Zoladz A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift ...