The story of Afrofuturism starts in the past—or maybe it starts in the future? Honestly, time bends when we are talking about Afrofuturism. It is a space where Black identity is not just shaped by the ...

Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, is released from prison after Biden commuted his life sentence Stedman Graham says the key to success is writing down everything you want in life I’m a Busy ...

Erykah Badu has put out just four studio albums and two interstitial projects since 1997, but they’re all canonical. Her spaced-out hippie persona conceals a razor-sharp wit, and though the kicker on ...

Welcome to the (re)launch of Mercury Music Picks! Every week we’ll sift through the sea of concerts, gigs, and shows to let you know what’s really good in Portland. This week we’ve got three(!) local ...

Erykah Badu, GloRilla and Muni Long are among the stars to be honored at Billboard's annual 'Women In Music' awards in 2025.

Badu will be honored for her influence on “artists across genres over her decades-long career,” according to Billboard.

The future of music is female—at least according to Billboard, which is bringing back its annual Women in Music event on March 29 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood. Hosted by Laverne Cox, the night will ...

DALLAS — Dallas’ Erykah Badu has long been known as an icon, but soon, she’ll get an official award for it. Billboard will honor the R&B legend and "queen of neo-soul" with the Icon Award at ...

Billboard will honor Dallas R&B legend Erykah Badu with the Icon Award at its annual Women in Music event, the outlet announced Wednesday.

Billboard has announced its highly anticipated next wave of honorees for Women In Music 2025, including GloRilla, Tyla, Muni ...

Billboard rounded up rap, R&B and Afrobeats songs by Rema, MF DOOM, Snoop Dogg, Burna Boy, Ashanti and Queen Latifah that sample and interpolate Sade.

The week’s most popular Afrobeats songs, ranked by a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of leading audio and video music services, plus ...