The 2026 Super Bowl performers will include Green Day, Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Bad Bunny. Here’s ...

ESSENCE.com’s “New and Next” column spotlights the brightest new talents we think you should know. South African singer Lira, featured in our “New & Next” column way back in August, returned to the ...

Legendary soul singer-songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83 years old. The artist, who is most known for writing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” with his wife, vocalist Ann Peebles, passed away on December 26 ...

Don Bryant, the Grammy-nominated soul singer-songwriter best known for penning wife Ann Peebles’ 1973 hit “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” died Friday, Dec. 26, at age 83. In a social media post confirming ...

Memphis soul singer and songwriter Don Bryant, who co-wrote the Grammy-nominated song “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” died Friday, Dec. 26 at the age of 83, his family announced on social media. “Don loved ...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Don Bryant, a celebrated Memphis soul singer and songwriter whose work helped define Southern rhythm and blues for decades, has died at 83, his family announced Friday on social ...

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Don Bryant, one of the last great Memphis soul singers and songwriters, has died. The co-author of a string of classic R&B hits for his wife, Ann Peebles — including “I Can’t Stand the Rain” — Bryant ...

Returning to his independent roots, Kem has already scored a "Billboard" No. 1 song, with his latest hit single, "Rock With Me." When R&B recording artist Kem was introduced to the world as a singer, ...

American R&B, soul and funk singer-songwriter Carl Carlton has died at the age of 73, his son Carlton Hudgens II announced Sunday on Facebook. He is best known for his song "She's a Bad Mama Jama," ...

Jazz McKenzie is ready to say a prayer, take a calming breath and step onto the stage for the her biggest moment yet on “The Voice.” McKenzie, 31, a soul singer from Alabama, will perform as one of ...