Fort Worth’s Kirk Franklin will be honored with the Black Music Icon Award at a Recording Academy event in Los Angeles on Jan. 30 ahead of the 2025 Grammys. “Kirk has not only revolutionized ...

Ten years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service is putting a well-deserved focus on New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint by honoring him with a postage stamp in its 2025 Black Heritage ...

The singer, 59, received the Music Icon Award during the Sunday ... "My music wasn't black enough. It wasn't white enough. It didn't fit nicely inside a box or sound like it was on the radio ...