The Houston native talks about how losing her mother inspired new music she'll perform Sunday night at The Heights Theater.

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The Compton rapper fashioned the Super Bowl halftime show as his victory lap, taking the culture to new heights and his pettiness to new lows.

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Proposed in 1955 by President Dwight Eisenhower and championed by the arts enthusiast whose name it would ultimately bear, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a storied history.

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In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will ...

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Michael and Katherine Batiste have always supported their son Jon Batiste’s passion for music. Here’s everything to know ...