Decades before Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” dominated the charts, another Black woman from Texas transcended genres with her hit ...

R&B and blues singer Esther Phillips is among the 2023 inductees into The Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame. Phillips had two top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — “Release Me” (1962, when she ...

Originally released in 1975, Esther Phillips’ disco album features her soulful delivery and passionate feel for the blues. This came toward the end of her career, during the singer’s second major ...

There has been a 19% drop in the number of international students arriving in the U.S. compared to last year, according to ...