As the festival takes a fallow year, our journalists assemble their perfect festival bill – from Taylor Swift to the Smiths (one can dream) ...

When Clive Davis sat down with Aretha Franklin in 1979 to discuss working together, Franklin already had her legacy secure: She was the undisputed Queen of Soul, whose late-’60s singles—“Respect,” ...

Here is the surprise. For all its power, Amazing Grace never topped the chart. It peaked at just No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and stopped at No. 2 on the R&B albums chart, never claiming the top spot.

In this 250th anniversary year of the United States, pianist Lara Downes is traveling the country collecting conversations with scholars, searching for our history through songs. Her latest stop is ...