A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on domestic abuse in a momentous way. By Salamishah Tillet Nina Simone was always ahead of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. "Nina Simone: Four Women" is not a musical, but it pulses with music. Based on ...

On her fourth studio album Proof of Life, singer songwriter Joy Oladokun spins relatable tales. There’s an honesty to the songwriting that hearkens back to the strength of the American folk tradition, ...

She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and pop. Listen to these 11 favorites. Credit...Illustration by Dante Zaballa ...