One of the first “girl group” stars has died. The Chantels' lead singer Arlene Smith was 84. The Chantels were best known for the classic ballad “Maybe,” and were the rare group of Black women in the ...

Popular influencer and model Nara Smith is speaking out about her daughter's cancer journey. She said she was overwhelmed ...

She was memorable on the heartbreaking hit “Maybe,” which brought the R&B girl group from the Bronx instant fame in 1957.

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming ...

At 79, Lenny Kaye isn’t the oldest artist to make a debut album (that honour goes to Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen at a sprightly 100 years old) but Kaye may be the individual with the most varied ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming ...

I bought my first home 34 years ago, a three-bedroom, two-bath house with a carport and large fenced backyard. My then-wife and I were expecting our second child, Abby, at the time. We paid $50,000 ...

I was born in Galesburg, Illinois, a small town west of Chicago, but spent my formative years in New York City playing with and learning from many of the best musicians the scene had to offer. After ...