Lee Daniels’s new offering is rife with the formulaic trappings of a Hollywood-sanctioned Black biopic, but what surpasses is the message in the music

On the eve of his 50th birthday, Harmony Holiday pens an elegy to the late rapper, whose death was announced last week

In the latest episode of frieze’s Autumn Sessions, the two play and discuss records that embody their friendship 

From Billie Holiday to Kendrick Lamar, Black music has often created space for rest and repose

In the Hulu adaptation of Nick Hornby’s classic novel, Da’Vine Joy Randolph shows you don’t always need the limelight to shine

Pharoah demonstrates a way to be in the world as a Black artist, expressing a sense of pride that does not violate privacy

Recent R&B albums by Kelela, Lafawndah, serpentwithfeet and Solange tune to newly radiant blues