Ranging Across Time and Scale, V. Shayne Frederick Holds Office Hours at Uncle Bobbie’s
MusiQ Department Artist Vince Anthony Debuts “Hurricane” Music Video
MusiQology Rx Fundraiser for One Art Community Center
Beyoncé’s Homecoming Film Preserves and Reveres Black History
Why Country Music is So Scared of Black People
DaMaris B. Hill’s New Book is a Powerful, Wondrous Thing
(FREE SHOW) Dr. Guy Performs with Ursula Rucker this Thursday, March 14, at World Café
Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance
The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance
Music Lives with MusiQology Events in Virginia and Philadelphia
The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered
The 2019 MusiQology GRAMMYs Preview
Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art
I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove
Save the Date!: Dr. Guy brings Hide/Melt/Ghost to Harlem Stage on March 9!
Happy Holidays from MusiQology!
The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process
We’re excited that the official trailer for the highly anticipated film, Selma, is finally out! We’re even more excited that Ava DuVernay (Middle of Nowhere and The Door) directed it and friend of Musiqology, Jason Moran, scored it. Be sure to see it when it reaches theaters on January,...
The talk of this past Summer was Kara Walker’s provocative art installation in Brooklyn entitled, “A Subtley: or the Marvelous Sugar Baby an Homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fields to the Kitchens of the New World on the Occasion...
Lately Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has been in the news for the wrong reason. Its president. University President, Robert Jennings, went on a completely inappropriate and inflammatory diatribe about long dresses, “respectable” women, and predatory black men. The discussion was a mess...
I, Patriarch (or So Long, Cliff and Claire) Editor’s note: The artwork is in this post is used by the generous permission of artist, Elizabeth Axtman. Please learn more about her and visit her work at ElizabethAxtman.com. I’ve been struggling watching Bill Cosby’s reputation get lampooned...
T-Pain shocks the internet when he dropped his episode of NPR’s celebrated Tiny Desk Concert Series. T-Pain, real name Faheem Rasheed Najm, was the king of auto-tuned singing throughout the early 2000s. He created multiple hits for himself and artists including, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Akon....
Congratulations to musician, Meshell Ndegeocello, and artist, Wanghechi Mutu, on being named 2014 U.S.A. Fellows. The two are among 34 for artists who were awarded $50,000 from the United States Artist Program. “U.S.A. Fellowships are awarded to innovative artists of all ages and at all stages of their...
The lives of Geoffrey Holder and his wife and muse, Carmen de Lavallade, is a modern day fairytale. They married in 1955 and created art, family, and beauty together until his passing on October 5, 2014. Although we all continue to mourn the passing of a true Renaissance Man, it is inspiring to know...
These days black women are experiencing a shining bright spotlight on television. Of course production powerhouse, Shonda Rhimes, is leading the charge with cultural phenomenon, Scandal, in which Kerry Washington plays the conflicted and complicated, Olivia Pope. And now Shonda has added How to Get Away...
The following is a webisode featuring bonus material from Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story. Please visit www.FenderRhodesStory.com to order a copy of this historic documentary, brought to life through stories and performances from a remarkable cast of music notables. With an insider’s look,...
On August 9, 2014 Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. There have been protests, town hall meetings, and autopsies, yet no indictment for the killing of the unarmed teenager. Thankfully, Dr. Birgitta Johnson (@DrBirgittaSays) created a playlist...
