From Aretha Franklin to Alanis Morissette, there have been some standout female musicians over the years. How fast can you identify them all?

Tinariwen went from Saharan weddings to Grammy-winning acclaim – but violence has forced the desert blues masters into exile. Now, a new generation is stepping in to help ...

From jazz in Rotterdam and hip-hop in Paris to brass bands on the beach in Blackpool, the Guardian’s music editor chooses the best European festivals that can be reached by rail ...

The sex trafficker pestered people in his life for playlists, listened to soft rock, watched action flicks, and played with the FatBooth photo app.

Electronic music, rock, chanson française, hip-hop... From Paris to Marseille, via Saint-Malo or Caen, the French festival scene offers an abundance of options sure to satisfy every musical taste.

1933 – The United States Senate confirms Frances Perkins as United States Secretary of Labor and she is sworn in the same day ...

She performed with a string of bananas tied around her waist, an electrifying act that led her to become first a local sensation in Paris, and then an international star.

Women’s History Month gets off to great start this year with a wide variety of plays, concerts and musicals starring women.

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, March ...

New Orleans band Sally Baby's Silver Dollars started 2026 with a trip to NPR in Washington, D.C., to record a Tiny Desk concert. After starting out with weekly shows at BJ's Lounge and a word-of-mouth ...

Runs through March 22.  Unless you were there or you saw “Jersey Boys,” it’s hard to imagine that once there was a time when a capella groups stood singing on street corners in places like Brooklyn, ...