The singer has performed the song numerous times this year, with her latest moment at Essence Festival once again putting her rendition in the spotlight. Jill Scott’s new rendition of the national ...
Essence posted her version of the “Star-Spangled Banner” that calls America “home of the slave” to Twitter Wednesday. Essence called it “the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day ...
The year 2000 was to so-called neo-soul what the year 1959 was to so-called jazz. In 1959, the world got albums like Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue,” Charles Mingus’ “Mingus Ah-Um” and Ornette Coleman’s ...
As a photojournalist, I’ve had the privilege of documenting numerous musical performances throughout my career, but none have been as soul-stirring and electrifying as Jill Scott’s “Words and Sounds ...
F OR ROLLING STONE’S THIRD annual Icons & Influences feature, we asked eight of our favorite artists and entertainers to pay tribute to the women who have inspired them, in life as well as in their ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The year 2000 was to so-called neo-soul what the year 1959 was to ...