ATLANTA, Ga. — The music and lyrics to Georgia’s official state song enters into public domain on Jan. 1, 2026. But if anyone ...

Red, white, and blue confetti streamed over Manhattan's Times Square during a Ray Charles rendition of ‘America The Beautiful ...

Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” was celebrated when Aretha Franklin Way was named in her honor in Detroit, after her ...

Among those things being put into the public domain is the iconic official Georgia state song, “Georgia on My Mind.” The song ...

Watch as thousands gather in Times Square for the dropping of the New Year's Eve ball at midnight to ring in 2026!

The second drop will celebrate America's 250th anniversary with special America250 design, confetti release and Ray Charles ...

Reginald McWilliams Ball Sr. was a prominent Black entrepreneur and civic leader known for his visionary business ventures during the Jim Crow era. His legacy is defined, in part, by […] ...

Ray Charles Evans was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the 2022 murder of Shakiyla Sample in ...

He was definitely experimental. It wasn’t as if he played just rock, blues or jazz – he foraged a different line. To me he ...

With Boxing Day upon us, it seems appropriate to survey the year's music box sets -- an annual ritual that in 2025 has ...

Welcome to one of the worst years in Hot 100 history. Sure, most #1 hits these days are especially crummy, but there’s ...

Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, leaving only three people alive from Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" song. The French ...