Some of the best albums of 2025 were made by Mavis Staples, Robert Plant, Geese, Clipse, I’m With Her and more.

If we had the ability to assess who is the most beloved figure in music — not in overall numbers, but sheer adoration, per capita and per peer — it likely wouldn’t be Taylor or Beyoncé but Mavis ...

When Mavis Staples thinks about her late friend Levon Helm, memories of her family flood into her mind. Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a ...

For the little girl with the big voice from the South Side of Chicago, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Mavis Staples has been singing since the 1940s. She was nominated for her first Grammy in ...

The same month that Staples released We Get By, she was feted via three all-star concerts, produced by Newport Folk, under the umbrella title of "Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples ...

Bob Dylan has sparred with champion boxers and has his own gym, but that does little to impress Mavis Staples. She and Dylan used to date — he even wanted to marry her — and they toured together in ...

Ben Harper got the news in May. He and his band, the Innocent Criminals, were in Santa Monica’s Village Studio, working on their next album_._ Neko Case heard from the head of her record label in July ...

New York – Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and — blessedly — still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, performed ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and -- blessedly -- still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, ...

In the early 1960s, the famed Chicago-based gospel outfit the Staples Singers were on tour when they went to see Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. preach. Afterward, back at their hotel, guitarist and ...

Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more. By Lindsay Zoladz A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift ...