Stevie Wonder News

Adele made a triumphant return to the stage at the 54th Grammy Awards on Sunday and left the gala with arms as full as her robust voice, but it was another diva whose memory dominated the evening as a grieving industry came together to mourn the sudden death of Whitney Houston.

This is a sad book. And not just because Gil Scott-Heron - syncopated jazz-poet and political agitator, astute and empathetic chronicler of the African American experience, and, whether he liked it or not, godfather of rap - died in May at 62 after sacrificing the last years of his life to crack cocaine addiction.

In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs on 'Good Morning America' in New York's Central Park.

Born Yvette Marie Stevens in March 1953, Chaka Khan sang songs written by Stevie Wonder and Prince as though they were crafted from her own pen.

The tall brunette with model looks doesn't shrink into the background. But it's when she opens her mouth to belt out a cover of Prince's "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" , a crowded room at the Back Page seems to freeze in time.

Big Banda is heading to a theater near you! The amazing vocal group m-pact will be performing on our stage ay 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.

Jay Z became only the second hip-hop star in history to perform a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on Monday evening .

Paul McCartney is set to live stream a performance of songs from his new album 'Kisses On The Bottom' next week.

The interactive display will allow visitors to pose alongside the Queen of Soul, play the harmonica with a young Stevie Wonder, join Ella Fitzgerald for a duet and threaten to burn white womenA using a hot comb until they obey with James Brown.

In an era when Beyonce and Jay-Z are music royalty, when Barack Obama is the nation's chief executive, and when black stars in the cast of a TV show are commonplace, it may be hard to grasp the magnitude of what Don Cornelius created once he got his "Soul Train" rolling.

Singer Stevie Wonder, center, has some fun as he pushes Motown president Sylvia Rhone and producer Don Cornelius out of way at the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, Sept.

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Christina Aguilera was among those who bade a tearful farewell to the legendary singer Etta James at a quickly organised memorial service following the star's death aged 73 last week.

This Black History Month, BET and Centric will showcase the African-American experience with a lineup of programming highlighting the cultural contributions of black America.

Hundreds of friends, family and some famous faces paid tribute to legendary singer Etta James Saturday at the City of Refuge church outside Los Angeles.

Christina Aguilera sings the Etta James hit song "At Last" at the funeral for singer Etta James, who died last week at age 73, at City of Refuge in Gardena, California, January 28, 2012.

Singer Etta James' picture is seen next to her casket during her funeral on Saturday at Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena, Calif.

Nicole Henry's powerfully expressive, emotionally resonant voice has already earned her three international top-10 albums, the most recent being her 2008 release The Very Thought of You.

Rising Asheville, N.C., act The Broadcast will play Buffalo's Southwest Cafe in Statesboro on Jan.

''I listened to amazing singers when I grew up,'' Jamie Scott says, citing Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway.