LOS ANGELES — There’s an art to being a good host, whether on a talk show or in your own home. For Scott Evans, the ability to do both while making them look effortless is the key to his success with ...

ESSENCE: The songs you’ve played from the new album sound like contemporary gospel. Will you have anything traditional? Cheryl “Coko” Clemons: Yes. I’m doing a song called “Hymns for the Soul,” and I ...

Surrounded by chunky shoes, wide legged cargo pants, plaid mini dresses and neon outfits, it was clear that Saturday night’s crowd at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in ...

Just last week, SWV, one of the most iconic girl groups in the world, graced NPR’s Tiny Desk, backed by a full band. The Sisters With Voices have always been a soulful lot, swelling rooms with the ...

The chance to see two of the top R&B groups of the ’90s — hitmakers SWV and Xscape — share the stage together proved to be a huge draw, pulling in a capacity crowd of some 13,000 fans on opening night ...

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in ...