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BeachLife Festival 2023 just announced their official lineup for this year's show; will your favorite artists perform?#BeachLife2023 #BeachLife -
Staples Singers Member, Manager Yvonne Staples Passes Away At Age 80
Yvonne Staples of Staples Singers passed away on Tuesday, April 10, in her home in Chicago at the age of 80. She fought a long and tough battle with colon cancer. -
Arcade Fire 'I Give You Power' With Mavis Staples Arrives At The Right Moment
Arcade Fire send a message with their first new song in years. At long last, there is new music from Arcade Fire. The group has released their first song since 2013's Reflector titled "I Give You Power" featuring Mavis Staples and it comes at just the right time. -
Bob Dylan Announces Tour With Mavis Staples, New Album ‘Fallen Angels’
Bob Dylan announced that his 37th studio album, Fallen Angels, is due out sometime this year. Following a brief tour in Japan this April, the 74-year-old folk icon will hit the road with legendary R&B and gospel singer Mavis Staples for a 27-date U.S. tour throughout June and July. -
Watch Mavis Staples HBO Documentary TV Movie Trailer [VIDEO]
Last year, HBO purchased the distribution rights at SXSW to Mavis!, a new documentary about the life, career and struggles of Civil-Rights activists and Soul/R&B singer Mavis Staples. This week, we got to watch the first trailer for the TV movie, which features some great archival live and recording footage of the performer as well as interviews with other artists. There are a number of cameos in this documentary, just like her upcoming 2016 album, Livin' on a High Note. Read more on the album details here and check out this trailer below. -
Joan Baez Adds Paul Simon and Mavis Staples to Tour-Launching 75th Birthday Concert Lineup
Joan Baez is launching an 18-city North American tour with a concert celebrating the legendary folk singer-songwriter and social activist's 75th birthday and 55 year-long career. The folk pioneer has announced that she's added Paul Simon and Mavis Staples to the stacked lineup of special guests joining her on stage at New York City's Beacon Theatre on January 27th. -
Mavis Staples' Album Features Bon Iver, Valerie June, tUnE-yArds
Mavis Staples Thursday announced the release of her latest LP, Livin' On A High Note, which is set to feature a slew of killer artists including Benjamin Booker, The Head & The Heart, tUnE-yArds, Valerie June, Aloe Blacc, John Batiste, Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver, Neko Case, Nick Cave and M. Ward, who also produced the album. -
Paul Simon and Stephen Colbert Perform 'Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard' on Late Show
When the first week of guests were announced for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," there was a lot of speculation as to whom the mysterious Paul Simon tribute band, Troubled Waters, could be. Turns out it was Simon himself accompanied by a whistling Colbert performing "Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard." -
HBO Acquires "I'll Take You There" Singer Mavis Staples' Documentary Following SXSW Premiere
A documentary on gospel singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples, has recently been acquired by HBO. The Jessica Edwards' documentary, "Mavis!" on the "I'll Take You There" singer, was well received at its premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March. -
Eric Church's 'Outsiders Radio' Features New Songs from Country Star, Plus Allman Brothers, Mavis Staples and Dwight Yoakam
Eric Church fans will find it worthwhile to tune into the country star's new radio show on SiriusXM Radio every month. Outsiders Radio will broadcast on the The Highway station on the last Friday of every month and promises to include previously unheard tracks from his catalogue. -
Van Morrison Announces 'Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue' With Joss Stone, Mavis Staples & Steve Winwood [TRACKLIST]
Van Morrison is the next artist to delve deeper into his back catalog and re-record some of his older tunes. The "Into the Mystic" singer recruited some of his favorite artists to join him on Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue. Mavis Staples, Joss Stone and Steve Winwood all share the microphone with the iconic crooner. "Real Real Gone," from 1990's Enlightenment, with Michael Bublé is available to stream over at Morrison's website. -
Mavis Staples to Play Glastonbury Festival: Foo Fighters, Fleetwood Mac and AC/DC Still Possible Headliners
According to various reports, Mavis Staples will be playing the Glastonbury Festival in June. Organizers for the event have yet to confirm the news, though, which means that plenty of other acts are still in the running to headline. NME and William Hill have been keeping odds for possible headliners and right now the Foo Fighters top the list followed by Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC and Muse.
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