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Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more.

Jay Leno detailed the “toughest part” of caring for his wife, Mavis Leno, amid her battle with advanced dementia. Speaking to Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show Thursday, the comedian described a ...

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On her new, 14 th record, Mavis stands side by side with us in the face of dangers she knows all too well, at a time when more and more people have reason to wonder who and what could be lost.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — One day after releasing her latest album, the luminous gospel-soul singer Mavis Staples came to Portsmouth to kick off a dozen or so tour dates. “We opened this joint,” she noted ...

Listen to “Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music” every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET. In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, some songs from, and covers of ...

The much-garlanded Staples is a bridge between now and then, and Sad and Beautiful World, her first album since 2019’s We Get By, shows her to be as relevant and contemporary as ever; a timeless ...

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, age 86, is walking into the front row of the audience at the intimate Soho Sessions, leading a singalong on the chorus of “I’ll Take You There,” the iconic 1972 ...