In the video, Vile crisscrosses Philadelphia in a Chrysler convertible, running errands and avoiding the parking police

Aretha Franklin was more than a woman, more than a diva and more than an entertainer.

Aretha Franklin, 76, was the Queen of Soul. One of her final performances was in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Orchestra will bring in more women composers next season, including a workshop of six new pieces.

What does it mean to think of Rihanna, global superstar, as unheard? Her music has soundtracked most of this century, and that kind of ubiquity is easily taken for granted.

Any song on this list can be a song for kids, or hold depths for a child's parents or designated older person.

A Baptist church in West Philadelphia will premiere new music by four African-American composers working in the vein of Leonard Bernstein.

Rhythm nerd alert! Bow down, drummers! Our social feeds have been on fire with a mind-bending, gasp-worthy video posted earlier this week.

Princeton invited artist and scholars from Puerto Rico to work on their projects at the university campus during the summer.

Floyd could have been this generation’s Ella or Mahalia. But she has taken the A Train on a track less traveled — and Douglass is her latest companion on that journey.

The music that Wyclef Jean has written, performed, and produced — both as a solo superstar and as founder and guiding member of the Fug ...

John Coltrane's vacant house on North 33rd Street is deteriorating but still bears marks of the composer's achievement.

Made in America will likely return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in future years. The neighborhood responds.

Songs from a half century ago still resound with meaning for a troubled time

Made in America will stay on the Ben Franklin Parkway.