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Mavis Staples: 'We're Not All the Way Where Dr. King Wanted to Take Us'

Mavis Staples discusses her pivotal role in the Civil Rights struggle, why message songs still matter and wishes Justin Bieber and Katy Perry would follow her lead and try to change the world. ... Read More »

Star Slinger Makes Mavis Staples Smile With Remix of 'Let's Do It Again'

Spinner chats with hybrid hip-hop producer Star Slinger about sampling and making Mavis Staples smile. ... Read More »

Mavis Staples Joined by Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller at Bonnaroo

The words "Bonnaroo" and "church" don't exactly go together, a fact acknowledged by Mavis Staples during her early afternoon set on Sunday, the last day of the festival. ... Read More »

Bonnaroo 2011 Free Songs

Download free MP3s from over 30 of this year's Bonnaroo musical performers below. ... Read More »

Mavis Staples Wins First Ever Grammy for Best Americana Album

Mavis Staples finally wins a Grammy award for Best Americana Album. ... Read More »

North Mississippi Allstars Get 'Raw' With Mavis Staples and Ry Cooder

For their sixth album, ‘Keys to the Kingdom,’ veteran blues-rockers enlisted some legends of the genre. ... Read More »

Paul McCartney Receives Kennedy Center Honors

Paul McCartney was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors at an event that featured Oprah Winfrey, Dave Grohl, James Taylor, No Doubt and more. ... Read More »

Jeff Tweedy, Sheryl Crow and the Roots Performing at Rally to Restore Sanity

On top of the expected political jokes, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear will have a pretty excellent music lineup. ... Read More »

Mavis Staples Still Making Political Songs After 60 Years

Mavis Staples has been singing professionally for six decades, but she's far from a nostalgia act. ... Read More »

Lollapalooza 2010 Free MP3s

Since its 2005 rebirth, Perry Farrell's Lollapalooza has garnered a reputation as one ... Read More »

Allan Toussaint and Mavis Staples Bring Americana to Toronto Jazz Festival

The Toronto Jazz Festival took its audience on a tour of Americana music on Wednesday, beginning in ... Read More »

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Produces Gospel Legend Mavis Staples' New Album

Gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples can add a new name to her already lengthy list of collaborators ... Read More »

Lollapalooza 2010: Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, Green Day, Arcade Fire, Strokes Confirmed

Grant Park, Chicago get ready for some monsters: Lollapalooza's 2010 lineup is here and leading the ... Read More »

Sting and John Legend Headlining Earth Day Concert in Washington, D.C.

The week after President Obama called for expanded oil drilling in the United States, a group of ... Read More »

Edwyn Collins Joins the Maccabees at NME Tour Gig

On the final night of their headlining spot at the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour at the Brixton Academy ... Read More »

Olympics: Wilco Play Vancouver Winter Games, but Not a 'Sporty Band'

Chicago's Wilco are staging a free outdoor show in Vancouver on February 13th as part of the 2010 ... Read More »