(ThyBlackMan.com) Patti LaBelle is more than just a legendary singer—she is an icon who has paved the way for generations of female R&B artists. Her powerhouse vocals, emotional depth, and timeless ...

If Patti LaBelle never sang another song after “Lady Marmalade,” she’d still be a legend. But her legacy goes way beyond that funky 1974 hit with the immortal refrain “Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da.” ...

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The most fun I ever had at Black Ensemble Theater was in 2006 at the old Hull House on Beacon Street, and it involved the legendary vocalist Dionne Warwick. By then, theater founder Jackie Taylor’s ...

Legendary singer Patti LaBelle is back in the studio working on new music for the first time in nearly two decades and she says she’s open to doing a collaboration with Cardi B. While speaking to ...

Stephanie Mills is talking about her sisters in song, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight, with whom she’s performing on a tour titled The Queens: 4 Legends 1 Stage. Queens, and especially ...

Discover how Patti LaBelle rose from a challenging childhood in Philadelphia to six decades of musical success and a $200 million food empire, and learn the powerful lessons she uncovered about ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four living legends of music took over Rocket Arena on Sunday night. Billed as “The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 stage,” singers Stephanie Mills, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, and Chaka Khan ...

The aunties, uncles, and R&B lovers are going to be outside this spring because four of the biggest names in R&B and soul are hitting the road together. “I’m beyond excited to hit the road with three ...