The Root

NPR’s Black Music Month Tiny Desk Concerts Remind Us All of the Brilliance of Background Singers

Patti Labelle once asked: “where my background singers?” Well, reader, I’m pleased to inform you that NPR’s Black Music Month Tiny Desk Concert Series holds the answer. Take for example, Babyface’s ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Rick Ross Masterfully Performs Hits For NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, Twitter Clowns Background Singers

The boss, Rick Ross, didn’t disappoint fans during his Tiny Desk (Home) concert. The same can’t be said for one of his backup singers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NPR’s popular Tiny Desk concerts ...
Southeast Missourian

Voices in concert: Singers from all ages, backgrounds and communities combine in Charleston Community Chorus

On Sunday, Oct. 30, about 105 fifth- and sixth-grade students stood in front of the Charleston Community Chorus at the United Methodist Church in Charleston, Missouri, all waiting to envelop the ...
The Republic

Pluck of the Irish: Renowned vocalist brings background of determination to concert

World-famous vocalist Ronan Tynan wanted to get one thing straight right at the top. “I’m the same as anybody else,” he said. “Surely.” With all due respect, ah, surely not. The Irish-born tenor ...
Badger Herald

DIY concerts create spaces for artists, fans of all backgrounds to be themselves

When Hannah Frank started at the University of Wisconsin in 2013 as one of thousands of freshmen, she was looking for a place to belong. She found a home in a nontraditional place. It does not have a ...