“Sad and Beautiful World” sees the gospel and R&B icon, who briefly considered retirement in 2023, deliver a peaceful, ...

Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel ...

Soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples turned 86 years old this year, but she hasn’t slowed down—she’s even releasing a new ...

At 86, Mavis Staples is still a force of nature. Her new album Sad And Beautiful World arrives 7 November, featuring Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Jeff Tweedy — a powerful testament to her seven-decade ...

Apart from hip-hop and the occasional rock or country song, these times of protest and divisiveness lack the musical voices ...

Now 86, she should be taking it easy, assured her wars have been won. Yet, here we are in 2025, and the last member standing ...

A lot of artists in the soul/gospel/R&B genre can trace their inspiration back to Mavis Staples, even if it’s a six-degrees-of-separation-type scenario. She’s a legend in the industry and as a civil ...

Legendary gospel-soul singer Mavis Staples made her name with her family band, but she’s made some of the best music of her career over the last decade with a surprising series of collaborators.

Chicago native and gospel/soul great Mavis Staples is joining the Farm Aid concert lineup Saturday as the organization celebrates 30 years of helping family farmers.

Legendary R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples is ready to rock Hancher Auditorium on Dec. 2, 2023. Her records, both with the Staple Singers and as a solo artist, have provided a soulful ...

A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift is reuniting with some of her poppiest collaborators. By Elena Bergeron, Caryn Ganz, Olivia Horn, Jon ...

Mavis Staples ' latest album hums with hope that could only be delivered by the 86-year-old American treasure’s raspy ...