The 1970s produced some of the most talented, prolific and iconic female vocalists of all time. From once-in-a-lifetime voices like Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin to pop culture royalty like Patti ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. I have compiled a subjective, non-exhaustive list of 50 Black ...

Premiering on June 24, Enigma spotlights Amanda Lear, the late April Ashley and more, who “contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion," per the film's description In an ...

A couple of years ago, Billboard and Ultimate Classic Rock published lists of the greatest rock and roll singers ever. Billboard chose 50 and UCR picked 40 for reasons that elude the mortal man. We ...

A note to those who feel, not without merit, that popular culture is getting so stiflingly politically correct and even “woke” that it is being strangled to death: In 1989, when I published my book ...