For over six decades, Patti LaBelle has been the undisputed Godmother of Soul. She is a force of nature, known for a voice that can shatter glass and soothe spirits…

In the music industry, “new” is the currency of the realm. We are constantly bombarded with the next big hit, the freshest sound, and the youngest stars. But every so…

The Sound of Grace: How Patti LaBelle’s Seven Words Silenced ‘The View’ and Taught the World a Lesson in Dignity In the high-speed, high-volume world of modern daytime television, silence…

In the age of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, where celebrity secrets are usually sold to the highest bidder or leaked by paparazzi long before the ink dries on the birth…

Picture the scene. The air inside the Super Bowl stadium is still thick with the acrid scent of opening ceremony fireworks and the lingering vibration of seventy thousand screaming throats….

LOS ANGELES, CA — In a musical landscape often defined by fleeting trends and autotuned vocals, there is one voice that has remained a seismic force of nature for over…

NEW YORK — The Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel is a venue designed to insulate its occupants from the real world. Underneath the imported crystal chandeliers and amidst the…

HOUSTON — A Patti LaBelle concert is usually a masterclass in controlled chaos. It is a whirlwind of kicked-off heels, tossed microphone stands, and vocals that soar high enough to…

PHILADELPHIA — The setting was Independence Hall, the very cradle of American democracy. It was a venue chosen for maximum symbolism, where the Founding Fathers once debated the framework of…