Nina Simone was a complicated woman. That complexity was one of many things about her that launched her to stardom as one of the most revered and beloved jazz and R&B singer/songwriters of her ...

I remember how it ended. A bespectacled, lanky, light-skinned sister sporting two braided pigtails stepped up to the mic. She was rocking garden-green pants and a yellow spaghetti-strap tank top, and ...

Nina Simone fans have a reason for feeling good: A previously unreleased recording of the legendary artist’s set at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1966 is being released. Verve Records and UMe on ...

A quarter century of legal mania over the famed singer takes an explosive turn. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large In a long, complicated fight over the music of Nina Simone, the legendary ...

Nina Simone's influence knows no bounds as even on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, her music inspired Genesis to ...

Nina Simone's soulful rendition of The Beatles' 'ere Comes the Sun in 1971 brought a deeper emotional depth to the song, ...

A firebrand, a giant, a fearless performer, Nina Simone “sang her truth,” vocalist Dianne Reeves said. In the case of “Mississippi Goddam,” Simone’s response to the murder of Medgar Evers and the ...

In April, the singer, songwriter and pianist will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In anticipation, two compilations of Simone's early singles have been released. This is FRESH AIR. In ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The first time I put on a Nina Simone CD, I was 23 years young. I was ...

When it comes to choosing favorites, there are too many of Nina Simone’s songs to name. But when it comes to finding glorious inspiration for natural hair, these are the songs that come to mind. Here ...

The singer and activist's life is depicted in Nina, opening April 22 With songs like “Mississippi Goddam” and “Why (The King of Love Is Dead),” Nina Simone earned a reputation as the voice of the ...

Ironically, the Beatles’ “Revolution” isn’t about a revolution — or is it? At different points, the lyrics promote and criticize the idea of a revolution. Above all, the track is ambivalent — while ...