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Staples, 87, began singing with her family as a child. The legend will perform at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday.

Mavis Staples shared a new single inspired by fellow icon and collaborator, Prince. “Worthy” saw Mavis working with Mark Ronson protégé MNDR and arrived today through ANTI- Records. Prince and Mavis ...

MonoNeon shared a new single, “Full Circle,” featuring Mavis Staples who celebrates her 85th birthday today. The track is set to land on MonoNeon’s upcoming album, Quilted Stereo, due out on July 26. ...

Gospel/soul great Mavis Staples will release her 14th solo studio album, Sad and Beautiful World, on November 7. The 10-track collection features updated versions of tunes spanning “seven decades of ...

Mavis Staples is a legendary singer who will be one of many taking the stage during Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute to Prince on April 21. The concert, which was filmed back in January, will honor ...

Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, roots music luminary, world-class entertainer, and singular lead ...

Bob Dylan has sparred with champion boxers and has his own gym, but that does little to impress Mavis Staples. She and Dylan used to date — he even wanted to marry her — and they toured together in ...

Hozier lands his second No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart, as "Nina Cried Power," featuring Mavis Staples, rises 3-1 on the Oct. 20-dated tally. By Kevin Rutherford Hozier ...