When blues vocal dynmao Shemekia Copeland takes the stage at Humphreys Backstage Live on Shelter Island next weekend, she’ll be performing songs from her latest album, which in November earned three ...

On her new album, Shemekia Copeland sings of an influential Black musician who helped change popular music and of telling the devil to go to hell. In another song, she rhapsodizes about drinking a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – You’ll never forget the first time hearing Shemekia Copeland perform live. The critically hailed “Queen of the Blues” has one of the most recognizable voices out there – warm and ...

Shemekia Copeland has three Grammy nominations going into 2025 ceremonies. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland has come a long way since 1998, when her first album “Turn Up the Heat” thrust her into the ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for February 2025 is “Blame it on Eve” by distinctive blueswoman Shemekia Copeland. Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most ...

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, December 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Joe Bonamassa returns today with Vol. IV of B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, unveiling five new ...

Shemekia Copeland has always done her best to bring the blues into the 21 st century. Her latest album, “Blame It On Eve,” released Aug. 30 on Alligator Records, continues that mission with some truly ...

Shemekia Copeland's dad, Texas guitarist Johnny Copeland, moved his family to Harlem, where Shemekia was born and grew up surrounded by hip-hop, but dedicated to the blues. She's been in the blues ...

The remodeling is complete and the Brewery Arts Center’s Performance Hall in Carson City is now a regular venue for musicians and actors. The Performance Hall was the site for last month’s three ...

Possessing a voice that could turn a turbine, Shemekia Copeland never struggles to be heard. Having sung the blues for audiences for most of her 42 years, though, Copeland found herself wanting people ...