Music

“Songs for St. Louis: A Concert in the Commons” premieres on the Nine Network on Nov. 16. It features three rising star opera singers. Opera Theatre’s Artistic Director of Young Artist Programs Patricia Racette discussed the highlights on "St. Louis on the Air."

J.T. Bridges isn’t leaving anything to the imagination. The singer/songwriter is collaborating with others to supplement his music with video, animation and drawings.

Vocalist Kim Massie earned the nickname "The Diva of St. Louis" through two decades of performing around the region. She died Monday.

With Powell Hall still closed because of the coronavirus, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's "On the Go" series brings informal concerts to parking lots and backyards.

Andrew Stephen and Chrissy Renick, long known on the St. Louis music scene from other projects, combined forces for a debut collaboration.

Opera Theatre has established a fund to support work by underrepresented voices in the heavily white world of professional opera. It also plans a fellowship program to train artists and administrators of color.

Soul Shed University, a program based in the Old North neighborhood of St. Louis, captured the Arts & Education Council's stARTup Creative Competition. The program provides mentoring to young musicians.

In August, Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z released their music video “Entrepreneur,” which features Black entrepreneurs from across the country. The video inspired St. Louis’ Jason Wilson, owner and CEO of Northwest Coffee Roasting Co., who collaborated with local director David Kirkman to create an edition of “Entrepreneur” that highlights Black-owned businesses in St. Louis.

“Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow” is “a love letter to St. Louis and the healing powers of music." Tom Ray joins "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss the documentary that debuted on the Nine Network.

Artists around the country are lending their voices to the movement that demands police stop killing Black people. St. Louis rapper MBZ Live is doing so with a song penned before this difficult summer, one that speaks to the pain many Black people carry with them.