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Lil Wayne’s New Orleans Jazz Fest headlining set is a big moment for hip-hop artists

Lil Wayne will close out the main stage for the first time in his career Saturday — a feat that’s eluded most other rappers who’ve performed at the festival.

Celebrating 100 years of speech arts in Birmingham

Women in flowing dresses and glittering cardigans filled the Virginia Samford Theater in Birmingham on a recent afternoon. The event was a celebration for the one hundredth anniversary of the Speech Arts Club of Birmingham.

Birmingham legend Odetta to be celebrated in tribute concert

Gina Coleman and her band Misty Blues will bring Odetta back home, performing a live tribute to the Birmingham legend at the historic Carver Theatre on Saturday, April 19.

New drag venue to open in Five Points South

The Opulence Drag Lounge and Taqueria will bring Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood both dine-and-go taco cuisine and performance this summer. The new business is planned for the former Hush Lounge location which closed after a mass shooting last year.

WBHM wins 3 ABBY Awards

WBHM 90.3 FM won 3 ABBY Awards for 2025 – a prestigious honor given annually by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. The ABA presented the awards Saturday, April 5 in Birmingham.

Guitar/violin duo Davis and Haleigh present genre-bending music in first release

The Birmingham-based pair count numerous musical influences – from jazz to Celtic, Appalachian to eastern music.

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