Ledisi Young was the loudmouthed girl at her opera lessons, the little girl with the huge voice who used to get chastised by her teachers for screaming. One teacher told her she'd never be a singer -- ...

It’s a busy time to be ESSENCE Music Festival headliner Ledisi. On top of her singing duties, the seven-time Grammy nominee is adding author to her résumé with the release of her first book — out on ...

Black people have long used music as a form of resistance and a tool for change in America. From spirituals that were sung during enslavement to the freedom songs of the Civil Rights Movement, as well ...

Grammy Award-winner Ledisi delights fans with the release of the stunning music video for "Perfect Strangers," featuring the soulful sounds of Kenny Lattimore. The video, which has quickly become a ...

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents GRAMMY award winner Ledisi on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 8PM as part of her fall tour named for her most recent album, The Wild Card. The album was ...

The Grammy-winning singer will play Tallulah Clarke, mother of the legendary outlaws the Sisters Clarke.

To her nearly 1 million Instagram followers, New Orleans-born singer and actress Ledisi self-identifies thusly: “I am a sexy nerd and I belong to God.” “That pretty much sums it up,” she said during a ...

Ledisi Young grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood and Uptown, near the intersection of Lowerline Street and St. Charles Avenue. At age 9, she moved with her family to Oakland, Calif. It was not an ...

Eight-time Grammy nominee Ledisi has such an amazing vocal gift that many of the greats — Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Rachelle Ferrell, and even First Lady Michelle Obama — sing her praises. Ledisi, ...

It’s a busy time to be ESSENCE Music Festival headliner Ledisi. On top of her singing duties, the seven-time Grammy nominee is adding author to her résumé with the release of her first book — out on ...