Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of Los Angeles-based punk trio Crisis Actor’s new cover! The band covered “Pusherman” by Curtis Mayfield and the song sees drummer Jonathan Ihejeto on ...

It's an exuberant documentary full of all-star conversations, framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an underappreciated giant. Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., ...

When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Judas and the Black Messiah" in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank some of her biggest influences, including Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie ...

Curtis Mayfield was one of the premiere voices in soul music. Since clinching his first hit record in 1958, Mayfield carved out a unique space in the world of music: taking a stand against the ...

In her SXSW-bowing film, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer invites a range of artists — from Maxwell to Mary J. Blige — to capture the enduring legacy of Mayfield's music. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & ...

CURTIS MAYFIELD: (Singing) People get ready. There's a train a-coming. You don't need no baggage. You just get on board. DETROW: He had been in The Impressions for years, and with songs like "People ...

From the real-life events that inspired the songs to why Mayfield described the film as a "cocaine infomercial," learn the backstory of the songwriter's blaxploitation-era triumph 2. Mayfield ...

Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about her ...