Typically, we don’t really think of background singers. It’s all about the front man or woman, the lead vocalist. But being a background singer is hard work. The notes have to be perfect and a great ...

Background vocals are usually left to less established artists. Getting someone like John Lennon or Stevie Nicks to add harmony to your track seems easier said than done. Except, they enjoy background ...

Patti Labelle once asked: “where my background singers?” Well, reader, I’m pleased to inform you that NPR’s Black Music Month Tiny Desk Concert Series holds the answer. Take for example, Babyface’s ...

Mae Koen, Diane Madison, Theresa Davis, Nanette Frank, and Joan Collaso Credit: Alan Mercer (Theresa Davis) and Akilah Townsend for Chicago Reader (all others) The 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom tells ...

Twenty Feet from Stardom, filmmaker Morgan Neville's new documentary, is a reminder that most of pop music's catchiest hooks, riffs and refrains were sung by voices harmonizing in the background.

Get to know the members of The Agency and The Starlights, the band and background singers who accompanied Taylor Swift on her ...

That sweltering August day in 1963, when almost a quarter-million people thronged the National Mall, women were relegated to the background, even... While Unsung in '63, Women Weren't Just 'Background ...

Filmmaker Morgan Neville's new documentary chronicles backup singers who have supported some of the biggest acts in music history, from Ike and... Spotlighting Background Singers In 'Twenty Feet From ...

Darlene Love, one of the background singers featured in Twenty Feet From Stardom, didn't receive credit for singing hits in the 1950s and '60s and says her career was derailed by legendary producer ...