Billie Holiday‘s life and artistry have been analyzed, scrutinized, interpreted and embellished more than any other jazz singer in history. But the first biographer to fully immerse herself in the ...

On July 17, 1958, exactly one year before she died, Billie Holiday performed on the television show “Art Ford’s Jazz Party.” Ford, like most jazz lovers, was a Holiday devotee, and he almost sounds ...

Eleven years after Billie Holiday died at the age of 44, from heart failure due to drug and alcohol abuse, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl, a Lady Day devotee, interviewed as many people as possible ...

The journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl worked for years on a Billie Holiday biography before Kuehl’s sudden death in 1978. The director of this documentary bought her research, and uses it well. By Glenn ...

Billie Holiday will forever be known for her soulful voice. A product of the 1920s jazz era, the “God Bless the Child” performer has become a cultural icon. Her provocative sound continues to catch ...

Almost 50 years after “Lady Sings the Blues,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” revisits the singer’s career, through the lens of the feds hounding her. The result is a disjointed, oddly ...

An appreciation of one of the most innovative singers in music history. By Kate LoPresti, Frannie Carr Toth, Rowan Niemisto and Elena Bergeron “God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of ...

Andra Day burns up the screen in her first leading role in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' Lee Daniels' bio-drama chronicling the FBI's unabated persecution of the immortal jazz singer. By ...

Hulu's The United States v. Billie Holiday, streaming now on the platform, follows the titular music legend in her later years amid her long-standing battle with the U.S. government regarding her ...

Being tasked with re-creating Billie Holiday’s iconic looks in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” was a challenge for costume designer Paolo Nieddu, both because director Lee Daniels’ biopic ...

Shane MacGowan live onstage in 1988, from the documentary "Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan." (Andrew Catlin/Magnolia Pictures) 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan' Though ...

Andra Day stars as the legendary singer in Lee Daniels' The United States vs. Billie Holiday Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...