Billie Holiday News & Updates

How I Learned the Truth About Billie Holiday

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Feb 13, 2024 • Yahoo

The Billie Holiday Theatre Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup

The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced details for its 2024-25 season. Marking the iconic theater�...

Aug 28, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Billie Holiday’s fame and influence persevere despite tumultuous personal life

Ray Charles was busted for possession of heroin in 1965. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arreste...

Mar 09, 2023 • The Spokesman-Review

Billie Holiday Was a Songwriter, Too

Billie Holiday is widely considered jazz’s pre-eminent singer. Frank Sinatra once said that “wit...

Feb 09, 2024 • Wall Street Journal

Billie Holiday’s gowns and gardenias were an assertion of dignity

On Oct. 5, 1958, Billie Holiday took the stage at the inaugural Monterey Jazz Festival. Then America...

Mar 29, 2024 • The Washington Post

Who Should Design NYC’s New Billie Holiday Monument?

A rendering of artist Nikesha Breeze's proposal, “Lady Sings the Truth: A Monument to Billie Holid...

May 19, 2026 • Hyperallergic

Flashback Friday: Billie Holiday

Today, July 16, marks the passing of the incomparable singer Ms. Billie Holiday. Few vocalists befor...

Jul 14, 2010 • Essence

Inside Billie Holiday’s Incredible Career in the Face of Difficulty: ‘Triumphed Against the Odds’

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Jul 14, 2023 • Yahoo

Jazz Musician of the Day: Billie Holiday

All About Jazz is celebrating Billie Holiday's birthday today! Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is consid...

Apr 06, 2023 • Jazz

The Billie Holiday Theatre Hosts Next Edition of 'Black Narrative'

As a part of its Spring 2025 Season, The Billie Holiday Theatre - one of the nation’s preeminent a...

Mar 12, 2025 • BroadwayWorld

‘Bitter Crop’ Review: Billie Holiday’s Swan Song

In 1959, during what would be the final months of her life, Billie Holiday was unwell. The singer—...

Mar 08, 2024 • Wall Street Journal

Billie Holiday, Pink, and more: Day 2 of our countdown

What is Philadelphia music? Today's installment of our countdown, featuring songs Nos. 54 through 33...

Jun 24, 2026 • The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN