Mathew Knowles

Photos: Inside the Black Theatre United Gala 2025 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom
by Stephen Sorokoff - Sep 30, 2025

See photos from inside the Black Theatre United 2025 Gala. The evening was directed by (for the third year) by Jerry Dixon with musical direction by Joseph Joubert. 

Camille A. Brown and More to be Honored at Black Theatre United 2025 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 8, 2025

Black Theatre United will present its third annual Gala. This year’s theme is “United: Today & Beyond.' Learn more about the gala and see how to attend!

LaChanze, Vanessa Williams and More to Join BTU's THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Black Theatre United will present the next installment of The Business of Show Series: Producing 101. Learn more about the series and see how to tune in!

Fall Gospel Fest Brings Award-Winning Gospel Artists To Madison This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2022

In just 10 days, Overture Center and Peboga Productions offer our community live gospel music with local, regional and world-renowned gospel artists at the SSM Health Fall Gospel Fest featuring Jekalyn Carr, Joshua Rogers and Angela Primm on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Capitol Theater.

Fall Gospel Fest Brings Award-Winning Gospel Artist To Madison Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2022

For decades, gospel music, characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics, has provided inspiration and entertainment across the world.

Center Theatre Group Announces Eight New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2021

Center Theatre Group has added eight new members to its Board of Directors over the course of this season, as the organization continues building strong support from across the community throughout the prolonged closures of its theatres as a result of the pandemic, announced Board President Kiki Ramos Gindler. Growing its Board to 50 members, its newest dedicated supporters are Michelle A. Avan, Wendy Chang, Noah Francis, Ron Gillyard, Max Gousse, Marsha Tauber Sallai, Richard Weitz and Hattie Winston.

Springboard Music Festivals Announces New Virtual Event, SPRINGBOARD MIDWEST
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2020

Springboard Music Festivals, dubbed the a?oemusic discovery festival,a?? announces its 14th event and first ever virtual music event, Springboard Midwest.

Tunedly Creates 3,000th Song Since Its Founding
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 18, 2019

Four years since Tunedly's founding, Richard Bonnin is working with Tunedly on his latest lyrical creation, the company's 3,000th project.

HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCE is Available on Netflix Today
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 17, 2019

Today, Netflix released Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce, which presents an intimate look at her historic 2018 Coachella performance that paid homage to America's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Interspersed with candid footage and interviews detailing the preparation and powerful intent behind her vision, Homecoming gives a peek into the process and emotional physical sacrifices it took to conceptualize and execute a performance of that magnitude that became a cultural movement. This stand-alone Netflix original is now available globally on Netflix.

Beyonce Partners With Google to Announce 4 More Scholarships for Her Homecoming Scholars Award Program for 2018-2019
by Macon Prickett - Apr 23, 2018

Beyonce, through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces a partnership with Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, to award four new scholarships as part of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program. The iconic performer also issues a challenge to other businesses to join Google.org in investing in excellence through education.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network May 2018 Highlights
by Macon Prickett - Apr 16, 2018

Check out the new series and seasons coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network this May!

Mathew Knowles Sparks an International Conversation With His Latest Book Racism From The Eyes of a Child
by Macon Prickett - Feb 13, 2018

With uncanny timing for socially charged topics, music mogul Mathew Knowles hits hard right out of the gate withhis latest book Racismfrom the Eyes of a Child (Amazon/Ingram), released just in time for Black History Month. RFEC is a deeply personal reflection on racism in the south, where the Gadsden, AL native was raised, and America at-large. The semi-biographical journey is seen through his and close relative's accounts of a childhood lived through the country's most separate past. From the 1950s-70s, Knowles experienced one of many firstsfrom integrating all-white schools in the south, up through his experiences in the corporate, and later music world. There he helped cement music history by introducing his bloodline and managed talent to the world with Beyonc (Destiny's Child) and Solange Knowles. His experiences as a child with police cattle prods and other such heinous practices used on protestors, all shaped his hyper-awareness of racismeven found in households like his own, in the form of colorism. Such controversial subjects are not new; however, they have been stirring up international dialogue recently. Knowles shot to the center of the subject by asking us to consider if the music industry's own colorism issues might still be in play.