There’s a question Joy Oladokun often finds herself asking when thinking about her career: “If Nina Simone had the internet, what would she do with that?” she ponders. “Like, what sort of Mavis ...

Joy Oladokun is making her Grand Ole Opry debut — and one of her heroes broke the news! On Monday night, Oladokun shared a video of herself finding out from Sheryl Crow that she’ll be performing at ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Written, produced and largely performed by Oladokun alone, the album marks a ...

Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone era when the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead opened their shows with an acoustic set ...

A small town located just outside of Phoenix, Casa Grande doesn’t have an active music scene. For singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun, who grew up there, that wasn’t an obstacle. “I loved growing up there, ...

On June 11, 1988, a baby-faced Tracy Chapman, guitar in hand, stepped to the mic at the 70th birthday concert held in celebration of the then-imprisoned anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Gently ...

Joy Oladokun was all of 10 years old when she first witnessed the performance that would forever change her life. The child of Nigerian immigrants growing up in a mostly white Arizona farming ...

A Nashville tour date on March 27, 2025, at the Ryman Auditorium, will accompany Oct. 18, 2024's release of Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun's latest album "Observations From a Crowded ...

Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun joined All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro to talk about her latest album, in defense of my own happiness. Joy Oladokun Finds Her Spotlight It's been remarkable to watch ...

Joy Oladokun's recent Ryman Auditorium show was a testament to her self-made success and unique artistry. The performance was a genre-bending blend of gospel, rock, and soul, reflecting Oladokun's ...