Lizzo is set to make her movie debut in Amazon MGM Studios’ music biopic, Rosetta, the “Godmother of Rock and Roll,” Sister ...

Lizzo stars in Amazon’s ‘Rosetta,’ honoring rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. See how the film reclaims her legacy at ...

More on Sister Rosetta Tharpe Tharpe, who rose to stardom in the 1930s and 1940s, is the foundation for rock and roll, a genre that has since been relabeled as a “white genre” despite its ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe died from a stroke in 1973, aged 58. Her epitaph reads: “She would sing until you cried and then she would sing until you danced for joy.

Lizzo is back in the spotlight with a new PAPER Magazine cover and a clear message about where she's focusing her energy next ...

Lizzo is ready for her starring role. The singer will portray rock and roll’s godmother, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, in a new biopic co-produced by Forest Whitaker.

She married minister Thomas A. Thorpe in 1934. The marriage was short-lived; after their divorce, Rosetta kept the last name, changing the spelling to “Tharpe” for use as her stage name. Later, in the ...

The story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe — the singer and guitarist often called the godmother of rock-and roll — was untold for so long that any attempt to bring it to life had to be seismic.

The song is about Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Brant found videos of her on YouTube, “which fueled my interest even further. What an out-of-time quality those videos have.

Mainly, Chapman, Johnson, West and the rest of the “Shout Sister Shout” team hope the show will embody the message on Tharpe’s epitaph after she died in 1973 in Philadelphia at 58: ...

An independent label, M.C. Records, has also come to the table with a comprehensive tribute album, “Shout, Sister, Shout,” which pays homage to Tharpe’s broad range and influence.