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The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced its performance lineup for the 10th annual A2IM Libera Awards, presented by Merlin and streaming exclusively on YouTube. This year’s Icon Award recipient is gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples. Additionally, the 2021 ceremony’s performers include Black Pumas, Arlo Parks, Lecrae, …

Sheryl Crow enlists Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples for the singer’s new song “Live Wire,” the latest single off her upcoming LP Threads. “Mavis Staples means so much more to me than any words I could write about her,” Crow, who recently performed at the gospel legend’s 80th birthday celebration …