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Singer Christina Wells, who identifies as lesbian, has faced a lifetime of shame over her weight. Instead of letting it get her down, she instead used it as fuel to not only show off her powerful vocal chords on America's Got Talent but also to become a motivational speaker to show others how to let their light shine.

Here are the local acts who made music that helped Joey Guerra get through 2020. Joey Guerra December 30, 2020Updated: January 4, 2021, 1:16 pm ‘White Power Outage,’ Free Radicals Photo: album cover / album cover It’s always tough narrowing down a list of the year’s best Houston-made albums. There’s an abundance of talent, to be sure, that rarely gets the notice it deserves. There are also just so many different kinds of singers and bands and musicians. It’s another display ...

She joins honorees Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Salt-N-Pepa. Joey Guerra December 22, 2020Updated: December 30, 2020, 10:54 am Selena in the press room at the 1994 Grammy Awards in New York City, New York. Photo: Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)/Getty Images Selena is getting another Grammy. The Tejano singer is among the honorees for the Record Academys Lifetime Achievement Award. She joins Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, bandleader Lionel Hampton, opera singer Marilyn ...

Several local acts have released holiday songs, many original, that touch on love, loss, humor, hope. Joey Guerra December 18, 2020Updated: December 26, 2020, 1:16 pm Amanda Solis, clockwise from top left, Tia Gold, Warmtapes, Ren Patrick, Rosewood Thievz, Morena Roas Photo: photo collage Mariah Carey is once again queen of Christmas. "All I Want for Christmas is You" tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second consecutive year. Its only the second holiday song in history to reach No. 1, jo...

The singer, who auditioned for American Idol, wrote Christmas Without You out of tragedy. Joey Guerra December 16, 2020Updated: December 21, 2020, 12:41 pm Houston-based singer Ren Patrick is on the radio with Christmas Without You. Photo: courtesy Ren Patricks "Christmas Without You" was born out of tragedy. The Cypress singer released the original song in 2014 as a gift for her best friends mother, who had recently lost her husband. Patrick presented it to her on Christmas. "Our famil...

Because we could all use a little more Christmas right now. Joey Guerra December 16, 2020Updated: December 21, 2020, 11:19 am Houston band The Suffers Photo: Patty Lennon / Patty Lennon We could all use a little more Christmas. The Suffers are here to provide. The Houston band is hosting a virtual holiday celebration featuring Christmas classics, new music and older songs. Its happening at 7 p.m. Saturday in partnership with NoonChorus, an artist streaming platform. Tickets are $10 and...

He was considered the first, and one of the only, Black superstars in country music. Joey Guerra December 12, 2020Updated: December 14, 2020, 7:08 pm Charley Pride acknowledges the crowd prior to his March 4, 1970, rodeo concert performance. Photo: Houston Chronicle Charley Pride, considered the first, and one of the only, Black superstars in country music, died of COVID-19 complications Saturday in Dallas, according to an official statement. He was 86 years old. Pride was born March 18...

Willie Nelson is channeling Ol Blue Eyes for his next album. Again. Joey Guerra December 11, 2020Updated: December 14, 2020, 2:26 pm Thats Life by Willie Nelson is a Sinatra tribute album. Photo: album cover Willie Nelson is channeling Ol Blue Eyes for his next album. Again. The Texas legend releases "Thats Life" on Feb. 26. Its his second Sinatra tribute album, following 2018s Grammy-winning "My Way." Its Nelsons 70th album overall, following Junes "Ride Me Back Home." "Thats Life" was...

Of course K-pop group BTS is TIME’s entertainer of the year Itll be a long time before concerts are back. But if youre reading this, BTS, its time for a return to Houston. Joey Guerra December 10, 2020Updated: December 11, 2020, 12:03 pm Big Hit Entertainment Photo: Big Hit Entertainment/BTS at a recent press conference to celebrate their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Dynamite. TIME magazine has named its entertainer of the year. And its not The Weeknd or Bad Bunny or Megan Thee Stallion. ...