Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...

Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.

Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House on Wednesday, January 22 ...

Dawes have announced the release of “I Love L.A.,” a cover of the Randy Newman 1983 classic, with proceeds directed to the Recording Academy and MusiCares’ Los Angeles fire relief effort.

Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes both lost their homes in the wildfires, and they’ve been very active in relief efforts. The Grammy Awards ceremony was nearly postponed when the full extent ...

And with the evening’s opening number, rock band Dawes made sure to follow through on that promise. Joined on stage by a veritable who’s who of Grammys favorites — John Legend, Sheryl Crowe ...

On Jan. 8, the drummer of the rootsy Los Angeles rock band Dawes lost his Altadena home in the devastating Eaton fire. On Jan. 25, Goldsmith’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child ...

In a city ravaged by wildfires, rock band Dawes quickly became the face of the devastation many in the Los Angeles music community are enduring. Lead singer Taylor Goldsmith lost his home studio ...

The show kicked off with a powerful opening performance of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." by Dawes -- whose members were directly affected by the Eaton fire -- backed by John Legend, Brad Paisley ...

Rock band Dawes took center-stage for a rendition of Randy Newman's song "I Love L.A.," joined by plenty of familiar Nashville faces. Music City's Brad Paisley and Brittany Howard hit the stage on ...