Mavis Staples will be headlining the 100% female forward Outessa Fest on October 20th in Shakori Hills, North Carolina.

Mavis Staples has been named the Female Blues Artist of the Year by Living Blues magazine as a part of their 25th annual Living Blues Awards.

Mavis Staples stopped by the Newport Folk Festival this past weekend, surprising audiences in spectacular fashion and joining many of the artists throughout the weekend including, the closing sets on both Saturday and Sunday

Narrated by Mavis Staples, "The Story of Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite" is an animated short that dissects how these two Grammy-winning musicians have come together to share their histories with listeners on their new album 'No Mercy in This Land'.

Mavis Staples delivered a powerful performance on the Which Stage, offering a powerful civil rights lesson to a crowd full of young people in the throws of their own political movement.

Continuing with a long standing tradition of honoring individuals who have made "significant or meritorious contributions" to society, Delta State University conferred an honorary doctorate to Mavis Staples at it's spring commencement on May 5th, 2018.