Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. “There was a young man who told me that he'd spent a weekend in New York ...

Suzanne Vega has lived in New York City "forever," which for the singer-songwriter means since the early 1960s, when she was two years old and her parents moved the family to East Harlem. She has ...

The singer and songwriter, hunkered down in New York as she prepares to release a live album of songs about her longtime hometown, shared her list of cultural must-haves. By Olivia Horn Once a haunt ...

Like many artists of a similar stature, folk chanteuse Suzanne Vega made her mark early on with a few signature songs, all of which were a testament to her serenity and sensitivity. Whether it’s the ...

“Luka” and “Tom’s Diner”, from Solitude Standing, Vega’s second outing, cemented her reputation: drawn from real life, each were unusual chart successes – the first told from the point of view of an ...

Ms. Vega, best known for her 1987 hit “Luka,” slips around New York City mostly unnoticed as she goes from Buddhist meetings to Central Park and cozy dinners with her husband. By Tammy LaGorce ...

Suzanne Vega was told by police to pull out of headlining Glastonbury after receiving death threats. The "Luka" hit-maker was due to be the first female to top the bill at the annual music festival ...

I had a chance to chat with Suzanne Vega over the phone back in November. An Evening of New York Songs and Stories had just come out earlier in 2020. A live album full of career highlights ranging ...

When fans tell Suzanne Vega she was ahead of her time, she doesn’t just take it as a compliment from well-meaning devotees. The 64-year-old singer-songwriter wholeheartedly agrees. And the ...

Suzanne Vega has shared a cover of her late, long-time friend Lou Reed‘s “Walk on the Wild Side.” The rendition appears on her upcoming LP An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, out September 11th ...