T. Leroy Davis is credited with starting SU’s marching band in 947. The band director retired from his role in 1964. If ...

"The Band of the Year has had a noticeable and highly valued impact on HBCU band programs," said Professor Dowell Taylor, ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Another respected HBCU band director has voiced opposition to the Red Lobster "Band of the Year" competition put on by ESPN, reigniting a growing debate about the ranking system ...

Jackson State’s marching band, the Sonic Boom of the South, decided to give its own rendition of “Folded” during halftime of ...

*ESPN Events will host the inaugural Band of the Year National Championship, a competition featuring the nation’s top marching bands from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), per the ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida -- HBCU Week brought a new main event to Main Street as some of the best HBCU bands in the land strutted their stuff in the Magic Kingdom. Sarah Banner made sure she got a ...

The energy of HBCU culture is alive and well, and the first Division I Red Lobster Band of The Year (BOTY) rankings, presented by Cricket, prove it. North Carolina A&T University's Blue and Gold ...

This weekend, Langston University’s Marching Pride Band is heading to Houston to compete against other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) bands, proving once again why they’re ...

Let's get the marching bands debates started for 2025! HOUSTON — HBCU Bandheads will heavily criticize a marching band's song selection, sound, field progression, execution, drum majors, auxiliaries ...

The Jackson State University Marching Band, Sonic Boom of the South, performed their rendition of the R&B ballad at the 2025 ...