Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Many friends and admirers of Sharon Jones paid tribute to her via social media.

Sharon Jones died following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 60.

Now back and stronger than ever, 2015 looks like it will be an equally enormous year for the singer and her band.

There’s a reason Afropunk Festival is called one of the most multi-cultural festivals ever. All walks of life showed up to Commodore Barry Park to witness numerous acts across four stages for one memorable weekend.

Sharon Jones is ready for a fresh start in 2014. Heaven knows she deserves one, after the year she had in 2013.