Ignoring, for the time being, the classical music world, who are the best male and best female singers performing today. My rather pedestrian vote: Michael Bublé and Celine Dion. Honorable mention: Rufus Wainwright and Maureen McGovern
Posthumously: Billie Holliday, Linda Rondtadt
Paul Robeson
@RobLawrence I thought she passed a couple of years ago. If not my apologies,to her (I just looked up and I am mistsken, I shopped her families hardware store when I lived in Tucson)
Linda has Parkinson's and had to retire.
Annie Clark and David Byrne.
@RobLawrence She is probably better known as St Vincent.