Carl Carlton’s music has been sampled by artists like Flo Milli and Foxy Brown, showing his lasting impact on Hip Hop and R&B. His legacy spans six decades, from Detroit soul to global funk icon. He ...

June 22, 2024 marked the return of the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival in Richmond, Virginia, following a five-year hiatus of the venerable event. Soul, funk, and R&B are the heartbeat of America.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A legendary funk and R&B singer is dead at age 72. Carl Carlton, the voice of 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Everlasting Love” and “She ...

Celebrating 35 years of harmonious excellence, En Vogue is one of the most influential female vocal groups in contemporary music history. The Oakland-formed quartet revolutionized R&B in the 1990s ...

Lots of funk and soul happening this week. Cimafunk taps George Clinton to feature on a new track, Lucky Daye is on a reimagined EWF song and more. Dr. Funkenstein is in, y’all, and he’s pulled out ...

“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

It felt like equal parts war-vet reunion and dog-and-pony show in the Uptown offices of Secret Stash Records. A half-dozen elder statesmen of Twin Cities R&B and soul bands hobnobbed with music ...