Uncover the journey of funk music, showcasing its rhythmic roots and the top funk songs that illustrate its lasting cultural ...

Inspired by Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai turned 70s soul and funk into a 90s acid-jazz revolution that reshaped modern music.

This was, he explains, a way of marking out their own musical territory. “I grew up listening to Eric Clapton solos and ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

There are plenty of bands who remain completely undefinable and as such exist within their own genre of music. But who are ...

Leslie Wilson, lead singer of New Birth, has died. Known for hits like "Wild Flower" and "I Can Understand It," he shaped '70s soul.

Rising R&B musician Gabriel Jacoby talks growing up in Tampa and the narrative arc of his debut EP 'gutta child.' ...

At 84, George Clinton is a funk legend, ubiquitous hip-hop sample source, father of psychedelic Afrofuturism... and now, a painter with a show opening in Paris.Opening a show in world art capital ...

Philly’s real soundtrack is bigger, louder, weirder, and impossible to pin to one hit. In a new anthology, music impresario ...

In the 1970s, WITCH was one of Africa’s biggest bands before fading into obscurity. Now touring Australia’s east coast, they are enjoying the global acclaim they deserve.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially embraced the soundtrack of Gen X. Artists like Outkast, The White Stripes, Cyndi ...