Rapper Snoop Dogg will be honored at the BMI Urban Awards later this month. The Gin and Juice hit-maker will be bestowed with the BMI Icon title previously awarded to James Brown, George Clinton,...

Cee Lo Green has confirmed speculation Gnarls Barkley's fan favorite tune Who's Gonna Save My Soul is all about the passing of James Brown. The Crazy singer made the big reveal during a recent tap...

The cast of "Glee" is set to pass the Beatles' bag of Billboard Hot 100 chart hits thanks to another six new entries on the countdown, which will be announced on Thursday. The cast's Britney Spear...

Prince is set to follow in the footsteps of James Brown, Whitney Houston and Diana Ross at the upcoming BET Awards - the pop superstar will be honored with a lifetime achievement honor. The Purpl...

Shue gets divorced, Rachel gets egged, and Quinn finally cracks in this pre-Regionals ‘Funk’-isode. Everything is building towards next week’s finale and the twists and turns just keep coming in an...

Funk legend Bootsy Collins is launching the first ever online guitar school for bassists. The star, who rose to fame as a member of James Brown's backing band The J.B.'s, has founded Funk Univer...

Happy Birthday to: "Dancing With The Stars" dancer Cheryl Burke (1984) Saliva lead singer Josey Scott (1971) Singer/songwriter Christopher Cross (1951) The Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli ...

In October 2009, a modestly budgeted blaxploitation send-up called "Black Dynamite" launched onto screens and stayed there for about a week. After an opening weekend gross of roughly $131,000, aver...

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have launched The Superhighway Tour, a first of its kind online-only music experience that delivers 24 of the 48 tracks from the forthcoming "Live Anthology" as high...

Welcome to the wild world of "Weird Al" Yankovic - a world populated by a Pennsylvania Dutch gangsta-rapper ("Amish Paradise") and a serial-killing Saint Nick ("The Night Santa Went Crazy") - a wor...

Michael Jackson's family has confirmed the King of Pop will be laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills two hours before his memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angele...

Last week, I chose to see "Public Enemies," which is a decision I definitely do not regret. Johnny Depp is electric as John Dillinger, oozing the charm and finesse of the real life American bank ro...

Michael Jackson's longtime costumers, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, will design the suit the King of Pop will be buried in. The Los Angeles-based designers, who have worked with Jackson for the...

Soul legend Patti Labelle was honored by bosses at New York's Harlem Apollo Theater on Monday night as part of a star-studded anniversary ceremony. Prince, Mariah Carey, Quincy Jones and Smo...

Happy Birthday to Saliva lead singer Josey Scott (1971), singer/songwriter Christopher Cross (1951), The Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli (1937), the 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown (1933), countr...

It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the m...

Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!, the debut album from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears is set for release by Lost Highway on March 17. Formed in Austin, TX, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears is an eig...

Maverick saxophonist David Sanborn, who has performed alongside such heavyweights as James Brown, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, and innumerable others is stepping up ...

Soul legend James Brown will be honored with his own New York City street behind the famed Apollo Theater. The block behind the theater, which spurred his rise to fame, has been officially co-named...

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood, recently named one of Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time," will ring in the New Year with a series of East Coast concert performance...

The gorgeous 45 year old crooner from the UK is at it again. Grammy award winning soul artist Seal is back with his 6th studio album "Soul." It is a 12 track collection of classic soul songs wher...

In May 2008, Daryl Hall and John Oates took the stage at the legendary Troubadour for the first time since playing their earliest Los Angeles shows there 35 years before. The best performances from...

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a new album, "Soul," on Warner Bros. Records on November 11, 2008. It is the best-selling artist's sixth studio album and was created in par...

Thirteen stars graced the ballroom floor with their presence on Dancing With The Stars' Season Seven premiere event. Monday marked the first of the three night event. Each of the stars danced eith...

Imagine that Fujiya & Miyagi are mask-wearing technicians dissecting music, keen to magnify particles of sound to create a pulsing antidote to the ordinary. They speak in tongues, using language as...

Fallen star Wesley Snipes has been offered a comeback role once his tax troubles have been resolved - director Spike Lee insists he's the only man he wants to play his James Brown. Many feared...

Multi-Grammy Award winning artist James Brown, best known for his smoldering singing and revolutionary rhythmic style, is recognized worldwide as one of the most prolific figures in 20th century po...

An auction of soul legend James Brown's belongings has raised over $850,000 - which will pay off the late singer's outstanding tax bills. The Sex Machine hit-maker's possessions were sold to...