Cult indie rockers Panic At the Disco have urged fans not to panic after losing two group members. Guitarist Ryan Ross and bass player Jon Walker have announced they're leaving the band to form the...

The original line-up of Lionel Richie's soul supergroup The Commodores is to reunite before the end of the year, according to the "All Night Long" singer himself. Richie admits he's always being as...

A special series of online podcasts featuring rare and intimate conversations with the label's legends, producers, songwriters and singers, are now available at www.classic.motown.com. The podcasts...

Justin Timberlake has turned his back on his Sexyback after promising fans his performance of the smash-hit at his charity show in Las Vegas on Friday night was the last time he'll sing the song li...

In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winn...

Soul is at the heart of hip-hop, providing the inspiration for today's chart-topping hip-hop tracks. Now four new compilations present the best of soul--a total of 67 recordings, every track a #1 ...

Great pop songs are ones you not only remember forever but remind you of the feelings you had when they shot up the charts. On three decade by decade--the '60s through the '80s--Hip-O/UMe Pop Numb...

Legendary DJ and radio personality Casey Kasem will release a new CD featuring 20 of the most popular songs from his signature radio feature The Long Distance Dedications on January 23. The disc, C...

Nicole Richie ruined her family's name with her reality TV appearances on The Simple Life alongside ex-pal Paris Hilton, according to her dad Lionel. The soul singer came in for some harsh words fr...

Right on. Right on. Nothing puts a dip in your hip and a glide in your stride quite like a gritty funk groove that hits the beat hard on the one. The polyrhythmic kissing cousin of classic soul and...

Shalamar Shalamar’s fans didn’t just want to buy their albums. They wanted to BE them – traveling the globe, singing, dancing, closing down clubs, shopping, even stopping to ride some dolphins al...

The Commodores founder Milan Williams has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 58. The soul man, who played keyboards for the “Three Times A Lady” hitmakers, died in a Houston, Texas, hospital...