A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

"It's like a movie unto itself. What a song!" Billy Corgan on the Metallica classic that meant everything to him as a teenager ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...

For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her ...

Ella Jenkins, Children’s Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement When musician Ella Jenkins appeared on the show, she ...

Today, country music is a genre that is popular worldwide. Although the genre itself in its current form isn’t reflective of ...

Yet King understood that racism, segregation, and police brutality were a national condition, not a regional issue. Many of ...

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

While each works for a different company — Kirby Yoh is a UTA partner and its co-head of global music, Dickins is WME ... amplification and empowerment of Black and diverse voices.

"The Intersection of Country Music and Fisk University" highlighted Fisk's iconic Jubilee Singers and former student Lil ...

"It always seemed wrong.” Booker, a Black progressive, spoke about his roots as a descendant of both slaves and slave-owners ...