Eminem released "My Name Is" in 1999, using a sample from a song by Labi Siffre that he almost didn't get permission for.

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Sara Nix and Joe Mortimer are the new co-heads of creative at Capitol Music Group, the company announced Monday. Nix joins the team at Capitol after a lengthy tenure at Partizan, the company ...

Logical, but wrong, since Marsalis’ first band of note as a teenager, The Creators, was a funk and R&B band that catered to young, dance-happy audiences eager to get their groove on.

As he often shares, fatherhood has become a major part of ASAP Rocky's "creative process." The Harlem rapper joined hosts Chioma Nnadi and Chloe Malle on a new episode of podcast The Run-Through ...

Many years before landing his breakout role of Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, Dinklage was also the lead singer in what he called a “punk-funk-rap” band, Whizzy, in the 1990s.

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On April 26, 2025, BTS leader RM’s LOST! was officially shortlisted for Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 under the Music Video category. The full list of winners will be revealed online ...

Paul Batiste, a pillar of New Orleans' old-school funk and soul music scene and leader of the Batiste Brothers Band, died on Friday, family members announced on social media. A New Orleans ...

PETOSKEY — Students and families from Petoskey, Pellston and Alanson met at the Crooked Tree Arts Center on Wednesday night for the Big Water Creative ... Pellston's band, "City of Chaos ...

This cinematic journey traces the vibrant history of funk music — from its African, gospel, and jazz roots through the explosive 1970s to its enduring influence on today’s music and culture.