In Ronnie Baker Brooks’ powerhouse hands, blues-rock never sounded so outrageous. Soul never sounded so delicious. And the ...

It was released on Feb. 2, 1986, with airbrush cover art by Marcus’s brother Darryl. The single was distributed to local record stores, selling out of copies at Berkeley record store Leopold’s and ...

We lost many great musicians in 2025, but for fans of soul and R&B, it was the death of D’Angelo that hit hardest. His output may have been limited - just three studio albums across 20 years - but the ...

Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, a funk rock musician best known as a founding member of the Prince-associated band The Time, has died. He was 69. Johnson, who turned 69 on Nov. 19, died on Friday, Nov. 21, ...

There's a special vibe about funk. It's often not considered as virtuosic as rock, as emotive as blues or as intimate as folk. Rather, its selling point is all about the groove. Core to this is the ...

Back in 2004, Prince pulled off one of the greatest guitar solos of all time — and it turns out he was inspired not by love, or God, or the power of music... but vengeance. Top admiral steps down ...

EXCELSIOR, Minn. — Baby, she's a star — and now, she's living her dream. Prince's favorite funky cheesecake is popping and locking its way from Paisley Park to its own home in Excelsior this week.

The Prince estate has rebuffed a recent lawsuit filed by singer, songwriter, and Prince music Apollonia over the rights to her name, saying, “As is our duty, we will continue to protect and preserve ...

*During a candid appearance on “The Tonight Show,” Spike Lee recalled a bold moment from the 1990s when he asked Prince for one of his iconic guitars. “He looked at me like I had five heads,” Lee said ...

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds remembers the moment another music legend playfully put him to the test in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE The singer-songwriter says Prince once invited him onstage ...

Prince worked with legends, launched new careers, and paired up with musicians so unexpected that fans are still discovering these tracks today. Whether it was a full-length album or a one-time studio ...

To the casual listener, William Earl “Bootsy” Collins might not be a household name. But chances are that you have danced to one of his bass lines at some point in your life. Gen X-ers may recognize ...