Soul and Funk

SHEBAD Take a Sensual, Spiritual Oath on 'Music Is the Answer'

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PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

SHEBAD has a certain kind of effortless synergy. As the title of the Guelph collective's debut album reflects, they pour themselves into a...

Eddie Murphy to Star in George Clinton Biopic

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Eddie Murphy is set to play George Clinton in a new biopic about the Parliament-Funkadelic legend.The now-untitled project is currently...

Ari Lennox Says She Wants Out of Dreamville Label Contract: "Nobody Takes Me Seriously"

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2024

Since the 2019 release of her debut album 'Shea Butter Baby,' Ari Lennox has delivered a consistently impressive output when it comes to...

Cymande Return with First New Album in a Decade, Map Out US Tour

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

Cymande have announced their first LP in a decade. The British funk legends will deliver 'Renascence' on January 31 via BMG. Their first...

Katie Tupper Waits "Outside the Gate" of Actualization on Vulnerable New Single

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

Following the March release of No. 1 CBC Music charting single "Need Nothing," Saskatoon-hailing neo-soul singer-songwriter Katie Tupper...

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's Mother, Has Died

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston — mother of Whitney Houston — has died at 91. As reported by the Associated Press...

Leon Bridges Comes Home, Again: "It Felt Like My Music Was Falling on Deaf Ears"

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2024

If you close your eyes and listen to 'Leon,' the fourth studio album from singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, you can see Fort Worth, TX...

John Boyega to Play Otis Redding in 'Otis & Zelma' Biopic

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2024

'Star Wars' actor John Boyega will portray Otis Redding in a new biopic about the late soul singer's decade-long relationship with his widow...