Soul and Funk

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  Silk Sonic Set New Release Date for Debut Album

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2021

  Back in August, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak said that their highly anticipated debut as the recently-formed Silk Sonic — An Evening with...

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  BADBADNOTGOOD Reconnect with Their Jazz Roots on 'Talk Memory'

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2021

  Since the release of their debut LP in 2011, BADBADNOTGOOD has always been associated with modern hip-hop culture, releasing Gang Starr cov...

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  Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jazz Organ Icon, Dies at 79

  PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2021

  Dr. Lonnie Smith — the American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2017 — has died. Blue Note Records confirmed t...

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  The Weeknd and "Call Out My Name" Collaborators Sued for Copyright Infringement

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2021

  The Weeknd has been accused of plagiarism for his 2018 My Dear Melancholy, single "Call Out My Name." Producers Suniel Fox and Henry Stran...

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  Curtis Harding Announces New Album, Shares Video Starring Anthony Mackie

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2021

  Atlanta singer-songwriter Curtis Harding has announced his upcoming third studio album If Words Were Flowers, out November 5 on Anti. He's...

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  Usain Bolt Announces Debut Album 'Country Yutes'

  PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2021

  Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is coming out of retirement to release his debut album, Country Yutes. Yes, you read that correctly. T...

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  Here's When Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will Release Their Silk Sonic Album

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2021

  A debut album from Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic has been hotly anticipated after only a pair of single drops, and the pair h...

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  Kool & the Gang Co-Founder Dennis Thomas Dies at 70

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2021

  Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas — a founding member of renowned soul-funk group Kool & the Gang — has died. He was 70. On August 7, Thomas is said...