Soul and Funk
The Weeknd Donates $500,000 to Frontline Hospital Workers in Scarborough
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2020
The Weeknd has been feeling incredibly generous this year. After donating half a million dollars to Black Lives Matter organizations, the C...
Toronto's Harbourfront Centre Announces Virtual Concert Series
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2020
Toronto's Harbourfront Centre will play host to a new virtual livestream concert series kicking off next week. Titled "Summer Music in the...
Beyoncé Announces Visual Album 'Black Is King' for Disney+
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2020
Beyoncé has announced a new visual album. Black Is King will premiere on July 31 through Disney+. That date is the one-year anniversary of...
Burna Boy Drops New Single "Wonderful"
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2020
Nigerian Afro-fusion star Burna Boy has shared the first single — titled "Wonderful" — from his upcoming fifth studio album. The song's me...
Prince's 'Sign o' the Times' Treated to Massive Reissue
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020
Prince's 1987 album Sign o' the Times is getting treated to an expanded reissue, complete with 63 previously unreleased tracks and a comple...
Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder Form New Group Dinner Party
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020
Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder have formed a new supergroup. The four have come together as Dinner Party...
Bananagun's 'The True Story of Bananagun' Is a Worldly Collection of Psych and Funk
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2020
What started out as the brainchild of Australian multi-instrumentalist Nick van Bakel has grown into a quintet, and with the recent release...
Jonah Yano Searches for — and Finds — Family Connection on 'souvenir'
PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2020
Whether it's through R&B riffs or floaty acoustic ballads, Jonah Yano expresses his emotions on family separation, healing, and the longing...