Soul and Funk

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  Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dies at 69

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

  Bonnie Pointer, a member and co-founder of the Pointer Sisters, has died. Pointer's passing was confirmed by sibling and groupmate Anita Po...

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  Prince's Estate Shares Artist's Message Against Racial Intolerance

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2020

  In honour of what would have been Prince's 62nd birthday, today, the late artist's estate has shared a message about racial intolerance fro...

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  The Weeknd Urges Labels and Streaming Services to Donate to Black Lives Matter Organizations

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

  Yesterday, the whole music industry took a pause for Blackout Tuesday with the intent of focusing on the Black Lives Matter protests happen...

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  GoFundMe Launched for Beverly Glenn-Copeland

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

  A crowdfunding effort has been launched in support of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, who are "essentially homele...

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  Toronto Funk Outfit Love Wagon Share New Single "Dontchu Know"

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2020

  Love Wagon have been sharing their feel-good funk vibes around Toronto for years, but brand new single "Dontchu Know" adds some timely emot...

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  Georgia Anne Muldrow Readies New Album as Jyoti

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2020

  Georgia Anne Muldrow has readied a new album as Jyoti, a name she was given by the late Alice Coltrane. Titled Mama, You Can Bet!, the albu...

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  Joël Brings a Post-Rock Feel to R&B on 'Grunge Gospel – Side B'

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2020

  Joël wastes no time. Less than a year after his debut EP, Grunge Gospel – Side A, the Toronto-based R&B singer has graced us with Grunge Go...

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  Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2020

  Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and he...