Musician and filmmaker Questlove follows his Oscar-winning "Summer of Soul" documentary with one on funk legend Sly Stone, in "Sly Lives! AKA The Burden of Black Genius." ...

Even if you think you’ve never heard Cymande’s music, you almost certainly have. Maybe it was as key samples in De La Soul’s ...

Next, Neville formed Art Neville and the Neville Sounds with brothers Aaron and Cyril. By 1965, that band morphed into the Meters, which created New Orleans funk. As the house band for Allen Toussaint ...

The Grammy Award–winning bandleader for The Roots spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his film on the funk musician who led Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and '70s.

WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

Chicago-bred singer, songwriter and pianist Neal Francis channels the swagger of 70s icons. His latest single, ‘Need You Again’, is pulsing with the loose-limbed energy of late-70s proto-house, unspoo ...

Mill Valley Music Festival, returning to Northern California for a two-day outdoor celebration of music, arts and community ...

Art Neville formed the Meters in New Orleans in 1965. The funk band would exist in many incarnations into the 2010s.

The songs that best define the culture-changing, genre-defining Michael Jackson, certifying him as the King Of Pop.

From his Grammy-winning hits to tracks off his new album "GNX", here are some reasonably educated guesses at what Kendrick ...

Stevie Wonder is more than just a legendary musician—he’s a storyteller, an activist, and a symbol of Black excellence. His music spans genres, influences generations, and encapsulates the Black ...