In between came the 1980s, the decade which saw hip-hop move from the undercard to the main event ... Funk had typically simply been considered a component of a particular brand of R&B and Soul music ...

The Island Records legend and founder of the newly independent Darco Recordings selects the tracks that have meant the most ...

DJs J. Malls and Gordy G have created one of the longest-running theme parties in Pittsburgh with their dedication to 45s, ...

Hugh Prestwood, an El Paso, Texas, native and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame-inducted wordsmith, died on Sept. 22 ...

Mithun Chakraborty is this year's recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The actor helped pave the way for Bollywood’s own ...

Let's go back to the 1980s for more of those great live albums ... If hard rock takes the live album plaudits, it’s also fair to say we don’t see too many of the softer soul or R&B artists featured on ...

R&B singer and music producer Al B. Sure! said a memoir about his late ex-wife Kim Porter that’s being sold on Amazon is fake.  Al B. Sure! is demanding that Amazon ...

But it wasn't until 1980 with the song “And the Beat Goes On” that the whispers made it to top 40 radio and it was also the group's first gold record. The Whispers remained active well into the 21st ...

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By Jim Farber After establishing himself as a leading music video director in the 1980s, he found acclaim with ... of singles that reached the pop or R&B charts, including “You Can’t Hurry ...