Instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic and repetitive bass ...

As Black History Month meets Valentine’s Day each February, it’s the perfect time to celebrate Black artists whose music continues to define love playlists around the world. Beginning in the 1950s, ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

Fifty years after late songwriter Roy C. Hammond self-released "Impeach the President," its crisp funky drum sample continues appearing in hundreds of hip-hop and R&B songs.

YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of ...

Paul Simon, Donna Summer and Hot Chocolate ruled the charts as America's bicentennial year kicked off with disco.

By bringing people together to make and enjoy music, Anthony Ant showcased a number up-and-coming Bay Area musicians and ...

Legendary producer & DJ Eric Kupper teams up with Michelle Ann Owens to bring a cabana-ready swagger to the funk-soul original LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, February 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — ...

PBS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We Want the Funk! The film, co-directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, ...

Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by ...

US funk band Here Come the Mummies have released their new EP, Road Trip. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

From proto-punk to grunge via prog and disco, these 14 groundbreaking tracks lit the fuse on whole new genres, shaping music ...