Whether it be the stylistic choices or recording every instrument of the album herself, Smith wants “petal rock black” to reflect her own autonomy as an artist.

With February marking Black Histories and Futures Month, there’s no better time to dig into some of the most historically significant albums created by Black artists. Spanning rock ’n’ roll, jazz, ...

Mummy Cass and his band mates make up the all-original anonymous funk band called Here Come the Mummies. 5,000 years ago, ...

United Sound Systems Recording Studios of Detroit opened its doors to many artists including Charlie Parker, The Miracles, Bob Seger, and Eminem.

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is bringing in some funk legends for this year's fest, scheduled for May on Bay Street. See ...

Billy Bass Nelson, who played with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic for years, has died at 75, the band has announced.

For nearly 50 years, George Clinton has taken his brand of groundbreaking funk basically wherever a Mothership can fly. An opera house was a new twist, however. Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music ...

There was no fat lady singing on Saturday night, Jan. 31, at the Detroit Opera House. But things were certainly phat. Part concert and part tribute, “Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of ...

DETROIT — “I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove “Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!).” Now ...

George Clinton has been encouraging music fans to free their minds for well over 50 years now. But even his mind is a bit blown by the prospect of this weekend’s “Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the ...