The Hip Hop Chronicle — Kanye West and Mary J Blige are to headline this year’s Essence Music Festival. According to AP the rapper and singer will be joined by the likes of Jill Scott, Trey Songz, Macy Gray and Boyz II Men. It’s rumoured George Clinton and Parliament-Fu... more info

Guardian Music — The spirit of Captain Beefheart lives on in this angry young electronicist with a glorious gift for the surrealHometown: Yateley, Hampshire.The lineup: Adam M Crisp (vocals, guitar).The background: Today's new band are here because of a phrase we rea... more info

Detroit Free Press — Detroit techno music, Derrick May famously quipped, was the sound of Kraftwerk and George Clinton stuck in an elevator with only a sequencer to keep them company. Watch your head. Mick Collins and the Dirtbombs just broke down the door, lugged in a c... more info

411 Mania — Legend gets help from Snoop Dogg, George Clinton and several others for first album in five years... more info

ContactMusic — GEORGE CLINTON, the American singer-songwriter and founding member of the funk band 'Parliament', is suing the R&B group the BLACK EYED PEAS claiming that they sampled one of... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow! We've lost count how many times this has happened now! George Clinton, a legend in funk music, is suing The Black Eyed Peas for allegedly sampling one of his songs on their track, Shut Up. The song was first featured on their 2003 album, Elephun... more info

Topix — Funk pioneer George Clinton wants a federal judge to force the Black Eyed Peas to shut up when it comes to sampling his music. more info

USA Today Music — Funk pioneer George Clinton wants a federal judge to force the Black Eyed Peas to shut up when it comes to sampling his music. more info

NME — Funk legend says band sampled his music without his permission more info

Guardian Music — Parliament-Funkadelic leader claims his signature was forged to clear a sample for two remix tracksThe Black Eyed Peas have been accused of copyright infringement for the third time in three months, this time by funk legend George Clinton. The leader... more info