L.A. Times - Entertainment — The gritty, intense and sometimes rousingly profane music and performance style of the late James Brown left an indelible mark on American pop culture -- an achievement honored but only occasionally Brown-worthy in "James Brown: Get On the Good Foot,... more info

Mercury News, California — Marvin Gaye, James Brown among the stars who make our list of songs about presidents. more info

Time — Fifty years ago this Friday, the Beatles made their first visit to America with a stop in New York City to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show – a moment in time that would enthrall millions of  TV viewers and alter pop culture forever. Now the Big Ap... more info

Time — Concert of the Year? That’s what the NFL claimed all week long as it hyped its halftime show with Bruno Mars. But could a relatively young artist without huge name recognition carry the day? Even one of the football commentators came out and said â... more info

TMZ — "NFL Today" host James Brown says George Zimmerman would never agree to fight him ... insinuating Zimmerman would be too scared.We got James last night in NYC ... and asked him if he'd be willing to fight GZ ... who's offered to take on any opponentâ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A host of bands including Beady Eye, Muse and Foals have donated special items to the Help 13 auction to raise money to help the survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines.Among the list of items up for sale over the coming weeks include signed item... more info

Starpulse — Actress Viola Davis' three-year-old daughter will make her acting debut in an upcoming James Brown biopic. The Help star will play the Godfather of Soul's young mother in the film Get On Up, which... more info

Consequence of Sound — Mick Jagger has found his James Brown. more info

Starpulse — Chadwick Boseman has gotten the lead role in a biopic of music legend James Brown. Boseman started gaining popularity after portraying Jackie Robinson, the first African-American professional bas... more info

USA Today Music — Songs by Nina Simone, James Brown, Stevie Wonder and U2 pay tribute. more info