James Brown

ContactMusic — Late music icons James Brown and Tupac Shakur have teamed up from beyond the grave for a mash-up anthem which will appear on the soundtrack to... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonYou wait years for a Bobby Womack show, and two turn up at once. Unfortunately, that is not as good as it sounds. The 68-year-old soul giant's comeback album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, is one of his best, but it sounds very little... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Recording Academy has announced its annual list of works to be entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and they include recordings by Big Mama Thornton, Buck Owens, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Whitney Houston and 22 others. As explained ... more info

NME - Radar — Meet The Child Of Lov. That’s him above – well, that’s his chin and torso, to be absolutely precise. He’s choosing to keep the rest a secret for now. While the anonymous shtick of WU LYF, iamamiwhoami, Evian Christ et al may be somewhat tires... more info

Guardian Music — Foo Fighters frontman returns to Queens' drum stool a decade after playing on Songs for the DeafDave Grohl's campaign to supplant James Brown as the hardest working man in showbusiness has stepped up a gear with the news that he is to join Queens of ... more info

Guardian Music — To mark the London jazz festival, here is an NME encounter with the great trumpeter in 1985 courtesy of Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism"Man," says Miles Davis, "I haven't been sketching in so long. Maybe two,... more info

Time — As adults across the U.S. line up in polling stations and make their call on who should direct the next four years of the American symphony, we’ve put together an hour of (nonpartisan) songs that we hope will implore and inspire Americans to fulfil... more info

ContactMusic — James Brown's white and orange suit, a shirt worn by The Beatles legend John Lennon during a family holiday, and several outfits sported by Lady Gaga... more info

Guardian Music — It's 50 years this week since one of the great albums of all time was recorded. Here's a piece from 2003 on how it was made, in our latest visit to Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music writing"Are you ready for Star Time?" e... more info

Guardian Music — If you see Cockroaches in a club, chances are it's the veteran rockers easing into gear before performing at the O2The Rolling Stones are to warm up for their 50th anniversary arena shows in Newark and London by playing club shows under an assumed na... more info