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Daughter of legendary soul singer James Brown dies

2974 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Venisha Brown died Wednesday at AU Health Medical Center in Augusta due to complications from pneumonia. She was 53 years old. more info

Courtney Hadwin: the County Durham 14-year-old who wowed America

2974 days ago
Guardian Music — With her astonishing voice and stage presence, channelling Janis Joplin and James Brown, Hadwin made it to the America’s Got Talent final this week – but misses her dog back home‘I’m just a normal teenage kid,” says C... more info

Janelle Monáe review – future soul revue from an android reborn

2979 days ago
Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonFrom water-pistols to vagina trousers, the fun never stops at the eclectic artist’s formidable live showNot only does the revolutionary pop singer and toast of 2018, Janelle Monáe, stage-dive at the end of the second night... more info

Newsbook: Read These 3 Books About Aretha Franklin and Soul Music

3002 days ago
New York Times — Biographies of the queen of R-E-S-P-E-C-T and two other giants of the genre: James Brown and Otis Redding. more info

How Aretha Franklin changed music forever

3010 days ago
New York Post — There are a few music legends who changed the game so much so that they were the blueprint for everything that came after them. Elvis Presley. Ray Charles. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. James Brown. Bob Dylan. Aretha Franklin — who died Thursday... more info

A voice that gave America its heart and soul: Aretha Franklin

3010 days ago
Guardian Music — From feminist anthems to painful songs of heartbreak, strident black politics to spiritual quests, Aretha Franklin became a pop-cultural titan – and a symbol of American strengthAretha Franklin tributes and live reactionsAretha Franklin dies a... more info

Nicki Minaj takes on Drake, 50 Cent and her ex in new album ‘Queen’

3016 days ago
New York Post — Nicki Minaj’s new album “Queen” — which suddenly dropped Friday — takes royal aim at a roster of Top 10 hip-hop artists. Her “Barbie Dreams” track already has social media buzzing about men that the Queens rapper calls out on that expli... more info

Behind the scenes with the biggest soul stars of the 70s

3035 days ago
Guardian Music — Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Stevie Wonder – Bruce W Talamon photographed them all. His images, collected in a new book, capture an era before publicists controlled their stars“Nobody will ever understand what fun we had,” says Bruce ... more info

Iggy Pop 2018-07-06 Iggy Confidential with a couple of nuggets from The Lovely Eggs and James Brown

3046 days ago
Core News — “Iggy serves up another sonic cocktail to kick the weekend off. This week he’s spinning nuggets from The Lovely Eggs, Butttz, Sleaford Mods and James Brown. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alternative spirit s... more info

The cult of XXXTentacion: how fans pay tribute to an abusive rapper

3057 days ago
Guardian Music — The death of the 20-year-old chart-topper leaves behind a trail of violence but to the network of fans who grieve him, he was a troubled geniusDeath is indiscriminate not just in its inevitability, but in its propensity for bleaching some of our dark... more info

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