Nialler9 — My favourite songs of the past month – all in one place. Listen on Spotify 1. Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News When the Texan singer Leon Bridges first appeared in 2015, his old-fashioned Texan soul music in the mould of Sam Cooke, was so w... more info

Discobelle.net — “Konfetti” is the stellar sounding debut single of Southern Sweden artist Nor. and it dropped today via Norwegian powerhouse Nora Collective. Nor. draws inspiration ranging from classic soul artists such as Sam Cooke, to Bob Marley, via 90’s r�... more info

Chorus.fm — Justin Timberlake covered Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” in Tennessee over the weekend. A fan shot video of the performance is up on YouTube. more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Justin Timberlake played his first full American shows in more than a year. On Saturday, he was a headliner at Franklin, Tennessee's roots-heavy Pilgrimage Music Festival, and last night, he played at Dave Matthews' Concert For Char... more info

JamBase — Watch Van Morrison's powerful live rendition of a Sam Cooke classic he performed last month as we celebrate Van "The Man's" birthday. more info

Cross Rhythms — Brother of Sam Cooke, LC Cooke, dies aged 84 more info

Indie Music News — The self-proclaimed “punk empress of African Rock” Cole Williams has premiered an invigorating cover of the Sam Cooke classic, “A Change is Gonna Come.” The track premiered over on Glide.com recently, and can be heard … Read More more info

Stereogum — The Masqueraders, a soul group who scored a minor hit way back in 1968 with "I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else," auditioned on America's Got Talent tonight. The trio wowed the audience with their rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," earni... more info

JamBase — Today would have been beloved soul singer Sam Cooke’s birthday, watch a performance of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind.’ more info

Popdose — Saying goodbye to a dreadful year with the ultimate party anthem more info