Core News — “The Black Madonna plays the rarest and most influential James Brown records in her collection and celebrates his influence on hip hop and dance-floor culture.” Check out other Residency shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get good m... more info

JamBase — Bob Dylan played a James Brown cover for the first time to end his recent performance at William B. Bell Auditorium in Augusta. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lee also performs at the James Brown tribute at The Apollo this weekend. Continue reading… more info

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

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

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

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

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

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

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