the rising German label that had famously signed the “Godfather of Soul,” James Brown. It was a watershed moment. Ayers put together a new band, which he dubbed Ubiquity on his manager’s ...

Almost as legendary is the iron-fisted manner in which James Brown ran his band. Tales of fines for missed cues and unshined ...

It’s a funky, rhythmic delight that definitely deserved to be a Grammy-winning hit. 4. “I Got You (I Feel Good)” This would not be a list of essential James Brown songs without mentioning ...

not even LeBron [James]. And we [are] in a whole different era. That was over 40 years ago." Brown doesn't think that all of James' accomplishments make him better than Michael Jordan. Jordan is ...

If there’s one James Brown song that has shaped modern music, it’s “Funky Drummer.” Released in 1970, this track is most ...

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...

I'm a Funky Diva but I'm not funky!' The Free Your Mind hitmaker has been proudly filming her journey for a future documentary and envisions her eventual resurgence. 'I mean society tends to look ...

R&B fans of a certain age remember Dawn Robinson and the rest of En Vogue bursting on the scene with 1990 debut album "Born to Sing," and 1992's hit follow-up album, "Funky Divas," Which featured ...

I'm a Funky Diva but I'm not funky!' The Free Your Mind hitmaker has been proudly filming her journey for a future documentary and envisions her eventual resurgence. 'I mean society tends to look ...

But in a video loaded to her YouTube channel, the 58-year-old “Funky Diva” insisted that her situation isn’t as grim as people might want to believe. Yes, she revealed, she initially moved ...

The group first rose to fame in 1989 when their single Hold On reached number two in the US Hot 100, and their follow-up album Funky Divas reached the top 10 in both the US and UK. While their ...

joking, “Just so you guys know, I have a gym membership and I shower there. ... I’m a Funky Diva, but I’m not funky.” “Funky Divas” was En Vogue’s sophomore album.