I wrote recently about some of the most influential artists who brought together punk and funk in their music. It's still quite a thought-provoking and perhaps unexpected fusion of genres.

The 1960s was a melting pot of musical innovation, with multiple genres forming, growing and progressing simultaneously in often completely different directions. Funk music started to emerge in ...

The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers ...

I decided to try some funky breaky stuff again! Something about spring brings out the funk in me. Im starting to feel like I ...

This week, we take a look at the life of Betty Davis, the unapologetically sexual funk-soul singer who paved the way for Rihanna. “I said you said I was an evil wench, oh/Didn’t ya ...

George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, and other legends will make history at the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 2025 induction.

The Blues. Jazz. Gospel. Soul. R&B. Funk. Rap. So much of the greatest music ever made was born and raised in the American South. Black musicians in the Jim Crow South entertained on the so-called ...

Danielle Westbrook, co-founder and organizer of the Oly Funk Fest, with Alan Rose and Richard Williams, points to their second sold out festival as proof that funk music is experiencing a serious ...

By seamlessly blending hip-hop, Caribbean vibes, and R&B, Funk Flex reminded us that in a time of divisions of all kinds, music can unite us. For those lucky enough to attend, the event was a ...