Soul Music

NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 70. A statement from his representative says Thomas died peacefully in his sleep Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of Montclair. The soul-funk band is known for such […]

The music gods have blessed us. Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton two of the most soulful artists left in the game, are heading out this spring…

  Music legend Rev. Al Green talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the 2014 Kennedy Center Honor he received Sunday, December 7th.  The gala will…

Rapper turned actor, Mos Def and Samuel L. Jackson have emerged as the frontrunners to play the late soul legend Bobby Womack in a biopic about the singers life, who died earlier this year. The Across 110th Street singer’s longtime tour manager and friend Don Smalls is masterminding the movie and admits he already has […]

Tour manager of the late soul great, Bobby Womack is hoping to release the album Womack had just completed before his death in June in time for the holidays. Don Smalls tells WENN new tracks, including collaborations with rappers Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and late R&B star Teena Marie, will feature on the untitled release, […]

Last Night, PBS aired “In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul,” featuring Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle,  Jill Scott, Janelle Monae, and more. The president opened the show and introduced the Queen of Soul. Throughout the evening, the Obamas looked like they really wanted to get up and groove… They came close a couple of times, […]

Aretha Franklin is back, in good health and ready to rock and roll. After recovering from an undisclosed illness, The Queen of Soul returns to…

Singer/songwriter Lyfe Jennings is now in a good place. He says his fifth recording “Lucid,” comes from that more positive outlook. “Lucid” Is clarity. I’m…

Ronald Isley may not be in a museum but that doesn’t mean he’s not a national treasure. The lead singer of the Isley Brothers has…

News out of the Memphis Music Foundation has confirmed reports that master bluesman, Bobby “Blue” Bland has died. He was 83. Rodd Bland said his father died about 5:30 p.m. Sunday due to complications from an ongoing illness at his Memphis, TN home surrounded by relatives. “He brought a certain level of class to the blues genre,” […]

Faith Evans, a creator and one of the stars of TV One’s breakout hit “R&B Divas: Atlanta,” says the other singing sensations on the reality show have “developed a certain sisterhood.” Nicci Gilbert, Monifah, Syleena Johnson and KeKe Wyatt are back. Joining them for a second season are Angie Stone and LaTocha Scott. The Grammy […]

Chaka Khan will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Monday, June 10 during its annual spring gala concert. So far, Patti LaBelle and Mary J. Blige are confirmed to give tributes to the iconic star. This year marks Khan’s 40th anniversary in the music business. “I […]