Upon the single’s release, “Billie Jean” shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Jackson’s fastest-rising hit ...

Afrika Bambaataa, pioneering hip-hop DJ and producer behind “Planet Rock” and founder of the Universal Zulu Nation, has died ...

Long before today’s superstars brought spectacle to the stage, offering performance art as opposed to simply a show, an incredible thing happened: A Black man descended upon a stage from a spaceship.

As modern classics go, 2016's 24K Magic, the title track of Bruno Mars' third studio album, is a solid entry in the canon, made all the more surprising by its heavy cribbing from funk and classic 80s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're a music fan, one record that immediately pops into your head as a true classic that can put you in a good mood at any ...

The thought of dancing to a funk song isn’t a radical idea. However, not all funk is the same. There are some tunes so funky they’ll even inspire the stiffest wallflowers to move. Head to the dance ...

"Urban music is a core pillar of our strategy, and its creative strength in Brazil is reflected in talents such as Meno K," says the president of Warner Music Brazil. By Isabela Raygoza Associate ...

In 1980, Zapp released "More Bounce to the Ounce," and the tune changed the game for funk music. The song became a commercial breakthrough, reaching No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart (now ...

As funk music evolved in 1969, the genre continued its blend of R&B, soul, jazz, and blues. But instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic ...

The 45 RPM single for the Honey Drippers' song "Impeach the President" released in 1973 on songwriter Roy C. Hammond's own Alaga record label (Courthouse News via TuffCityRecords YouTube) MANHATTAN ...

Bahraini rapper Flipperachi's song Fa9la has set a record. When this song came out, everyone was humming it. Now this song has set a record for being at the top of the Billboard Arabia charts for the ...

Papaoutai from 2013 by Stromae has gone viral again on social media in 2026 New 2026 version features electronic pop, Afrobeat, choir layers, and warm vocals The song addresses loss and absent ...