Diamond Cafe is on a mission to make funk music mainstream again. “I feel like people don’t realize how much they love funk music,” he says. “When it’s on and it’s playing, people just can’t help ...

City Pop artists are known for their unique blend of jazz, funk, and electronic elements. They often draw the urban lifestyle and romance of 1980s Japan. This genre appeared during a period of rapid ...

In 2026, Versailles will mark Music Day on Sunday, June 21, with an eclectic lineup shining a light on pop, funk, and electronic sounds. To join the celebration, simply head to Avenue de Paris from 5 ...

It might come as a surprise to non-Brazilians that the trailblazing pop star Anitta first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MC ...

Compiled by DJ and Soundway Records manager Alice Whittington, aka Norsicaa, Ayo Ke Disco is a snapshot of disco, funk and soul-inflected pop from the clubs of Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, ...

Mark Ronson’s brassy Bruno Mars jam “Uptown Funk” was the first new Billboard No. 1 of 2015. And though it’s also the first chart-topping single for Ronson (in both the U.S. and the U.K.), you’re ...

When singer Molly Grace was growing up in Lexington, she did every performing arts hobby she could get her hands on. “I did theater in school, I did community theater, I did choir, I did a cappella, I ...

Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator, has died. He was 82. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the ...