YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of vertical video while making its creators rich.

There was no shortage of groundbreaking funk and soul classics in the 1970s. But in 1977, several tracks reflected dance music’s ongoing evolution. Using a combination of old and new production ...

Billy "Bass" Nelson, the founding bassist of Funkadelic, passed away at the age of 75 in Plainfield. Nelson's distinctive bass playing was a cornerstone of Parliament-Funkadelic's early, ...

Here are our top things to do this weekend and beyond, including two art festivals, some New Orleans funk and a smash-hit Broadway pop musical.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died ...

"Symphonic P-Funk” felt authentic and well-meaning. It was a fun, unconventional, triumphant way to celebrate Clinton and his legacy in Detroit. Adding to the occasion were several high-profile guests ...

Bad Bunny, the Latino rap star whose forthcoming Super Bowl gig has ignited a culture wars controversy, won the top Grammy prize, a first for a Spanish-language album, with "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," a ...

Tallahassee will host the inaugural P-Funk Festival to celebrate George Clinton's 85th birthday. The one-day event will take place on April 11 at The Phipps Farm. George Clinton and ...

“Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament Funkadelic" will take over the Detroit Opera House on Jan. 31. The concert will cap three days of George Clinton celebration in Detroit. Other ...

George Clinton, widely hailed as the Godfather of Funk, isn’t resting on his laurels at 84. Instead, the outlandish octogenarian and his massive band of funkateers are still packing houses nationwide ...

Depending on which former wrestler you ask, some will say the greatest thrill they had was either as an active wrestler or providing the tools and guidance to the next generational talents hungry on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Farley "Jackmaster" Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music. He's also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season's Monsters of the ...