Brazilian funk star MC Poze do Rodo spent five days in custody on charges of glorifying crime in his lyrics before being released on bail – Copyright AFP CARLOS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A legendary funk and R&B singer is dead at age 72. Carl Carlton, the voice of 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Everlasting Love” and “She ...

Last month, the Brazilian artist Ludmilla made history: After powering through her hits during a breakout set at Coachella, she became the first Afro-Latina to perform at the music festival. She riled ...

June 9 (UPI) --Sly Stone, the legendary Sixties and Seventies funk singer, songwriter and producer of the band, Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82. Stone, whose hits included ...

During the 1960s, Carl Carlton sought to capture the spotlight when he walked on stage as Little Carl Carlton. At the time, the singer hoped to gain exposure from the popularity of Stevie Wonder, who ...

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To see a performance of Milwaukee funk and soul band Kings Go Forth in the mid-2000s felt more like a church revival than a music concert. The 10-piece band's high energy, coupled with the soulful ...

Funk (2026) Film Review from the 25th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Aly Muritiba, written by Fernando Barcellos, Taisa Machado and Aly Muritiba and starring Duda Sant os, MC Nem, ...

A legendary funk and R&B singer is dead at age 72. Carl Carlton, the voice of 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” died Sunday, according to his son. A cause of ...

The arrest of a popular funk singer in Brazil on suspicion of glorifying a powerful crime gang has revived a long-standing debate over the criminalization of a genre born in Rio de Janeiro's gritty ...