HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama-based Brazilian cover band Nossa Samba is celebrating big news as they’re making waves far beyond Huntsville. Nossa Samba has just landed on the 2025 Grammy ballot!

Question: In 1973, a rock band called Grand Funk Railroad “pretty much defined rock and roll at the time,” as Rolling Stone magazine put it. When Illinois State University landed the popular band for ...

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*The music world has lost a foundational figure of 1970s funk with the passing of Louis “Douaam” Villery Jr., the acclaimed bassist, songwriter, and founder of the influential group The African Music ...

Thousands of music lovers across the tri-state area will gather at Camden’s Wiggins Waterfront Park to enjoy funk, R&B, and rock, with a view of Philly’s skyline in the background, starting Friday.

Michael Beard, a drummer from Columbus, Ohio, passed away on August 25. He performed with the band from 1974 to 1985 on tracks like "Shake Your Rump to the Funk." After his time with the Bar-Kays, ...

Fans of Grand Funk Railroad all agree on one thing: The music the group has made is as powerful as ever. Original member Don Brewer talked to Deco about the band’s longevity and their upcoming South ...

There’s a moment from a 2012 episode of Conan O’Brien’s former TBS show that I think about often. O’Brien’s guest, the comedian Eric André, sits down and grabs a microphone from the host’s desk. “Is ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - They were one of America’s hottest bands in the late ’60s to mid-’70s, even selling out New York’s Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Panned by critics but beloved by fans, one ...

When Cymande released their self-titled debut album in 1972, their unique blend of calypso, reggae, funk and jazz struck a chord with American audiences. Back home in the U.K., the band was largely ...

Hector Garcia grew up in Los Angeles, raised on the sounds of funk music. He memorized the hip slang and lyrics of funk legend George Clinton, founder of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective along ...