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Pitchfork May 29

Blood Orange Samples Sky Ferreira on New Song

Blood Orange Sky Ferreira Lorde Daniel Caesar Turnstile Brendan Yates Tirzah

The Free Jazz Collective May 29

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (5)

Miles Davis Herbie Hancock Fela Kuti James Brown John Coltrane Parliament Sonny Fortune

3 articles May 29

Commodores Morris Day Young MC Lionel Richie Milli Vanilli Freedom Williams Martina McBride

Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Variety Music

Pollstar May 28

Milli Vanilli And Morris Day Say They Won’t Perform At Trump-Linked Freedom 250’s DC Shows

Milli Vanilli Morris Day Young MC Céline Dion Elton John

2 articles May 28

Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Romain Dumas

DJ Mag, The Quietus

2 articles May 28

Thom Yorke Flea Marvin Gaye Radiohead Atoms for Peace

Pitchfork, Rolling Stone France

The Guardian Music May 28

‘The biggest myth? That I got kicked out of Sister Sledge’: Kathy Sledge on sibling rivalry, Chic and disco’s political power

Sister Sledge Kathy Sledge Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards

4 articles May 28

Morris Day The Time Vanilla Ice Milli Vanilli Bret Michaels Flo Rida Young MC

AllHipHop, Billboard, Consequence of Sound +1

2 articles May 28

Young MC Morris Day Freedom Williams Martina McBride Bret Michaels Flo Rida Vanilla Ice Poison

Paste Magazine, Variety Music

Billboard May 28

Goo Goo Dolls, Mark Ronson, Split Enz, Major Lazer Soundsystem to Play Singapore Airlines Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2026

Goo Goo Dolls Mark Ronson Split Enz DJ Snake ZHU Foo Fighters

2 articles May 28

George Clinton Bernie Worrell

Billboard, Music Business Worldwide

NME May 28

The Durutti Column to release first album in 16 years ‘Renascent’ after Harry Styles’ Meltdown show

Harry Styles The Durutti Column Warpaint Nilüfer Yanya Orlando Weeks bar italia Devonté Hynes Jon Hopkins

NME May 28

Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair announces Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels while Morris Day & The Time drop out

Vanilla Ice Flo Rida Milli Vanilli Bret Michaels The Time Poison

The Free Jazz Collective May 28

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (4)

Miles Davis Bitches Brew Gary Bartz Keith Jarrett Michael Henderson Jack DeJohnette John McLaughlin

The Free Jazz Collective May 28

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (3)

Miles Davis Jimi Hendrix John Coltrane Miles Davis Quintet Rashied Ali

Stereogum May 27

Morris Day & The Time Drop Off Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert

Morris Day The Time Donald Trump Milli Vanilli Young MC Bret Michaels Flo Rida Martina McBride

TSF Jazz

Le tromboniste Ryan Porter est décédé

Ryan Porter West Coast Get Down Kamasi Washington Stevie Wonder Rihanna

Consequence of Sound May 27

Paul McCartney Teases Unreleased Prince Duet

Paul McCartney Prince The Beatles Wings

2 articles May 27

Paul McCartney Prince The Beatles

Billboard, Rolling Stone

Billboard May 27

Four Tops Looking For a Summer of Soul Reboot With Deluxe Edition of ‘Four Tops Live!’ Album and Possible Doc, Stage Musical

Pitchfork May 29

Blood Orange Samples Sky Ferreira on New Song

Blood Orange Sky Ferreira Lorde Daniel Caesar Turnstile Brendan Yates Tirzah

3 articles May 29

Commodores Morris Day Young MC Lionel Richie Milli Vanilli Freedom Williams Martina McBride

Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Variety Music

2 articles May 28

Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Romain Dumas

DJ Mag, The Quietus

The Guardian Music May 28

‘The biggest myth? That I got kicked out of Sister Sledge’: Kathy Sledge on sibling rivalry, Chic and disco’s political power

Sister Sledge Kathy Sledge Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards

2 articles May 28

Young MC Morris Day Freedom Williams Martina McBride Bret Michaels Flo Rida Vanilla Ice Poison

Paste Magazine, Variety Music

2 articles May 28

George Clinton Bernie Worrell

Billboard, Music Business Worldwide

NME May 28

Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair announces Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels while Morris Day & The Time drop out

Vanilla Ice Flo Rida Milli Vanilli Bret Michaels The Time Poison

The Free Jazz Collective May 28

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (3)

Miles Davis Jimi Hendrix John Coltrane Miles Davis Quintet Rashied Ali

TSF Jazz

Le tromboniste Ryan Porter est décédé

Ryan Porter West Coast Get Down Kamasi Washington Stevie Wonder Rihanna

2 articles May 27

Paul McCartney Prince The Beatles

Billboard, Rolling Stone

The Free Jazz Collective May 29

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (5)

Miles Davis Herbie Hancock Fela Kuti James Brown John Coltrane Parliament Sonny Fortune

Pollstar May 28

Milli Vanilli And Morris Day Say They Won’t Perform At Trump-Linked Freedom 250’s DC Shows

Milli Vanilli Morris Day Young MC Céline Dion Elton John

2 articles May 28

Thom Yorke Flea Marvin Gaye Radiohead Atoms for Peace

Pitchfork, Rolling Stone France

4 articles May 28

Morris Day The Time Vanilla Ice Milli Vanilli Bret Michaels Flo Rida Young MC

AllHipHop, Billboard, Consequence of Sound +1

Billboard May 28

Goo Goo Dolls, Mark Ronson, Split Enz, Major Lazer Soundsystem to Play Singapore Airlines Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2026

Goo Goo Dolls Mark Ronson Split Enz DJ Snake ZHU Foo Fighters

NME May 28

The Durutti Column to release first album in 16 years ‘Renascent’ after Harry Styles’ Meltdown show

Harry Styles The Durutti Column Warpaint Nilüfer Yanya Orlando Weeks bar italia Devonté Hynes Jon Hopkins

The Free Jazz Collective May 28

Miles Davis @ 100 - A Celebration Through Albums (4)

Miles Davis Bitches Brew Gary Bartz Keith Jarrett Michael Henderson Jack DeJohnette John McLaughlin

Stereogum May 27

Morris Day & The Time Drop Off Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert

Morris Day The Time Donald Trump Milli Vanilli Young MC Bret Michaels Flo Rida Martina McBride

Consequence of Sound May 27

Paul McCartney Teases Unreleased Prince Duet

Paul McCartney Prince The Beatles Wings

Billboard May 27

Four Tops Looking For a Summer of Soul Reboot With Deluxe Edition of ‘Four Tops Live!’ Album and Possible Doc, Stage Musical

Overview

Recent developments in the funk genre include Jay Worthy's collaboration with George Clinton and Snoop Dogg on 'Knee Deep,' and Erykah Badu's inclusion in Blue Note London's inaugural lineup alongside Robert Glasper. Meanwhile, legacy acts like Earth, Wind & Fire and James Brown continue to influence contemporary music through enduring tracks.

Seen in 281 outlets, tracked since November 2013

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