Universal Music Group is betting that what worked for Ginsu knives and Thigh Masters will work for Earth, Wind & Fire. The nation’s largest music company is preparing to announce next week that it is ...

The latest "Soul" collection launched Tuesday. Ahead of the highly anticipated release of Disney and Pixar's "Soul" film, a curated collection featuring the movie's "Joe Gardner" character was ...

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From Wattstax to 8-tracks, cuz, the Five Stairsteps and Curtis Mayfield, this collection pulls together a six-disc trip through the funkiest era in American music. You may need to dust off your blue ...

In 70's Soul Superstars, Patti LaBelle hosts an all-star lineup of Motown, rhythm and blues, soul and disco artists including the Commodores, Sister Sledge and Heatwave. This once-in-a-lifetime ...

For a decade starting in the late '60s, the Kashmere Stage Band — a funk-infused outfit rooted in a poor, predominantly black neighborhood in northeast Houston — built a reputation as the most ...

The Stylistics ("Betcha by Golly, Wow") and Harold Melvin's Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me By Now") are among the acts lined up for the '70s Soul Jam at 8 p.m. Saturday at PlayhouseSquare's Palace ...

“Blue Eyed Soul,” Simply Red’s 12th album, is not innovative, groundbreaking, cutting-edge, topical or extensive. But it’s a lot of fun and its title is comfortingly accurate. Mick Hucknall’s band, ...