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When I'm nudged into Erykah Badu's backstage dressing room at the Brooklyn Museum, she's still recovering from a spontaneous outbreak of extended public adulation.

Farah Alvin , Anika Larsen , Patti Murin , Samia Najimy Finnerty, N'Kenge , Orfeh , Jarrod Spector and American Idol Finalist Erika Van Pelt will comprise the lineup for the June 10 edition of The Pop Show, part of the Broadway at Birdland series at Birdland Jazz Club.

The longtime lead vocalist for the Isley Brothers , Ronald Isley helmed the influential family group for over half a century, a period spanning not only multiple generations of siblings but also massive cultural shifts that heralded their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul to blistering funk .

James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", would have been 80 this year. Perhaps being the "hardest working man in show business" finally caught up with him _ in 2006, at the age of 73, one of the greatest popular music icons of the 20th century passed away.

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness, according to his daughter.

It was announced this week that the Australian soul-diva will perform REWIND: The Aretha Franklin Songbook tour at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre on July 4. Anu will perform a touching tribute to her idol, which features an array of Franklin songs with her own special touch.

All eyes were on the South this weekend as musicians and music lovers descended on Gulf Shores, Alabama, for the 4th annual Hangout Music Festival.

With apologies to Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and with assurances that I haven't left out the space in "a motion," this post addresses a question about whether a North Carolina local governing board has authority to oust one of its members.

Where I grew up , we call the kind of music on Playlist: The Very Best of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes "beach music." It has strong, soulful vocals, lots of horns, and a beat you can dance to. Here, in the press release, they call it the original "Sound of the Jersey Shore." Same thing.

As part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

IT'S been a long time since Soul ll Soul topped the charts with their iconic hit Back To Life.

The blasting horns sampled from The Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman " ring out, the sound of a jangling cymbal being taken for a walk sizzles under the infectiously catchy purr of "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh- oh no no." The 808 laced drums crack and pop as if they're frying under the hot Texas summer sun.

Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of the French duo Daft Punk in Los Angeles April 11, 2013.

One of the earliest original soundtracks written for a full-length motion picture was Max Steiner's score for "King Kong," in 1933.

The Grammy Award winning Flack, who is best known for a string of hits like Killing Me Softly With His Song , Set the Night to Music and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face will give a special live performance at the event which will honor four distinguished individuals - Professor , Head of Government and International Affairs of the Johannesburg ... (more)

The class of 1963 crowded in a rectangle on the dance floor, the memories of high school fresh on their minds as the band played in a sea of pink and blue hues.

The class of 1963 crowded in a rectangle on the dance floor, the memories of high school fresh on their minds as the band played in a sea of pink and blue hues.

Backbackback into time, as I pilot "The Time Machine" to a landing on Tuesday, May 18, 1982.

TMZ spoke with Aretha Franklin, who told them that Kim shouldn't be travelling around because it's not good for the child.

Pulitizer Prize-nominated composer Ira Hearshen taught students about life, as well as music, during rehearsals this week for the Ferndale High School spring band concert.