Fifty years after the launch of legendary soul label Stax, Concord Music Group is reactivating the imprint after a 30-year-hiatus with new signings, re-issues, ... Read

JENNIFER Hudson might be letting her Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in "Dreamgirls" go to her head. Besides tangling last week with Simon Cowell ... Read

Computer whiz Anselm Baird-Smith was comfortably settled in a job at eBay when the music called. It was an irresistible song from a website called Lala.com, ... Read

He was called the "Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Biz" but it looks like he was also rather busy offstage and the father of ... Read

The city is warming up to a finer taste in music. The truly chilled out kinds are on to a new high that translates into lounge music. This genre of music, ... Read

Few people — at 22 years old — merit an autobiography and a biopic. But Fantasia, the former "American Idol” champ with the raspy, gospel-tinged voice ... Read

One minute Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese are Hollywood's hottest (and most unlikely) couple... But with a blink of an eye it's all done and dusted. ... Read

The trust handling James Brown's estate owes more than $70,000 for his elaborate funeral and care of his body for nearly three months before it was laid ... Read

Founded by Jazzie B, Soul II Soul started out in the '70s, with warehouse-style sound system parties and moved into the West End with legendary gigs at ... More