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Back in 2009, not many SoulTrackers know about British soul man Daniel Merriweather and perhaps even fewer heard his killer duet with then-up-and-coming singer Adele, “Water and a ...

Happy birthday to Bootsy Collins, born October 26, 1951.

After working with James Brown as a teen in the late 1960s, the Cincinnati native became known as a leader in the Parliament-Funkadelic family in the ’70s.

Bootsy’s bass lines are the stuff of legend, characterized by their deep, rumbling sound and pioneering use of effects pedals. His c...

(October 23, 2026) We are sad to report the passing of singer Anita Louis, a founding member of the legendary Stax Records vocal group The Soul Children. She was 76. According to a published obituary, Louis died on October 20 in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music announced her passing today, ...

October 23rd, 2026, LOS ANGELES: Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer Dylan Chambers returns with his vibrant new single, “Lifting Me Up,” arriving today. A dazzling slice of retro-pop rooted in the golden era of soul, funk, and R&B, the track channels the timeless musicality of Earth, Wind & Fire while embracing the ...

(October 23, 2026) For generations, Motown has provided the soundtrack to the holidays, with memorable Christmas recordings from many of the label’s greatest stars. Now, those classics are being brought together with more recent holiday favorites in a new compilation, What Christmas Means to Motown!

The newly released collection spans more than half a cent...