Bruno Mars’ band member Kameron Whalum keeps things ‘Funky’ as he mentors Memphis musicians  The Commercial Appeal

Kameron Whalum has mentored aspiring Memphis musicians this summer as an artist-in-residence at Stax Music Academy.

The Extreme Highs and Lows of Cuco’s Début Album, “Para Mí”  The New Yorker

In June of 2016, a shy teen-ager named Omar Banos uploaded a short clip to YouTube, in which he played slide guitar along to Santo and Johnny’s weepy …

Lil Nas X Sued For $25M By Blue-Eyed Soul Legend  HipHopDX

More money more problems it seems for Lil Nas X as he is being sued $25 million for using singer Bobby Caldwell’s 1982 song “Carry On” without permission.

Levitt AMP Carson City concert Saturday features brass-fused, pop and soul headliners  Carson Now

The Levitt AMP Carson City summer concert series continues this Saturday, July 27 with two headliners sure to light up the night at the Change Company stage, …

Rising Inferno Island Soul Fest From July 26 – 28  Bernews

The Rising Inferno Productions team are set to host Island Soul Fest, July 26 – 28th 2019, a pre-Cup Match music festival featuring three nights with five different …

Local A&E Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: July 25-28 Brian Mains 11  WCPO Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — There is a deep philosophical question underlining this edition of “Top of things to do in Cincinnati”: If you don’t have fun this weekend, do you …

Mercury Prize 2019: Punk and politics collide on shortlist  BBC News

Albums addressing race, immigration, Brexit and class division populate the shortlist for the 2019 Mercury Prize. Among the front-runners is Idles’ Joy As An Act …

Lalah Hathaway Pays Soulful Live Tribute To Her Father Donny  uDiscover Music

Donny Hathaway’s daughter Lalah will perform an entire set of his music for the first time, at the Soul At The Centre event in Manhattan.

Howard Audio strikes a chord with Soul Sisters  Bizcommunity.com

Adam Howard gives us the body and soul of how the Chicken Licken campaign came together and what’s behind Howard Audio’s Cannes winning-streak…

Lincoln Center Out of Doors Kicks Off With a Tribute to a Pioneering Series on Black Culture and Art  Playbill.com

Almost 50 years after it was premiered, Lincoln Center looks back to the groundbreaking Soul at the Center July 24.