For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul ...

Stone, an eccentric whose songs of uplift were tempered by darker themes of struggle and disillusionment, had a fall as steep ...

While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...

Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock, and ...

Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...

Por DAVID BAUDERA veces hay simetrías extrañas en la muerte, como en la vida. Los fallecimientos de Sly Stone y Brian Wilson ...

Questlove stands out as one of the premier music historians of all time. He also happens to be a Saturday Night Live expert and combined his two worlds as director of the documentary Ladies and ...

The drummer-producer and documentarian explains why that theme was central to his film on the funk band Sly and the Family ...