funk Archives - Page 4 of 6 - Noise11.com

funk

Bootsy Collins World Wide Funk

Bootsy Collins Has A New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Mascot Records has announced the new album and first in six years from funk rock legend Bootsy Collins! World Wide Funk will be released on October 27 and features an array of phenomenal talent including; Chuck D, Buckethead, Eric Gales, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Musiq Soulchild, Bernie Worrell, Kali Uchis and many more.

Read the full article →
George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

George Clinton To Perform In Sydney and Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

George Clinton will play two 50th anniversary shows in Australia in September.

Read the full article →
Prince Pantone

Prince Honored With New Pantone Colour

by Music-News.com

Music icon Prince has been posthumously honoured with his own custom shade of purple by officials at the Pantone Color Institute.

Read the full article →
Prince Purple Rain

Universal’s $31 Million Prince Deal Declared Void By Court

by Paul Cashmere

Universal’s $31 million deal with the Prince estate has been declared void in court.

Read the full article →
Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Photo By Graham Spillard

Red Hot Chili Peppers Ready To Give It Away Give It Away Now Suggests Chad Smith

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has told Eddie Trunk that the band may be at the point of finally slowing down.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Purple Rain Is The No 4 Album In The USA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Prince and the Revolution are back in the top five with the new deluxe versions of the soundtrack to the film Purple Rain.

Read the full article →
John Blackwell and Prince

R.I.P. John Blackwell of New Power Generation 1973-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Blackwell, Jr., the drummer for Prince’s New Power Generation, D’Angelo and others, died on Tuesday, July 4 after suffering from cancer. He was 43.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Apollonia Writes Birthday Letter To Prince

by Music-News.com

Apollonia Kotero, the actress, singer and model who slipped into the female lead in the Prince film Purple Rain when Vanity dropped out, has written a birthday message to the late singer on what would have been his 59th birthday.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Estate Sue Producers Of Unauthorised Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Executors for Prince’s estate are planning a legal assault on the producers of an unauthorized Purple Rain musical, featuring the late singer’s songs.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince May Have Been Duped Into Wrong Drug Says Top Pathologist

by Music-News.com

A top forensic pathologist fears Prince may have been duped into taking a familiar painkiller laced with Fentanyl in the hours before his death last year (Apr16).

Read the full article →
Nikka Costa Underneath and In Between

Nikka Costa Covers Prince On New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Nikka Costa’s new album takes her music in a new direction with a combination of covers and original songs along with the inclusion of a rhythm section and string quartet.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Siblings His Only Heirs Judge Rules

by Music-News.com

Prince’s six siblings have officially been named the only heirs to the late superstar’s estate.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Deliverance EP Still Blocked From Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Things just got a little more interesting in the fight over the release of the Prince album Deliverance.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Family Starts Talking Up A Reality Show

by Music-News.com

Prince’s estate reportedly wants to use the late singer’s unreleased music for a new reality TV show.

Read the full article →
Prince Purple Rain

Prince Vaults Raided For Major Purple Rain Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

The Prince signature album ‘Purple Rain’ is about to undergo the expansion treatment.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Morris Day Pays Tribute To Prince VIDEO

by Music-News.com

Singer Morris Day has honored his close pal Prince with a new tribute song on the first anniversary of his death.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Judge Stops Release of Prince Release This Friday

by Paul Cashmere

The planned release of unreleased Prince music this Friday (21 April) has been halted by the courts.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Estate Is Trying To Stop ‘Deliverance’ EP Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

This week it was announced that an EP of previously unreleased music by Prince would be put out on Friday (April 20) to mark the one-year anniversary of his passing.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Doctor Denies Unauthorised Prescriptions Were At Paisley Park

by Music-News.com

A lawyer for Prince’s doctor has denied reports suggesting the medic prescribed powerful painkillers for the tragic superstar under a false identity.

Read the full article →
Jamiroquai Toby Smith

R.I.P. Toby Smith of Jamiroquai 1970-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Toby Smith, the keyboardist for Jamiroquai from their founding until 2002, died on Tuesday (April 11) at the age of 46. No cause of death has been announced.

Read the full article →
George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

George Clinton To Receive SESAC Legacy Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

George Clinton, the leader of the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic has been chosen to receive the SESAC Legacy Award.

Read the full article →
Kungs

Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners This Girl Is On An Italian Car Ad

by Paul Cashmere

Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners hit song ‘This Girl’ is currently being heard as a Peugeot ad in Italy.

Read the full article →
Robert P-Nut Johnson

R.I.P. Robert ‘P-Nut’ Johnson of Bootsy’s Rubber Band and Parliament-Funkadelic 1947-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Robert “P-Nut” Johnson, vocalist for Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Parliament, Funkadelic and other various George Clinton bands, died on Sunday, March 12 after a lengthy illness.

Read the full article →
Clyde Stubblefield

R.I.P. Clyde Stubblefield Drummer For James Brown 1943-2017

by Paul Cashmere

U.S. drummer Clyde Stubblefield, best known for his work with James Brown, has died from liver failure at the age of 73.

Read the full article →
Walter Junie Morrison

R.I.P. Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison of Ohio Players 1954-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Walter “Junie” Morrison, who left his musical mark on both the Ohio Players and Parliament-Funkadelic, has died at the age of 62.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince Estate Estate Details Revealed

by Music-News.com

There’s a lot of Prince news this week as the first anniversary of his death last April approaches.

Read the full article →
Irving Azoff, music news, noise11.com

Irving Azoff Acquires Prince Released And Unreleased Recording Rights

by Paul Cashmere

Global Music Rights, a company founded by Irving Azoff in 2014, has acquired the rights for all released and unreleased Prince songs.

Read the full article →
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paisley Park To Stage Prince First Anniversary Shows In 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Some have questioned how fast the executors of Prince’s estate have managed to get the Paisley Park complex up and running as a museum, feeling it was a bit disrespectful to the late singer this soon after his death, but the company running the site keeps forging forward with new special events.

Read the full article →
Prince: Photo By NPG Records Noise11 photo

Prince Paisley Park To Start Fan Vocal Sessions

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN has gone from a place of mourning to a full-blown tourist attraction in record time.

Read the full article →
Jay-Z - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Jay-Z Is Not Buying Prince Archives Says Rep

by Music-News.com

Prince’s camp has denied claims Jay Z made a $40 million bid to buy the rights to the late pop icon’s unreleased music.

Read the full article →

Related Posts

Robert Randolph Preacher Kids
Robert Randolph Previews Seventh Album With ‘Sinner’

Bluesman Robert Randolph will release his seventh album ‘Preacher Kids’ in June and has the song ‘Sinner’ for us to hear now.

16 hours ago
The Fray Facebook photo
The Fray Add Extra Sydney and Melbourne Dates

Anticipation for The Fray certainly exceeded expectations with shows selling so fast that second shows have already been announced for Sydney and Melbourne.

4 days ago
Sneaky Sound System
Sneaky Sound System is Back With New Song ‘Shiver’

Connie Mitchell and Angus McDonald are back together as Sneaky Sound System with the brand new Bondi built song ‘Shiver’.

5 days ago
Lady Gaga Photo credit Frank LeBon suppilied by Universal
Lady Gaga Announces Mayhem Ball World Dates

Lady Gaga has thrilled fans by announcing a tour that she "wasn't planning".

5 days ago
Lady Gaga Sued By Surfboard Manufacturer Over Mayhem Logo

Lady Gaga has been sued by a surfboard brand over her Mayhem logo.

5 days ago
The Fray Facebook photo
The Fray To Play Australia For The Fifth Time

The Fray will return to Australia for their fifth tour and first since 2012.

March 25, 2025
Killing Heidi Reflector
Killing Heidi To Release 25th Anniversary Edition of Reflector

Killing Heidi will mark the 25th anniversary of their debut album ‘Reflector’ with a 2CD expanded edition in June.

March 24, 2025