James Brown's all-new song has arrived. On Friday, February 16, UMe/Republic Records unearthed the late singer's song "We Got To Change" for a fresh three-track EP. The classic track was created ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

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"We did a lot of R&B," Brown explains. "There's a lot of Sade, there's a little JoJo going on there. James knows every song. He was part of a band growing up in Oklahoma, and so, the dude has ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...