If you're a regular reader of Okaylayer, chances are you know the origin story of neo-soul. Former Motown Records president William “Kedar” Massenburg came up with the phrase in the '90s to help ...

To get people ready for our Soul at the Center concert, we have curated an all-encompassing — and frankly perfect — soul playlist, featuring Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, and more. On ...

This is the third installment of Rolling Stone’s series At Work, in which we explore the fast-changing music business from the perspective of a different industry leader each week. Read the first here ...

Celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band this year, Collective Soul released its 10th studio album “Blood" in June and are smack-dab in the middle of a North American tour that stretches into ...

Celebrating 50 years since the beginning of his prolific professional career, soul legend Lee Fields' new album "It Rains Love" is out now, his fifth release with backing group The Expressions. Fields ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people talk about the architects of Southern soul, names like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave usually come up first. But leaving out Eddie Floyd means missing one ...