Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Playlist where members of the Times-Tribune staff submit their music picks based on a theme. Some one suggested we do Disco or Funk…. So we went with Funk.

“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.

Before 1976, Wild Cherry was trying to make a career out of hard rock music at a time when disco was about the only thing happening. The Ohio-formed band got their start performing rock covers. Their ...

National Get Funky Day will be observed for the very first time on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to the National Day Calendar. Funk music as we know it today first emerged in the 1960s with acts such as ...

A federal judge has ruled against two songwriters who claimed Brazilian pop star Anitta ripped off their 2006 song with her ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Arlester "Dyke" Christian and his bandmates were packing the dance floor at one of their regular stomping grounds in Phoenix, the Elks Club on Seventh Avenue, when a man approached to ask whose song ...

Master P performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on ...

Giorgio Trovato and Giuseppe Di Caccamo Jr claimed in a January lawsuit that the Brazilian superstar, real name Larissa de ...

Bootsy Collins plays scalding funk on new single “Hot Saucer,” featuring singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild and rapper Big Daddy Kane. The iconic Funkadelic bassist anchors the track with a dirty, ...

Lady Antebellum made waves this morning when they announced their return with a new album called Heart Break and shared its soulful first single “You Look Good.” Watch a lyric video for the new song ...