Despite being brought together by Island Records' Chris Blackwell to record one Grace Jones record, Compass Point All-Stars wound up becoming Bahamian folklore.

Sly was known for meshing rock, pop, funk and soul. Learn about his life, career and legacy here. Sly Stone, best remembered for meshing rock, pop, funk, psychedelic and soul music in the 1960s and ...

Director Questlove and producer Joseph Patel tell IndieWire about creating a balance between music nerdom and the life of Sly Stone in their documentary. So “Sly Lives!” is a few different things at ...

“Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” road tests a theory that its director, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, has had for a while, and that’s articulated in the Hulu documentary by Dream Hampton: ...

While screening the documentary “Sly Lives!,” producer Joseph Patel told Variety’s senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson that the filmmakers were not sure if their subject, Sly Stone, would ...

The Concert for the Hall of Fame took place 30 years ago today at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The electrifying, six-hour concert featuring over 40 legendary artists across generations was staged to ...

Zendaya and Scott Speedman share a birthday today. Check out our photo slideshow of celebrities and other famous people with birthdays on September 1, 2025 and find out a fun fact about each person.

Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone passed away in June but his soulful funky music and desire for world unity resurrected Saturday night inside Bryant Park. Thousands packed the popular NYC space for a ...

Paul Cornish is no stranger to the piano. He has been playing since he was a teenager and performed with the likes of HAIM and Kanye West. Now he has stepped off the sidelines and into the ...