Al Green

Run the Jewels, Al Green and Joey Bada$$ are taking a cue from Cam'ron by going pink. This month, fans will have the opportunity to own a limited edition pink vinyl of their respective albums, created in an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer.

When you think soul music, Al Green is one of the first who comes to mind. Today (April 13), one of the genre's greatest singers and hitmakers turns 69.

On Oct. 18, 1974, Al Green was scalded by hot grits while showering.

We're still waiting on D'Angelo to follow up his 2000 album 'Voodoo' but until then, the singer prepares to release 'Live at the Jazz Café, London: The Complete Show' on March 25. One song featured on the live set is D'Angelo's rendition of Al Green's 'I'm Glad You're Mine.'

This week’s sample flip is Al Green’s ‘What A Wonderful Thing Life Is,’ a track so full of emotion that it’s odd more producers haven’t plucked those strings for their own beats. Naturally, Kanye is the kind of visionary to touch all kinds of Al Green joints...

Alex Wong, Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not love this music?" he asked Tuesday, opening the night's concert in an East Room bathed in amber light and transformed by the addition of a stage and backup musicians...

Hip-hop and Valentine's Day go together like the cast members of Love & Hip-Hop. Which is to say, well, not that swimmingly. But whatever. Some of the genre's most enduring contributions, in any era, have been songs about the ladies. Fr...

Calling all musicians! Here is a great, outside-the-box sales technique: Get President Barack Obama to slip in a couple lines of your song during one of his speeches. As Spinner reports, last week, Obama delivered several lines from Al Green's classic 'Let's Stay Together' at a fundraising event in Harlem, and the song has now enjoyed a 490 percent sales increase after the video of the President/c

President Obama showed off his vocal prowess Thursday night (Jan. 19) at a fundraising event held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., surprising those in attendance who weren't aware the Commander in Chief could carry a tune. As he stood at a podium in front of an American flag, Obama shared his enthusiasm over watching soul crooner Rev...

Drake is reaping the benefits of having a Billboard-topping album with his debut effort 'Thank Me Later.' On June 22, the much-buzzed about artist performed at a surely lucrative corporate event for Microsoft Bing, running through a series of bangers from his new album and a few surprising covers that included a J Dilla verse from Slum Village's 'Climax' and Al Green's soulful classic 'Let's Stay