Bootsy Collins is one of the pioneers of the funk music genre. His efforts are being recognized at this year’s Black Music Honors, which is set to air on Juneteenth on BounceTV. Before the taping of ...

Bootsy Collins remembers growing up in Cincinnati, then-home of R&B powerhouse King Records, and idolizing its biggest star, James Brown. “He really took us off the streets,” Collins said, remembering ...

Bootsy Collins released his long-awaited single “Funk Not Fight,” the title track of his forthcoming compilation of new songs. Featuring rappers Baby Triggy and Fantaazma, the track is part of Funk ...

AS THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashing his signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling ...

Before Bootsy Collins helped usher in the era of funk, he played bass for James Brown and George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic. Now he's back with a new album called "Tha Funk Capital of The World." ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - There's some big news coming out of the local music scene in Cincinnati. Funk Legend Bootsy Collins announced that he will soon be releasing new music. The new album is set to be ...

Bootsy Collins was forced to lay down his bass a few years back. But he’ll be onstage Saturday in Detroit with his latest creative mission: encouraging anti-violence through the power of music. The ...

Funk jammers Lettuce just released their new album Unify last week via Round Hill Records (order yours), and one of the songs, “Keep That Funk Alive,” features a guest appearance by one of the genre’s ...

Bootsy Collins and his star-shaped Space Bass rocketed into the funk-soul universe, first with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and later with his own Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He'll be on hand Aug.

The funk bassist and singer from Cincinnati celebrated his 71st birthday on Wednesday, and he chose to laud the occasion in Bootsy Collins-style. Collins announced a collaborative compilation album ...

NEW YORK (CBS) Bootsy Collins is fed up with young people not knowing the history of funk music - and he's doing something about it. The bassist for James Brown in the early '70s and then George ...