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*Funk icon George Clinton says he will use his upcoming reality TV show to highlight his various legal battles over the copyright to his songs. The Parliament/Funkadelic legend is caught up in a myriad of current lawsuits over the use of his back catalog. In January, he was ordered to give up the rights to [...]
*George Clinton still has it. The funk master himself returned to his hometown of Newark, NJ to blow the socks off of fans and music connoisseurs at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. In an interesting interview with TheUrbanDaily.com, he described what it’s like being him from his eccentric wardrobe to the groupies. Born in [...]
*Cordell “Boogie” Mosson, longtime bassist for George Clinton’s legendary Parliament-Funkadelic, died last Thursday (April 18) at the age of 60, reports Billboard.com. No official cause of death has been given. Mosson was born October 16, 1952 and grew up in Plainfield, NJ. He first met Clinton in the early seventies, when the P-Funk leader produced [...]
*It looks like George Clinton‘s wife, er, estranged wife, doesn’t have a problem saying hasta la vista to dude, but she wants to get paid. Wow, imagine that? Stephanie Clinton filed papers in a Florida court last week as part of her divorce battle with George. She’s asking the court to grant her both temporary [...]
*Who knew the chief funkateer was even married?! It’s all over for George Clinton and his wife of 22 years, Stephanie Lynn Clinton, reports TMZ. We guess you could say their marriage went to the (Atomic) dogs. Florida documents show the two were married in Toledo, Ohio in 1990, but have “experienced long term separation” [...]
*Sad news to report about George Clinton. Would you believe the funkmeister is being forced to give up the funk. Literally Clinton’s ex-lawyers have forced the music legend to hand over four classic recordings to pay off the million bucks he owes the law firm , reports TMZ. According to court docs, Hendricks & Lewis [...]
*Uh oh, chief funkateer George Clinton is in trouble with the tax man … again. That means Uncle Sam just filed yet another federal tax lien filed against the music legend. According to documents filed in Leon County, Florida … Clinton failed to pay $7,457.89 worth of taxes in 2009 and $13,301.57 for the year [...]
*Funk legend George Clinton has been accused of falling behind with his taxes and racking up more than $100,000in late payments. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The musician, who filed for bankruptcy in 1984, has been struggling financially for many years over allegations his money has been mismanaged. Now he’s facing a large bill from [...]
*Funk master George Clinton was entertaining his audience at “Unity in the Park” concert in Cleveland when a fight broke out. A gunman fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the head and injured three others. A 20-year-old woman was shot in the neck while a 14-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were injured in their [...]
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*Funk up your weekend with an exclusive preview of the debut album from “The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown” and hear for the first time tracks featuring George Clinton recorded specifically for Volume 1. Go to www.thebigolnastygetdown.com to access the player. The album will be available for streaming from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5 [...]
*Funk legend George Clinton is in the hospital with a staph infection in his leg, TMZ is reporting. Clinton’s rep tells the website that Clinton, 69, went to see his doctor for a routine check-up when the decision was made to keep him in the facility so he could receive proper treatment for a staph [...]
*The Mothership — the iconic stage prop made famous by legendary funk collective Parliament-Funkadelic — has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture where it will help anchor a permanent music exhibition when the museum opens its doors in 2015. “I’m about to cry!” Parliament-Funkadelic frontman Clinton tells the [...]
*(NEW YORK, NY) As Kelly Price gears up to release her sixth album, KELLY, on May 3, 2011, she is enjoying the growing success of her recently released single, “Not My Daddy.” The new single, which debuted at #20 on iTunes, features production and vocals by Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams and is sizzling at radio, [...]
*Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz, Jill Scott and rapper Kanye West are among the headliners scheduled to take the stage at this year’s Essence Music Festival. The 17th annual New Orleans festival, celebrating the roots of rhythm and blues, will take place July 1-3 at the Louisiana Superdome. Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc., [...]
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