Musicians have been paying tribute to the "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" icon, whose influence has shaped R&B, hip-hop and ...

They described him as "highly influential and sought after as a music collaborator." Ayers' own biggest hit was the mellow ...

We’re doing NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the end of the regular season. Each week we’ll emphasize a new award. This ...

The jazz-meets-funk musician inspired Pharrel, Dr Dre and Kanye West, and his work was among the most sampled by rappers.

A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...