George Clinton
George Clinton is taking Universal Music Group to court, accusing the label of freezing more than $1.1 million in royalties across his catalog for more than three years. According to court documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide, the Parliament-Funkadelic architect filed the lawsuit Friday, May 15, in federal court in Detroit, alleging UMG withheld 100% of royalties from […]
Eddie Murphy will star as funk legend George Clinton in an upcoming biopic directed by Bill Condon for Amazon MGM Studios. Based on Clinton’s memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?, the film will explore Clinton’s groundbreaking journey with Parliament-Funkadelic, whose psychedelic and sci-fi-inspired music redefined the genre. Murphy, […]
Eddie Murphy is in early talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. Murphy has a three-picture deal with Amazon, and this is a passion project for him. Murphy also will serve as producer with Davis Entertainment and they are tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and […]
Over the weekend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and original founding member of the iconic Parliament-Funkadelic, Calvin Simon, has passed away at age 79. His cause of death has not been released. Bootsy Collins took to Instagram to share Simon’s passing: View this post on Instagram A post shared by William "Bootsy" Collins […]
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