Mark Ronson has been sued for copyright infringement over the similarity between "Uptown Funk" and the 1980 Zapp hit "More Bounce to the Ounce." By Gil Kaufman Mark Ronson is facing another lawsuit ...

9:45 p.m.: Nate Harasim and Darren Rahn. Canadian-born producer/smooth jazz saxman Rahn has been charting on Billboard's jazz charts since 2008. His latest, "Speechless" peaked at #29 in April, and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Commons was home to the second annual 614-Funk Fest tonight. The event highlights the funk music genre, including one group who performed who are native to Ohio ...

Lester Troutman Sr. says a dream happened. “Some brothers got together from Hamilton, Ohio and started talking about the dream that they had, and they started chasing their dream,” the drummer and ...

It’s not often that one group of people can lay claim to influencing the rise of two separate genres of popular music. But that is exactly the case with Zapp, whose eponymous 1980 release was ...

DAYTON — Dayton isn’t only the birthplace of aviation, but is also widely known as the world’s funk music capitol. Dayton is well connected to all the funk groups of the ‘70s and ‘90s. Music group ...

Performers like Zapp and Morris Day will take the stage tomorrow so we can hear some of their classic hits. The production company, “Fame Productions,” started this show to give people a chance to ...

Influential 1970s funk and soul band Zapp is scheduled to perform Saturday at Peoria Riverfront Park. The “electrifying night of funk, soul, and unforgettable rhythms” is set for 7 p.m. with gates ...

“Uptown Funk” is the subject of a new copyright infringement lawsuit. Mark Ronson has been accused of copying Zapp’s 1980 classic “More Bounce to the Ounce” without permission. The complaint was ...

Mark Ronson is being sued for allegedly ripping off Zapp and Roger Troutman's 1980 track "More Bounce To The Ounce" on his Bruno Mars super-hit "Uptown Funk," according to TMZ. Lastrada Entertainment, ...