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Since Africans arrived in the Americas, they brought their creativity and brilliance with them, creating music that captures the essence of Black resistance. Black music, spanning genres like spirituals, blues, jazz, rock & roll, and gospel, has been the soundtrack of personal experiences and freedom movements that have shaped America. In the 1960s, Black music […]
A collection of Marvin Gaye’s unreleased music, recorded 40 years ago before his death in 1984, has been discovered in Belgium, as reported by The Guardian. Charles Dumolin, who hosted Gaye in Ostend in 1982 to help the singer overcome his drug addiction and rejuvenate his career, had over 66 demo recordings on roughly 30 […]
Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, has relaunched the “Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus,” initially founded in 2012 by former Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio. The caucus aims to celebrate the positive influence of music, emphasizing the role of cultural organizations like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in fostering community unity, supporting arts and […]
Popular UK singer songwriter Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music If he loses his copyright infringement lawsuit for being accused of using portions of Marvin Gaye’s classic hit song “Let’s Get Get It On”. Ed Sheeran 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud” sounds exactly like the music was inspired by Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It […]
Motown Icon Berry Gordy was one of the five people to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. This year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award also include Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler, Justino Diaz and Joni Mitchell. Together at last… your Kennedy Center Honorees! 🤩🌈💕 Watch Dec. 22 at 9/8c on @CBS & @paramountplus as we celebrate […]
On October 1st, Nashville singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian will be performing a cover of Marvin Gaye’s album “What’s Going On” as a part of a livestream event called “There’s An Election Going On” that he will be hosting as well. The performance will feature guests like Grace Potter, Jason Isbell, Breland, the War and Treaty, and […]
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