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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 […]
One of Motown’s founding artists Barrett Strong, has died at the age of 81. Strong was also a songwriter and sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)”. Strong had yet to turn 20 when he agreed to let his friend Berry Gordy, in the early days of building a recording empire in […]
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 […]
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes. Wilson stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded by Motown in 1977. The group’s first No. 1, million-selling song, “Where Did Our Love Go,” was released […]
Stevie Wonder has just announced that he will be leaving Motown to form his own record label and release some new music. He’s been on Motown since he was 11 years old in 1961 and now he’s starting So What the Fuss Music, the name of which is inspired by his 2005 collaboration with Prince. […]
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