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Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ Classic ‘Endless Love’ Is Still a Problem After More Than 40 Years, Here’s What We Know
The legendary R&B artists performed at the same LA music festival, but did not take the stage together.
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Black Music Month: The Story Behind Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’
In honor of Black Music Month, we’re exploring some of the classic tracks that have showcased and celebrated Black culture.
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Smokey Robinson Reveals Affair With Diana Ross. He Could’ve Kept This Motown Story to Himself
The ‘Tracks of My Tears’ singer had some things to get off his chest in a recent interview.
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Smokey Robinson to Release Sensual New Album Titled GASMS After 9 Years and Ooo, Baby Baby, We Better Get Ready
The legendary singer also dropped new song on Friday and is set to be honored as one of MusiCares 2023 Persons of the Year on Feb. 3.
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Berry Gordy Announces His Retirement at 89
After six decades in the entertainment industry, Berry Gordy is calling it quits. According to the Detroit Free Press, the 89-year-old music mogul made the surprise announcement on Sunday during Motown’s 60th-anniversary Hitsville Honors ceremony at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. After accepting the Motown Legacy Award from filmmaker Lee Daniels, Gordy made the big reveal during…
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NYC’s First Lady Remixes ‘Reclaiming My Time’ as a Mental-Health Anthem
Arguably, the only thing better than Rep. Maxine Waters’ skewering of White House weasel and Treasury Department Secretary Steve Mnuchin was the song it inspired—a gospel spin on Waters’ infamous remarks, performed by Broadway actor Mykal Kilgore, that immediately went viral. It turns out that New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, is also a…
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White Woman Caught on Camera Attacking Black Actor: ‘Don’t Record Me, You F–king N–ger’
Police in Reno, Nev., are investigating after a white woman was caught on camera attacking a black actor while hurling racial slurs, Raw Story reports. Actor and singer Elijah Ahmad Lewis from Motown: the Musical took to Facebook Wednesday to describe the attack, saying that the woman punched him in the jaw and also hit…