The song with the silky, layered vocals and an emphatic protest message was topical when Gaye cut it in 1970. It was still relevant when a newly freed Nelson Mandela recited its lyrics for a packed ...

“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...

*Fifty years ago, Roberta Flack released her third studio album, Quiet Fire, just six months after Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking masterpiece, What’s Going On came out in May 1971. At the time, the ...

Aloe Blacc created a "musical dialogue between Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley" on his new album. The 46-year-old singer has released his record 'Stand Together' - which is his first LP of original music ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Marvin Gaye’s voice remains one of the most captivating sounds in music history. His ability to express ...

“It is a pleasure and a privilege for me to bring this gentleman on,” Wally Cox said to the raucous crowd. “Five years this man has been absent, a man that has become a legend in his own time—ladies ...

Like many of the finest musical artists of all time, Marvin Gaye’s career spanned several different stylistic eras. He shined in the 60s as Motown’s smoothest vocalist. In the early 70s, he reinvented ...

Marvin Gaye’s classic soul song, “Baby Don’t You Do It”, created a blueprint for future rock legends like The Band and The Who.

A US appeals court upheld its decision that Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On." REUTERS Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music and ...