"She is the reason why women want to sing," Blige said. "Aretha has everything – the power, the technique. She is honest with ...

Barrett Strong was born; Black Sabbath began recording 'Master of Reality'; Paul Simon released his first new song without ...

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" made its way to several different singers. Mel Carter made the ultimate recording of it in 1965 ...

Discovered when she was performing at the Caucus Club in downtown Detroit, Sylvia Moy was pushed to make songwriting her ...

The Super Bowl halftime show is the marquee event among performances, widely considered "the biggest stage in the world" due ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s.

A special anniversary will be celebrated this year when the annual Northern Soul Weekender returns to Bridlington Spa.

The iconic soul-R&B-funk Motown vocal group has announced a handful of tour dates for the remainder of winter, into early ...

Two exciting one-off club nights are coming to The Great North Wood pub in West Norwood in the next few weeks. The first is a C86 Special run by long-running indie club night How Does It Feel To ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas is gearing up for a royal takeover—musical royal, that is. Two titans of American soul, Smokey ...

The 2026 halftime Super Bowl show will be performed by Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny. The three-time Grammy winner ...

If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to explore albums as defining statements rather than collections of hit ...