Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...

The soul icon caps Black History Month with the first-ever digital release of a 1971 live recalibration. Over the course of more than 50 years, covers of Roberta Flack songs have become pillars of ...

They should sing these songs in church. Marvin Gaye's What's Going On doesn't simply boast the gospel influence that marks so much of America's most transformative works in blues and R&B; the album ...

Next Thursday evening, on October 1st, Nashville singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian will cover all of Marvin Gaye‘s iconic 1971 album What’s Going On (which Rolling Stone recently named the greatest ...

Fifty years ago this Friday, the canon of popular music got one of its most significant works — straight from Detroit. On May 21, 1971, Motown Records released Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” album, ...

“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 ...

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In 2017, British author David Hepworth declared that 1971 was “The Year That Rock Exploded.” Now the new Apple TV+ documentary series “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” takes the claim a ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...