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 ...

The Black Forum label — founded by Berry Gordy and the Motown Corporation in 1971 — will relaunch in 2021, “providing a platform to a new generation of writers, thinkers and poets,” according to the ...

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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 ...

Throughout 2009 Motown Records is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of special events and performances that kicked off on Jan. 12. Motown’s extraordinary accomplishments include an ...

Rolling Stone magazine’s No. 1 greatest album of all time is getting a hometown celebration in honor of its 50th anniversary. Marvin Gaye’s 1971 Motown-recorded masterpiece What’s Going On will ...

DETROIT - Music producer Harry Balk, who perhaps most famously pushed Marvin Gaye's album "What's Going On" into production in 1971, died Saturday, Dec. 3, following a brief bout with illness. The ...

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, ...

Motown's Mowest Story 1971-1973: Our Lives are Shaped by What we Love is the first comp to dig into this all but lost imprint. It’s terrific. None of this really matters after hearing the music. “The ...

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 ...

The Black Forum label — founded by Berry Gordy and the Motown Corporation in 1971 — will relaunch in 2021, “providing a platform to a new generation of writers, thinkers and poets,” according to the ...

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 ...