Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Legendary singer Diana Ross turned 80 on Tuesday, March 26, and the milestone birthday was marked by well-wishes from family and friends on social media. The singer’s daughter Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated her…
Kevin Mazur/WireImage The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has added some more names to the cast, including actors who’ll play legendary music figures like Berry Gordy and Diana Ross. Variety reports that Larenz Tate has been hired to play Gordy, the man…
Paul Natkin/WireImage The success of the Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, has motivated a lot of music fans to rediscover the reggae legend’s music. The film was released on Valentine’s Day, bringing in $160.5 million worldwide, with a U.S. opening…
Disney/Chris Willard Chic’s Nile Rodgers has been named Laureate for the the 2024 Polar Music Prize. He will be honored at a ceremony held May 21 in Stockholm, with the Swedish royal family in attendance. “Dance music has been played…
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Earth, Wind & Fire has won a lawsuit they brought against a cover band that they claimed was infringing on their trademark. Back in March 2023, Earth, Wind & Fire LLP, the rights holders of the Rock &…
Republic/UMe James Brown passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul. The previously unreleased tune, “We Got to Change,” features Brown’s band the J.B.’s, with William “Bootsy” Collins on bass, Phelps “Catfish” Collins on guitar…
Rhino It’s a year late, but the 30th anniversary of What’s Love Got to Do With It, the soundtrack of the Tina Turner biopic of the same name starring Angela Bassett as Tina, is being celebrated with a series of special releases coming April 26. The album,…
Credit: Fool in Love Festival/Live Nation/Redrock Entertainment Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, who had a #1 hit together with 1981’s “Endless Love,” are set to team up again for a brand new love-themed festival coming to the Los Angeles area. The two superstars…
Mike Coppola/WireImage Henry Lee Fambrough, the last surviving founding member of R&B group The Spinners, passed away Wednesday, the band’s rep Tanisha Lynn Jackson confirms to ABC Audio. Fambrough died at his home in Virginia at the age of 85. Fambrough formed The Spinners in…
NPG Records/Warner Records A stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain is expected to wind up on Broadway, but before it hits the Great White Way, it will make its debut in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The musical’s pre-Broadway premiere is expected to…