Family & friends share birthday wishes for Diana Ross as she turns 80

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…

Michael Jackson biopic casts the roles of Berry Gordy, Diana Ross & more

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…

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ resulted in streaming bump for Marley’s catalog

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…

Never-before-released song from James Brown released ahead of A&E documentary

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…

Tina Turner movie soundtrack ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ getting 30th anniversary treatment

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,…

Lionel Richie & Diana Ross to headline inaugural Fool in Love festival

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…

The Spinners’ Henry Lee Fambrough dies at 85

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…

Musical of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ to open in singer’s hometown

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…