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Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey to host 'A Motown Christmas' special honoring the label's legacy
Read full article: Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey to host 'A Motown Christmas' special honoring the label's legacySmokey Robinson and Halle Bailey, bridging Motownās old and new school, will host a a holiday special to honor the groundbreaking record label that changed the music landscape.
Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what's going on with Motown Museum's expansion plans
Read full article: Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what's going on with Motown Museum's expansion plansThe CEO of the Motown Museum says full construction on the final phase of the Detroit facility's expansion will get underway in the spring of 2024.
Clarence Avant, āBlack Godfather' of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies
Read full article: Clarence Avant, āBlack Godfather' of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, diesClarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the "Black Godfather" of entertainment and beyond has died at 92.
Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for āMoney,ā dies at 81
Read full article: Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for āMoney,ā dies at 81Barrett Strong, one of Motownās founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the companyās breakthrough single āMoney (Thatās What I Want)ā and later collaborated on such classics as āI Heard It Through the Grapevine" and āWar,ā has died.
Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut album
Read full article: Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut albumCanadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell tearfully accepted the album of the year award for her debut solo record āOutside Childā at the Americana Honors and Awards.
New this week: 'Don't Look Up,' new 'Matrix' and 'Sing 2'
Read full article: New this week: 'Don't Look Up,' new 'Matrix' and 'Sing 2'This weekās new entertainment releases include fresh music from U2 as part of the soundtrack for the animated āSing 2,ā a marathon of holiday films on TCM and the end-of-the-world comedy āDonāt Look Up.ā.
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Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Read full article: Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76FILE - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Following the Supremesā disbandment, Wilson released the solo albums āMary Wilsonā and āWalk the Lineā and wrote a handful of books, including the best-selling āDreamgirl: My Life as a Supremeā and āSupreme Faith: Someday Weāll Be Together."
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Get ready: Motown Museum reopens after 4-month closure
Read full article: Get ready: Motown Museum reopens after 4-month closureStudio A is seen at the Motown Museum, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Detroit. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT Get ready, because the Motown Museum is back in business. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. That's probably the most celebrated change at Motown Museum, Terry said.