The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social ...

City Cat Radio, the weekly radio program of Oakland’s own DJ/Producer/Engineer DJ HENROC, is designed to celebrate plain old good music including Soul, Roots, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro Beat, Funk, ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

With the Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and Honolulu Boom drumline as accompaniment, 84-year-old Temptations founder Otis Williams cut a familiar figure onstage during the three-song set: “Get Ready” (Ron ...

This song might be a cover of a Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell tune from 1967, but nobody does it quite like Diana Ross. Gaye and Terrell’s version was a No. 19 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, but Ross’s ...

The 1960s was a decade of transformation, and music played a pivotal role in reflecting and shaping societal changes. Protest songs emerged as potent tools for expressing dissent and inspiring ...

Terrence Howard insists he isn’t homophobic even while revealing he turned down a Marvin Gaye biopic because he “could not” portray the late Grammy winner’s rumored gay identity. The Oscar nominee, 56 ...

Terrence Howard did not want to get it on in a Marvin Gaye biopic. The Empire alum said he turned down playing the late music icon in a movie because the role likely required him to kiss a man. He ...

The actor said he heard from Quincy Jones that the "Let's Get It On" singer was gay, adding that he wouldn't have been able to portray something he doesn't "understand." By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, ...

Terrence Howard said he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic after being told that the late singer was gay. The “Iron Man” star, 56, shared the revelation on Sunday’s ...

Terrence Howard admitted that he passed on playing Marvin Gaye because if he had to kiss a male costar he would “cut my lips off.” During a recent appearance on the Club Random podcast, Howard told ...