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John Legend and Viola Davis are among the names featured on Time magazine’s 100 most influential people list. The publication has published its annual Time 100 issue which compiles 100 of the most influential people in the world from various backgrounds including artists, leaders, pioneers, titans, and icons. Viola has found herself in the icons…

Earlier this year, Dannis Winston, a bandleader, singer/songwriter, and President/CEO of Winston’s Crew Collective took the first step on his journey of parlaying his successful wedding band career into solo mainstream music success with the release of his debut single “Let Me Go.” Now 10 months later he is embarking on the next chapter with his…

“My whole family sings. I came out of the womb singing, my brother did too. It’s really just all we know. Music is the biggest part of me, the biggest part of my family. My father is an entertainer, my uncle is an entertainer, it’s just how we were raised.”

The anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s murder and celebration of his birth are painfully connected

Kvn Tajzea (pronounced Keh-vun Tah-Jhay) might be one of the best R&B vocalists you’ve never heard … until now. The 30-something crooner is set to drop his debut album, The First Return, and recently sat down with rolling out to discuss his musical background, what fans can expect from the album, and the current state of…

Probably best known for his 1998 top 40 smash anthem, “Westside,” taken from his impressive debut solo collection, They Never Saw Me Coming, Compton, California’s, own prodigal son, TQ, née Terrance Quaites, is back with a brand-new future hit, offering titled “Coming Home.” Rolling out recently caught up with the 39-year-old singer-songwriter to see what exactly he has…

Born and raised in the U.K., singer-songwriter Babs Savage first began honing her craft at very early age. She would later go on to attend the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in England, and by the time she was in her mid-teens Savage, who by then had formed her very own band, knew that music…

Nelly has taken the chance to remix one of the greatest R&B songs ever created with his new single, “The Fix.” The song, which features Jeremih, was partially inspired by Marvin Gaye’s 1982 hit, “Sexual Healing.” Produced by DJ Mustard and Mike Free, “The Fix” is currently No. 3 on the iTunes Hip-Hop charts.…

The breakout hit drama “Empire” has been accused of being a rip-off of other people’s lives and ideas since it’s Fox debut in January. Everyone from Damon Dash to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs have reportedly blamed the show’s creators, Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, for biting from their life story. Now one of Marvin Gaye’s…

It appears as though Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams are not quite ready to give up the fight. U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt recently rejected a request by the duo to have the case retried. Thicke and Williams were pushing for a new trial after the first trial ended in a ruling that the song…

Blurred Lines

Pharrell warned after the Gaye family was successful in suing him over copyright infringement over his hit “Blurred Lines” that artists would repeatedly come under fire now for being “inspired” by music from the past. And now it appears Pharrell might have been right because Jermaine Dupri is now accusing Ciara of stealing his musical…

Part of the aftermath of the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit by the estate of Marvin Gaye against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams is that the public is getting a rare look at just how lucrative a hit song can be. According to recent testimony in the ongoing trial, the 2013 hit song netted profits of $16,675,…

Many people know of Michael Jackson’s legendary moonwalk dance, but not many people know he debuted it during Motown’s historic TV special “Motown 25: Yesterday · Today · Forever”, which originally aired on May 16, 1983. Fans new and old will get to relive the magic moment and groundbreaking night as Public Broadcasting Service has just…

Every so often a new artist seemingly comes from out the blue to capture the hearts and ears of music lovers everywhere. British born FKA Twigs could easily be considered an artist of the above referenced nature. Though having released two EP’s, simply named EP 1 and EP 2, in 2012 and 2013, respectively, it wasn’t…

Looks like the saga of “Blurred Lines” Vs. “Got To Give It Up” will continue on for a while longer. Despite an effort by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to have a lawsuit brought on by the estate of Marvin Gaye thrown out, a U.S. District Judge has ruled that there are striking similarities between Thicke’s…

The sworn testimony of Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams has been published; from their depositions last May. The artists are facing a lawsuit from the estate of Marvin Gaye who claim their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” substantially infringed on Gaye’s classic song “Got To Give It Up.”

For more than a decade and a half, Kevin “KB” Burns has been a part of the nightlife industry in several key capacities. From promoting college parties on the Tuskegee University campus at 17, to managing one of the largest nightclubs in the southeast region, Burns has always had a love for music. Growing up listening to legendary DJ’s such as Farley,…

Anna Gordy Gaye, sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, and ex-wife of the late superstar singer Marvin Gaye has died at the age of 92. Anna Gordy passed away early Saturday morning in her home surrounded by son Marvin Gaye III and other family members. Though she is widely known for her marriage to Marvin,…

A part of the mess that is the Robin Thicke “Blurred Lines” vs. Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It Up” ordeal has been cleaned up and resolved…..but it’s far from over. In case you missed any part of this saga, allow me to recap very quickly for you: Robin Thicke releases monster song “Blurred Lines”.…