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Motown living legend, Stevie Wonder’s US tour is wrapping up with a stop in Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Joe Louis Arena at 8 p.m. His Detroit concert is sure to be phenomenal as it’s where his roots are and it’s also near sold-out. Wonder just scored a huge win in the city of…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be honoring the amazing Smokey Robinson at the 20th Annual Music Masters series later this year. The tribute concert will celebrate the influential career of the legendary R&B soul artist in a wee-long series from Nov. 2-7 at the Playhouse Square’s State Theatre in Cleveland. Robinson will…

Will Downing’s album releases are no stranger to the No.1 spot on music charts. Downing’s latest album, Chocolate Drops, is described as “another collection of delectable morsels of love songs and mild groovers” that are bound to satisfy.

You just never know who’s gonna pop in on ‘Jazz Night’ at the Hollywood W Hotel on Sunday nights. A “who’s who” of Los Angeles’ movers and shakers swing through to take in the house band led by stellar vocalist Nikki Leonti or if they’re so inclined: maybe bless the mic themselves. While in town…

Berry Gordy along with Smokey Robinson talk about the Baltimore riots in an exclusive interview with rolling out.

soul mu·sic: noun A kind of music incorporating elements of rhythm and blues and gospel music, popularized by African-Americans. Characterized by an emphasis on vocals and an impassioned improvisatory delivery Anthony Hamilton is a soul singer. Of course, if you’re reading this — you probably already knew that. But in recognizing what the Grammy winner…

Though music has no race, “black” music is often characterized as being full of emotion – spirited enough to make the listener not only hear it, but also feel it. “Black” music has soul. Last night, Valerie Simpson of the legendary music writing/performing duo Ashford & Simpson, performed at Little Black Pearl (LBP) in Chicago, a…

The temperatures are finally rising in Chicago, and what better way to kick back and start your summer off right than with a few awesome concerts? Chicago is known to have some of the best concerts and festivals for people of all ages to enjoy. Check out this list of what’s going down this summer.…

The 19 year old is preparing his debut EP B. Smyth Presents: The Florida Files. On a pleasant day in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle, Smyth shared his excitement and enthusiasm for the project.

Today is the 55th birthday of one of the singular greatest entertainers and musicians this nation has ever produced. Michael Jackson forever changed the way we look at music, how albums and videos are created, produced and marketed and his distinctive voice and songwriting created timeless classics that we still dance to some 30 to…

Forgive Detroit if she is not in the greatest celebratory mood today. In 2013, Detroit is current vying with Cleveland for the top spot as the most maligned and vilified metropolis in the country. I interned at the former (Detroit Free Press) and lived near the latter (Akron, Ohio, 30 minutes away), so it’s hard…

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo Presenting the exhibition, Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection has proven to be more of a look forward than a look back for Mary Wilson. The Supremes are widely credited with helping to produce a more positive and empowering image of Black women during…

High unemployment, a mass exodus of residents, a low tax base, large expenditures, few jobs and low revenue streams are the stuff that disasters are made of. And that is what the once thriving Motor City faces as it inches closer to insolvency. The Detroit city government is weeks away from running out of the…

Meet Aanisah Hinds, at 18 she is ready to take on the art scene by making her official debut at the Motown to Def Jam exhibition presented by ArtCrawl Harlem™ and Souleo Enterprises. The work of 50 artists including Hinds will be displayed throughout four galleries. The theme of the exhibit challenges each artist to create pieces that…

There are many brilliant minds that helped craft the canon of black music–and popular music, in general.

B. Smyth is the latest sensation signed to Motown and over the past year, he’s seen his life change

Who doesn’t enjoy a good holiday song to put you in the mood for all things Christmas — the festivities, family and friends and remembering the real reason for the season. From classics like The Temptations’ “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” to Donnie Hathaway’s “This Christmas” to Kem’s more reverent “Glorify the King,” this is the…