Dr. Dre hopes his hologram extravaganza at Coachella over the weekend will inspire other acts to bring icons back from the dead - he wants to see projections of Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix on the ...

Hip-hop fans can now study Jay-Z thanks to a radical new course at Georgetown University. Author and professor Michael Eric Dyson is the man behind the "Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z" initiative, w...

Soul legend Marvin Gaye's groundbreaking "What's Going On?" album is set for a 40th anniversary celebration featuring re-releases, rare cuts and celebrity tributes. The classic hit stores on May 2...

Sheryl Crow is about to unveil her soul stylings on the new studio set "100 Miles From Memphis" due for release July 20th on A&M Records. Crow will hit the road with a string of June dates followed...

Bob Dylan's 1965 hit Like A Rolling Stone has topped a new list of the Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone magazine editors and contributors have spent months piecing together the ultimate ...

Terrence Howard is in talks to portray soul legend Marvin Gaye in moviemaker Cameron Crowe's biopic after Will Smith rejected the role. The "I Am Legend" star pulled out of negotiations in April a...

Will Smith has turned down the lead role in moviemaker Cameron Crowe's new Marvin Gaye biopic.

Billboard.com just released the "Top 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time." The criteria? The subject matter of each song had to be directly related to sex. The list ranks the 50 most popular songs abou...

Hailed in the press as one of the most fun, innovative and highly-anticipated games of the year, Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) recently dropped the needle on DJ Hero's full set list fea...

Video game players and music fans alike can now get closer to Band Hero's in-game playable character Taylor Swift than ever before, as they can perform as the music icon to her fan-favorite chart-t...

It's interesting the way Ryan Seacrest framed last night's battle of the American Idol finalists, painting a major contrast between the two contestants. His list of the differences between the two...

Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a st...

Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living...

A special series of online podcasts featuring rare and intimate conversations with the label's legends, producers, songwriters and singers, are now available at www.classic.motown.com. The podcasts...

Sometimes one just ain't enough. That's a line, okay an amended line, from the rarest of rock treats - the duet. Everyone loves when two pop icons team up for a single. It's just like those...

Justin Timberlake and Beyonce Knowles are to follow up their show-stopping duet at the Fashion Rocks concert in New York on Friday night by recording new tracks together. The pop pair perform...

The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray is taking on Sopranos star James Gandolfini in a battle to portray legendary soul man Marvin Gaye on the big screen. Gray has just signed on to direct th...

In one week, "American Idol" will add one more solo artist to the music history. Whoever it is, they have their work cut out for them. America has a penchant for producing legendary solo ar...

Talented singer, songwriter, artist, and entrepreneur, Solange Knowles AKA SoL-AngeL, is ready to set the world on fire with a sound that is sure to breathe life into a sometimes stagnant music sce...

Most people can't remember before the age of 4, but by that time Bettina Bush already had a career in modeling and voiceovers. Always the entertainer, Bettina balanced going to school, being Rainbo...

Happy Birthday to "Law & Order SVU" star Christopher Meloni (1961), "Welcome Back Kotter" actor Ron Palillo (1954), country singer Emmylou Harris (1947), Best Supporting Actress (The Year of Living...

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...

Buddy Miles, the fabled session drummer who co-founded Band Of Gypsys with Jimi Hendrix, has died in Austin, Texas. He was 60. Born in Nebraska in 1947, Miles got his big breaks as a drummer playin...

Jive recording artist, Raheem DeVaughn, who recently received a Grammy Award nomination for his current single "Woman," debuts at #5 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Ho...

In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winn...

Two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge, five-time Grammy Award winner Faith Hill and nine-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys will host "My Night At The Grammys," a new entertainment speci...

Soul legend Marvin Gaye's classic track "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" has topped a new poll naming the best cheating songs of all time. Gaye's 1968 track beat out competition from Hank ...

The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the ex...