Which Motown song held the number one spot for the longest in the 1960s?

Motown Records amassed an unparalleled run of number-one hit singles back in the 1960s, but a Marvin Gaye masterpiece still ...

The song Marvin Gaye believed Motown ruined: “Tampering with my art”

For almost two decades, Marvin Gaye and Motown had had a seemingly smooth relationship, but the singer cracked when the label ruined a single release.
Sentinel & Enterprise

What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.”Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...
Variety

Marvin Gaye Estate Releases ‘Let’s Get It On’ 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Featuring 20 Never-Heard Tracks

This isn’t the first expanded edition of the classic album, but the team behind it feels like it deserved a fresh look into what the archives held. Weinger, who produced the original “Let’s Get It On: ...
New York Post

Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ turns 50 — secrets behind the hit album

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...
Yahoo

Marvin Gaye Songs, Ranked: 18 Top Tracks That'll Have You Grooving Along

“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...
Salon

"What's Going On" was a turning point in Marvin Gaye’s career

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...
Yahoo

‘More like a story than a song’: How Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ remains relevant 50 years later

Fifty years ago, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his anthem for the ages. “What’s Going On,” a poignant musical masterpiece ...
St. Louis Magazine

Brian Owens brings the spirit of Marvin Gaye to life in ‘Motown in Your Town’

In 2017, singer Brian Owens, one of St. Louis’s most celebrated artists, spearheaded a national tour of performing arts centers called The Marvin Gaye Experience. The tour was an extension of a series ...
EURweb

Marvin Gaye and Motown’s Historical Post Office Connection!

*The July 25th announcement by community activist Najee Ali – that President Trump signed a bill into law to have a Los Angeles post office renamed after the late great Marvin Gaye Jr. – reminded me ...
The Lowell Sun

What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...