News on Soul Music

Wonder 'breathless' as he gets French award

2010-03-06T08:30:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Not quite 'Sir Stevie': Motown great gets French Arts and Letters medal _ nearly 30 years late</div><div><p>It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters.</p><p>The Motown great was in the French capital to perform and be honored at Fr...

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2010-02-14T18:01:34Z

R&B soul singer Kem performs live at the James L. knight Center Miami, USA - 12.02.10

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2010-02-14T18:01:19Z

R & B Soul Singer Joe backstage at the James L. knight Center Miami, USA - 12.02.10

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Olivia Newton-John tops list of sexiest songs

2010-02-22T10:07:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Olivia Newton-John tops Billboard's list of 50 sexiest songs</div><div><p>Just in time for Valentine's Day, Billboard has ranked the 50 sexiest songs by popularity — and Barry White didn't even make the list.</p><p>Instead, it's Olivia Newton-John who is tops — her hit "Phys...

The Motown Event - Photo Call

2010-02-10T22:30:35Z

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Mary Wilson of The Supremes performs alongside members of The Motown Event during rehearsals at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on February 11, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. This year marks the 50th anniversary o...

Universal Motown Republic Group's GRAMMY Nominee 2010 Cocktail Party

2010-02-01T01:32:01Z

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 31: (L-R) SRC Records president Steve Rifkind, recording artist Akon and Universal Motown president Sylvia Rhone attend the Universal Motown Republic Group's GRAMMY Nominee 2010 Cocktail Party at W Los Angeles - Westwood<...

Al Green Plays Sydney

2010-01-11T05:31:12Z

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 11: American soul singer Al Green performs on stage in concert as part of the Sydney Festival 2010 at the State Theatre on January 11, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

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2010-01-09T17:16:48Z

Al Green kicks off the annual Sydney Festival during the 'Festival First Night' performance at The Domain Sydney, Australia - 09.01.10

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Sydney Festival 2010 Kicks Off With "Festival First Night"

2010-01-09T08:30:28Z

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09: American soul singer Al Green performs in the Domain during the Sydney Festival 2010 Festival First Night event on January 9, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: American soul singer Al Green attends a press conference at The Famous Spiegeltent on January 8, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy

2010-02-24T02:10:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Berry Gordy</div><div><p>Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.</p><p>Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, ...

Motown turns 50, but the party's far from over

2010-02-25T10:20:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Yesterday, today, forever: 50 years after Motown Records is born, the famous 'sound' endures</div><div><p>On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in <...

Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding

2010-02-24T09:15:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Singer Estelle, rapper Ludacris and family members pay tribute to soul-singer Otis Redding</div><div><p>Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic son...

Rod Stewart realizes dream recording with Smokey

2010-02-24T10:30:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Rod Stewart realizes a dream recording with Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder on new 'Soulbook'</div><div><p>Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke and more on latest cover album 'Soulbook'</div><div><p>Rod Stewart, "Soulbook" (J Records)</p><p>Rod Stewart reinvented himself in the new millennium by exercising his distinctly soulful...

Motown vignettes: Clinton, Judd, others talk music

2010-02-25T11:32:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Motown vignettes: Bill Clinton, Ted Nugent, Patti LaBelle and others riff on the label's 50th</div><div><p>For the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records,

2010-02-25T17:20:25Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The songs alone speak volumes. "Shop Around." "You've Really Got a Hold on Me." "Ooo Baby Baby." "The Tracks of My Tears." "I Second That Emotion." "The Tears of a Clown." "My Guy." "My Girl." "Cruisin'." "Being With You." These are just a handful of the classics written and, in many cases, uniquely interpreted by William "S...

Memphis on a budget: Trolleys, barbecue and Elvis

2010-02-25T19:20:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Memphis on a budget: Beale Street, Sun Studio and everything Elvis</div><div><p>Memphis is where you go to celebrate everything Elvis. Sun Studio is where Presley got his start as the King of Rock'n'Roll, and Graceland ...

Berry Gordy to write intro for Jackson memoir

2010-02-25T20:50:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Berry Gordy to write the introduction for reissue of Michael Jackson `Moonwalk' memoir</div><div><p>Motown founder Berry Gordy will write the introduction to a reissue of Michael Jackson's memoir, "Moonwalk."</p><p>A statement released by publisher Harmony Books says Gordy, whose ...