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The Latest Breaking News from Marvin Gaye

Check out the 8 spectacular tracks lighting up our test rooms this month

Expect sonic fireworks this November

What Hi-Fi?

Seven albums to listen to during a breakup – from Lily Allen to Marvin Gaye

Lily Allen’s bombshell new album, West-End Girl, has caused a sensation for its depiction of a marriage torn apart. Though the singer has described it as a blend of fact and fiction, fans have taken it to be an account of her breakup with Stranger Things actor David Harbour.

The Conversation

"I was in the hotel with Joni Mitchell, but then the helicopter pilots decided they wanted more money": The last interview with Terry Reid

Touring with Marvin Gaye when he was 16, being pals with Aretha Franklin, turning down Led Zeppelin, making wonderful solo albums… Late British singer/guitarist Terry Reid had quite the life

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The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

At the end of Black History Month, our panel reveal the influences that helped them shape their beliefs and identities

The Guardian - UK

It takes two: the best pop duets – ranked!

As Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow turns 30, we count down pop’s finest two-handers, from career-revivers to celebrity meta-texts

The Guardian - UK

13 Stars Whose Careers Were Destroyed Overnight Due To Scandals

“You are pure trash. Plain and simple."

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Pop music still has a role in political protest, says author of new version of Live Aid poem

In an interview with ‘The Independent’, Rhidian Brook also revealed Bob Geldof’s tongue-in-cheek four-letter reaction to the poem filled with famous song lyrics

The Independent UK

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‘The best song to have sex to? Anything by Marvin Gaye. Nothing by Rick Astley’: Rick Astley’s honest playlist

The pop veteran works up a sweat to Biffy Clyro and recognises the dancefloor power of Abba, but which Kylie banger hits a little too close to home?

The Guardian - UK

Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed — and then scrapped

Bruce Springsteen isn't the only musician to complete or launch anticipated album projects, then to see it never see the light of day

The Independent UK

I’m no Ed Sheeran fan, but he’s right: when it comes to musical plagiarism, guilt is in the ear of the listener

Musical history is littered with cases like the failed $100m suit against the singer, and they risk stifling pop music, says music journalist Simon Price

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran Copyright Case Dismissed: Supreme Court Sides with Singer in 'Let's Get It On' Marvin Gaye Legal Fight

The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case ends claims that Sheeran copied Marvin Gaye's hit. Lower court rulings in his favour now stand.

International Business Times UK

13 best Massive Attack tracks to test your hi-fi system

Discover the 13 best Massive Attack tracks to test your hi-fi system, from Blue Lines to Heligoland.

What Hi-Fi?

Ed Sheeran shares Taylor Swift’s Kanye West dig in throwback photo

Singer-songwriter is about to release a new song inspired by the photos and messages he discovered on an old phone

The Independent UK

'If I kissed some man, I'd cut my lips off': Terrence Howard on whyhe turned down Marvin Gaye biopic

Terrence Howard rejected the chance to play late music legend Marvin Gaye in a biopic because he refused to kiss another man.

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The Guardian - UK

‘If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off’: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic

The American actor told Bill Maher’s podcast that he had asked Quincy Jones about the singer’s sexuality and felt he couldn’t ‘play that character 100%’

The Independent UK

Terrence Howard turned down Marvin Gaye biopic because he ‘didn’t want to kiss a man’

‘Empire’ actor claimed that rumours about legendary singer’s sexuality made him decline role

The Independent UK

11 notable songs about the Vietnam War

War has long inspired artists and musicians

The Independent UK

Dua Lipa wins ‘Levitating’ copyright case with a little help from Ed Sheeran

Judge referenced Sheeran’s precedent-setting 2023 victory over his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’, which was accused of plagiarising a track by Marvin Gaye

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15 Famous Celeb Assassinations That Shook Hollywood

"Gone too soon." The post 15 Famous Celeb Assassinations That Shook Hollywood first appeared on Bored Panda.

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'I wanted this musical dialogue between Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley.' Aloe Blacc reveals inspiration for What's Going On cover

Multi-platinum artist Aloe Blacc has released his first album of original music in five years - 'Stand Together'

The Guardian - UK

Angie Stone was a wise singer who deeply understood the power of love and lust

The neo-soul artist, who has died aged 63, had years of experience by the time she became a star – and brought it to bear on a carnal, careworn catalogue

The Independent UK

Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers star behind ‘Between the Sheets’ and ‘Caravan of Love’, dies aged 73

Musician and producer was behind some of the band’s biggest hits, with his work also sampled by hip-hop stars such as Tupac, The Notorious BIG and Jay-Z

Guitar World

“That move from F to Ab is either a clever allusion… or it’s an accident!” He’s one of the most influential bassists of all time, but did Motown’s James Jamerson make a mistake on this 1969 hit record?

How Jamerson’s ‘mistake’ helped set the foundation for The Temptations’ No. 1 hit

The Guardian - US

The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone

Questlove’s probing new film looks at the incredible life and works of the one-of-a-kind talent while also taking a broader look at the specific difficulties faced by Black artists

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Charlie Puth begs Kanye West to 'stop' after swastika T-shirt goes on sale

'Marvin Gaye' hitmaker Charlie Puth has sent a strong message to Kanye West begging him to "stop" after his latest controversial statements and actions.

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