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“When I'm listening to Dear Prudence or those other great Beatles songs, you’re aware of what the bass is doing. That doesn’t happen with the Stones”: Why Gene Simmons calls Paul McCartney the king of bassists

His other favourites include Motown legend James Jamerson and — surprise — Ronnie Wood

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“I thought, ‘He’s given me the riff of the century!’”: The classic song that Stevie Wonder wrote for Jeff Beck — but ended up saving for himself

The clavinet was a fresh and distinctive sound — and its most iconic recorded moment was on Superstition

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Smokey Robinson files defamation suit against former housekeepers accusing him of sexual assault

The Motown singer and his wife have denied the allegations from the outset and say the claimants have fabricated their account for the purpose of extortion

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Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault allegations

Los Angeles police open investigation after lawsuit filed against Motown singer alleging sexual assault of four former housekeepers over many years

The Guardian - UK

Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations that he sexually assaulted them from 2007 to 2024

The Independent UK

Smokey Robinson denies four housekeepers’ allegations of sexual assault

The women have accused Motown star of sexual assault and employment violations. His attorney has called the lawsuit ‘an ugly method of trying to extract money’

The Guardian - UK

Attorney for Smokey Robinson says singer will fight 'vile and false' sexual assault allegations

Motown singer Smokey Robinson's attorney Christopher Frost has claimed recent sexual assault allegations are "an ugly method of trying to extract money" from the 85-year-old star.

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Music legend Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault and rape by former housekeepers

The Motown legend has been accused by four of his former employees of sexual assault and rape, which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024.

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Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four women in $50m lawsuit

Ex-housekeepers accuse Motown legend of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence

The Guardian - US

Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape

Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him

The Independent UK

Housekeepers sue Motown legend Smokey Robinson and accuse him of years-long sexual assaults

Not only did the legendary crooner allegedly assault four of his housekeepers on a regular basis, he also shorted them on wages and denied them meal breaks, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed Tuesday

The Independent UK

Montreux Jazz Festival unveils spectacular 2025 programme, from Diana Ross to RAYE and Neil Young

Some of the world’s most renowned artists return this summer to the spectacular setting of Montreux for the storied musical celebration

The Independent UK

Nothing unnatural about Human Nature's homecoming tour

After performing together for over 35 years, one-time boy band Human Nature are back on home soil to celebrate a career-defining album.

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“Not that I was restricted in any way with Rush. I’m very proud of what we did. But this is a whole different kind of experience”: Alex Lifeson on disguised guitars, soloing strategies and finding fresh sounds and freedom with Envy Of None

Envy Of None's sophomore album, Stygian Waves, is the sound of Lifeson's post-Rush project stretching out with a sound you can really sink right into

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Joy Crookes review – an enthralling, intimate set from this rising London soul star

The twentysomething singer-songwriter brings classic Motown rhythms with a touch of hip-hop to a resounding set of anti-anxiety anthems

Guitar World

“The skill is in choosing which notes to emphasize, or maybe skip entirely, while maintaining the alternate strokes”: Why rhythm is as important as the notes you play in a blues guitar solo

Inspired by Eric Gales, Joe Walsh, Earth, Wind & Fire and Motown, this blues lesson puts the rhythm first

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

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Michael Jackson messed up his iconic moonwalk at Motown 25, says Jeffrey Daniel

Michael Jackson messed up his iconic moonwalk at 'Motown 25', according to Shalamar star Jeffrey Daniel, who showed him the move in the first place.

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“It's a song with enough twists and quirks to make it stand out from the pop landscape”: A music professor breaks down Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe!

We put Chappell Roan's Grammy-nominated hit under the musical microscope

The Guardian - UK

Teddy Swims: I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) review – retro soul with a retro lyrical attitude

The soft-alpha streaming sensation behind Lose Control returns with more of the same Motown and Stax pastiches, with the odd diversion into soft rock

Guitar World

“The door burst open. It was James, who was late and had come into the wrong room. He started listening and said, ’No, no, that's not the way you do it,’ and grabbed my EB-3”: Jack Bruce on his chance meeting with Motown hit-maker James Jamerson

Speaking in 2001, the late Cream bassist recalled his encounter with Jamerson at the Record Plant in L.A.

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Motown Christmas Special Celebrates Iconic Music Legacy

Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey host 'A Motown Christmas' special honoring legendary Motown classics with iconic artists.

Guitar World

“From the first chord, we both thought, ‘Wow’ – I quit my band and moved to Denmark”: How husband-and-wife duo the Courettes became one of the most exciting bands in the garage-rock underground

Guitarist Flavi Couri details the retro gear and inspirations behind the Courettes’ garage-rock expansionism – a sound that references Motown, Phil Spector and ’60s power-pop

Guitar World

“l’d been listening to Jamerson for some time, but this was staggering”: Inside James Jamerson’s 10 seminal “B-Sides”

Anthony Jackson and James Jamerson Jr reveal the hidden secrets of Motown’s multi-track recordings

The Guardian - UK

‘Young women from the ghetto were taken advantage of’: the power and pain of R&B’s ‘new jill swing’ era

The female counterpart to new jack swing, which exploded in the late 80s by fusing hip-hop, pop and R&B, was thrilling – but held back by sexism, racism and dodgy contracts

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