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A late popular deejay used to say that “music is the soundtrack of our lives.” On the surface that might not sound like it...

Chris Brown screamed loudly, Nicki Minaj whipped out her phone to record the moment and Laverne Cox was teary-eyed as Janet Jackson entered the...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala was as white-hot as usual: A-Listers from Taylor Swift to Jamie Foxx were in...

Smokey Robinson doesn't want to be a relic and that's understandable. He deserves for people to know his role as a chief architect of...

BOSTON (AP) — Kris Kristofferson and Randy Newman have been honored at a Massachusetts awards ceremony recognizing the lyrics of contemporary songwriters. Kristofferson is best...

One of the most monumental achievements in the history of show business — and indeed the world — was the creation of Motown Record...

In this Aug. 26, 2013, file photo originally provided by the Motown Museum, Maxine Powell smiles during an event held in her honor at the Motown Museum in Detroit. (AP Photo/Motown Museum, Andre Smith, File) by Mike HouseholderAssociated Press Writer DETROIT (AP) — Maxine Powell, who was responsible for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records' artists during the Detroit label's 1960s heyday, died Monday at age 98. Motown Historical Museum CEO Allen Rawls said Powell died of natural causes at a hospital in Southfield, Mich.

In this June 15, 1981 photo, Smokey Robinson, left, is joined by Berry Gordy at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Motown record label founder Berry Gordy has been named on June 3, the 2013 recipient of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadership benefits humanity. Gordy is scheduled to accept the award at a Nov. 19, black-tie gala at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/File) NEW YORK (AP) — The Berry Gordy memoir which inspired the Broadway hit "Motown: The Musical" is being reissued as an e-book.

HALL OF FAME GROUP- In this March 20, 2009 photo, members of the Motown group The Miracles, from left: William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson, and Robert "Bobby" Rogers, are honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a collaborator with Smokey Robinson, has died. He was 73.

CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATION--In this May 3, 1963 file photo, a 17-year-old civil rights demonstrator, defying an anti-parade ordinance of Birmingham, Ala., is attacked...