R.I.P. Marie Fredriksson (1958-2019); A Roxette Retrospective
(December 14, 2019). As Swedish musical acts go, many knowledgeable American fans can run off a list of maybe three or four performers who’ve made enough of an impact to…
R.I.P. Juice WRLD: ‘Addiction Knows no Boundaries,’ but is that what really killed you?
(December 13, 2019). The hip-hop world as a whole and the local Chicago community in particular have been in shock the past five days as they both continue to mourn…
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Berry Gordy turns 90! Here are Motown’s Dozen Greatest Moments under his leadership…
(November 27, 2019). It all started with $800 and a dream. With a loan from his family, Berry Gordy launched his first label, Tamla Records, in January 1959. Tamla would…
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Yolanda Adams get (and give) masterful tributes at Soul Train Awards
(November 18, 2019). The legendary songwriting and producing team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were honored with “Legend Awards” at this year’s Soul Train Music Awards. Gospel/soul Queen Yolanda…
Tribute: The late Diahann Carroll (1935-2019) had a musical side, too.
(October 6, 2019). Trailblazing, groundbreaking, pioneering. Breathtakingly beautiful. All those superlatives and more have been used – and appropriately so – to describe the legendary Diahann Carroll, who unexpectedly passed…