Diana Ross is set to release Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection on November 17th via Motown The 15 track collection is a memorable music journey that celebrates her iconic legacy with some of her biggest hit recordings of her career. Diamond…
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release an exclusive digital deluxe (streaming and download) edition of Clive Davis – The Soundtrack of Our Lives on Wednesday, September 27th on Apple Music. The standard 20 track digital…
Boys II Men is celebrating more than 25 years in the music industry with a new album, Under The Streetlight, available October 20th via Sony Masterworks. A tribute to the classic, harmony-driven sound that inspired the iconic R&B trio, Under The Streetlight,…
Evening celebrates 2016’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriters Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has named Patti LaBelle as the BMI Icon at the 2017 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Thursday, August 31st at The Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall in Atlanta. LaBelle will receive be honored in…
In January 1967, a 24-year old Aretha Franklin signed to Atlantic Records and began one of the most legendary runs in music history, releasing five U.S. hit singles in that year alone. Rhino celebrates the 50th anniversary of Franklin’s historic…
The album salutes America Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, the legendary GRAMMY-winning ‘Soul Man’, Sam Moore will release a new album titled An American Patriot later this year. The album will pay tribute to those who have served…
The album features The Roots and more Motown Records announces the Detroit Official Soundtrack music from and inspired by Detroit coming this July. The record features original architects of the immortal “Motown Sound” as well as a new song from…
NE-YO returns with “Another Love Song,” his first new single in two years. Released by Motown Records/Compound Entertainment, the track is an infectious, exuberant celebration of falling in love. NE-YO wrote and recorded the song with producers Cirkut and Dr.…
Time Inc.’s 2017 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola, now among the largest consumer live events in the nation, has announced that beloved R&B quartet XSCAPE will kickoff its comeback tour at the festival, for the group’s first full live show…
Kerry Turnman, bassist for The Temptations, has died following a concert with The Beach Boys in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturday (April 22nd). KFVS-TV reports that Turnman felt fine as he left the venue after the show that night. Early…
This week, The Music Universe will be in attendance at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Beginning shortly after the events of 9/11, the festival was created to celebrate the vibrancy of Downtown New York City, which was the most heavily…
Erykah Badu’s game-changing debut, Baduizm, and her smash sophomore album, Mama’s Gun, are now available back on vinyl as part of Motown/UMe’s Respect The Classics initiative. Previously released on vinyl as a shortened nine-track single LP, this release marks the…