Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

This isn’t the first expanded edition of the classic album, but the team behind it feels like it deserved a fresh look into what the archives held. Weinger, who produced the original “Let’s Get It On: ...

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...

Rolling Stone magazine’s No. 1 greatest album of all time is getting a hometown celebration in honor of its 50th anniversary. Marvin Gaye’s 1971 Motown-recorded masterpiece What’s Going On will ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s timeless soul classic What’s Going On. To mark the anniversary, Motown has released a new lyric video for the title track, ...

Fifty years ago this Friday, the canon of popular music got one of its most significant works — straight from Detroit. On May 21, 1971, Motown Records released Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” album, ...

Marvin Gaye was beloved for his music throughout the 1960s, but when tragedy struck at the start of the next decade, he vowed ...

Jan Gaye attends the 47th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala in New York City in 2016. (Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press) Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.”Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...