New York Times — Mr. Ware helped popularize the “quiet storm” sound, a mix of jazz and R&B, through collaborations with Gaye, Quincy Jones and other notables. more info

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Consequence of Sound — Soul and R&B hitmaker also wrote for Minnie Riperton, Quincy Jones, Maxwell, and others. more info

Stereogum — Soul and R&B legend Leon Ware died yesterday at the age of 77. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Ware was born in Detroit in 1940 and began his music career in his twenties working as a Motown songwriter. He went on to produce for Marvin Ga... more info

Mjsbigblog — The Voice returns to NBC on Monday February 27, and here is our first contestant preview. Hooray! Twenty-nine year old singer JChosen, impress coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys with his smooth R&B stylings. His confiden... more info

Mjsbigblog — Watch a preview from The Voice Season 12. JChosen wows the coaches with a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing." The post The Voice 12 Blind Audition – JChosen Wows with Sexual Healing (VIDEO) appeared first on mjsbigblog. more info

ET Online — Kicking things off with Marvin Gaye, the show quickly lives up to its 'Feel the Love' tagline! more info

PopSugar UK — Sunday night's Grammy Awards served as a pretty significant benchmark for Solange Knowles. After slaying the red carpet, the music artist also joined the winners' list, earning a best R&B performance victory for "Cranes in the Sky." Backstage in the... more info

Core News — “The search for our for Stevie Wonder interview leads us to Keith Harris OBE. He worked for the Motown record label for a couple of years, with artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, The Commodores……..and Stevie Wonder. He le... more info

Dlisted — Things have escalated quickly in the surprise Robin Thicke and Paula Patton custody battle. Marvin Gaye fan, Robin, rolled up on his ex-wife’s home yesterday morning, accompanied by the L.A. county sheriff’s deputies. He was also clutching a co... more info