Chicago Tribune — How to tell the story of Berry Gordy, the visionary who signed and nurtured Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and countless other Motown hit-makers? The self-described "bum with a dream" who built Motown Records i... more info

ContactMusic — Motown star Gil Askey has died, aged 89.The musician, who worked with singers including Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5,... more info

ContactMusic — A museum honouring the careers and popular culture contributions of musicians Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye is set to be built in Nashville,... more info

The Telegraph — Family and friends of Marvin Gaye gathered together in Washington on Wednesday to celebrate what would have been the Motown singer's 75th birthday     more info

The Telegraph — 30 years to the day since Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father, we celebrate the soul great's best work, from What's Going On to Sexual Healing     more info

Soul Sides — Saun & Starr: the newest Daptone duo. A dedication to DIY 7″ boxes. J-Zone gives the drummer some (because the drummer ain’t have none in a long time). Slate breaks down the implications of De La Soul’s digital V-day present. Amerigo Gazaway... more info

Mercury News, California — Marvin Gaye, James Brown among the stars who make our list of songs about presidents. more info

Nialler9 — I’ve spent the entire week walking up to the sound of a web-downloaded compilation from 2007 or so called Donuts Originals featuring the original songs as sampled on J Dilla’s seminal Donuts album. There were tracks from Diana Ross and Marvin Ga... more info

Stereogum — At an estate sale, a Motown collector and former staffer at Detroit’s Motown Museum bought a pile of records from the family of a musician who had just died. One of those records had something unexpected in it: A passport issued to a 25-year-old Ma... more info

ContactMusic — A passport belonging to late music legend Marvin Gaye has been discovered during an episode of Tv hit Antiques Roadshow.The rare piece of memorabilia... more info