Guardian Music — Friends talk of shock and sadness after host of US TV show Soul Train found dead in apparent suicide at age of 75Don Cornelius, the host of the hit US TV show Soul Train, which helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture ... more info

411 Mania — The program involves young artists expressing themselves similar to Gaye's What's Going On album... more info

Topix — Singer John Legend is joining the Kennedy Center in Washington to start a program in honor of the late Marvin Gaye encouraging young artists to engage in social issues. more info

Guardian Music — Hearing Jimi Hendrix convinced singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka that it was cool for a black kid to play guitar. Now the young Londoner with the mature voice has been picked for the BBC's 'Sound of 2012' awardThese might come to seem precious hours... more info

Discobelle.net — Mercury down in Switzerland contacted us with their latest edit where they take on the legendary Marvin Gaye for a perfect edit that subtly adds an extended beat for a light and heartwarming track that maintains the soul of the original. We will be p... more info

USA Today Music — Plus: Jan Maxwell's 'Could I Leave You?', Nina Simone's 'My Man's Gone Now,' Marvin Gaye's 'I Want to Come Home for Xmas' and more. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jon’s new mixtape hits the interwebs next Monday.   more info

Guardian Music — Congolese-born Belgian rapper Baloji creates a spellbinding mix of old and new sounds with bitingly modern lyrics. They call him 'the sorcerer'…Cowering under a statue called Belgium Bringing Civilisation to The Congo, one of four golden effigies i... more info

Guardian Music — (Crammed Discs)Baloji is a rapper and singer who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but has spent most of his life in Belgium. Now he has decided to return to the country of his birth to record with local musicians, and persuaded some ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — T.I.’s new album will be called “Trouble Man”. In an interview with Billboard, the rapper revealed his new project will be named after the classic Marvin Gaye track. “This is the first project where I’m talking about things that I’ve expe... more info