Guardian Music — Two great American songwriters have died. Leave your tributes, and tell us which songs you'll remember them by ...It's a sad day for anyone who loves classic pop and soul songwriting as two great practitioners of the art have died. Jerry Leiber, who ... more info

The Independent — Nick Ashford, one half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics funk hits for the likes of Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan, has died at the age of 70, his former publicist said. more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view you might do the same – Tim Jonze wets himself at the prospect of the Hidden CamerasThe Smell of Our Own opens, as perhaps more albums should c... more info

Stereogum — As part of the encore to their Pittsburgh show at Stage AE last night, MMJ brought opener Neko Case onstage to duet with Jim James on “Islands In The Stream.” The treacly Bee Gees-penned tune was originally intended for Marvin Gaye, but instead b... more info

Guardian Music — From Public Enemy to P Diddy, a new documentary charts how rap became a global phenomenon out of anger, sex and blingIt's 1989 and I'm hangin' tough with my £11.99 skateboard from Argos and a bright yellow Sony Walkman in Stanmore, a leafy suburb of... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Hold up hold up hold up hold up hold up hold up hold up. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. New one from the homey Geometrix. Big Sean, Kanye West, Roscoe Dash – Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (DJ Geometrix Remix) by DJ Geometrix more info

Topix — Paul McCartney dodged the early threat of thunder storms and brought a memorable three-hour show to Comerica Park Sunday night. more info

Guardian Music — Veteran DJ shares some of his favourite music. 'If you love reggae, you've got to love soul,' he saysFrom his original shows on Radio London and Capital to his new Sunday show on Kiss FM, a series on Radio 2, up to four gigs a week, and now Dubwize ... more info

Altsounds — To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Marvin Gaye's seminal Motown classic What's Going On, Universal are proud to present this exclusive Super Deluxe Edition. A meditative act of artistic rebellion, What's Going On broke the Motown mould. The album i... more info

Popdose — Marvin Gaye’s 1971 masterpiece What’s Going On doesn’t simply boast the gospel influence that marks so much of America’s most transformative works in blues and R&B. The album actually has the consistently challenging depth and heart-opening h... more info