ContactMusic — 50 Cent's new album is inspired by Marvin Gaye.The 'Baby By Me' rapper has revealed his upcoming LP - which has been given the working title 'Black Magic' - will... more info

411 Mania — From the Jackson Five's "ABC" to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," celebrate the greatness of Motown Records as 411 Music Ten Deep counts down the Top Ten Motown Songs! more info

Here Comes The Flood — 30db live @ De Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2010/03/22 A break-up record, a musical closure, that's One Man Show. Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey’s McGee) and Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band) are 30db. Both musicians had long time rela... more info

Starpulse — Terrence Howard is in talks to portray soul legend Marvin Gaye in moviemaker Cameron Crowe's biopic after Will Smith rejected the role. The "I Am Legend" star pulled out of negotiations in April a... more info

ContactMusic — TERRENCE HOWARD is in talks to portray tragic soul legend MARVIN GAYE in moviemaker CAMERON CROWE's biopic after WILL SMITH rejected the role.The I Am Legend star pulled... more info

NME — Cameron Crowe could be set to make his first film in five years, a biopic on soul legend Marvin Gaye. more info

Pitchfork — Rolling Stone reports that the Roots and John Legend have teamed up to record an album of covers of 60s and 70s socially conscious soul songs. The project was originally inspired by an attempt at an Arcade Fire cover, but that song didn't end up maki... more info

Guardian Music — Taking its title from a track by the Montreal indie collective, Wake Up will feature protest songs from the 60s and 70sThe Roots and John Legend are recording a covers album inspired by an Arcade Fire song – but without any tracks from the Montreal... more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo by Lindsay Rome On the title track from his new album Compass (listen here), soul singer Jamie Lidell sounds worn. His voice is noticeably scratchier than on anything from his two previous solo albums, 2005's future-funk expo Multipl... more info

Guardian Music — The brainiac author of Outliers and The Tipping Point has put philosophical musing on to the bestseller lists, but what does he enjoy when he's not working up a new theory?Malcolm Gladwell may well be the smartest guy in the room. The Sideshow Bob-ha... more info