CNN Showbiz — Whenever you speak with Carlos Santana, you pretty much know what you're going to get: lots of talk about love and light. spiritual analogies, name-dropping of people like Marvin Gaye and Mother Teresa. more info

411 Mania — New digital compilation and vinyl reissue commemorate the late Motown legend... more info

Undercover, Australia — April 2 would have been the 70th birthday of soul legend Marvin Gaye. Sadly, April 1 is also the 25th anniversary of his death. All this in the year Motown turns 50. more info

The Newsroom — In the 50th anniversary year of Motown, April 2, 2009 will mark the 70th birthday of the late great Marvin Gaye. more info

MTV.com News — Matt Giraud, Scott MacIntyre round out the bottom three.By Gil Kaufman Matt Giraud, Michael Sarver and Ryan Seacrest on "American Idol" on Thursday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox The "American Idol" judges are being awfully sti... more info

MTV.com News — Smokey Robinson mentors contestants for Motown night.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lampert performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox A couple of things became clear on Wednesday night as the "American Idol" t... more info

Guardian Music — One of Motown's hardest-hitting drummers, Jones was a true funk soul brother who was happiest playing in the sidelinesAlthough engine-room greats often go unsung, Uriel Jones, one of the original Funk Brothers, at least received some recognition, if ... more info

Guardian Music — Motown drummer who featured on many of the label's finest releasesThe contribution of the Funk Brothers, the studio band that helped to create the Motown sound in the 1960s, achieved only belated recognition: it was in 2002, with the release of the d... more info

Idolator — Uriel Jones, the last surviving drummer from Motown studio band the Funk Brothers, died from heart attack-related complications yesterday in Michigan. Jones was brought to the Motown fold as Marvin Gaye's tour drummer, but he caught on with the labe... more info

Guardian Music — Uriel Jones, one of the founding members of the Funk Brothers, has died aged 74 after complications from a heart attackUriel Jones, one of the original members of Motown band the Funk Brothers, has died after suffering complications from a heart atta... more info