Detroit Free Press — The U.N. chief is naming blind pop star Stevie Wonder a United Nations Messenger of Peace to focus on helping people with disabilities. more info

USA Today Music — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has selected blind pop star Stevie Wonder to be a United Nations Messenger of Peace, with a special ... more info

Reuters — UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - American Grammy Award-winning singer Stevie Wonder has been appointed a U.N. "messenger of peace" with a special focus on people with disabilities, the United Nations announced on Wednesday. more info

Star Online, Malaysia — DETROIT (AP): Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin, Kid Rock and Motown's original kid, Stevie Wonder, came to Motown's original hometown for the Motown 50 Golden Gala. more info

Topix — Motown Records honored its 50th anniversary in style Saturday night, as music icons from Stevie Wonder to Berry Gordy showed up to celebrate half a century of chart-topping hits from the Detroit mainstay with a gala in the label's hometown. more info

Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty ” the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. more info

All About Jazz — Detroit -- It was a real Detroit house party Saturday night at the downtown Marriott, as the Motown family, friends and fans celebrated the 50th anniversary of when the "sound of young America" was born in a dowdy middle-class neighborhood in Detroit... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Sir Paul McCartney has been awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. It's only the third such award to be presented, with previous recipients being Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. An all-star tribute concert... more info

Twangville — Anybody recall “That’s What Friends Are For” featuring Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John? I don’t know if this recent collaboration between Cracker and Patterson Hood qualifies as the modern day version, but who wou... more info

All About Jazz — Singer, Producer and Writer Dorian Holley Joins Los Angeles Music Academy American Idol Vocal Coach, Michael Jackson Vocal Director Excited To Join Staff; Announces Three Day Art of the Audition Public Workshop January 29-31, 2010 Pasadena, CA LA... more info