Guardian Music — Womankind is apparently to blame for the hiatus in D'Angelo's careerIf you've ever wondered what became of D'Angelo, the singer-songwriter once hailed as the new Marvin Gaye and dubbed "R&B Jesus", the good news is that he's back and working hard on ... more info

Popdose — The list of great Motown albums doesn’t start to fill in until 1971 or so, when Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder used their new creative freedom to make fully realized wholes. For Motown’s first decade, the focus was on singles, mixed on a rickety t... more info

Guardian Music — 'I still get berated for the line "Take your seaside arms", but it's from Nabokov's Lolita'Gary Kemp, songwriter/guitaristI wrote the song at my parents' house, where I was still living at the time. As a working-class boy, I wouldn't think of moving ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Oddisee drops a dope remix to Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’t That Peculiar”. I can’t wait for “People Hear What The See”, which is on iTunes June 5th. Pre-Order the album here   more info

Guardian Music — Sadler's Wells, LondonFor three days each spring, the Breakin' Convention festival turns Sadler's Wells into a hip-hop hive, every foyer, studio and auditorium abuzz with workshops and shows. Typically, the programme touches three bases: mainstream h... more info

Popdose — Following his tragic death, it was discovered that Marvin Gaye wanted a sanctified...lady? Jheri Curl Fridays investigates more info

Guardian Music — Detroit? Manchester? LA? Norwich? Name the city that has produced the best musicA question reaches us via Twitter from Kate Melsom:@guardianmusic You are on a desert island & only take 1 City's music which city would you pick? #Bestmusiccity— Kate ... more info

Starpulse — Dr. Dre hopes his hologram extravaganza at Coachella over the weekend will inspire other acts to bring icons back from the dead - he wants to see projections of Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix on the ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Dr. Dre hopes his hologram extravaganza at Coachella last weekend will inspire other acts to bring icons back from the dead - he wants to see projections of Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix on the stage. more info

ContactMusic — DR Dre hopes his hologram extravaganza at Coachella over the weekend 14-15Apr12 will inspire other acts to bring icons back from the dead - he wants to see projections of Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix on the stage The rap mogul and Snoop Dogg wowed th... more info