Guardian Music — From mawkish ballads to pro-war pop, there have been some awful attempts to commemorate 9/11 in song. But the terrorist attacks have inspired fitting tributes too …Ten years on from 9/11, some remarkably varied and moving music has been made in res... more info

Popdose — The Holland-Dozier-Holland song "Baby Don't You Do It" had some great cover versions, but it's hard to to to the Marvin Gaye original more info

Nialler9 — It’s funny how two artists who probably don’t know each other become connected in your brain. I found Loftmind by looking at Ifan Daffyd’s Twitter where he bigged up the Marvin Gaye remix below yesterday. I was poking around the internet to see... more info

Guardian Music — Key Motown Records executive who helped her brother Berry found the companyWhen Berry Gordy Jr asked his parents and seven siblings for an $800 loan with which to start his own record label, his oldest sister was the last to agree. Esther Gordy Edwar... more info

ContactMusic — Lmfao frontman Redfoo is grateful to his dad Berry Gordy for offering advice about his career after witnessing how his famous father guided Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye to stardom. Redfoo, real name Stefan Gordy, grew up around superstars and admits hi... more info

Guardian Music — Songwriting duos have given pop some of its finest moments. Laura Barton looks at how they work – and what happens when they don't'We started fighting the moment we met," Mike Stoller once said of his songwriting partnership with Jerry Leiber. "We ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer and songwriter who had a string of hits with his wife, Valerie Simpson, during Motown's heydayAshford and Simpson were one of the most prolific songwriting teams in black music in the 1960s and 1970s, composing hits for Ray Charles, Diana Ross... more info

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