On MLK Day, Stevie Wonder asks the Biden administration to launch a formal investigation “to establish the truth of inequality in this country.”
Author: Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press
Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ is still relevant and revealing, 50 years later
“What’s Going On,” crafted in a season of unease, persists as a backdrop to another heated summer, 50 years later, when the world feels upside down.
Deaf Detroit rapper set to make chart history, debuting amid Eminem, Royce da 5’9″
A grassroots effort in the deaf community has Sean Forbes on track for a Billboard album debut — what would be a first by a profoundly deaf musician.
Aretha Franklin’s son Kecalf Franklin blasts Jennifer Hudson’s Queen of Soul movie ‘Respect’
As a battle for control of Aretha Franklin’s estate continues, her youngest son complains that he hasn’t been asked for input on the film “Respect.”
Kanye West plays new album ‘Jesus Is King’ for fans in Detroit; will drop Sunday
The rapper’s Detroit adventure with Kim Kardashian continued Friday as fans at the Fox got the first listen to his upcoming album “Jesus Is King.”
Stevie Wonder will have kidney transplant surgery in September
The Motown star broke his silence about about his health status, announcing at a Saturday festival that he’ll be taking a break.
End of an era: Bob Seger plays his final hometown show
It was the end of an era Friday as Seger and the Silver Bullet Band played their final concert at the old Pine Knob.
Eminem tape reels were backed up digitally just months before devastating Universal fire
The Detroit rapper’s session tapes may have been destroyed in a fire that claimed some of history’s biggest music, but his team got copies.
Aretha Franklin’s handwritten wills reveal window into her private world: Read them here
Though Aretha Franklin was thought to have left no will when died in 2018, she apparently put extensive thought into a series of handwritten wills.
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’ film: Detroit premiere is ‘back to ground zero’
It was a movie premiere with meaning – and lots of hometown heart – Monday night as Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” at last made its Detroit premiere.