“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...

Marvin Gaye wanted to be a crooner. His first Top 40 hit showed him the lucrative career that awaited him in R&B.

Marvin Gaye would have been 75 years old on April 2. Meanwhile, there are surely untold thousands of people aged 40 and under who owe having any kind of birthday at all to "Let's Get It On" or "Sexual ...

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...

It can be hard to not engage in a mental game of "What if?" when it comes to artists who died well before their time. Would Kurt Cobain have released more albums as zeitgeist-defining and powerful as ...

Lindsey Buckingham said Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ reminds him of Stevie Nicks more than any of the group’s other songs During a 2021 interview with Vulture, Lindsey Buckingham said “Dreams” was the ...

Fifty years ago this summer, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his anthem for the ages. “What’s Going On,” a poignant musical ...

Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984 — one day before the iconic singer’s 45th birthday.