Motown Records produced many iconic hits during its heyday but, in this list, we shine a light on some of the worst songs ...

The future politician who later served on the County Board became famous performing with the Impressions, which also included ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. I arrived at the Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture in Weed, California, the wrong way. As I drove up the dirt ...

Phil Collins already had a healthy vocabulary of all flavours of rock, but he had a healthy respect for the soulful side of ...

Chicago soul giant Jerry Butler, a singer with Curtis Mayfield's Impressions and a Windy City politician, has died. He was 85 ...

Smokey Robinson called Diana Ross a “babe” when asked if "The Agony and the Ecstasy" was about their affair in the 1970s.

Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable rhythm, and rhythm itself can exist with no melodic content at all.

With the rise of disco and the birth of quiet-storm R&B, 1975 was a great year for music. Legends like Diana Ross, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson and more released songs that have ...

Pianist Sullivan Fortner is originally from New Orleans, but is one of the most respected and creative players in New York at ...

While celebrating the legacy of his hit song "Stranglehold", singer Ted Nugent announced a string of concerts.

To celebrate Smokey Robinson's 85th birthday, we're revisiting an interview with the R&B icon – originally published in Hot ...

From Willie Nelson and Marvin Gaye to Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Olivia Rodrigo, we ranked the best breakup albums of ...