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Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what's going on with Motown Museum's expansion plans
Read full article: Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what's going on with Motown Museum's expansion plansThe CEO of the Motown Museum says full construction on the final phase of the Detroit facility's expansion will get underway in the spring of 2024.
Clarence Avant, โBlack Godfather' of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies
Read full article: Clarence Avant, โBlack Godfather' of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, diesClarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the "Black Godfather" of entertainment and beyond has died at 92.
Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for โMoney,โ dies at 81
Read full article: Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for โMoney,โ dies at 81Barrett Strong, one of Motownโs founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the companyโs breakthrough single โMoney (Thatโs What I Want)โ and later collaborated on such classics as โI Heard It Through the Grapevine" and โWar,โ has died.
Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut album
Read full article: Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut albumCanadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell tearfully accepted the album of the year award for her debut solo record โOutside Childโ at the Americana Honors and Awards.
New this week: 'Don't Look Up,' new 'Matrix' and 'Sing 2'
Read full article: New this week: 'Don't Look Up,' new 'Matrix' and 'Sing 2'This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from U2 as part of the soundtrack for the animated โSing 2,โ a marathon of holiday films on TCM and the end-of-the-world comedy โDonโt Look Up.โ.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Read full article: Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76FILE - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Following the Supremesโ disbandment, Wilson released the solo albums โMary Wilsonโ and โWalk the Lineโ and wrote a handful of books, including the best-selling โDreamgirl: My Life as a Supremeโ and โSupreme Faith: Someday Weโll Be Together."
Get ready: Motown Museum reopens after 4-month closure
Read full article: Get ready: Motown Museum reopens after 4-month closureStudio A is seen at the Motown Museum, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Detroit. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT Get ready, because the Motown Museum is back in business. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. That's probably the most celebrated change at Motown Museum, Terry said.