Marvin Gaye News

Atlantic Records has announced the self-titled debut album from Wilder Woods – also known to many as Bear Rinehart, frontman and co-founder of GRAMMY® Award-nominated NEEDTOBREATHE. WILDER WOODS arrives everywhere on August 9th.

Music on the Plaza, Northrop's popular free summer concert series, returns to campus in June with a mix of new bands and returning favorites. A campus tradition since the 1950s, the popular music series features Minnesota bands with a worldwide variety of styles.

Kelly Finnigan, the lead singer of Bay Area-based indie-soul auteurs Monophonics, has just released his debut solo album, The Tales People Tell, via Colemine Records. Over the course of the album's 10 new, original songs, Kelly channels a multitude of influences that reflect a lifetime immersed in the music and culture of soul, R&B and hip-­hop. It's the story of an outsider that followed an unorthodox route, always guided by his own creative north star.

New York-based Soul artist, Isaiah Jamel, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of his anticipated record, Transparency Part 2: United, out August 18th, 2019. Following the success of Transparency Part 1, where Jamel depicted his own truths, the album extends to unite everyone in their quest for honesty and authenticity. Working alongside Grammy-winning producer Charles 'Chally Mikes' Haynes and world-renowned Engineer Jon Lammi, Isaiah Jamel brings together hope, pain, confusion, questioning and happiness into one record. Transparency Part 2: Unitedis also the first record to be presented through his multi-media umbrella company, TunedForward.

At a time when Motown Records just marked its 60th anniversary with a lavish TV special, and with 'Ain't Too Proud: The Temptations Musicals' getting a raft of Tony Nominations, following the Broadway success of 'Motown the Musical' and 'Dreamgirls,' based on the Supremes, any fan of the sound would certainly anticipate a new creation called 'Pride & Joy: The Marvin Gaye Musical.'

Today, The Last Poets released their new song “ A.M. Project” from their Jamaaladeen Tacuma-produced album Transcending Toxic Times (out tomorrow via Ropeadope). So far the full length has been praised by Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Complex, Glide, and Billboard, who described “A.M. Project” as “a wide-ranging, eight-plus minute track that… incorporates a number of 'personal things' ranging from love to substance issues and an overall search for purpose and meaning in life.”

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Centenary Stage Company's SUMMERFEST, which kicks off on June 29 with the Motown sound.

Elliott and Michael are best friends. They're of different temperaments. Elliott is boisterous and outgoing. Michael is more tentative and shy. One day, Elliott dies in an accident. He's allowed to come back to earth, where he can only be seen by Michael. Elliott is tasked with finding Michael a new best friend. Only then will Elliott earn his angel wings and be allowed to ascend into Heaven.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents A Decade of Soul. A classic Soul & Motown Tribute Revue on Wednesday May 15th. A Decade of Soul takes you back in time down memory lane to the decade of 1964 to 1973, performing classic platinum hits from not only the Motown label, but from every record label & genre of classic soul music.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has partnered with Arketek Publishing to sign a worldwide publishing deal with rising singer-songwriter Saint Bodhi.

Next month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Season Ticket Packages for Centre Stage's 2019-2020 season are on sale now. The 6 Mainstage show lineup features a variety of musicals, comedies, a Holiday variety show, and the annual hit rock show. The Prisma Health Fringe Series will return with 4 gripping pieces surrounding mental health topics. These shows occur on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during the runs of the Mainstage performances. Season ticket holders can purchase tickets before the general public through August 1. Season ticket packages start as low as $175.

Music fans are being invited to the biggest party of the year when the unstoppable Magic of Motown steams into town.

PRIDE & JOY - THE MARVIN GAYE MUSICAL comes to the National Theatre from May 1-12, 2019.

Resonance Records discovery Polly Gibbons, a British-born star on the rise, has a sound and style that give off sparks. It's raw, raspy, and full of heat; it sputters and growls, carves out funky grooves, and wails into the skies. All I Can Do, her third Resonance release, the label's founder George Klabin, places Gibbons in front of an audience, where she's at her most explosive.

Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland announce the full lineup for Signature Theatre's 2019/20 season.

 High Sierra Music Festival's famed late night venues will be filled with music fans once again for this year's late-night shows from July 4th to July 7th in Quincy, CA.  Ticketed separately from the main festival, High Sierra late nights offer festival-goers a chance to party into the wee hours of the morning with their favorite bands. HSMF's two late-night venues, High Sierra Music Hall and the Funk'n Jamhouse, set intimate stages for unforgettable parties, jams, and collaborations. This year is no different. Thursday night, July 4th, features The Polish Ambassador and Templo in the High Sierra Music Hall and The New Mastersounds with Star Kitchen in the Funk'n Jamhouse. Friday's Music Hall show brings the New Orleans funk of Galactic together with Diggin Dirt while Manic Focus and Big Something hold things down at the Jamhouse. Fans might have to make a hard decision on Saturday night— Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Nth Power at the Music Hall, or PNUMA (live) and TAUK in the Jamhouse. Sunday's late-night show will be the last bit of music played over 4th of July Weekend. Leftover Salmon will kick things off at High Sierra Music Hall and John Kadlecik's Fellowship of The Wing will close things out, surely leaving fans eager for High Sierra Music Festival 2020. 

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a worldwide deal with Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock from the multi-chart-topping group Little Mix through its new joint venture TwentySeven Music Publishing with seasoned industry executive Barry Weiss and songwriter Jenna Andrews.

Today, The Last Poets released their new song “Young Love” from their upcoming album Transcending Toxic Times (out May 10th via Ropeadope). So far the album has been praised by Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and Complex, who premiered “Young Love.”