LOS ANGELES WAVE — Compton superstar rapper Kendrick Lamar will follow his Super Bowl halftime show appearance by going on the road. The “Grand National Tour,” with...
By Post Staff Songwriter Thom Bell, a classically trained instrumentalist who wrote songs for 1970s singing groups Delfonics, Spinners and Stylistics, passed away at his home...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This special event will be hosted by Rock Hall Vice President of Education and Visitor Engagement, Jason Hanley and includes long-time manager Shelly...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, November 1 at 7:30PM EDT, the City College Center for the Arts will honor Williams and other members of the Temptations....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gerald Albright launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with Just Between Us in 1987 and has been...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Temptations rank No. 1 in Billboard magazine’s most recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time, and the group appears in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The world has lost a music legend, and I have lost a dear friend. I cherish all the memories growing up with Mary...
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the past, there have been U.S. Postage Stamps to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of several music business legends, including Elvis Presley,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This represents a tremendous step forward for the Black Press of America. We note that during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ziggy, your family has been such a wonderful gift to our modern world. Spreading, teaching, and inspiring love and kindness to fellow man....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams' journey from Texarkana, Texas to Motown and eventual global superstardom, is chronicled in his acclaimed autobiography, "Temptations," written with The New York...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …but his work will live on. Filmmaker John Hubbell’s documentary, which includes new music from John Gary Williams, is expected to be released...
THE AFRO — Founded 100 years ago, Zonta International is a global network of approximately 29,000 professional members.
Eddie “Chank” Willis, a member of the famed Motown session group known as “The Funk Brothers,” died at his home in Gore Springs, Mississippi.
MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The farewell to the Broadway musical “Motown” may get upstaged by a concert from some original Motown...
