The event included a presentation on the history of protest music and a break-down of the symbolism in Kendrick Lamar’s ...

Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, The Black Crowes and Joy Division/New Order also made the list of 14 performer nominees.

The White Stripes are among 14 nominees as the rock hall gears up for its fall ceremony. Others include Black Crowes, Oasis, Outkast and Soundgarden.

For various reasons, many cities have been the center of musical revivals, places where something special either started or was centered. Sometimes there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme (get it, rhyme?) or ...

Marie, the Oscar-winning folk singer-songwriter and activist, has been stripped of her Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor, following an investigation that cast doubt on her ...

The sound of young America, Motown. With a vast galaxy of stars orbiting Detroit, visionary Berry Gordy, Jr. put the soul ...

Smokey Robinson's 'Crusin'' was the song that carried his Quiet Storm sound into the '80s. It became one of his biggest hits.

Great Migrations: A People on The Move is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...

Sal Maida, the nimble New York-born bassist who played with bands including Roxy Music, Sparks and Milk ’N’ Cookies, has died. He was 76. Maida died Saturday in New York of complications resulting ...

If any one person defined the American chart music of the 1960s, it was Berry Gordy Jr. From humble beginnings, taking a small loan from his parents, Gordy established Motown Records – originally ...

Wright Museum of African American History. Titled “More Than Motown: Detroit’s Impact on All Music,” the program will span multiple genres, with Jordan accompanied by renowned pianist Alvin ...

The Live Music Capital of the World is packed to the brim with release parties from the History Department, Lola Tried, Witches Exist, Mugger, Tough on Fridays, Specific Thing, White Lightning Co ...