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NEW YORK (AP) — Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Common and Andra Day will be among the stars celebrating at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Macy’s said Wednesday that Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., 98 Degrees, Flo Rida, Wyclef Jean and Miss America Cara Mund also will participate in the 91st […]

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Motown legend Smokey Robinson will release his first solo holiday album, “Christmas Everyday,” on November 10 via Amazon Originals, reports Billboard. The soulful set features 10 songs, including seven seasonal classics and three Robinson originals. Guests on the album include Take 6, The Dap-Kings, Mindi Abair, Trombone Shorty and Us The Duo. “I was quite […]

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Tracy Morgan claims his mother always told him that he was conceived while a Smokey Robinson song played on the radio. In October, the comedian will get a chance to officially honor the man allegedly responsible for his existence. The former “Saturday Night Live” star has been tapped to present Smokey with the “Rocker of […]

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Netflix has picked up an original animated children’s series that will feature contemporary artists performing hit songs from the Motown catalog that will serve as inspiration for each episode. From writer/director Josh Wakely (“Beat Bugs”), the as-yet-untitled project will feature Motown icon Smokey Robinson as its executive music producer. The series will include 52 classic […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether he was singing his own compositions or writing for other artists, Smokey Robinson was instrumental in shaping the Motown sound that changed American popular music in the 1960s. Now, his accomplishments have won him the pop music prize from the national library. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that Robinson, 76, […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Smokey Robinson is getting an award — this time for his charitable efforts. The icon will be honored on May 19 by the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. Singers CeeLo Green, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, El DeBarge […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson and Trombone Shorty are among the performing artists who will help celebrate the arts at the White House on Wednesday. They will be joined by Usher, James Taylor, Audra McDonald and others for a PBS special hosted by President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. The event will […]

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It looks like the war of the Robinson’s is over. Or, at least they appear to have called a truce. It seems that since February of this year, Smokey Robinson and his ex-wife Claudette, had been lining up to go to court and battle it out over music royalties and copyrights. Specifically, Smokey sued Claudette […]

Smokey Robinson’s voice needs no accompaniment but on his latest release, he decided to invite a few friends along anyway. Smokey and Friends is out right now and the first single “Being With You” features Mary J. Blige. “Randy Jackson [of ‘American Idol’ fame] who is the producer of the record, he chose the artists. […]

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Smokey Robinson is back and bringing some friends along for his latest CD, “Smokey & Friends,” out Tuesday. The album pairs the legendary singer-songwriter with the likes of Elton John, Mary J. Blige, James Taylor, CeeLo Green, Miguel, John Legend, Steven Tyler and more. Each guest artist picked a favorite song written by Robinson to […]