June doesn’t only mark the beginning of summer, but marks nonstop tours from your favorite artists! This time of year is the highly anticipated Black Music Month. Here’s our calendar of the month’s hottest musical events. Lionel Richie – All The Hits All Night Long Tour June 3rd – 27th Tamar Braxton – Love and […]
A claim filed by Claudette Robinson, ex-wife of Motown pied-piper Smokey Robinson, alleges not only is she entitled to 50 percent of his compositions, but that her ex-husband has breached fiduciary duty, committed constructive fraud, and anticipatory breached the terms of a 1989 stipulated judgment made three years after their divorce. The ex-Mrs Robinson’s claim […]
Smokey Robinson wants to have a long talk with Justin Bieber to lecture him on the importance of trying to be a good role model to his young fans. Bieber, 20, has been in a downward spiral in recent months following a number of legal troubles, including a DUI arrest in Florida, allegations he threw […]
For nearly 50 years, Maxine Powell served as a mentor to Motown’s greatest hit music stars: The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. Young artists would come to Motown and were sent to Powell at the Artists Development Department, also called the “Motown […]
DETROIT (AP) — She didn’t sing a note or write a lick of a lyric, but Smokey Robinson contends that Maxine Powell was as essential to Motown Records’ operation as the legendary label’s songwriters, producers and musicians. Powell was in charge of the artists’ personal development. And Robinson, a bard of the American romantic songbook […]
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a songwriting collaborator with Smokey Robinson, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73. Motown Museum board member Allen Rawls said Rogers died about 6 a.m. in Southfield. Rogers had been ill for several years. Rogers formed the […]
In honor of Smokey Robinson‘s seventy-third birthday the TJMS pays tribute to the musical legend.
R&B sensation Alicia Keys and pop star Katy Perry are slated to take the stage during the inauguration celebrations next week. The Inaugural Committee announced that the two will join Brad Paisley, John Legend, Fun, Stevie Wonder and Usher for the Kids’ Inaugural Concert. The concert will take place on Saturday, Jan 19th. First Lady […]
