Marvin Gaye died at the hands of his father Rev. Marvin Gay Sr. Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Food and Wine, ...

In 1984, Diana Ross released “Missing You,” an emotional ballad written by her friend and fellow Motown star Lionel Richie.

After Motown held back earlier recordings, Gladys Knight & the Pips turned a 1967 single into a hit later ranked among ...

In June 1973, Marvin Gaye cemented his status as one of music's sexual icons with his hit single "Let's Get It On." The years leading up to the single’s release were turbulent for Gaye. After the ...

Gaye was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He later received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and inductions into the Songwriters Hall of ...

A powerful first reaction as a Gen Z music producer experiences Marvin Gaye’s Whats Going On and reacts to its emotion and message. #MarvinGaye #MusicReaction #SoulMusic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaye was shot to death by his father on April 1, 1984, one day before his 45th birthday. (Illustration: Danny Miller) Marvin Gaye, ...

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye remains as one of the most forward-thinking and influential soul musicians of all time. Although he began his storied career in the Nation’s ...

Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and The Bee Gees are the best to ever do it in somebody’s book. Considering Parton and Rogers as a pair, these three acts juxtapose each other in a plethora of ...

Marvin Gaye was an iconic American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer, renowned for his profound influence on the music industry and his role in shaping the sound of Motown during ...

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...