Marvin Gaye, wearing a fancy tux and blowing a kiss to the audience, stepped onto the stage at the 1983 Grammys to accept one of two awards he took home that night for his song “Sexual Healing.” The ...

Hunter Gaye inspired several songs by the late Motown singer, including “I Want You,” “Let’s Get it On,” and “After the Dance.” Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife and occasional muse of famed ...

Janis Hunter was a mother of two in her early 20s when her longtime lover, father of her children and one of the world’s most lusted-after soul singers, Marvin Gaye, suggested an amorous liaison with ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

Fifty years ago this summer, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his anthem for the ages. “What’s Going On,” a poignant musical ...

Motown birthed a wealth of music legends including Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, and the Jackson 5. Diana Ross notably rose to fame as part of the Supremes, eventually carving out a persona as the lead ...

Late musician's relatives seemed to extend an invitation to a courtroom nemesis. — -- The family of late musician Marvin Gaye is hopeful for harmony. A Los Angeles jury Tuesday awarded the ...

Marvin Gaye was carrying a heavy burden toward the end of 1981. A rough-draft master tape for Gaye's 16th studio album, In Our Lifetime?, was stolen by his bassist Frank Blair the previous autumn and ...

In 1972, Marvin Gaye seemed to be at the peak of his career. A year earlier he had released his album What’s Going On, a subversive, era-defining masterpiece. A year later he would release his next ...

Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66. Jan Gaye, who sang backup on Marvin Gaye’s 1977 ...

When Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music. More than a superb vocalist and subtle composer, he was a visionary who expressed the tenor of his times.