News about Smokey Robinson

Rudy Moreno, a well-known figure in the Los Angeles comedy scene and a familiar face on television, has passed away at the age of 66. His agent, Mark Scroggs, confirmed he died in a hospital ICU, per TMZ.  Although the exact cause of death was not disclosed, he had been battling pneumonia and undergoing dialysis, according to the outlet. 

Martha Reeves has landed a permanent home in Hollywood more than 60 years since being discovered in Detroit's music scene. On Wednesday, the Grammy and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, 82, commemorated her hard-earned appearance on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as well as Motown founder Berry Gordy.

As Glastonbury fans continue to rage over the final line-up, one R&B icon has hinted that he might be attending the festival'soon.' Today the official line-up for the UK's biggest festival was revealed - and fans branded it 'the worst ever'. However, one R&B juggernaut has sparked rumors that he might be seen in Somerset's Worthy Farm in the near future.

While being inducted into the Black Music And Entertainment Walk Of Fame near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia on Wednesday, Usher displayed his admiration for the city of Atlanta, just three days after his record-breaking Super Bowl LVIII appearance. As he posed in front of his plaque while surrounded by family, relatives, and coworkers, the 45-year-old R&B belter declared himself a "proud ambassador of this incredible city."

Bel advises a 33-year-old man who is worried that his parents are growing apart due to marital problems.

Smokey Robinson has More Love to give than he knows what to do with… While promoting his provocatively titled new album, GASMS, his first *ahem* release in nearly 10 years, the Motown legend opened up to The Guardian about how he still feels “sexual” at 83 years old — and shared some dirty little secrets from DECADES ago!

A chic eye for cinematic detail matched with an ear steeped in both recent and history sums up Brit Wesley Joseph, a West Midlands-born Brit Wesley Joseph. Curtis Mayfield and Smokey Robinson embraced everything from Lupe Fiasco to Madlib and Gorillaz, a surprising mix of influences that would lay the groundwork for his genre-blending alternative hip-hop sounds he's since coined. By the time Joseph turned 13, he was ripping beats from Bandcamp and YouTube to recording on his laptop. Joseph says, "Those days inspired me to learn how to use my voice." MTV News reports: "I've come to the point where the music that I wanted to make was ineffective or I couldn't arrange the songs the way I wanted to structure them." I only knew how to produce because of it.

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which appeared in The Bronx in 1973, will be celebrated in August 2023. It's never too early to get that particular group up, and the Recording Academy wasted no time at all. The stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles was redesigned on Sunday night (February 5), the venue where hip-hop was born, with help from some of the genre's top performers of the past half-century. Hip-hop has kicked back decades, hundreds of musicians, from early architects like DJ Grandmaster Flash to later commercial behemoths like Busta Rhymes, and Missy Elliott. It was amazing.

When all three actors attended the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles on Friday night, Sheryl Crow stunned alongside the dazzling duo Halle and Chloe Bailey. With a cascading train and black leather pants, the Real Gone singer, 60, struggled black leather pants and a plunging gray top, while Halle and Chloe added some modern sparkle to the red carpet in their gowns. Halle, 22, who strutched a yellow and blue burst dress, and Chloe, 24, caught every eye in her chic and sleek gold gown.

On Friday night in Los Angeles, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were fantastic at the MusiCares Person of the Year party. The Saving Private Ryan actor, 66, and the Songbird singer, 66, were dressed in complimenting outfits for the occasion, which will honor Berry Gordy and his first Motown signee, Smokey Robinson. On the carpet, the two models were extra special, sporting bright smiles and participating in solo shots as well.