Will Janet Jackson go on tour with her brothers The Jacksons?  Will Aaliyah’s former manager and Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson successfully release Aaliyah’s music despite opposition from her estate?    Related posts: Throwback: The Jacksons-Enjoy Yourself Kickmag’s 2009 Racist Incidents In Music Media Questions Of TheContinue Reading
Television viewers are receiving a history lesson right now with BET’s American Soul series about Don Cornelius’ Soul Train music and dance program that ran from 1971 to 2008. One day after the series premiered on BET, the lineup for the 2020 Soul Train Cruise is announced.  A list of soul starsContinue Reading
The Jackson 5 will headline Detroit Music Weekend and receive honors including the key to the city and the naming of a street after Michael Jackson. The Jacksons signed to Motown in 1969 and started having hits with “I Want You Back” and “ABC” and “The Love You Save.” At theContinue Reading
Detroit Music Weekend will kick off its second year June 14-17 with a tribute to The Jackson 5. Forty-nine years ago The Jackson 5 recorded their first hit single “I Want You Back” for Motown Records. Michael Jackson was 11 years old and together with his brothers, they builtContinue Reading