Stevie Wonder News

All eyes were on the South this weekend as musicians and music lovers descended on Gulf Shores, Alabama, for the 4th annual Hangout Music Festival.

As part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- Just after opening his headline set at the fourth Hangout Music Festival with a cover of Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is," Stevie Wonder told the 30,000 or so fans gathered on the beaches of Gulf Shores "in my lifetime, the most important thing I want to do is bring people together." For the next two and a half hours, he ... (more)

Backbackback into time, as I pilot "The Time Machine" to a landing on Tuesday, May 18, 1982.

Pulitizer Prize-nominated composer Ira Hearshen taught students about life, as well as music, during rehearsals this week for the Ferndale High School spring band concert.

The highly-anticipated release has already caught the attention of Shakefire , which praised "...the spectacular use of horns and the simple, effective song lyrics...Best of luck getting the title track out of your head." The album, the multi-talented singer/songwriter's first full length release after establishing himself as a popular recording ... (more)

Amid sequester and scandal in Washington, the White House announced Friday that the president and first lady will be hosting another concert as part of their "In Performance at the White House" series later this month.

Lindsay Mendez , who will fly into Broadway's Wicked later this month, and music director and jazz pianist Marco Paguia will celebrate their upcoming debut jazz vocal album, "This Time," May 18 at Poisson Rouge.

Right up there with family, binge-tv watching , coffee and my cats, music is among the most important things in my life.

Fluxblog is the very first MP3 Blog. It was founded by me, Matthew Perpetua , in 2002.

Besides it being the birthday of Stephen Colbert, today we also send out a huge Happy Birthday to one of the greatest, Mister "Little" Stevie Wonder! Stevie Wonder is one of the most creative and well-loved musical talents of the 20th century.

In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as police dropped a bomb onto the group's row house; 11 people died in the resulting fire that destroyed 61 homes.

Blind from birth and raised in inner-city Detroit, he was a skilled musician by age eight.

"Sweeter Life" by Gypsy jazz vocalist Delilah is an album that is sure to delight those looking for exotic new jazz music.

Given that Monday is Stevie Wonder's birthday, I figured this classic from "Songs in the Key of Life" would get us up and dancing! Totally in a "live in the studio groove," an ab-fab live performance by Mister Stevie Wonder of his very funky sendup to Duke Ellington and other jazz legends, the chart-topping "Sir Duke" In the same spirit, here's a ... (more)

Soul icon Stevie Wonder and R&B singer Alicia Keys sent letters of support for Lauryn Hill to the judge overseeing her tax evasion case in a desperate bid to keep her out of jail.

Carl Carlton is an upbeat guy when you hear him on New Jersey 101.5. How can you not smile when he sings "Everlasting Love?" Carl Carlton was born on May 21, 1952 in Detroit.Over the years, he has sung songs that have spanned the musical genres, from Pop to R&B and Soul In the late 1960s, when he first burst on the scene, Carl was billed as "Little ... (more)

Stevie Wonder's guitar tech, Kevin Allison, lives in Christchurch. His Sydenham studio, Angels Gate Recording Studio, is one of three Christchurch studios having open days on Sunday.

Glee went full Stevie Wonder last night. Aside from covers of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" and "Higher Ground," "Wonder-ful" was filled with good news.

No, really. We mean that. We're simply in awe of the talent that was presented to us in this episodea even if the episode itself wasn't so great.