Smokey Robinson in St. Louis
Singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson entertains the people attending Variety's "Dinner with the Stars," in St. Louis on April 25, 2009. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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BOSTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Motown singer Smokey Robinson told graduates at Boston's Berklee College of Music to remain humble as they forge music industry careers.
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- Oil rig worker Michael Sarver became the latest contestant eliminated from this season of "American Idol" Thursday night.
DETROIT, March 19 (UPI) -- The singing competition series "American Idol" is shooting footage for an upcoming Motown-themed episode at Detroit's Motown Historical Museum.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- M.I.A., Neil Diamond and Smokey Robinson have agreed to perform at the upcoming 51st annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Famed Motown Records producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield has died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 67.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder has been chosen to receive the Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, it was announced Tuesday.
HARLEM, N.Y., May 12 (UPI) -- Singer Smokey Robinson and actor Denzel Washington are to be honored at the Apollo Theater's fourth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Harlem, N.Y.
NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. entertainer Paul Anka has been chosen to receive the Johnny Mercer Award at the upcoming Songwriters Hall of Fame 2008 Awards dinner in New York.
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NASHVILLE, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Shirelles are celebrating half a century in the music business with a 2008 U.S. concert tour, organizers said Friday.
