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Updated with latest: Motown great Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after recent allegations of rape and other abuse made in a $50 million lawsuit earlier this month. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirmed the news to multiple media outlets.

“The investigation is in the early stages, and we have no further comment,” the Lasd said in a statement.

Robinson’s attorney Christopher Frost issued his own statement in response to the news.

“We are aware that a police report has now been filed by the Plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit. It is clear to us what is happening here,” the statement said. “Plaintiffs filed a police report only after they filed a $50 million lawsuit. This means only that the police are now required to investigate.

“We welcome that investigation, which involves Plaintiffs who continue to hide their identities, because exposure to the truth is a powerful thing,” the statement continued.

There’s a Motown throwback and a dose of heartwarming generosity on Thursday’s “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” The legendary Temptations grace the stage to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their iconic hit, “My Girl,” and treat the audience to a performance. Expect some classic moves and timeless harmonies as they revisit this musical milestone. Adding to […]

The Jennifer Hudson Show: The Temptations, Leon Thomas...

Lifetime is launching a new movie franchise, Temptations, following the success of its Seven Deadly Sins films. The first two films, Desire and Fame, come from Derrick Williams and Adriane Hopper Williams of DNA Media Group. Here’s the Lowdown: Desire: A Temptations Story, premiering Saturday, April 19 at 8/7c, stars Tasha Smith (Survival of the […]

Lifetime Announces New Temptations Movie Franchise with Tasha Smith and Adrian Holmes...

Following the success of the “Seven Deadly Sins” movie franchise, Lifetime announced on Wednesday that it is once again teaming up with Derrick Williams and Adriane Hopper Williams, executive producers for DNA Media Group, for an all-new movie franchise called “Temptations,” starting with “Desire: A Temptations” story and “Fame: A Temptations Story.”

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Set to premiere Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. Et/7:00 p.m. Ct, actress/director Tasha Smith (“Survival of the Thickest”) stars in “Desire: A Temptations Story,” which follows Kendra (Smith), a high-profile talk show host who, after a whirlwind vacation romance, gives into her temptations and spontaneously marries her new suitor, Malcolm (Adrian Holmes), only to discover her desires have led her down a dangerous path when the two return home and truths about Malcolm’s past start to come to light.

The cast includes Jamall Johnson, Millan Tesfazgi, Miranda Edwards, Everick Golding,...

Now that the gold dust is settling on a long awards season, it is time to look forward to what’s next.

For Kieran Culkin that means heading to Broadway for the most recent staging of Glengarry Glen Ross, while this summer is likely occupied with filming on the third Dune movie for Timothee Chalamet. Elsewhere, awards break-outs like Anora’s Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov have yet to announce their next projects but are getting a lot of interest from studios and directors.

Here’s what the best actor and actress nominees have coming up.

Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)

Next up for Barbaro is the second season of the Netflix action comedy series Fubar and the Don Winslow film adaptation Crime 101 at Amazon MGM.

Yura Borisov (Anora)

One of the biggest stars in Russia, he has three TV series and a movie in postproduction with several on deck in his native country,...

In celebration of Black History Month, 70s on 7 is counting down the 50 best soul hits of the 1970s — according to you, our listeners!

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Voting has closed and the results have been tallied. Now you can listen to the countdown in full anytime on the SiriusXM app or catch it on-air on 70s on 7 (Ch. 7).

Top Soul Hits of the ’70s

Songs our listeners voted on:

“ABC” – The Jackson 5

“After the Love Has Gone” – Earth, Wind & Fire

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Diana Ross

“Ball of Confusion” – The Temptations

“Bad Girls” – Donna Summer

“Ben” – Michael Jackson

“Best of My Love” – The Emotions

“Boogie Down” – Eddie Kendricks

“Boogie Fever” – The Sylvers

“Boogie Nights” – Heatwave

“Boogie Oogie Oogie” – A Taste of Honey

“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” – Barry White

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Barrett Strong, one of Motown‘s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” has died. He was 81.

His death was announced Sunday on social media by the Motown Museum, which did not immediately provide further details.

“Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work,” Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement.

Strong had yet to turn 20 when he agreed to let his friend Gordy, in the early days of building a recording empire in Detroit, manage him and release his music. Within a year, he was a part of history as the piano player and vocalist for “Money,...

More than 73 years ago, Barrett Strong, as a singer, declared “Money (That’s What I Want)” — for the first hit single from the Motown empire.

What he actually wound up getting was musical immortality. As a songwriter.

Strong — who died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the age of 81 in Detroit — co-wrote some of Motown’s most enduring hits, with a variety of collaborators but primarily the late Norman Whitfield. Those included “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, “War” for Edwin Starr, the Undisputed Truth’s “Smiling Faces Sometimes” and a wealth of material for the Temptations — “I Wish It Would Rain,” “Just My Imagination,” “Cloud Nine,” “Psychedelic Shack” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” for which Strong shared a Grammy Award.

The transition from performer to songwriter suited him well. “I never felt comfortable with myself as a recording artist,” Strong told Billboard in...

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist who sang the label’s first major hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” and wrote songs for the Temptations and others, has died. He was 81.

“Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work, primarily with the Temptations,” Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement. “Their hit songs were revolutionary in sound and captured the spirit of the times like ‘Cloud Nine’ and the still relevant, ‘Ball...

In today’s TV News roundup, Showtime dropped a new trailer for its upcoming comedy “Black Monday” and Facebook Watch released a new clip from the second season of “Red Table Talk.”

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Netflix will release “Motown Magic” on Nov. 20. The children’s series inspired by the iconic music of Motown will feature original characters in a fantastical world from Josh Wakely. The show will feature 52 newly-recorded versions of songs first made famous by artists including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gay, the Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, the Supremes, the Temptations and Stevie Wonder. Some of the contemporary artists who will be featured in the 11-minute episodes include Ne-Yo, Becky G, Bj The Chicago Kid, Skylar Grey, Calum Scott and Trombone Shorty.

First Looks

Showtime released the official trailer for its upcoming comedy “Black Monday,” which is set to premiere Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. Released on the anniversary of the United States’ worst...

The Michael Jackson estate and Columbia Stage are developing a musical based on the King of Pop’s catalog, adding one more jukebox show to the Broadway boards.

Lynn Nottage, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her plays Ruined and Sweat, will write the show’s book. The choreography and direction will be handled by Christopher Wheeldon, a Tony Award winner for An American in Paris.

The project adds to a growing roster of jukebox musicals hitting Broadway of late. The past season brought shows built on the music of Jimmy Buffett and Donna Summer. Upcoming are shows based on the Go-Gos and Cher. Possible Broadway entries are in the offing for the Temptations, Tina Turner and Alanis Morrissette. A Bob Dylan-based show has an Off-Broadway run set for the fall.

The success of jukebox shows such as Jersey Boys (based on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons), Mamma Mia...

The King of Pop is hitting the Great White Way.

The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage announced Tuesday that they are developing a new stage musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson. The as yet untitled show is expected to arrive on Broadway in 2020, though the backers did not announce what theater they plan to book for the run.

The show will boast a book by Lynn Nottage, a two time Pulitzer Prize winner known for “Sweat” and “Ruined,” two gritty dramas that grapple with subjects such as war and rust belt privation, both of which seem pretty far removed from the life of the Gloved One. The score will draw on Jackson’s catalogue — a list of pop favorites that includes “Thriller,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Beat It,” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” Tony Award winner and contemporary ballet superstar Christopher Wheeldon (“An American in Paris...