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You voted for your favorite Motown and soul artists of the 1960s. Now it’s time to hear 60s Gold (Ch. 73) count down the top 40 during a special edition of “The 60s Satellite Survey.”

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The 40 Biggest Motown & Soul Artists

These are the possible artist choices for this special edition of “60s Satellite Survey” countdown:

Archie Bell & The Drells

Aretha Franklin

Arthur Conley

Baby Washington

Barbara Lewis

Ben E. King

Betty Everett

Betty Everett

Billy Stewart

Bobby “Blue” Bland

Booker T. & The M.G.’s

Brenton Wood

Brook Benton

Carla Thomas

Chubby Checker

Chuck Jackson

Clarence Carter...

Bruce Springsteen closed out his three-episode residency on The Tonight Show Wednesday with a soulful rendition of “Nightshift,” off his new covers LP Only the Strong Survive.

Backed by the same powerhouse band that accompanied him for the previous night’s performances, Springsteen delivered his take on the Commodores’ 1985 classic, a tribute to soul legends Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. The single is the “newest” recording featured on Only the Strong Survive, which is mostly comprised of R&b singles from the Sixties and Seventies.

While the three-night takeover concluded,...

Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers record Only The Strong Survive lands November 11, and he’s just shared a video for “Don’t Play That Song,” which you can check out right here.

The 1962 song was written by Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun and Betty Nelson, the wife of Ben E. King. The original rendition was released by King on his 1962 LP Don’t Play That Song!, but the most memorable rendition arrived in 1970 when Aretha Franklin covered it on her album Spirit in the Dark. It’s also been recorded by Mariah Carey,...

Bruce Springsteen has shared the video for his cover of the 1985 Commodores hit “Nightshift,” which will appear on his upcoming soul covers LP Only the Strong Survive, out November 11.

Commodores wrote the song a few years after parting ways with Lionel Richie to honor the memories of Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. The soul icons died just months apart the previous year. It was the group’s final Top 40 hit.

“Nightshift” is the newest song that Springsteen selected for Only the Strong Survive. Other tunes include Aretha Franklin’s “Don’t Play That Song,...

There’s a new Bruce Springsteen album on the way.

The Boss confirmed he’d be releasing a collection of 15 soul music covers titled Only The Strong Survive, which is set to be released by Columbia Records on November 11.

A press release confirmed, “Featuring lead vocals by Springsteen, Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more.

“This 21st studio album from Bruce Springsteen will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.”

Credit: Columbia Records

Springsteen said of the record: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the ’60s and ’70s?...

Bruce Springsteen is releasing a collection of soul covers entitled Only The Strong Survive on November 11. Check out the video right here for “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do),” which was originally recorded by Frank Wilson.

The album centers around soul classics, both obscure and well-known, released from the Sixties through the Eighties. It gets its title from Jerry Butler’s 1969 tune “Only The Strong Survive.” The disc also includes “Soul Days” by Dobie Gray, “Nightshift” by the Commodores, “I Wish It Would Rain” by the Temptations, and “Somebody...

A new Leon Bridges song will premiere in the final episode of Season 2 of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and be featured on the second soundtrack for the series.

“He had great timing,” says music supervisor Simon Astall. “We got this demo for a song that’s going to be on his next album and it worked in episode seven.”

Titled “That Was Yesterday,” its placement is part of the producers’ use of songs and specific artists as a connective tissue from season to season and even episode to episode. It’s the music of Charles Bradley and Ann Pebbles, the sound of Janis Joplin, and songs such as Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” that work their way into multiple episodes. Sunday night’s episode closed with a show-commissioned cover of Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together” by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James...

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr., the late singer's children, confirmed Wednesday that Ruffin had died. There were no details about the cause of death. Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, who died in 1991 at age 50. "Jimmy Ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry. My family in its entirety is extremely upset over his death. He will truly be missed,...

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr., the late singer's children, confirmed Wednesday that Ruffin had died. There were no details about the cause of death. Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, who died in 1991 at age 50. "Jimmy Ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry. My family in its entirety is extremely upset over his death. He will truly be missed,...

Jimmy Ruffin, the crooner who was a staple in Motown for decades, has passed away at the age of 78.Ruffin reached legendary Motown status in 1966 with his hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" ... and had incredible staying power, hitting the Top 10 yet again with "Hold On To My Love" in 1980.Ruffin's family ties were just as impressive ... his younger brother, David Ruffin, was the lead singer of The Temptations. David was inducted into the Rock...

Remember when Marilyn Manson and Hole tried to tour together in the mid-Nineties and how well it didn't go? Swap out teen angst for hard-worn heartache and fishnets and face makeup for cowboy boats and sparkling rompers and you essentially have last night's Nashville episode.

Since the first act of the show's pilot, rivaling country queen Rayna Jaymes and pop-country princess Juliette Barnes have lived, lied, loved and lost in the shadow of an on-again, off-again co-headlining arena tour. This week, the writers finally got the goddamn show on the...

Following a long struggle with cancer Robin Gibb has passed away, aged 62.

Robin was one of three Gibb brothers who formed the Bee Gees in 1958. Robin, Maurice and Barry released 22 studio albums throughout their career and won numerous Grammy awards. Their soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever won 5 Grammys alone and their soundtrack to Staying Alive was awards lauded and has now become iconic with that era of music. The group wrote and produced all of their own music as well as hits for other artists.

Born in the Isle of Man before moving to Manchester and then Australia, The Bee Gees had two distinct periods of success; early on in the career as a pop act and from the mid seventies onwards as a preeminent Disco act. Their songwriting credits also include Diana Ross, Jimmy Ruffin, Tina Turner, Destiny’s Child, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers amongst others.

Gibb’s...

Written by Dolly Parton, the ballad was nearly recorded by Elvis Presley.

By John Mitchell

Whitney Houston in her "I Will Always Love You" video

Photo: Arista Records

On Sunday night's Grammy Awards, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston, who was found dead a day earlier in Beverly Hills, by delivering a teary-eyed rendition of her most famous song, "I Will Always Love You." What many do not know is that "Love You" is a tune with a long and interesting musical history that dates back to 1974 and has a connection to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

"I Will Always Love you" was written by country superstar Dolly Parton on June 6, 1974, as the second single from Parton's 13th solo studio album, Jolene. That's right, by 1974, Dolly Parton had already released 13 albums. And it may interest fans of the song to know that while "I...

In Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon, prepare to go behind the headlines as Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine, brother Tito, sister Rebbie and more than fifty friends, peers and associates share intimate and fascinating stories about the singer’s illustrious life. Directed by Andrew Eastel and produced by television star David Gest, Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is not only a celebration of Michael’s life, but also a powerful behind-the-scenes account of the star’s early years with the Jackson 5, his rise to global solo-stardom through to the final moments before his sudden death in 2009.

Available on Blu-ray. and DVD – Today, November 1st 2011 - from Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Wamg has Three copies to giveaway!

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The Story Of The ‘King Of Pop’ From

Those That Knew Him Best By Producer David Gest Featuring Mother Katherine Jackson,

Brother Tito Jackson & Sister Rebbie Jackson Available On Blu-Ray. And DVD November 1st 2011 Universal City, CA, September 6, 2011 - Prepare to go behind the headlines as Michael Jackson.s mother Katherine, brother Tito, sister Rebbie and more than fifty friends, peers and associates share intimate and fascinating stories about the singer.s illustrious life. Directed by Andrew Eastel and produced by television star David Gest, Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is not only a celebration of Michael.s life, but also a powerful behind-the-scenes account of the star.s early years with the Jackson 5, his rise to global solo-stardom through to the final moments before his sudden death in 2009. Available on Blu-ray. and DVD on November 1st 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment, the release also...

We’ve just received information that the world premiere of the brand new Michael Jackson biopic, is set to take place right in here in London. To celebrate, we’ve been given this brand new clip from the movie which is introduced by legendary music Producer and friend to the Jackson family, David Gest.

Following the announcement, we get to see a new clip from the movie entitled He Went to a New Level which I’ve placed in the video embedded below. When you see the clip you just scratch the surface of the impact that he made on the world. I was astonished at some of the clips seeing just a few of the people he met.

I’ve also placed the press release that we have been sent with full details on the World Premiere which is set to take place on November 2nd 2011 at the Empire Leicester Square.

In the midst of one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Bob Forrest wanted the music to be shut off. "Look at this fucking thing that's going on," he asks me, gazing back in the direction of Austin's infamous 6th Street. He laughs, "Do you want to be over there in that fucking thing?"

Though Forrest is still an active musician, there was a time when he was right in the middle of the fray. As the frontman of Thelonious Monster, he came up with a group of Los Angeles bands including the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone (also the subject of an excellent documentary at SXSW called "Everyday Sunshine") that ruled the L.A. scene in the early '80s with a sound that found the rhythm in chaos described as "drunk rock" by one critic. And Forrest was drunk, and high for most of it,...

By Eric Ditzian

Even though the judges predicted that a female would win this season, women are quickly becoming an endangered species on "American Idol." Last night's ouster of a teary-eyed Didi Benami leaves the ladies with just three representatives: Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus and Katie Stevens (who's slummed it in the bottom-three for two straight weeks and is in serious danger during next week's Lennon/McCartney-themed show).

Yet while we mourn the passing of yet another "Idol" lady, we can't say we didn't see this coming. Didi ditched what everyone thought was her gal-with-a-guitar wheelhouse (on display during tunes like Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon") and became a fragile crooner with no defined identity. Last week's head-scratching rendition of Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" had our resident "Idol" guru Jim Cantiello wondering if Didi had embraced "performance art [as] a defense mechanism against her stage fright." We might never know the answer,...

And then there were nine.

Following the Top 10 performances Tuesday night, it was fairly clear that Katie Stevens, Didi Benami and Tim Urban belonged in the final three - and they ended up there.

Slightly surprising? That Didi was voted off instead of Tim, who's been as bad as it gets. Not to say Didi didn't have it coming herself after an "overdone" effort Tuesday.

Her rendition of the Jimmy Ruffin hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" was one that the judges called "off-melody." Never a good sign on ... a singing competition.

So Didi's elimination leaves nine, among them Urban and Katie Stevens, who joined them in the bottom three last night and is another prime candidate for elimination.

Next week? The John Lennon and Paul McCartney catalog. Expect Crystal, Mike and Lee to deliver as usual. The rest of the gang has been hit or miss, but you never know.

Didi Benami did not survive both the third week of big stage and the last chance to impress the judges. The 23-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee was sent packing in R 'n' B week after Simon Cowell and co. refused to use the judges' save to keep her in the competition although the studio audience wanted them to.

Mentored by Usher, Didi sang a rendition of Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" on Tuesday, March 30 night. "It was like swimming in jelly," Cowell said, adding it was over-the-top, old-fashioned and off melody.

Didi was in the bottom three with Tim Urban and Katie Stevens. However, Katie was declared safe from the bottom two, leaving Didi and Tim to find out their fate. It turned out Tim, who was also panned by the judges for his version of Anita Baker's "Sweet Love", has bigger fan base than Didi.

Ruben Studdard,...

Moments before the Top 10 took to the "Idol" stage to sing soul and R&B songs, an "Idol" blogger colleague messaged me on Twitter freaking out. "Gahhh! Jim, season nine needs to start getting serious. It's getting out of hand. Maybe tonight will be the night."

My reply?

"Well, it certainly can't get any worse."

On that note, let's get to the performances!

Siobhan Magnus

Song: "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan

Verdict: Through the Ringer

Ever wondered what it would sound like if Marlee Matlin sang in a wind tunnel? You're in luck, because Siobhan Magnus' take on Chaka Khan's classic provided just that! Boys and girls, step right up and see the incredible shrieking shrinking woman! Marvel at how quickly the Queen of Quirk can become as boring and atonal as previous seasons' ear-terrorists Jasmine Trias, Ramiele Malubay and Carmen Rasmusen!

What went wrong here? Well,...

'Tim Urban's performance last night was ridiculous and a little creepy,' blogger Mj Santilli says.

By Gil Kaufman

Didi Benami performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday

Photo: Fox

Now that we're down to the top 10 on "American Idol," the competition is heating up and it becomes harder each week to predict who will be sent packing. But on Tuesday night, two performances stood out from the rest for our "Idol" experts as the likely swan song for a pair of finalists.

'American Idol' Season 9 Performances

"Didi Benami's 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' was uncomfortable television," opined MTV News' own "Idol" aficionado Jim Cantiello of the lounge jazz cover of the Jimmy Ruffin hit. "And not in an 'Awww, I feel bad for her, I'm going to vote for her' way. More like in a, 'I think I need to change the channel and possibly even take a shower' way.

The Top 10 sang soul and R&B songs Tuesday night on "American Idol." Who won rave reviews and who left the judges less than enthused? We've got the full recap! One by one the Top 10 took the stage looking to impress the judges and their celeb mentor this week, Usher, who also was in the house. Siobhan Magnus kicked things off with Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire." Randy Jackson called the performance "kind of rough" and said, "I don't know if this was one of your shining moments, but I still love the courageousness and the conviction." Ellen DeGeneres agreed, and Kara DioGuardi suggested that Siobhan had simply had an off-night. Then Simon Cowell leveled, "It sounded to me as if you'd run a marathon and you were singing while you were running out of breath. It was so all over the place." Casey James jammed away on an...

"American Idol" finalist Didi Benami might be pretty broken hearted after her Top 10 performance.

The 1966 hit by Jimmy Ruffin was, ahem, pretty rough for Didi Benami. It didn't suit her voice one bit and while we admire her choosing something that means something to her, she should probably pack her bags.

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What did you guys think? Will Didi stick around? There were other not-so-hot performances but we think Didi really took the cake tonight. Plus, the voters were probably too blinded by her sparkly dress to read her phone number off the screen.

Want to know what goes on behind-the-scenes at the "Idol" taping? Check out Zap2it's "American Idol" live report from the Top 10.

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American Idol will be rocking an R&B theme on this week’s show and the lucky contestants are set to mentored by none other than the amazing Usher.

Set to perform on the Wednesday night result show (Thursday in the UK) are P Diddy, Usher and the cuter than cute Justin Bieber. We have included the entire songlist that the remaining ten contestants can choose from and we’d love to hear your suggestions. As always, you can leave your comments below!

Songlist (from iTunes)

A Song For Momma – Boyz II Men

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations

Angel of Mine – Monica

At Your Best You Are Love – Aaliya

Baby I Need Your Loving – The Four Tops

Back At One – Brian McKnight

Back in My Arms Again – The...

What should the "American Idol" Top 10 sing for the R&B/Soul week? Make your picks here.

Even though Usher kinda spilled the "Idol" mentoring beans over the weekend, it was officially announced during the Wednesday, March 24 results show that he would be mentoring the Top 10 for R&B/Soul week.

We love that R&B/Soul reaches way back into Motown because some of the non-Michael Lynche singers need some oldies thrown in there.

The song list is available here, but here is the whole list:

  

    * A Song For Momma - Boyz II Men

    * Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

    * Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    * Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations

    * Angel of Mine - Monica

    * At Your Best You Are Love - Aaliya

    * Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops

    * Back At One - Brian McKnight...

Pre-empted by President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday, February 24, "American Idol" is back to air the second wave of Top 36 performance the next day. Highlights from this second batch of performance is the Broadway -sounded Adam Lambert, the young divorced mother Megan Corkrey and the man with double personality Nick Mitchell aka Norman Gentle.

Spotted in the audience seat are the three finalists, Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey, who have advanced to the next round through last week's live votes. Host Ryan Seacrest opens with "Where else can you find a bartender, a font designer and a comedian?" The judges are seen not in their usual seating arrangement.

First up is Jasmine Murray, the 17-year-old, singing "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles. She is not particularly impressive with Kara DioGuardi branding it "all over the place". Simon Cowell said, "I like you. You've got a great look. You've...