The Temptations

WATCH: Temptations Song Gets Birther Parody

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Video, The Temptations, Birth Certificate, Donald Trump, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Birther, Donald Trump Mitt Romney, Obama, Trump Birther, Trump Parody, Comedy News

Last time Donald Trump was in the news questioning whether President Obama was born in the U.S., he was publicly rebuffed when Obama's birth certifica...

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Back to Tuskegee: A Conversation With Lionel Richie

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Jason Aldean, Kenny Rogers, Tim McGraw, The Commodores, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Cash, Alabama, Little Big Town, Lionel Richie, Berry Gordy, Elvis Presley, Jennifer Nettles, Shania Twain, Jimmy Buffett, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton, David Foster, Darius Rucker, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Luther Vandross, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Willie Nelson, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Lionel, how did you assemble your roster of country artists for your new album Tuskegee?

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The Temptations Lawsuit Against Label

Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Universal ?€ŽMusic Group, Class Action Royalty Suit, The Temptations, Black Voices News

Legendary soul group The Temptations are reportedly suing Universal Music Group seeking millions of dollars in revenue for unpaid downloads and ringto...

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"Add It Up": A Playlist From If 6 Was 9 by David Klein

David Wild | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Charlie Pride, Bob Marley, The Temptations, The Wallflowers, The Beatles, Playlist, Playlists, The Clash, Chris Isaak, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
David Wild

Just to be safe, I will only pick some of my favorite number songs from the book up to #9 -- since when we get to double digits, that old math anxiety begins to kick back in.

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Common's "The Believer" With John Legend (Exclusive), Plus Chatting With Carl Thomas and Straight No Chaser's Charlie Mechling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, John Legend, Craig Kallman, Heavy D., Weezer, The Temptations, Madonna, Dan Ponce, Carl Thomas, Barry Manilow, Common, Faith Evans, Bell Biv DeVoe, Jimmy Fallon, Plain White T's, Straight No Chaser, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

On December 20, Grammy award winning rapper/actor Common drops his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer, and presented here is an exclusive, advance track from the project.

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Controversial Singer Asks, "Show Me Your Beautiful Country"

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Dobie Gray, Star-Spangled Banner, The Temptations, Jazz, Rene Marie, Spivey Hall, Jeff Watts, John Hickenlooper, Sam Dixon, Denver, Barack Obama, Jefferson Airplane, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

In the jazz realm, where fans are finicky and standard remakes a dime a dozen, Rene Marie's Voice of My Beautiful Country is grabbing headlines for both quality and controversy.

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"Who's Your Daddy!": A Playlist For Today's Rock & Roll Fathers

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Gorgoni, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Queen, Wind & Fire, Loudon Wainwright III, Neil Young, Marc Cohn, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gladys Knight, Dan Fogelberg, James Brown, Earth, Madonna, Chris Cote, Rick Neigher, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, The Cars, Elvis Presley, Violent Femmes, The Doobie Brothers, Freddy Curci, Who's Your Daddy!, Cat Stevens, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Morrissey, The Rays, Waylon Jennings, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

Four talented dads in my neighborhood, men with distinguished credits in music, as well as film and television, have formed an acapella group that's fittingly called Who's Your Daddy!

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"Shakin' All Over": A Playlist for Southern California and Mexico

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tori Amos, Earthquake, The Lemonheads, California Earthquake, The Wiggles, Prince, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Eddie Money, Guess Who, mc5, The Plimsouls, The Temptations, Butthole Surfers, Mama Cass, Jackson Browne, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Del Fuegos, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here -- from a guy who just left San Diego -- is a playlist to calm your nerves while there's a whole lot of shakin' going on.

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My "Detroit Medley": A Playlist for Our Motor City

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Was (Not Was), Starz, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Eminem, Brenda Holloway, John Rich, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Sufjan Stevens, Grand Funk, Detroit Bailout, White Stripes, Detroit, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Kiss, Sammy Davis Jr., Chairmen of the Board, Doug Fieger, Jack Scott, Madonna, Kid Rock, Jackie Wilson, The Stooges, The Parliments, Bob Seger, Bobby Bare, mc5, J. Geils Band, John Lee Hooker, Ted Nugent, The Dramatics, Detroit Cobras, Jimmy Ruffin, The Spinners, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, Funkadelic, Entertainment News
David Wild

I forever owe Detroit a huge debt of gratitude, as does anybody who's loved contemporary music this past half century. Before we bailed Detroit out, Detroit bailed us out of a lot of boredom and bad moods.

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Back to Basics on Valentine's Day

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruben Blades, Tolstoy, The Temptations, William Shakespeare, Dating, Personal Relationships, Internet Dating, Ray Charles, Valentine's Day, The Moonglows, Style News
Daniel Bruno Sanz

I...can turn a gray sky blue. I can make it rain... whenever I want it to. I can build a castle from a single grain of sand; I can make a ship sail.....

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"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep": A Very Pretty Playlist for Carrie Prejean

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miss USA, Jason Mraz, Carrie Prejean, The Heptones, The Beach Boys, Joe Firstman, General Public, Tlc, The Smiths, Bo Diddley, Warren Zevon, The Temptations, Miss California, David Bowie, The Stranglers, Styx, David Guetta, Glee, Entertainment News
David Wild

Seeing Ms. Prejean attempt to manhandle the "media" or Larry King the other night reminded me of a lesson I learned long, long ago.

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Temptations To Sing At Final Four

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, The Temptations, Final Four, NCAA Tournament, Entertainment News

DETROIT — The NCAA says Motown legends The Temptations will sing the national anthem Monday night before the men's basketball national champions...

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Folkin' Around with Benjamin Taylor, His Dad James, Dar Williams and That Guy Mark Erelli

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Simon Draper, Keith Urban, Kate Markowitz, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Landau, Cd, Hudson River, Grey Zeien, Glen Campbell, Mark Erelli, Joan Baez, Kathy Feighery, Daryl Hall, Coal Miners, Matthew Kinney, Aidan Draper, Livingston Taylor, John Mayer, Bill Mumy, The Temptations, Naras, Folk, Val Clark, Carly Simon, Stephen Robinson, Dar Williams, Marshall Crenshaw, John Anderson, Kung Fu, Sally Taylor, Grammy Awards, David Lasley, Folk-Rock, Simon & Garfunkel, Entertainment, RIchard Bruce, Suzanne Vega, Jamie Cullum, David Saw, Lou Marini, New York, Benjamin Taylor, Digipak, Christopher Albert, Barry Mann, Greg Leisz, Leonard Cohen, Muscle Shoals, Musician Magazine, Marnie Hillsley, The Dixie Chicks, Joni Mitchell, Steve Gadd, Arnold McCuller, James Taylor, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Mississippi River, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"Buzzer" is the album's most complex and surreal recording. It is an edgy piece crafted around her character's life choices and their results.

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