It is being reported that Marvin Gaye‘s biopic, What’s Going On, will be hitting the big screen in 2023. Both Jan Gaye, Marvin Gaye‘s widow, and Motown Records are on board, which means that the film will have the rights to use Gaye‘s music.

The script will be authored by playwright Marcus Gardley, while Allen Hughes from the Hughes Brothers (credits: Menace II Society and Dead Presidents) will be the director. Hip-hop producer and artist Dr. Dre and Interscope Records’ co-founder Jimmy Iovine are among the producers.

The organizers of the Robert Randolph Foundation’s Juneteenth Unityfest have announced that GRAMMY Award-winning artist India Arie has been added to the line-up. She will now join already confirmed performers: Earth, Wind & Fire, Black Pumas, Aloe Blacc, Bebe Winans and many more.

The event will stream live this Saturday, June 19th via the festival’s website starting at 5:00pm EST / 2:00 pm PST.

The organizers of the annual Black Girls Rock Gala, which will broadcast via the newly launched BGR!TV Network on June 18th, have announced that the queen of funk, Chaka Khan, is confirmed and will be performing.

The event will also feature: Alice Smith, Maimouna Youssef aka MuMu Fresh, DC’s all-woman band Bela Dona, gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard and others. It will be hosted by actress Tatyana Ali and hip-hop legend MC Lyte.

Nneka Egbuna, the beloved Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, has return with a new single: Love Supreme. The mysterious English ballad was released on June 4th and it’s got Nneka‘s fans and supporters begging for a new album.

Click here to watch the official video for Love Supreme and here to stream and download the song from your preferred music platform.

Tickets are now on sale for Anthony Hamilton‘s virtual concert, which will take place on Saturday, June 19th via Sessions Live. The organizers are making it clear that there will be no replays, rewinds or repeats. Click here for tickets and additional information.

Back in 1994 pop star Mary J. Blige set the music world on fire with her trailblazing LP “My Life.” On June 25th, a new documentary by Vanessa Roth will reveal what inspired the record that propelled the R&B singer to international stardom.

The documentary will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Click here to check out the trailer.