The 1970s were one of music’s most explosive decades—where rock splintered into bold new forms, from prog and punk to disco and soul. Now, a new ranking from BBC Music Magazine has taken on the nearly ...

The year 1971 saw the release of a host of now-classic albums, including Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On? In a 2011 review of the album for Pitchfork, Ryan Dombal observed that it “marked the emergence ...

Marvin Gaye had already established his career as an incredibly popular recording artist prior to the release of his eleventh studio album on May 21, 1971. The soul singer landed his first No. 1 hit ...

In 1971, that question was about Vietnam, police brutality, poverty, and a nation tearing itself apart. In 2026, the specifics have changed. The underlying cry hasn’t. The Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On ...