Twenty-five years after his debut, the singer-songwriter-producer and key collaborators look back on an album that proved R&B tradition could still thrive in a hip-hop world
From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics
Track appeared last year on What a Time To Be In Love
Singer's rendition of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic previously appeared in Mastercard ad
Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix In Maui, The Rolling Stones on the Air, Johnny Cash at San Quentin among initial wave of 150 titles
In the new episode of our series on Amazon Music, the singer, his sister Zeola, superfan Spike Lee, and others break down how he went from R&B hitmaker to socially conscious prophet
Deluxe Edition/50th Anniversary digitally collects extras from previous decades' reissues
“Through the recognition of What’s Going On Day, we hope to bring awareness to Marvin Gaye’s profound words as his timeless music remains in our hearts and minds and continues inspiring generations to come," Whitmer says
Listen to our definitive interview with the Motown legend on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast
“I went to Oostend,” Kravitz tells Rolling Stone. "I stayed at Marvin’s apartment. I went to the gym where he was training for boxing; the church where he sang the Lord’s Prayer"
