Marv Gaye 'What's Gog On' 50th Anniversary Celebratn

Contents:

• MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
• MOTOWN AND UME CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’
• MARV GAYE 'WHAT'S GOG ON' 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATN
• MARV GAYE WHAT’S GOG ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATN

MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE

Motown/UMe has marked the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s sgle release for “What’s Gog On” — the tle track om Rollg Stone’s Greatt Album of All Time — wh an all-enpassg digal reissue of the 1971 LP out now on streamg servic. To honor the sgle’s 50th birthday, Motown/UMe grouped together all that bon mic for the digal release dubbed What’s Gog On: Deluxe Edn/50th Anniversary, which ntas the origal album pl 12 bon tracks cludg sgle versns, mos and more, the “Detro Mix” of the album and the llectn of “Funky Natn” stmentals om Gaye’s post-What’s Gog On rerdg ssns. “The Detro Mix” of What’s Gog On, Gaye’s origal versn of the album before ncelg and reworkg Los Angel, prevly featured on the 30th anniversary reissue of the album 2001.

“Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals, ” a seri of jams Gaye laid down the rerdg ssns after releasg What’s Gog On, was clud the 40th anniversary reissue.

“Through the regnn of What’s Gog On Day, we hope to brg awarens to Marv Gaye’s profound words as his timels mic remas our hearts and mds and ntu spirg generatns to e. To honor the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s momento and historic album, What’s Gog On, Motown/UMe are troducg a charge of releas that both pay tribute to and re-image the sence of Gaye’s historil impact.

MOTOWN AND UME CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’

Highly fluenced by Gaye and strivg to rry on the msag of stggle, perseverance, and cultural change, Ross’ ver honors and prerv the track’s origal atmosphere while imbug the weight and emotn of today’s social climate.

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MARV GAYE 'WHAT'S GOG ON' 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATN

Elsewhere, Visual artist and tor Dreph unveiled a mural Brixton that pays tribute to Gaye and the 1981 Brixton Uprisg.

“There’s an element of ‘What’s Gog On’ where Marv Gaye mentns police btaly. Addnally, CNN recently aired their special What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag (first aired May 9, 2021), hosted by Don Lemon.

MARV GAYE WHAT’S GOG ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATN

The program featured terviews om artists spired by Gaye’s masterwork cludg Stevie Wonr, Smokey Robson, Maxwell, Sheila E., Spike Lee, Lee Daniels, and Capol Rerds artist Devon Gilfillian, whose most recent release is a ver of the full What’s Gog On album. Buy or stream Marv Gaye’s digal luxe edn of What’s Gog On. "Save The Children"Mic Vio Created Usg Wng Submissnsom a Fiverr Dign ConttArrivg May 20, the Vio featur Acclaimed Producer SaLaAM ReMi's Recently Released "Save The Children" Remix, /PRNewswire/ -- For the grand fale of the year-long celebratn for Marv Gaye's landmark What's Gog On album, Motown and UMe turned to his fans to help create a unique vio of Grammy®-nomated producer SaLaAM ReMi's remix of the album track "Save The Children.

In April, Universal Mic Enterpris and Fiverr, an onle marketplace for profsnal eelance servic, held the Fiverr x Marv Gaye: "Save the Children" Dign Challenge, which asked Fiverr artists to listen to SaLaAM ReMi's "Save the Children" remix and then illtrate a 2D child character spired by their terpretatn of the song.

The vio, now live on the Marv Gaye YouTube Channel, follows on the heels of the recent 2022 Webby Awards victory of the "What's Gog On" animated vio the Diversy & Incln Vio Category.