Detroit lawyer tapped to take over Aretha Franklin estate

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Regents at the University of Michigan are expected to consider a recommendation from its president that the school fire an opera singer and tenured professor facing sexual assault charges.

NEW YORK -- Excerpts from Woody Allen's new memoir, “Apropos of Nothing,” which was released Monday after a delay because the original publisher backed out of releasing the book.

Things are proceeding "full steam ahead" for the 41st annual Detroit Jazz Festival despite the novel coronavirus pandemic that's forced the postponement and cancellation of so many other music events.

Jason Navarro wasn't sure the Suicide Machines would ever make another album -- and was fine with that. So the Detroit punk quartet's return on March 27 with Revolution Spring, premiering in its entirety exclusively below, came as something of a surprise."When the inspiration hit, we had the songs," Navarro tells Billboard.

Eminem famously came up in the battle rap circuit before signing to Interscope under Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment imprint. In a recent appearance on Mike Tyson’s Hot Boxin podcast, the Detroit rapper recalled being evicted the day before his second-place finish at the ‘97 Rap Olympics in LA, which indirectly helped him get signed.

Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information pertaining to the murder of Tee Grizzley's aunt/manager Jobina "JB" Whittaker Brown, according to Detroit local news station WXYZ.

In February, Eminem made a surprise appearance at the 2020 Academy Awards to perform “Lose Yourself,” his 8 Mile sountrack cut which won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003. During an appearance on Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson, the Detroit MC revealed how the performance nearly went off the rails.

During its peak season, Detroit's Motown Museum welcomes up to 450 fans per day touring the original Hitsville USA facility. Right now, however, it's not the same old song.

It was 4:00 a.m. when Yoshi Flower stumbled across train tracks on his way home from a vinyl bar in Tokyo, Japan. His friend Zac Wolf whipped out his camera and filmed the accompanying visual for Flower's previously-released single "Idle Hands" on a whim, which is exclusively premiering on Billboard today (March 18).

Arthur Gunn, real name Dibesh Pokharel, impressed the judges on “American Idol” with his raspy voice.

By Erik Pedersen

A player for the Detroit Pistons has tested positive for thecoronavirus, the team announced Sunday.

Following Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons star Christian Wood is now the third NBA player to test positive for the highly contagious and quickly spreading coronavirus. You may remember that before he tested positive, Rudy was seen openly touching fellow teammates, opponents and the microphones used by the media during interviews.

Another NBA player has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.

The Detroit rock band are back with their first new record in three years

From his beginnings as a battle rapper, Eminem has cemented his place in hip-hop as one of the greats. His lyrical ability and wide range of flows, coupled with a myriad of different voices, are part of what keeps fans of the Detroit MC on their toes. Em often uses devices like his alter ego Slim Shady or just different accents to experiment with a range of new voices.

Protomartyr, who recently opened for Bernie Sanders, have announced their fifth album: The Detroit band returns with Ultimate Success Today, which is out May 29 via Domino. Watch the video for their new song “Processed by the Boys” below. Protomartyr also plan to head out on tour. Check out their schedule below.

AEG Presents has announced that this year's Mo Pop Festival in Detroit will feature headlining sets from Khalid and The 1975.The eight annual festival will also see appearances from Kaytranada, Purity Ring, Doja Cat, Phoebe Bridgers, Orville Peck, Still Woozy, Hippo Campus and more.Mo Pop's 2020 edition will also be moving to a new location at the grounds of Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne Park from July 25-26.“We couldn’t be happier with our new location at the Historic Fort Wayne park which will