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Smokey Robinson performs a Tiny Desk concert. Estefania Mitre/NPR hide caption
toggle caption Estefania Mitre/NPRSmokey Robinson at the Max Fun offices. Jesus Ambrosio/Maximum Fun hide caption
toggle caption Jesus Ambrosio/Maximum FunLabrinth's new album, Ends & Begins, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on April 28. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of the artistAnderson .Paak & The Free Nationals perform at 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2019. .Paak's single "Make Me Better" featuring Smokey Robinson is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CoachellaAnderson .Paak shares a loving look with his partner in the video for "Make It Better." YouTube screenshot by NPR hide caption
toggle caption YouTube screenshot by NPRSmokey Robinson's new album of duets, Smokey & Friends, is out Aug. 19. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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toggle caption Courtesy of the artistMarvin Gaye walks ahead of his Rolls Royce in Notting Hill, London, in 1976. John Minihan/Getty Images hide caption
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Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and David Ruffin of the Temptations, in 1965. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
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