Latest News 2005
December[30] Listen on-line Saturday, December 31, 7:00PM - 9:30PM EST for a special tribute to Stevie on New York's WBAI-NY 99.5FM. For UK (GMT) add 5 hours.
[08] Stevie has received 6 Grammy nominations for the awards to be held Feb. 8th 2006. Click here for details.
November
[22] (UK TV) Stevie will be a guest on the Parkinson show on ITV Saturday night 26th and will perform on Top of The Pops on BBC 2 Sunday night 27th.
[17] Stars to salute Stevie at the December 10 Grammy Jam in Los Angeles, a charity event that will also feature performances by India.Arie, Eric Benet, Herbie Hancock, and Aaron Neville, among others. Clickhere for more details.
[10] Stevie's performance last night at Abbey Road Studios was sumthin'-sumthin' special. Read reviewhere from The Guardian (UK)
[10] Stevie will will be a guest on The Parkinson Show, being recorded tonight for broadcast on a future date.
[08] Stevie's performance for the media at Abbey Road Studio London tomorrow, Wednesday Nov. 09 will be recorded for broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday Dec. 10.
[08] Stevie was at a press conference at London's Savoy Hotel yesterday, Monday Nov 07, to promote the new album. He was on fine form, laughing and joking with the gathered press and occasionally breaking into song. Click here for Reuters report.
[07] Stevie will be performing on UK's Top of The Pops on Sunday Nov. 13.
[06] Stevie will be performing on the talent show Star Academy on French TV (TF1), Friday Nov. 11.
[05] Stevie heads for Paris and London this week - Check back for further details
[05] Stevie held a press conference in Japan on Nov. 02 to promote the album. He appeared on the popular Music Station program on TV Asahi on Nov. 04, performing a medley of From the Bottom of My Heart, I Just Called to Say I Love You, So What the Fuss, and Positivity. Also note the following future appearances: Nov.11 on the News 23 program on TBS and Nov. 26 on Music Fair 21 on Fuji Television.
October
[26] Stevie will be performing live in London on November at an exclusive Radio 2 gig. Click here site for more information.
[26] A Time To Love enters the US album charts at number 5 pop and number 2 R&B
[24] A Time To Love enters the UK album charts at number 24 pop and number 3 R&B
[17] Stevie will be honoured Friday at the annual da Vinci Awards dinner for his work to make music videos accessible to people who are blind or have low vision.
[17] Fulllyrics and credits now available for A Time To Love. See Album page.
[12] The iTunes Stevie Wonder Boxset containing 579 songs and 3 videos is now available.
[09] The Album A Time To Love enters the Billboard Digital Download chart at Number 14.
[02] A new boxed set of Wonder material will be available exclusively from iTunes on October 11th. This set will contain more than 570 tracks, including remixes, rarities and previously unreleased material.
September
[27] As promised Stevie's A Time To Love is available from many digital sources from today. It will now qualify for Grammy consideration. Download yours today.
[21] AT2L will be available on various digital sources including iTunes fromSeptember 27th.
[21] Stevie will release the singleShelter in the Rain from his new album on October 11th, with all net profits to go to victims of hurricane Katrina.
[21] Stevie duets with Beyonce on the song So Amazing on the Luther Vandross tribute album titled So Amazing...An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross. Also included is Jamie Foxx's rendition of Stevie's Creepin'.
[20] The official tracklisting for A Time 2 Love is now available and can be viewed from the albums section. Clickhere.
[20] Stevie has delivered the masters of AT2L to Motown Records. Release of the CD is finally on its way.
[19] Stevie honoured in Saginaw. Saturday 17th - a commemorative plaque set in a giant boulder at Fifth and Farwell was unveiled to the pomp and ceremony of singers and dancers honouring his music.
[10] Stevie performed at the Lady Soul awards on 7th Sept. accompanying Aretha Franklin piano as she sang Until You Come Back to Me.
[03] Stevie will perform at the BET A Concert for Hurricane Relief in aid of victims of hurricane Katrina Sept. 09 2005
Aug
[31] Stevie appears on theWorld Music Award at The Kodak Theatre in LA - August 31, 2005
[13] Stevie Saves the Tobago Jazz Festival with a superb performance. Click here for details.
[13] Motown CEO, Sylvia Rhone, has confirmed that A Time 2 Love is being mastered, ready for release end ofSeptember.
[05] Stevie will perform at the upcoming 2005 Lady of Soul Awards(Sept. 17). In addition to performing together, Stevie will present Aretha Franklin with the Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievement.
[03] UNCF Honours Stevie at the 27th Annual An Evening of Stars. The four-hour tribute will be recorded at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California on September 9th and 10th, 2005. An Evening of Stars will air nationwide, January 5th, 6th and 7th, 2006. Click here for details.
July
[27] Stevie is scheduled to perform at the Tobago Gourmet Jazz Festival on Aug 14. See Tour/Appearances section for more details.
[27] Stevie is scheduled to perform at the Trump Taj Mahal on Aug 12. See Tour/Appearances section for more details.
[09] Stevie along with Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle and Alicia Keys performed the song Power of Love/Love Power at Luther Vandross's funeral at New York's Riverside Church on Friday July 9th.
[03] Stevie a rousing performance yesterday at the Live8 concert in Philly. He Sang a new song Shelter In The Rain which can now be heard in the Multimedia/Jukebox section of this site. Click here for picture and details of the perfo
June
[30] At the BET Awards 2005 Stevie performed a duet with John Legend and afterwards indicated that he would be interested in recording with the soulful newcomer.
[21] Stevie along with a host of other artists is scheduled to appear on the BET Awards '05 show on June 28. It will be recorded for later television broadcast.
[07] Stevie will perform at the U.S. NBA Finals Game 3 on June 14th. He will perform the U.S. national anthem and the single So What The Fuss.
[05] The City of Detroit is to honour Stevie with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Motown Music Fest September 9, 2005. The day will be declared as "Stevie Wonder Day" and he will also be presented with akey to the City.
[02] Stevie features on harmonica on the song You Might Win on Kem's latest CD Album II.
[02] From The Bottom of My Heart is now available for download on iTunes in the US.
[01] The song From The Bottom of My Heart is scheduled to be the second single from the album A Time 2 Love. It is set for release on June 21st.
May
[31] Stevie is to perform at the Philadelphia US venue of the Live8 Charity concerts to be held on 2nd July. 8 venues are being used, one from each of the G8 nations.
[24] Last night, May 23rd, Stevie performed at the Tiger Woods benefit concert in Las Vegas giving a breathtaking performance before a 7,000-plus crowd. Clickhere for review.
[22] So What The Fuss enters the official UK singles chart at number 19.
[20] Stevie is to perform at the BET Awards on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 in Los Angeles
[16] So What The Fuss singles have been released in the UK today in two formats, a Standard (Radio Edit and Feat. Q-Tip) and a Maxi (Album Version, Feat. Q-Tip and Global Soul Remix).
[14] At 10:22pm, PST , May 13, 2005, Stevie Wonder and his wife Kai Milla became the proud parents of a 7 pound baby boy.
[13] HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Stevie
[11] At the launch the SWTF video in LA, Stevie announced that the new album would contain 16 tracks with an additional 2 tracks for foreign markets.(see press release section for more details)
[06] The video to So What The Fuss is equipped with a descriptive audio track designed for the visually impaired and is a musical first. Rapper Busta Rhymes handles the voice-over, providing a narration to key elements of the video.
[05] For those in the UK, the music magazine Uncut provides an in-depth cover story on Stevie for their June issue (out today).
April
[29] So What the Fuss was released today (April 29th) as a single in Japan.
[22] The song From The Bottom of My Heart will be the follow-up single to 'So What the Fuss' and is scheduled for release to US radio stations in the second week of May.
[19] A Time 2 Love has again been postponed. No new release date has yet been set.
[10] The video for So What the Fuss was recently shot. It was directed by Paul Hunter and will be hitting the airwaves soon.
[10] So What the Fuss (Global Soul Remix) scheduled for release on Napster on April 26th!
[09] Stevie attended the lawyer, Johnnie Cochran's funeral and performed the song Shelter In The Rain earmarked to appear on his forthcoming album, A Time 2 Love. He said, "Johnnie, I'll never forget your heart. For so many on this planet, you were the shelter in the rain."
[05] Stevie has joined an elite list of artists who have earned a diamond award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Songs in the Key of Life was certified in March for shipments of 10 million units to U.S. retai
March
[24] 'So What The Fuss' continues to top radio charts: #1 most added song at Crossover Radio; #1 most added song Urban Radio; #2 most added AAA Radio Format.
[23] Stevie's new single, "So What The Fuss," has registered the highest number of debut spins (418) in the history of the Billboard Adult R&B chart
[20] Stevie on TV! Stevie Wonder kicks off Good Morning America's concert series on May 6th with a performance live in New York City's Times Square.
[18] The Wonder Train! In celebration of A Time 2 Love, be on the look out for The Wonder Train! Stevie will be travelling across the US stopping in select cities along the way to perform in small venues. The journey will end with a huge celebration in New York City's Central Park culminating with a special "Stevie Wonder and Friends" concert!
[14] Stevie will be headlining theTiger Woods' benefit concert in Las Vegas scheduled for May 21st at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.
[14] Stevie is likely to perform at the Tobago Jazz Festival to be held April 14-17. Further details will be published when available.
[12] Stevie's new single, So What's The Fuss is set to hit radio stations on March 21. General release is expected in the first week of April.
February
[20] Congratulations to Stevie and wife Kai Milla who are expecting their second child due on May 02.
[18] Visit CBS to watch the video of the Grammy performance of Across The Universe and follow their link to download the MP3 from iTunes to raise funds for the Tsunami Relief effort.
[16] Stevie Wonder will head an all-star live performance of the Beatles song Across the Universe during the 47th annual Grammy Awards celebration. The song will be released to raise funds for tsunami relief efforts. Televised in the US on Feb. 13th, in the UK on Feb. 14th ITV2 9pm.
January
[25] Singing with India.Arie, Stevie performed a rousing rendition of the title track from his forthcoming album A Time To Love at the NBC Concert for Hope.
[22] Stevie will be among a host of stars performing at an NBC Telethon (in the US) Saturday Jan. 15th to raise funds for the Tsunami Relief effort, titled 'A Concert of Hope'. Click here for further details.
[08] Stevie performed at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) honouring Quincy Jones. Clickhere to listen to his rendition of I Can't Help It, a song he wrote for Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album produced by Quincy.