Motown Records defined the American mainstream of the 1960s, but its influence has been incredibly long-lasting for artists ...

Exploring the colossal missed opportunity of The Velvelettes, the Motown vocal group who could have rivalled The Supremes or ...

I visited Hitsville U.S.A., Motown's first headquarters, a few years ago and hung around for a few hours. I was struck by what I saw. Nine out of 10 visitors looked like me, older and white.

Get ready to rock with WLRN! Groove to the sounds of Motown, witness the transformation of a hole in the wall to an ace in ...

During a chat with VIBE, KEM revealed how Motown — the city and the label — shaped him, the significance of “Give My Love,” ...

Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with ...

During the 1960s, it dominated the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts, introducing soul music to audiences of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Acts such as the Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops, ...

Motown Records carried on and thrived well beyond its Detroit era, of course, and today the L.A. label is home to artists such as Vince Staples, Erykah Badu and Kem.

Motown's biggest stars are all represented in the new Broadway musical. Gordy said when he saw the woman playing Diana Ross come on stage, "it was really tough for me not to kiss her!" ...

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Classic Motown singers and groups — some of which still boast an original member or two — certainly "can't forget the Motor City," to quote a Reeves and the Vandellas hit, on a tour.

— Motown in Love. The book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.