TheGrio counts down the greatest albums ever released by artists from Motown Records. This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” celebrate ...

"The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music." ...

In the heat of Motown’s pressure cooker, Lamont Dozier hurriedly but masterfully penned this mid-tempo classic under pressure to follow up the Supremes' first hit.

This week's 'American Idol' theme celebrates the music of the legendary soul label. By Annie Yuan American Idol is recycling one of its all-time favorite themes this week: the music of Motown. How ...

Joan Osborne has a long string of solo albums, a side project with Trigger Hippy, and a forthcoming album that's entirely focused on the songs of Bob Dylan, but the adventurous singer and songwriter ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

In a recent episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Smokey Robinson looked back at his astonishing run of hits at Motown Records in the 1960s, and much more. Some highlights follow; to hear ...

VAN WERT — G.C. Cameron has been in the Motown circle from the start of his career. When the former lead singer of The Spinners joined “Forever Motown,” a full-stage production featuring the music of ...

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Like millions of people, Tarsha Fitzgerald grew up listening to the sounds of Motown in her living room and especially enjoyed holiday time, when her parents would play some of the top Motown artists ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - Esther Gordy Edwards, founder of Detroit's Motown Museum, has died at the age of 91. Her younger brother Berry Gordy started Motown Records in 1959. After Motown became established, ...

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