In 1971, he became the first Motown artist to negotiate a contract that ... Gaye scored his first original top 10 single with 1963's "Pride and Joy." He later found success in the mid-1960s ...

Despite this overwhelming success, however, it took a full 14 years for the Grammys to nominate a single Motown artist for ...

The Beatles had a connection to Motown that ran much deeper than one would think, but it's unmistakable if you really listen.

Stevie Wonder has the most songs in the Top 100. Stevie Wonder says of being No.1: "Motown is one of the all time great labels, and I’ve been associated with it all my life. Many of the artists ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry. The following year, it merged ...

changing the country’s popular culture forever and helping propel the Motown artists to international stardom.

Now, as NBC gets set to premiere its holiday special A Motown Christmas, Robinson is promising music fans a "great night featuring legendary Motown artists ... and now she's a top movie and ...

The industry tended to market music by Black artists—usually all lumped ... By 1971, it had put out 110 Billboard Top 10 hits. The integration of Motown’s acts into the upper echelons of ...