Berry Gordy's Motown Records defined American pop and soul music during the 1960s, but the label still exists to this day, now owned by Universial Music.

On Desert Island Discs, the former Motown Records boss Berry Gordy selected the one track he couldn't live without, which had been a hit for his label in 1965.

In 1971, he became the first Motown artist to negotiate a contract that allowed for complete artistic control of his music. Through the '70s, starting with his 14th album "Music of My Mind ...

Fifty years later, Motown Records Corp. and its stable of largely African-American artists have become synonymous with the musical, social and cultural fabric of America. The company spawned ...

After 30 years of pioneering pop music, modern-day Motown still shapes ‘The Sound Of Young America,’ thanks to a slew of new artists storming the charts. After three decades of cultural ...

Indeed, an early analysis of Motown’s success from Fortune magazine credits Gordy’s financial success to his ability to attract talented Black artists and “recognize those tunes, lyrics and ...

Four headliners to perform at the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival were revealed Tuesday - bringing a bit of soul, ...

Detroit’s dazzling musical history will be brought into focus this weekend at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African ...

Two legendary Motown groups are coming to Central New York for a joint concert. The Temptations & The Four Tops will perform ...

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

Excellence in the Community, a nonprofit celebrating 20 years of bringing free musical performances to venues around Utah, is ...

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 ...