A music icon’s timeless hit has been ranked as the No. 1 Motown Song ever. Motown Records, founded in 1959, produced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1929, Berry Gordy Jr. began his music career writing songs for artists like Etta James in the late-1950's. He then ...

Washington D.C. may be the home of Go-go music, but sprinkles of D.C. can also be found in the Motown sound that opened doors for Black musicians in the 1960s. Of course, there’s Marvin Gaye, the ...

It seems like every Detroiter has a Motown origin story. For Jamon Jordan, that story starts in his family living room, where his mother had an extensive stereo system and a sprawling collection of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like so many kids growing up in the 1970s and '80s, Robin Terry was a fan of Motown's music and its cavalcade of stars. But for ...

T.G. Sheppard knows exactly how people at home may have felt when they were watching Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, the landmark 1983 TV special honoring one of the most enduring record ...

Black Music Month: Motown artists created the soundtrack of a generation. Years later, many were still fighting over the royalties.

DANVILLE, CA — Ring in the holidays with "The Best Intentions" holiday concert, performed by the celebrated performing and recording group. The Nov. 29 concert will feature a mix of Motown classics, ...