Detroit-born Motown is uniquely American, a melting-pot triumph with pop music craft at its heart and capitalist hustle in its gut.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Logos of Motown Records and its Black Forum subsidiary, being relaunched in 2021. Declaring we live in times that urgently call ...

Music legend Berry Gordy, Jr. founded what would become Motown Records on this day, Jan. 12, in 1959. On the birthday of the iconic music label– founded in Detroit, Michigan– we remember the Black ...

Along with Lamont Dozier, they crafted love songs that didn’t just aim for the heart — they moved the body. The city that brought us automobiles and Motown has seen tough times. But Detroit always ...

It is incredible to look back at how Berry Gordy Jr.’s vision, starting on April 14, 1959, fundamentally integrated the American airwaves. That vision rendered a historic sound engineered by Motown ...

Through the Sixties and Seventies, Motown Records was a culture-shifting force: Founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, it became one of the world’s most successful black-owned businesses, an independent, ...

*Motown Records has appointed Courtney Lowery as Executive Vice President of Media Strategy and Lifestyle. In this new role, Mr. Lowery will oversee media strategy and execution for the label and it’s ...

R&B veteran Kem has departed from Motown Records, his label home for more than 20 years. The “Love Calls” singer is returning to his independent roots with the relaunch of Kemistry Records, which ...

Motown Records and Google have announced a partnership in pursuit of elevating women of color within the music industry. The Motown Records Creator Program Supported by Google will find and fund the ...

This story is part of the Iconic Brands series, a USA TODAY network project showcasing the companies and brands that helped shape the nation's identity, economy and culture. The series celebrates ...

The city that brought us automobiles and Motown has seen tough times. But Detroit always rises again. By Amy S. Eckert Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they ...

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 ...