The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

Motown Records is one of the most celebrated labels in music history. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit.

In 1965, the label was a constant fixture on the pop charts. Who could forget these four memorable Motown hits from that year? Each of the top acts at Motown possessed some special flavor that set it ...

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

Motown was all about bringing something new to the table, but in 1966, they had a hit with a song that was originally written in 1936. Find out more here.

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s. Elemental Music’s affordable reissue series brings classic Motown ...

Nick Ashford, who with Valerie Simpson, his songwriting partner and later wife, wrote some of Motown's biggest hits, like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," died ...

Hitsville: Celebrating Motown featured classic pop songs from the 60s, 70s, and beyond, with guest artists Bryan Terrell Clark and Valisia LeKae.