Indeed, the history of music in the United States can truly be divided between music before Motown Records, and music after Motown Records. This was the record label that gave a strong voice to ...

January, 12 is also the day Berry Gordy Jr. chose to set up his recording company Motown in 1959. Based out of Detroit, the label was named after the city’s nickname: Motor City. Gordy started ...

The Temptations to Bring Motown to Beverly Hills: Alright, so there might not be many original members left in Motown legends the Temptations. But hey, founding member Otis Williams is still in ...

Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it acquired the name Motown in April 1960 – the ideal time to launch a record company built on black music. In the early 60s, the music industry ...

And with gold records by the Supremes, the Temptations and the Jackson 5, this former Motown recording studio became a hit-making machine from 1959 to 1972. The interior has been left much the ...

which had the licence to release Motown records at the time. Hunched down in bed under their sheets and blankets, with one ear cocked to their transistor radios, Britain’s youth were drinking ...

Paul McCartney said that one Beatles song was inspired by Motown and a Motown bass player who he had tremendous respect for. The Beatles’ Paul McCartney congratulates the Supremes at a party ...

For years, Michigan native and avid music fan U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow vowed to secure federal funding for the Motown Museum as it marched toward a $55 million expansion goal. The senator made ...

On New Year’s Day, BBC Two turns its attention to Motown, and tells the story of the very first UK tour undertaken by musicians on the label, including Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Martha Reeves ...

January, 12 is also the day Berry Gordy Jr. chose to set up his recording company Motown in 1959. Based out of Detroit, the label was named after the city’s nickname: Motor City. Gordy started one of ...