Who wants to see the ugly backside of a record label? The book by Berry Gordy -- based on his own, self-serving memoir -- is filled with deals and contracts. What you don't see is the artistic birth of a song, the famous molding of acts or singers coming into their own.
Maybe Motown: The Musical would have been best off not as part reality-show Dreamgirls but as a straight-out Motortown Revue 2013, which it almost is anyway.
This week legendary record label, Motown Records announced the launch of its newest label in conjunction with EMI Gospel simply titled, Motown Gospel....
NEW YORK — If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn't sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it. That's what R...
Those Motown crooners still really have a hold on us. From a little house on Detroit's Grand Boulevard, Berry Gordy Jr. made Motown Records one of ...
DETROIT -- Chrysler recruited hometown star Eminem for a memorable 2011 Super Bowl ad that introduced the tagline "Imported From Detroit." The automa...
Three years ago, music industry veteran Berry Gordy celebrated 50 years since he took out a $800 loan from his family to launch Motown Records in Detr...
The Supremes singer opens up about the girl group's ladylike style.
DUARTE, Calif. -- Motown record producer and songwriter Frank Wilson, who worked with the Supremes, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, has died in South...
After etching his name into music history with the launch of Motown records, Berry Gordy's legacy is set to live on as a musical scheduled to hit Broa...
* Movie about rising music stars in heyday of Motown * Film depicts a bustling city proud of its music stars * Residents...
The luxury of maintaining relevance over the course of a decade -- while releasing just three albums -- isn't available to the average artist. But Mo...
NEW YORK — Producers of a musical based on the life of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are seeking an exceptionally talented young actor &nda...
The month of March has been good to us, giving rise to a host of musical icons whose sense of fashion is as colorful as their sound -- from Chaka to A...
The month of March has been good to us, giving rise to a host of musical icons whose sense of fashion is as colorful as their sound -- from Chaka to A...
Today Universal Music Group has announced the acquisition of three-time Grammy Award-winner, Ne-Yo and his label imprint, Compound Entertainment, to M...
It didn't take much to fall in love with Teena Marie's music. She was a natural soul performer who swam upstream to find her success in the (then) segregated music industry.
Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.
Mixing Michael Jackson's solo material with that of The Jackson 5's, The Stripped Mixes rips away layers of production, revealing a young boy with the ability to emote mature emotions at an early age.
It's been more than a month since Michael Jackson's demise and still no burial, cremation, resting place, or any manifestation of "closure" for this fallen King of Pop.
The singer's voice has matured significantly -- along with his haircut and wardrobe; this time out, Maxwell has recast himself as a grown-up with all its musical and lyrical upgrades.
I hope that somewhere behind the images of the weird, pajama-clad, not-quite-human latter-day Michael Jackson, we'll be able to hold onto those memories of when the guy made magic.
"It wasn't easy, but we did some digging and it turns out Walter did mention Michael once or twice," Mr. King said. "This is going to be a real treat for our viewers."
Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.
Yesterday morning I woke up hung over from the joyful after-show celebration of Thursday night's triumphant Obama concert and benefit, only to learn that Levi Stubbs had passed away.
