"The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music." ...

Motown Records stumbled into the 1980s from the ‘70s, watching its greatest hitmakers return to the charts via other labels — Diana Ross at RCA, Marvin Gaye at Columbia and, of course, Michael Jackson ...

Just as The Big Chill soundtrack did in 1983, his new album of Motown oldies has opened the ears of whole new generation to soul music. At 52, the silver-haired Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers alumnus ...

It is difficult to think of a more impossible task than attempting to rate the 60 all-time greatest Motown songs. Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy, not only has the label — originally a small ...

Musical history has never been as accessible as it is in the streaming era. At the same time, it’s remarkably disposable: A recent study by the British Phonographic Industry revealed that music from ...

We’re accustomed to seeing Berry Gordy’s big smile, but his grin on the occasion of the Kennedy Honors ceremony Dec. 5 was so broad that his face was in imminent danger of splitting in two. The Motown ...

Music is a gift that enriches our daily lives. It helps us endure the hardships, the pain, the struggle, and the plight of daily living. Music also provides the soundtrack for our happiness that ...