On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...

It is easy to forget, all these years later, the modest origins of Gordy’s label. Soul music had been around for a long time prior to Motown’s involvement in the scene. Developing from the worlds of ...

On Saturday, 60 years to the day after its release, the enduring charms of "My Girl" were celebrated and explored at the Motown Museum ... Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum ...

As one of Motown’s most hummable hits — and one of the most iconic tracks in Detroit’s vast music history ... Visitors on Saturday got vouchers for a free copy of the limited-edition ...

Not much has changed in Motown Records' Studio A. It's still packed with instruments, from a grand piano to a drum set. Music stands are scattered around, headphones hang from the back wall ...

Fans can get a glimpse of what it took to make the Motown hit we know today with special interactive tour. Wayne Osmond, Osmond Brothers singer and guitarist, dies at 73 Social Security will have ...

As such, the music scenes of cities like Detroit represented an incredible untapped market that Gordy sought to capitalise on. Until the arrival of Motown, the majority of soul singers in America had ...

Looking for a new music streaming service? Apple Music is currently giving new customers the chance to get a three month subscription for free ... favourite tracks and play them offline and ...

Following the success of 2023's "Motown Christmas," the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, offers "A Merrier Motown Christmas," featuring "favorite holiday songs in fresh ...

I guess that was enough qualification for NBC to invite him to perform on their A Motown Christmas special this week. Naturally, he did a pop-punk cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” ...

This promotional image released by NBC shows Smokey Robinson, left, and Halle Bailey, who will host the holiday special "A Motown Christmas." (NBCUniversal via AP) UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey — bridging Motown’s old and new school — are lending their voices during a holiday special to honor the groundbreaking record ...