Author Margena A. Christian revisits the legacy of Sylvia Moy, the Motown trailblazer behind classics by Stevie Wonder.

The fusion of gospel, pop, R&B, and soul contributed greatly to the success of Motown Records. It allowed its writers and artists to create songs that were catchy and appealing to younger listeners, ...

Everything changed in 1964 with "Where Did Our Love Go," the trio’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song ...

The single, featuring strings from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a ...

Motown had a roster of hit songwriters who understood the power of an unforgettable lyric, creating timeless hooks we'll never forget.

Luke McMaster has been a fan of Motown music since he was a young kid in Northern Manitoba, Canada, where there were no bands in his town, no music program in the school, and his brothers were focused ...

The music from Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album’s creators explained how Motown songs inspired it. He picked out one Smokey Robinson tune in particular as ...

But it would be an injustice to Motown to simply give thanks to the gods of rock and roll and overlook the crucial impact ...

A new book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving... Motown: Not the Same Old Songs Motown: Not the Same Old ...

Michael O. Mitchell (MJ: The Musical) and Brian Harlan Brooks (Motown: The Musical ) lead a cast featuring Derrick Baskin (Ain’t Too Proud); Najah Hetsberger (& Juliet); Melrose Johnson (Off Broadway ...