Jackson 5 released Give Love on Christmas Day in 1970, and the heartfelt track has grown into one of Motown’s most cherished ...

The Showtime documentary — Hitsville: The Making of Motown — tells the story of the most successful soul/R&B record label in music history from the viewpoint of Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson. As ...

After a legendary six-decade run, Stevie Wonder is leaving the famed Motown Records. Wonder made the announcement in a press conference Tuesday where he announced that he is launching his own imprint, ...

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Baldassare (Barney) Ales, a key executive at Motown Records during its 1960s prime and later its president, died of natural causes on Friday in Malibu, California, according to an announcement from ...

Masterpiece Sound Studios, a legendary Detroit recording space affiliated with Motown Records, is hosting a cover song competition for musicians nationwide who think they can improve on the iconic ...

Vince Staples has left Def Jam for a new label home. The California rapper has signed a new deal with Motown Records via the Blacksmith Recordings label. The news was announced Wednesday afternoon at ...

The city that brought us automobiles and Motown has seen tough times. But Detroit always rises again. By Amy S. Eckert Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they ...

Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter who, with the brothers Brian and Eddie Holland, was behind such hits as the Supremes’ “Baby Love” and “You Keep Me Hanging On,” has died, his family said overnight ...

Wonder had been with Motown since 1961, when, at the age of 11, he got signed by Berry Gordy Jr. After a legendary six-decade run, Stevie Wonder is leaving the famed Motown Records. Wonder made the ...