In the early 1970s, Berry Gordy decided to take Motown to Hollywood, and he made a gamble on the first film he put the ...

As the Motown sound was dominating airwaves in the 1960s and ‘70s, Hollywood took notice and started incorporating the music into its soundtracks. Ever since then, Motown has been an inescapable ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry. The following year, it merged ...

In 1971, he became the first Motown artist to negotiate a contract that allowed for complete artistic control of his music. Through the '70s, starting with his 14th album "Music of My Mind ...

At Motown, the group found a fruitful training ... mustache — was unmistakable onstage. The Spinners' music in the '70s was affiliated with the reigning Philly R&B sound of the time, in ...

Detroit’s dazzling musical history will be brought into focus this weekend at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African ...

Inside former President Jimmy Carter's shared ancestry with Motown Founder Berry Gordy. The recent passing of former President Jimmy Carter has brought renewed attention to his shared ancestry ...

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 label that changed music forever.