The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says "Searching," her first album in 22 years, evokes the sounds of Motown and the Big Easy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baldassare (Barney) Ales, a key executive at Motown Records during its 1960s prime and later its president, died of natural causes ...

Along with Lamont Dozier, they crafted love songs that didn’t just aim for the heart — they moved the body. The city that brought us automobiles and Motown has seen tough times. But Detroit always ...

The group went on to become one of the most influential groups of all-time, launching several successful indivdual careers to boot.

Discover which of the label's stars are worth the most today, based on wealth estimates from Celebrity Net Worth. Not every Motown star ended up mega-rich. The label's factory-style system could ...

It seems like every Detroiter has a Motown origin story. For Jamon Jordan, that story starts in his family living room, where his mother had an extensive stereo system and a sprawling collection of ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs AKA Love today announced the creation of his new R&B record label, “LOVE RECORDS,” as well as a one-time album deal with Motown Records. The new label will focus on R&B music, ...

In January 1959, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family — along with meager royalties he earned writing "Lonely Teardrops" for Jackie Wilson — to found ...

Ethiopia Habtemariam, currently chairwoman and CEO of Motown Records, will be stepping down from her position in order to pursue new endeavors, she and the company stated in a joint announcement ...