Motown revolutionized the musical landscape, and the '70s was home to some of their biggest hits and most meaningful tunes ...
We're rounding up the classic Motown hits that still bring Boomers to the dance floor. Turn up the timeless tunes and let's keep the party going.
These Motown songs from the 1960s have some notably dark lyrics; you might have missed them, what with those stunning ...
In 1987, one of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's songwriters heard two Motown classics by Mary Wells, and combined them with an '80s ...
Featuring vocals from Motown superstars like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and Lionel Richie, these songs are among the label's ...
In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...
Motown was a significant influence on a number of classic rock bands. For example, two Supremes songs inspired The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Daydream.” Notably, it was difficult to put the latter song ...
The Miracles “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” Remarkably, one of the Miracles’ biggest hits began life as a single B-side. In November 1962, “Happy Landing,” a nondescript up-tempo number featuring a ...
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 ...
Barrett Strong, an artist and songwriter who was present for the birth of Motown and had a key role in classic hits for the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr and others, has died. He was 81.
A Motown Christmas is re-airing tonight (Tuesday, December 9)! The music special, a tribute to the legacy of Motown, will air in a two-hour event set to begin at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, and streaming on ...
Vocalist Jimmy Mazz is set to bring his Motown and soul tribute show to the Mass Arts Center in Mansfield on Oct. 17.