Stapleton’s recordings seem canned, dry. They give mountainous car commercial energy. Live, his voice is grandiose, sternly ...

In the 1960s, he helped get wide exposure for Black artists like Dionne Warwick. A decade later, he brought dance music from ...

This month's Analog Adventures dives into some of the hottest current vinyl pressings, featuring The Supremes, The Get Up Kids, and more ...

The investment would cover production costs ... did not properly promote Motown's music to radio stations and failed to fill orders for thousands of albums. LEAD: In a case that has already ...

DJs J. Malls and Gordy G have created one of the longest-running theme parties in Pittsburgh with their dedication to 45s, ...

Don Was and Pan-Detroit Ensemble deliver a rock/R&B sound influenced by everyone from John Lee Hooker to George Clinton, to ...

For her breakthrough first album in 1959 — reissued many times ... The second episode looks at the emergence of Black-owned labels Motown, Stax and Def Jam, which all played a pivotal ...

The concept album is often viewed as an art form that is primarily focused on lyrical storytelling. But in these five key ...

Brittany Howard was born; Kim Shattuck passed away; fifteen Elvis fans were kind of wrong; the McCoys hung on to No. 1 with ...

After a label change from Motown to ... the U.K. Subsequent albums from 3T were released independently in 2004 and 2015. Tito explained his own quiet return to music in a cover-story interview ...

Big Sean has never been one to shy away from showcasing the love he has for Detroit, MI. He knew very early on that he was ...