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So you think you can sing? Motown studio will pay $25,000 to the winner of its cover contest
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMasterpiece Sound Studios, a legendary Detroit recording space affiliated with Motown Records, is...
Top 10 Motown albums of all time
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTheGrio counts down the greatest albums ever released by artists from Motown Records. This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s […] The post Top...
Conny Van Dyke, Motown Singer and ‘W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings’ Star, Dies at 78
Variety via AOL· 7 months agoConny Van Dyke, a singer-songwriter signed to Motown Records who starred in such films as “W.W. and...
Berry Gordy hands off CEO duties to longtime attorney and adviser Carol Perrin
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBerry Gordy Jr. has appointed a veteran Hollywood attorney to oversee his day-to-day business...
"I saw one royalty cheque... and I never saw anything else from that point on": Edwyn Starr's raging...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 6 months ago. The summer of 1970 found the management of Motown Records holding a match over a tinderbox. A year...
Berry Gordy Gifts $5 Million to Establish New Music Industry Center at UCLA
Billboard via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMusic industry legend and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. has pledged $5 million to establish...
Motown stars celebrate completion of museum expansion phases
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire...
Carolyn Crawford Is the Best Motown Singer You’ve Never Heard Of
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn a bright Saturday morning in the summer of 1963, 13-year-old Carolyn Crawford walked onto the...
Detroit Pistons Collaborate With Motown Records for Limited-Edition Merch Collection for Black Music...
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a part of Black Music Month, the Pistons have tapped into Detroit’s deep musical roots for a...
The life and tragic death of Marvin Gaye, the son of a preacher who became Motown's voice of...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMichael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in...