In the late ’50s, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family and a few paltry royalty payments to found Tamla Records—better known at Motown Records. Today ...

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 ...

Joan Osborne has a long string of solo albums, a side project with Trigger Hippy, and a forthcoming album that's entirely focused on the songs of Bob Dylan, but the adventurous singer and songwriter ...

Lamont Dozier, who helped write and produce songs “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, died Monday ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Stevie Wonder to The Supremes, the music of Motown defined an era. To celebrate the music and legacy of Hitsville USA, Slacker Radio has teamed up with the cast of ...

The Beatles’ Paul McCartney congratulates the Supremes at a party after their London debut show. Motown is a record label that was founded in 1958 by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit. The label found ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s. Elemental Music’s affordable reissue series brings classic Motown ...

Motown legend Lamont Dozier, a songwriter who crafted hits for the Supremes and Marvin Gaye, among other icons, has died, according to a statement from his son shared on Instagram. He was 81. “Rest in ...