Sometimes it just feels good to sing, to belt out familiar lyrics into the clear, blue sky. Human beings were made for music, made to sing. Music resonates with our bones, right down to our cells. It ...

The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

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 wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1929, Berry Gordy Jr. began his music career writing songs for artists like Etta James in the late-1950's. He then ...

If you think of some of the most memorable songs from the twentieth century, there's a good chance one of the tunes that comes to mind is the product of Motown — a record label based in Detroit that ...

This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” celebrate their 50th anniversaries. These transformative LPs come from Motown Records, one of the ...