TheGrio counts down the greatest albums ever released by artists from Motown Records. This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” celebrate ...

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last living founding member of the popular Motown group the Four Tops, has died. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure Monday at his home in Detroit. “Our hearts are heavy as ...

A popular local band is set to perform in Glusburn next weekend. Soul Train, known for their renditions of 60s and 70s Motown ...

Norman Whitfield, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter who as producer of the Temptations helped create the Motown sound and was one of the most prolific hitmakers of the 1960s and early 1970s, died ...

Motown was at its height in the 1970s, but what was the song from the genre with the longest number one reign of that time?

Broadway’s Motown The Musical is a celebration of everything Berry Gordy’s legendary artists exude in their countless hits – family, love, struggle, victory, purpose, strength, artistry, gain, loss ...

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Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become iconic for projects like "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing." His impact on the industry still lives ...

The American Idol Top 10 have met Motown's Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson in Detroit. The singing hopefuls met the legends at Studio A in the Motown Historical Museum on West Grand Boulevard. What to ...

Motown founder Berry Gordy had a galaxy of star executives helping him build the company into the powerhouse it became, but not many of them shone as brightly as Suzanne de Passe. Joining the company ...

The Beatles were always indebted to the soulful sounds of Motown Records, and George Harrison always maintained a notably ...