The music from Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album’s creators explained how Motown songs inspired it. He picked out one Smokey Robinson tune in particular as ...

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 ...

A new book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving... Motown: Not the Same Old Songs Motown: Not the Same Old ...

Feb. 5, 2006— -- The Motown sound has a beat and a melody that still resonates almost a half-century after it was born. It all began in 1959 when a songwriter named Berry Gordy founded a label, ...

Sylvester Stallone proved he’s still got it — and fans can’t help but enjoy the show. The “Rocky” star, 78, showed off his dance moves on Instagram Friday, putting on a rather offbeat performance to ...

The ’60s saw several new musical movements. From the U.K. came a host of foreign heartthrobs in what was dubbed “The British Invasion,” with the forefathers of that movement being the Beatles. Their ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in music history have demonstrated the longevity, versatility, and influence of Diana Ross. As the lead singer of The Supremes, she played a pivotal role in shaping the ...

In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...

Just minutes after Ron Holland became the fifth pick in June’s NBA draft, the sports world learned there was something unique about the teenage Detroit Pistons rookie: He was an old soul with a deep ...

Theatre at St. Luke's will present Men of Motown, a concert celebrating the music of Motown’s most influential male artists, ...

Country star Kane Brown wanted one of his songs to sound like Motown. Notably, Motown had previously tried to go country! Mixing country with Motown reflects’ Brown’s approach to his music and career.