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 ...

In the heat of Motown’s pressure cooker, Lamont Dozier hurriedly but masterfully penned this mid-tempo classic under pressure to follow up the Supremes' first hit.

Launched in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr., Motown has become one of American music’s most storied labels. The label has been behind the careers of some of music’s biggest icons, including Diana Ross, Stevie ...

It is difficult to think of a more impossible task than attempting to rate the 60 all-time greatest Motown songs. Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy, not only has the label — originally a small ...

The Virginia Theatre brought Motown to Champaign on Friday night with expressive choreography, soulful vocals and glamorous costuming that transported the audience right back to the ’60s and ’70s.

From the late 1950s through the 1980s, the “Motown Sound” was the kind of music that moved the nation. More than three decades later, East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is ...