Motown Records is one of the most celebrated labels in music history. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr.borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit.

Each of the top acts at Motown possessed some special flavor that set it apart from the other artists on the label. In the case of The Four Tops, they boasted a lead singer in Levi Stubbs, whose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know one of Motown’s most iconic songs almost didn’t exist? “Ooo Baby Baby,” the beloved hit by Smokey Robinson & The ...

Only a few years in pop and rock history are remarkable enough that their achievements marked unshakeable and significant paths to the overall timeline. 1955 may be the first and most monumental of ...

It's been exactly 61 years since The Temptations released their soulful sophomore album. On March 22, 1965, the legendary Motown group dropped The Temptations Sing Smokey, their second studio album, ...

The Four Tops released “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” in late April 1965. Shortly after, it reached the top of the Billboard R&B charts for nine weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for two ...

Motown Records was born in 1959 from a simple but bold decision by songwriter Berry Gordy — and it changed American music ...

Get down to the Music of Motown: A Tribute Concert, in the final installment of the Whitefish Summer Concert Series this month. From the bustling streets of Detroit to the top of the Billboard charts, ...

Some of Stevie Wonder’s most memorable songwriting credits aren’t on his own albums. Here are the hits you probably didn’t realize he wrote for other artists.