Motown
Berry Gordy To Receive ‘Pioneer Award’ At Songwriters Hall Of Fame
As the founder of Motown Records, legendary music producer/songwriter Berry Gordy has been a major pioneer in both the artistic and business sides of the music industry. He is the creative force behind launching the […]
The Temptations’ Richard Street Dies At 70
Richard Street, a former member of The Temptations and Motown singer, died early Wednesday morning (Feb. 27) in a Las Vegas hospitcal of a pulmonary embolism, reports CBS Detroit. He was 70. Street served in […]
Michael Bolton Mines Motown For Album Inspiration
Michael Bolton’s latest album, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Tribute to Hitsville, features songs by Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. But don’t call it a covers album. “When people say well, ‘Why do a cover?’” Bolton told Radio.com, shaking his […]
From Fleetwood Mac To Motown, Aaron Neville To Zeppelin: 15 Reasons 2013 Will Rock
2012 saw the return of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Aerosmith and (sort of) Led Zeppelin. 2013 promises lots of great albums, films and tours from some of music’s greatest legends. The Return […]
Paul McCartney & Berry Gordy Team Up For Motown Fundraiser
The former Beatle and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are teaming up to raise money to help conserve and honor a famous piece of Motown’s history.
Funk Brothers Bassist Bob Babbitt Dies at 74
Bob Babbitt, who played in Motown Records’ house band Funk Brothers, died yesterday (July 17) in a Nashville hospice following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 74.
Motown Makes The Trip From Detroit To Broadway
Berry Gordy has long been driven to tell the the Motown story and wrote “Motown the Musical,” which will now make its way to Broadway, according to the Detroit News.
Best Sellers From The ’80s: Culture Club’s “Colour By Numbers”
The one who prompted the media to reinvent the term “gender bender,” Boy George, and his band, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Culture Club[/lastfm], were pegged to be a “flash-in-the-pan” by every serious music critic to write a sentence […]
Free MP3 Of The Day: Fitz & The Tantrums, “Don’t Gotta Work It Out (Live)”
Our friends at MP3.com recently relaunched their site, and to celebrate we’re helping them give away some fantastic new songs for free! Today, we’re featuring a live version of “‘t Gotta Work It Out” from […]
American Idol Goes Motown!
This week’s episode of “American Idol” could not be anymore American than with the music from Hitsville USA and Motown Records, 2648 West Grand Blvd in Detroit! On Thursday evening, after the audience vote, […]
