Motown Records is integral to the cultural fabric of Detroit, which is perhaps why the label went so quickly downhill when it moved operations to Los Angeles.

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy has hailed the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as "a dear friend" who helped build important bonds more than six decades ago in Detroit. In a statement provided to the ...

Berry Gordy attends a photocall for “Motown – The Musical” at The Hospital Club on October 5, 2015 in London, England. (Oct. 4, 2015 – Source: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images Europe) *Motown founder Berry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The love was flowing strong in the room as Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. celebrated his 96 th birthday. At a party Saturday, Nov.

Diana Ross’s legacy at the centre of The Supremes will always remain one of music’s most legendary successes. Read more about ...

*”Motown the Musical” is coming back to Broadway, and as Huff Post notes, the show first began performances in March 2013 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre and closed this January after over 700 ...

(The Root) — When Berry Gordy began Motown Records in Detroit in 1959, few people thought he would be successful, he now says. But decades after ruling the Billboard charts and cementing his place in ...

In addition to the Motown mastermind, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, and Justino Díaz will also be recognized as well. Variety reports that Motown founder and music aficionado Berry ...

Actor Brandon Victor Dixon (left) plays legendary Motown Records founder Berry Gordy in Broadway's upcoming Motown: The Musical. Previews for the show start March 11. There's hardly an adult anywhere ...

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The love was flowing strong in the room as Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. celebrated his 96 th birthday. At a party Saturday, Nov. 29, teeming with famous friends, fellow music executives and family ...