As revered as the music has been over the decades, the true power of Motown, suggests Vancouver’s Krystle Dos Santos, is the way it helped reshape the fabric of America. “Motown started in 1959,” says ...

On the 40th anniversary of their formation, we look back at how the group went from being just four friends to the best-selling R&B group of all time.

"The stars? Not necessarily." Over time, Stevie Wonder, Ross and many of the other big Motown starts moved to Los Angeles. Even Smokey Robinson, who White said "used to joke to Barry that he ...

Twelve-year-old bass virtuoso Ellen Alaverdyan (better known as @ellenplaysbass on Instagram and YouTube) looks nervous as ...

Broadway alum and R&B vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw has just released a brand new track, the inspirational “Rising Up,” ...

Back in 2024, the Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years, defeating the LA Rams, and ahead of their Divisional Round ...

K nown for their romantic ballads and cheesy love songs, boy bands in musichave continued to grace our radio stations and the ...

Is it still Black History Month? Forget what you’ve been told; actually, it is.  Our history education lasts 366 days a year ...

It had founded a new label to do just that: Rare Earth, named after a 1969 white ... as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, faced an uphill battle to get their (inner) visions approved by Motown ...

I happened on an article in a music trade journal about the release of a book dedicated to the life and times of Motown bass player James Jamerson ... her boyfriend at the time. His take on Stevie ...

Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan ... concert booker and A&R man he championed artists both black and white.