With such a voluminous history and ever-changing eras, it can be hard to glean just exactly was the last album released on ...
When Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records in 1959, it sparked change not only in music, but throughout all communities in America. With the country in a racial divide, the African-American owned and ...
DETROIT (AP) — Henry Fambrough had a musical homecoming of sorts Friday at "Hitsville U.S.A." Fambrough, one of the founding members of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, took a tour of Motown's ...
Reflecting on a legendary career with Motown Records that included finding some of its most iconic talent and shaping its sound, William "Mickey" Stevenson, its former A & R head, believes it was ...
William “Mickey” Stevenson showed up at Hitsville [a.k.a. Motown] for an audition one day with an official-looking briefcase and a big, easy grin. Sharply dressed, hip, fast-talking, Mickey was street ...
Glen Raby was 8 years old when hit song “Do You Love Me” by The Contours came out. Little did he know that a couple of decades later he would be musical director of the Motown soul band. He kind of ...
T.G. Sheppard gave Motown's country label its first hit with "Devil in the Bottle." - Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images T.G. Sheppard knows exactly how people at home may have felt when they ...
801 SUMMIT AVE GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, December 7, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- We Are One Worldwide Calls Upon Musical Artists to Unite in a Vision ...
Sean “Diddy” Combs is merging his two favorite things—love and music—with his newest partnership/business venture. The Bad Boy Entertainment mogul is launching his new R&B label, LOVE RECORDS, and is ...
Co-star of the George Lucas-produced 'Red Tails,' the R&B hitmaker will also take on the role of A&R executive as part of his post-Def Jam plan. By Gail Mitchell, Billboard Singer and songwriter Ne-Yo ...