D’Angelo‘s sound transformed Black musical culture. On his birthday, he is remembered for his incredible gifts and hits.

Jamerson might not be the most famous bassist, but millions have fallen in love with his work. He was part of "The Funk ...

James Jamerson, the innovative bassist behind many of Motown’s greatest hits, was named the greatest bassist of all time in a poll of more than 30 professional musicians conducted by the music ...

Author Margena Christian says that for all of Moy’s documented musical achievements, there were other key works for which she ...

Barrett Strong was one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the Motown soul era, and his songwriting work went far beyond "Money (That's What I Want)".

The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

Author Margena Christian details Moy's no-nonsense approach to Motown — and her efforts to make a mark in what she saw as a ...

It will be a while before you can come and get those Motown memories this weekend. After Monday, Jan. 19 — the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday observance — the Motown Museum will be closed for tours ...

The Motown Museum will suspend public tours this fall as expansion efforts ramp up, shutting down the popular Detroit mainstay for nearly a year. The news came June 16 as the "material timelines" for ...

Last month, Bruce Springsteen released Streets Of Minneapolis, a protest song denouncing “King Trump and his private army” following the killing of Alex Pretti and Rennee Good by ICE officers in the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people talk about the golden age of Motown, names like Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye often dominate the conversation. But tucked within that glittering roster is ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...