American Songwriter

4 Massive Motown Hits That Made It to the Airwaves in 1965

Motown owned the pop charts in 1965. These four massive hits from some of the label's biggest stars showed the way.

Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people ...
BroadwayWorld

MOTOWN’S HEAT WAVE: THE SONGS OF HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND is Coming to 92NY

3 Video: Corey Stoll & Cecily Strong Unpack the Twists and Turns of WHAT HAPPENED WAS... Inspired by a lifetime of listening to Holland-Dozier-Holland’s songs, Mitchell and Brooks create a show that ...

‘He Was Really Sayin’ Something’: The Motown flop that became a pop hit in 1982

Motown never had any shortage of pop hits, but one 1964 flop eventually resurfaced into the UK pop charts of 1982, infused ...

The 1967 song Phil Collins said had “the most incredible basslines of Motown ever”

Even if Phil Collins approaching everything from a drummer's perspective, his ears did perk up when hearing the true bass ...
WDRB

Jasper Arts Center to host UPTOWN celebration of Motown and soul performance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A night of high-energy pop, R&B and Motown hits is coming to the Jasper Arts Center when UPTOWN takes the stage Saturday, March 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show ...