As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

One of the most iconic brands in the Motown universe is getting a revival. Tamla Records — once the pipeline for entrepreneur Berry Gordy’s earliest releases out of Detroit — is being reactivated by ...

Music legend Berry Gordy, Jr. founded what would become Motown Records on this day, Jan. 12, in 1959. On the birthday of the iconic music label– founded in Detroit, Michigan– we remember the Black ...

The USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards ranked the Motown Museum among the 10 best music museums nationwide. The Detroit-based museum chronicles the history of Motown Records, a legendary music ...

Sara Powers is a digital producer for CBS Detroit. A Detroit native, Sara has been covering local topics such as breaking news, politics and entertainment for CBS Detroit since 2021. (CBS DETROIT) - ...

On a bright Saturday morning in the summer of 1963, 13-year-old Carolyn Crawford walked onto the stage of Detroit’s Fox Theatre and sat behind a piano. She had to bring her A game to this performance, ...

The city that brought us automobiles and Motown has seen tough times. But Detroit always rises again. By Amy S. Eckert Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they ...

In the 1960s, Motown founder Berry Gordy reached out to Martin Luther King Jr. to see if the record label could help the civil rights leader in his cause for equality. “I saw Motown much like the ...

Ethiopia Habtemariam has been promoted to chairman/CEO of Motown Records after serving as president of the legendary record label since 2014. Habtemariam will report directly to Universal Music Group ...