Powell was in charge of the artists' personal development. And Robinson, a bard of the American romantic songbook and one of the chief architects of "the Motown sound" produced in Detroit from the ...

Motown’s Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson have been chosen as the 2023 MusiCares Persons of the Year, the organization announced Thursday. Gordy and Robinson, close friends who propelled Motown to the ...

It might be hard for today's pop music fans to imagine, but not that long ago, Black American popular music — though a fountain of inspiration for musicians everywhere — ran on a separate "race" track ...

DETROIT (AP) - The daughter of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and one of its biggest stars, Diana Ross, told young Detroiters they should learn about their city's rich artistic legacy - then forge ...

Diana Ross became a pop music icon during the 1950s and 1960s. At the time, she helped amplify Motown Records as the lead singer of The Supremes. Eventually, Ross went solo and rose to stardom with ...