The music from Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album’s creators explained how Motown songs inspired it. He picked out one Smokey Robinson tune in particular as ...

In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...

Just minutes after Ron Holland became the fifth pick in June’s NBA draft, the sports world learned there was something unique about the teenage Detroit Pistons rookie: He was an old soul with a deep ...

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 ...

NBC will be ringing in the holiday season with A Motown Christmas. Hosted by Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey, the two-hour special will feature Motown legends and contemporary stars performing more ...

Luke McMaster has been a fan of Motown music since he was a young kid in Northern Manitoba, Canada, where there were no bands in his town, no music program in the school, and his brothers were focused ...

Legendary artist, producer and songwriter Smokey Robinson is teaming up with actor and singer Halle Bailey to co-host a tribute to one of the most iconic and influential record labels: Motown. On ...

In an unusual twist, five vocal performers gave us an immersive journey through this time, portraying the actual individuals of Holland-Dozier-Holland (H-D-H), as well as the talent who performed ...

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 ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Motown has always been about more than music. As the soul empire turns 50 on Monday, its founders are looking back at its brand of music dubbed the "Motown sound" that remains ...

NBC will celebrate Motown’s renowned legacy with a two-hour holiday special, “A Motown Christmas,” set for Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and next day on Peacock. This one-of-a-kind holiday ...

UPDATE: Capathia Jenkins is under sick leave and Valisia LeKae will perform in her absence for the "Ain't No Mountain High Enough: The Music of Motown" performances this weekend. Ain’t nothing like ...