Motown Records
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Aretha to perform at Motown gala...located in the label's original headquarters. Otis Williams and The Temptations are also on the bill for the fundraiser, while original Motown musicians including Smokey Robinson will be honoured. The black tie concert will form part... In this article: Motown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Otis Williams, Columbia Records, Berry Gordy Jr., Levi Stubbs, Smokey Robinson, and Diana Ross |
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Detroit Free Press | 10 hours ago
Weekend will hail Motown
Compiled by Angela Lopez, Free Press staff writer In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Motown Records, the Wayne County Commission has proclaimed Nov. 20-22 "Motown Weekend." The highlight will be the Nov. 21 gala fund-raiser in...
In this article: Bette Midler and Calle 13
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
Aretha Franklin to sing at Motown gala
...at the Detroit Marriott hotel, museum officials announced Thursday. Franklin was never a Motown artist -- she signed to Columbia Records when Motown was just a fledgling label (she later moved to Atlantic) -- but she has long been a friend...
In this article: Aretha Franklin, Motown, Columbia Records, Stevie Wonder, and Berry Gordy Jr.
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PR Newswire: Sports | 1 day ago
Universal Motown's Finest Rock Detroit at the 2009 United Way Thanksgiving Day NFL Halftime Show: A Motown 50th Anniversary Tribute
...this special halftime event features six of the brightest talents from the current roster of Universal Motown Records, performing classics from Motown's all-American songbook. Bringing the unforgettable songs of Motown back to the Motor City...
In this article: Motown, Universal Motown, NFL, Thanksgiving, Detroit, Thanksgiving, Kem, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
Lions' Thanksgiving halftime will have Motown theme
...Day game between the Lions and Green Bay Packers at 12:30 p.m. on Fox will feature a halftime tribute to the 50th anniversary of Motown. This special halftime event features Melanie Fiona, Shontelle, Forever the Sickest Kids, Vita...
In this article: Thanksgiving, Motown, Oakland Raiders, Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, and NFL Network
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
Lions' Turkey Day halftime show goes Motown
The NFL and the Detroit Lions will pay tribute to Motown Records this Nov. 26 -- no, they're not going to sign up Marvin Gaye posthumously. The Motown star, convinced he could help the Lions, tried out for the team in 1970 but was firmly...
In this article: NFL, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Lions, Joe Schmidt, Forever the Sickest Kids, and Marvin Gaye
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Detroit Free Press | 1 day ago
Motown on Lions' Thanksgiving Day menu
...| spartans Motown on Lions Thanksgiving Day menu The Lions will honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records with a Motown-themed halftime show during the Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers. Six acts...
In this article: The Lions, Universal Motown Records, Tiger, Green Bay Packers, Shontelle, and Kem
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Detroit News | 3 days ago
Motown fever: The party gets a restart with stars coming out to raise funds for the museum, celebrate record label
...at the Motor City Casino featuring a bevy of Motown acts, and the furniture store Art Van will throw a Motown party on Nov. 11. Motown 50 Golden Gala: Live It Again If hobnobbing with chairman/founder Berry Gordy Jr. and his stars while...
In this article: Motown, Freda Payne, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy Jr., and Mary Wilson
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | 4 days ago
Mayer Hawthorne performs live Culture Minute
...Michigan, an affluent town just outside Detroit. His sound is a contemporary take on the vintage soul which, thanks to Berry Gordy's Motown Records, responsible for launching the careers of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson...
In this article: Detroit, Mark Ronson, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, and Justin Timberlake
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Detroit seeks political stability with election
...City Council, for sure." Conyers resigned this summer and awaits a Dec. 1 sentencing for bribery. Councilwoman Martha Reeves, a former Motown recording star and lead singer of Martha and the Vandellas, failed to make it past the August...
In this article: Detroit, Dave Bing, Kwame Kilpatrick, Shrek, and Waste
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PR Newswire | October 20, 2009
Motown's Greatest in Classic TV Performances on Motown 50 - The DVD
...put African-Americans in the spotlight like no other music company ever had. In this 50th anniversary year of Motown's founding, Motown 50 - The DVD (Motown/UMe), to be released November 3, 2009, presents 18 classic and often rare television...
In this article: DVD, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Hollywood, and Los Angeles
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Description from Wikipedia:
Motown Records was a record label originally based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. on January 12, 1959 as Tamla Records, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit. Now headquartered in New York City, Motown Records is a subsidiary of Universal Motown Republic Group, itself a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and now operates as Universal Motown.
Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as The Motown Sound, a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.
Motown has owned or distributed releases from more than 45 subsidiaries in varying genres, although it is most famous for its releases in the music genres of rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop and pop. Motown Records left Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972, and remained an independent company until June 28, 1988, when Gordy sold the company to MCA and Boston Ventures (which took over full ownership of Motown in 1991), then to PolyGram in 1994.
- Founder:
- Berry Gordy
- Parent Company:
- Universal Music Group
- Genre:
- Pop
- Website:
- http://www.motown.com
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