Motown Records
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After 7...the quiet-storm staple "Ready or Not ". After promoting the album and seeing it go platinum , they scored a hit with the Motown-influenced "Nights Like This" on 1991's The Five Heartbeats soundtrack. The trio returned with ''Takin' My Time... In this article: Kevon Edmonds, After 7, R&B, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Virgin Records, Can't Stop, and Baby I'm For Real |
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The Hollywood Reporter - Music | August 20, 2009
Yahoo's Launch wins webcasting fee case
...at issue in this case." The plaintiff recording companies in the case include Sony Corp.'s Arista Records LLC, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, Capital Records, Motown Records and Virgin Records America, among others. A Sony representative...
In this article: Sony Corp, U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, New York, Plaintiff, and Launchcast
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Fast Company | August 21, 2009
Score One for Sanity in Yahoo Music Webcast Ruling
...per month. But Yahoo appealed the original copyright ruling, and Arista Records, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, Capital Records, Motown Records, Virgin Records, and others (the plaintiffs in the case) have now lost their case. It's down to a...
In this article: Launchcast, Yahoo Music, Yahoo, CBS Radio, Pandora, Plaintiff, Richard Wesley, Last.fm, and U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 17, 2006
Labels Sue XM Radio, Claiming Copyright Infringement
...pod, it's the mothership." The RIAA is an industry group whose members include such major music labels as Atlantic Recording, Capitol Records, Motown Records, Sony BMG, Virgin Records, and Warner Brothers. Its members deny that they...
In this article: Recording Industry Association of America, XM Satellite Radio, Plaintiff, Itunes, Napster, Sirius Satellite Radio, IPod, Samsung, Warner Brothers, and Sony BMG
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www.internetnews.com
Yahoo Comes Out On Top in Internet Radio Case
...or songs. But it's quite a different story the major labels, represented by plaintiffs including Sony's Arista Records, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, Capital Records, Motown Records and Virgin Records America, among others. Another hit...
In this article: Yahoo, Launchcast, Nasdaq, Apple, Sony, WMT, and U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Joss Stone
...with Lauryn Hill, Common , and Joi . Virgin Records describes the album as "an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, '70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies , and hip-hop grooves ". Stone herself describes it as "truly me.
In this article: Angie Stone, BRIT Awards, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Introducing Joss Stone, The Soul Sessions, Mind, Body & Soul, R&B, and MOBO Awards
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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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