Houston Chronicle

Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas

(THE CONVERSATION) The CBS television show “It’s What’s Happening Baby” aired a music video featuring Martha and the Vandellas performing their hit song “Nowhere to Run” to kick off its national ...
People

These 13 Girl Groups Changed the Music Industry Forever

Since the 1960s, girl groups like The Supremes, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, BLACKPINK and KATSEYE have etched their names in music history Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has ...
Houston Chronicle

Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Margena A. Christian, University of Illinois Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) During the ...
Auburn Citizen

Motown's unsung female trio finally gets acclaim

DETROIT (AP) — More than 40 years have passed since the recording of Marvin Gaye's "Save the Children," but a replay of the song in the studio where it was recorded compressed time and brought tears ...