Making history again, Sean “Diddy” Combs, aka Love, announced on May 10 the launch of his new R&B record label ‘LOVE RECORDS‘ and simultaneously signed a one time album deal with Motown Records. The ...

*Black Twitter wasted no time expressing their rage over the Grammys Motown tribute featuring Jennifer Lopez. Many questioned why The Academy of the Recording Arts didn’t call on a legendary urban/R&B ...

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 ...

Glen Raby was 8 years old when hit song “Do You Love Me” by The Contours came out. Little did he know that a couple of decades later he would be musical director of the Motown soul band. He kind of ...

Motown Records and veteran rapper T.I. will be honored at ASCAP’s 32nd annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, the company has announced. The awards take place on Thursday, June 20 in Los Angeles. Motown, ...

Years ago, Harold Lilly—the Grammy-winning songwriter and founder of the Hardcover imprint under Motown—heard a joke that would alter the course of his life. “It goes, ‘How do you hide a million ...