Exploring the tragic life of bassist James Jamerson, who inspired Paul McCartney and established the Motown sound, but went ...

Berry Gordy is being honored by Universal Music Group with the establishment of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship.

Universal Music Group and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music aim to honor the cultural contributions of Berry Gordy with a ...

The year 1971 saw the release of a host of now-classic albums, including Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On? In a 2011 review of ...

Universal Music Group and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music establish the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship to honor the pioneer’s legacy. Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced the ...

Santa Monica-based Universal Music Group announced Monday it has established the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship at ...

Santa Monica-based Universal Music Group announced Monday it has established the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship at ...

The Life and Times of the Temptations” recounts how young Black men from Detroit created a lasting musical legacy.

Thanks to a new book, people will discover scores of Black artists and record labels of Illinois — obscure and popular alike. The Numero Group’s “Soul Music of Illinois” is a comprehensive ...

Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits Berry Gordy’s record label used the ‘sound of young America’ to bring people together ...

In 1960, he merged the company with his Motown label to form the Motown Record Corporation, with flagship artists like singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson and his group The Miracles, singer Mary ...