As the holiday season approaches, NBC is set to bring a festive treat to viewers with the special A Motown Christmas, hosted by legendary singer Smokey Robinson and rising star Halle Bailey. This ...

This is part of a series of essays to mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first American television appearance on CBS's "The Ed Sullivan Show." It culminates with CBS News, 50 Years Later...The ...

DETROIT — Much like the enduring music of its subject, “Motown The Musical” has legs. The Tony Award-nominated production is still a cursory look at the empire Berry Gordy Jr. built in Detroit so many ...

“Competition breeds champions.” Was that said by 18th century economic philosopher Adam Smith or 20th century economist Milton Friedman? Neither. It was Berry Gordy, a former boxer and auto assembly ...

The Motown Museum’s Founder’s Day Celebration returns Sunday for an afternoon of music and performances to honor the institution and the woman who started it, Esther Gordy Edwards, the late sister of ...

This has been a sad week for Motown. Nickolas Ashford, who penned some of Motown's greatest hits, died Monday. And now comes the news that Motown has lost its founding mother. Esther Gordy Edwards, ...

Berry Gordy's whirlwind chronicle of the barrier-breaking Detroit music empire that spawned Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and countless other greats opens on Broadway with massive advance box office ...