This Day in Black History: Dec. 14, 1959
Motown Record Company, the first large Black-owned music company in America, was founded on Dec. 14...
This Day in Black History: April 2, 1939
Soul Singer Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C....
Sylvia Rhone Steps Down as President of Universal Records
The move has shocked some music insiders....
Def Jam Downsizes and Hires Bruno Mars' Manager
Over 20 employees were laid off from the record label....
Legend: Gladys Knight
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Motown: The Musical Is Broadway Hit
The show earns $1 million in first week of previews....
Theatre Review: Detroit '67
Race, gender and politics are tackled in the Dominique Morisseau play....
Berry Gordy-Inspired Motown Musical to Hit Broadway
A play based on Motown record label will open next year....
Motown Musical Searches for Young Michael Jackson
The Broadway-bound show is on the hunt to find an actor to play a pre-teen MJ....
Miracles' Singer Bobby Rogers Dead at 73
Rogers was a founding member of the legendary Motown group....
Bobby Smith of The Spinners Dead at 76
The Detroit native was diagnosed with lung cancer in November....
Berry Gordy Working on Big Budget Broadway Play
The Motown legend hopes Broadway show will settle old rumors about his life....
Aretha Franklin Once Again Dishes on Biopic
Film will focus on early years; now has a director and Halle Berry is still interested....
Lloyd Passes On Young Money Deal, Signs With Interscope Records
Lloyd Passes on Young Money Deal | Signs With Interscope Records...
Music Producer and Marvin Gaye Mentor Harvey Fuqua Dies
Singer | songwriter | producer and Marvin Gaye mentor Harvey Fuqua dies in Detroit....
"For Colored Girls" Wins Big at NAACP Image Awards
"For Colored Girls" took home three NAACP awards Friday, including honors for best picture, directo...
Harriette Cole
Harriette Cole will join the "Weekly with Ed Gordon" panel....
Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies; Had Throat Cancer
Ashford, who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motown's biggest hits, died in a New Yor...
Eminem Raises the Bar for Rap Peers
Slim Shady’s latest sales accomplishment should be a lesson to others....
Those We Lost In '07
BET's "Those We Lost" celebrates | mourns | and remembers the influential members of the community ...
