Motown's songs haven't just endured as stand-alone classics through the decades — their influence has loomed large on subsequent artists and their work. That's the theme at the heart of "Pushin' ...

Joe Messina, the prolific guitarist whose work with the Funk Brothers can be heard on an array of Motown classics, died Monday, April 4, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was 93. Messina died at his ...

Acclaimed Motown composer Lamont Dozier has died at age 81. The Songwriters Hall of Famer wore many hats as producer/songwriter/recording artist. But he was revered as the architect behind dozens of ...

Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter and producer who helped craft hits for artists such as the Supremes, the Four Tops, and the Isley Brothers, has died. He was 81. The news was confirmed by his son, ...

For decades, various books, TV shows, movies, and more created for children have used the famous Jackson 5 single “ABC” as a point of interest. The lyrics, “ABC, it’s easy as one, two, three,” are ...

One of the greatest songwriters ever, Smokey Robinson, looks back on his singular career in the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, breaking down his artistic process and telling ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Motown tribute group Masters of Soul brings a classic era of music to Mississippi State for the second performance of the university’s 76th Lyceum Series. Masters of Soul will ...

Legendary rapper, hip-hop producer, and founding member of the influential collective Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), Lord Finesse is back with his most ambitious project to date: Motown State ...

HOLLYWOOD — The music that defined Motown during its Detroit years never really fades from earshot. Artisan’s doc on the Funk Brothers, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” started bringing focus late ...