Motown

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The Ronettes disbanded in 1967 as Motown and the British Invasion were edging out singing groups and Spector’s grip on the group increased.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Forward-thinking enough to reinvent the guitar-bass-drums palette for the EDM boom; yet stark and lovelorn enough to pass for Motown in another era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"There's a thing I miss in in pop music today, which is that kind of Motown feeling, that classic feeling, that analogue feeling," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"There's a there's a thing I miss in in pop music today, which is that kind of Motown feeling, that classic feeling, that analogue feeling," she told me last year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I’m too focused on his lips and smile and eyes to listen to his lessons on Motown and a man named Berry Gordy who started it all.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi