Motown

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Still, the book’s most profound revelation is the degree to which the story of Motown is the story of competing memories and subjective accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The snazzy Motown rocker was one of the year’s undeniable singles, hitting No. 3 on the Hot 100.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

In his childhood home, Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., a.k.a. multi-Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy, loved watching the 1991 film “The Five Heartbeats,” based loosely on the legacy of Motown R&B groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Neo-soul was christened by D'Angelo's own manager Kedar Massenburg, a US record producer who would later serve as president of Motown Records.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

This might mean working with broad categories of Chinese, Indian or West African music, or narrow sub-cultures such as hip-hop music, Motown sound from the 1960s, or even the sound of an individual singer.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin