Motown

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"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

Yet Moy receives scant mention in the many books on Motown history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The next is a winding presentation by BJ to Tae Young about the influence of Motown groups like the Jackson 5 and boy bands like New Edition on the momentum of K-pop’s rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

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

He stays in the air-conditioned cabin, steering, pressing the button for the mechanical arm, and listening to Motown.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes