Motown

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His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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

Since recordings made more money, she auditioned in New York before trying Motown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The movement of feet hustling through the streets of Newark matches the tip-tap of the Motown music playing inside.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles