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Motown was merged with Universal Records to create the Universal Motown Records and placed under the newly created umbrella division of Universal Motown Republic Group. Notable artists on Universal Motown included Drake Bell , Ryan Leslie , Melanie Fiona , Kelly Rowland , Forever the Sickest Kids , The Veer Union and Four Year Strong .
Therefore, artists under Motown, as well as hip hop and R&B acts under Universal were combined together under Universal Motown, with the rest being transferred to Universal Republic, which would later be reverted back to Republic Records in 2012, [30] a year after Universal Motown was changed back to Motown, which itself would be moved to ...
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that premiered on Broadway in April 2013. The musical is based on Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (1994), [1] and on the history of his founding and running of the Motown record label, and his personal and professional relationships with Motown artists such as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye ...
Also on Motown 25, Michael Jackson reunited with his brothers for a medley of the Jackson 5’s greatest hits. (Photo: Getty Images). (Photo: Getty Images). Ultimately, Jackson was happy with ...
Even though the group announced their departure from the label, they still remained under contract to Motown until March 1976. [41] Motown sued them for breach of contract but allowed the group to record for Epic, as long as they changed their name because Motown owned the name Jackson 5. The brothers thus renamed themselves the Jacksons. [43]
(CBS DETROIT) - The Motown Museum revealed new renderings of what to expect inside the highly anticipated expansion project. The nearly 40,000-square-foot project, which will include a cafe and ...
The Motown piano is an 1877 Steinway & Sons Model D grand piano, used by many musicians including the Funk Brothers studio band, at the Hitsville U.S.A. Studio B from 1967 to 1972. On July 24, 2011, Paul McCartney was in Detroit for a performance at Comerica Park , as part of his On the Run Tour ; he visited the Motown Museum for a private ...
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote and produced the classic Motown melody "My Girl. It went on to become the first No.1 single for The Temptations.