2023’s Grammy weekend kicked off Friday with the annual Person of the Year gala thrown by MusiCares, the philanthropic arm of the Recording Academy — and for the first time in the event’s 32-year ...
It was hard for Grant Gordy not to feel ridiculous as he crossed the casino floor in Central City. A showgirl tossing out beads led the parade, and a stilt walker brought up the rear. Gordy was caught ...
Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean” is a song about a man who may or may not have fathered a child with a woman he doesn’t like. One of Jackson’s brothers explained the song’s connection to Motown founder ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown ...
LOS ANGELES − On a ritzy evening ahead of the Grammy Awards, the record industry celebrated an enduring friendship and potent creative partnership forged decades ago in Detroit. Berry Gordy and Smokey ...
Berry Gordy Jr. is known for being Motown’s legendary founder and producer but few know that he was also a songwriter early on for many of the hits prior to the founding of the label. Sign up for our ...
Smokey Robinson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy were honored at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala on Friday night, ahead of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The 82-year-old singer and the 93 ...
We’re accustomed to seeing Berry Gordy’s big smile, but his grin on the occasion of the Kennedy Honors ceremony Dec. 5 was so broad that his face was in imminent danger of splitting in two. The Motown ...
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Berry Gordy speaks onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Allen ...
Detroit recording artist, songwriter, producer and music executive Robert Louis Gordy Sr. died of natural causes on Friday at his home in Marina del Rey, California. Gordy, younger brother of Motown ...
Rockwell may be a one-hit wonder with the ‘80s classic “Somebody’s Watching Me,” but what a hit it is. It shouldn’t take more than 10 seconds of playing time for any Gen Xer to pick out which song it ...