Smokey Robinson Producing Motown-Inspired Kids Animated Series for Netflix
Motown Records is coming to Netflix with Smokey Robinson as executive music producer.
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Broadway Producers of ‘Motown’ Seek Actors to Play Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
NEW YORK (AP) - Producers of a musical based on the life of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are seeking an exceptionally talented young actor - one who can play a preteen Gordy, a young Michael Jackson and a precocious Stevie Wonder.
Gordy launched an audition website on Tuesday to help find the young man between the ages of 8 and 11 who can sing, dance and act like the King of Pop in his Jacks
Motown Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies at 69
Nick Ashford, one-half of legendary Motown Records songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, died Monday (Aug. 22) in a New York City hospital at the age of 69.
The acclaimed songwriter, who teamed with wife Valerie Simpson to pen hits like Chaka Khan's 'I'm Every Woman' and 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' -- a song made famous by soulful powerhouses Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell and Diana Ross -- was s
John Legend Condemns Tax Cuts at White House Motown Event
On Thursday night (Feb. 24), President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama honored Motown Records with a special concert event at the White House. Performers included Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Seal and John Legend, who gave politicians a mouthful of negative feedback on their tax initiatives...
Drake Apologizes to Motown Head for Recent Slam
Lately, Canadian rapper Drake seems invincible. After a bidding war between virtually every major label, Drake received an unbelievably favorable deal with Universal Republic and seemed poised to take over the airwaves for the foreseeable future...