DETROIT (AP) — Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is donating $4 million toward a project to expand a museum housed in the Detroit building where he built his music empire, officials announced ...

Music industry legend and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. has pledged $5 million to establish The UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center. The center — launched in affiliation with The UCLA Herb ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Motown Records was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in 1959, and quickly became ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...

Bottom line: Get ready, ‘cause here it comes. Who’s the most important record producer in American history? Well, A-B-C. That’s as easy as 1-2-3. His name was Berry Gordy Jr. His label was Motown. And ...

Music legend Berry Gordy, Jr. founded what would become Motown Records on this day, Jan. 12, in 1959. On the birthday of the iconic music label– founded in Detroit, Michigan– we remember the Black ...

Inside former President Jimmy Carter's shared ancestry with Motown Founder Berry Gordy. The recent passing of former President Jimmy Carter has brought renewed attention to his shared ancestry with ...

The Music mogul Berry Gordy pledged $5 million to launch the UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center, which will provide courses in music and the music business and specialized curriculums in ...

Berry Gordy Jr.,’s immaculate Boston Edison mansion has been on the market for a while now — not many folks are in the market for a $1 million-plus estate, it seems. Well, regardless of whether you’re ...

DETROIT - Some of the biggest hit songs in music history were recorded here. Michigan’s Motown Museum has just been listed as one of the top 10 music museums in the country. Located at 2648 Berry ...