Motown Archives: 12/2025

Hall and Oates - Daryl Hall - John Oates - 1976

The Motown group that was everything to Hall and Oates: “It was everything”

“We tried our best, and we still haven’t even got close.”

Dec 28, 2025

Far Out 40- The soul and Motown Christmas playlist

Far Out 40: The ultimate soul and Motown Christmas playlist

Winter warmers.

Dec 25, 2025

The greatest Motown anthem of all time, according to Bruce Springsteen

Motown’s greatest ever single, according to Bruce Springsteen

“Motown was an incredible part of my youth…”

Dec 23, 2025

Marvin Gaye

How making Marvin Gaye’s ‘Here My Dear’ became a living nightmare

“Why should I break my neck?”

Dec 20, 2025

Tom Hanks - Actor - 2025

The one song Tom Hanks called the best of Motown

The soulful sounds of Hitsville.

Dec 20, 2025

The greatest-ever Motown acts, according to George Harrison ever heard

The greatest-ever Motown acts, according to George Harrison

The connoisseur.

Dec 20, 2025

Mary Wells - Motown Records - Singer

The sad tale of Mary Wells’ final hit

‘The Queen of Motown’.

Dec 17, 2025

The greatest Motown singer, according to science

What was the first Motown song to sell over five million copies?

A timeless classic.

Dec 16, 2025

Stevie Wonder - Musician - Rózsavölgyi Gyöngyi

The band Stevie Wonder said the whole world could learn from: “Written in the footprints of time forever”

“They’re very loving…”

Dec 15, 2025

Cat Stevens - Musician - 1967

The greatest pop singer in history, according to Yusuf / Cat Stevens

A soul sensation.

Dec 15, 2025

The greatest Motown singer, according to science

What is the most streamed Motown song of all time?

Beating them all.

Dec 11, 2025

Paul McCartney performing with The Beatles at the NME Poll Winners Concert April 1965

The Beatles song that wouldn’t exist without a Motown legend: “Him, me and Brian Wilson”

The Beatles go Motown.

Dec 2, 2025