About this catalogue entry
Motown is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
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Associated release artists
Showing 80 of 582 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
Selected releases
5449 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- What You Is →
Release date: 2025-09-26
- What You Need →
- What You Need →
Release date: 1989-09-20
- What You Need ↗
Release date: 1989-09-20Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- What You See Is What You Get ↗
Release date: 1971Release genres: funk rock · Genre source ↗
- What You See Is What You Get: The Motown Recordings →
Release date: 2023-03-17
- What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One →
Release date: 1963
- What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One ↗
Release date: 1963Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- What's Going On →
Release date: 1984-04
- What's Going On →
Release date: 2011
- What's Going On ↗
Release date: 1971-01-20Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- What's Going On Live ↗
Release date: 2019-10-18
- What's So Good About Goodbye ↗
Release date: 1961-12-14Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- What's the Matter with You Baby ↗
Release date: 1964Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Whatever Makes You Happy - More of the Best (1961-1971) →
Release date: 1993
- Whatever You Got, I Want ↗
Release date: 1974-10
- Whatzupwitu →
Release date: 1993
- Whatzupwitu ↗
Release date: 1993-03-30Release genres: pop music · Genre source ↗
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 2010-10-25
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 2011
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 2025-01-24
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 1986
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 2002
- What’s Going On →
Release date: 2003-01-14
Artists linked to this entry
287 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.
- 702 ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- 98 Degrees ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Al Cleveland ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ali-Ollie Woodson ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Andre Harrell ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Andre Williams ↗
Start: 1960 · Statement source ↗
- Andrew Logan ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Apollo ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Arthur Ross ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ashford & Simpson ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- B. Smyth ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- BJ the Chicago Kid ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Barbara Martin ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Barbara Randolph ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Barrett Strong ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- BeBe Winans ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ben l'Oncle Soul ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Benny Benjamin ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bernard Belle ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Berry Gordy ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Betty Kelly ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Billy Griffin ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Billy Preston ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Blaze ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
Founders
1 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.
- Berry Gordy →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
Recording contracts
9 sourced relationships. These source records may be historical and do not confirm a current roster or contract.
- Brenda Holloway →
Start: 1964 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Kevin Ross →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Lil Yachty →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Oma Drake →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Patrice Holloway →
Dates not specified · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Prince Markie Dee →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Shanice →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗Credit wording recorded by the source: “Motown Records”
- The Sisters Love →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Táta Vega →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
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