How to pronounce “motown” in English

Motown Records, yeah.

Motown, do Motown.

the Motown of film Television Tech.

The Motown, because it is-- when you-- I thought about you when you were talking about-- like, it hasn't changed.

But Motown itself, yeah, was a big part of kind of--

Many Motown singers actually got their start singing on street corners.

of "Motown, the Musical," which is another one of our shows which is coming back to Broadway this summer.

Did the Motown background play into your musical foundations?

Any favorite Motown artists that really kind of stuck with you, or any kind of go-tos that were like a core of your inspiration

Another building is Motown.

What about Motown? Any Motown musicians that you can think of or that have played a particular large role in influencing you

In the offices of Motown.

So with the Nickelback Motown tribute done, tell us about how Postmodern Jukebox came to be,

We were Motown.

A lot of Motown stars lived there and things like that.

He wanted to bring Motown to Broadway.

I love Motown music.

I'm a huge Motown fan and I've seen the show two times.

I wouldn't call Sam Cooke a Motown artist, but still a soul artist and someone who really inspired me as well.

It's kind of like Motown soul music.

And we'd all come back with Motown CDs from-- I remember NSYNC was a favorite one too.

They've seen the videos of "Motown Philly," and then they see "End of the Road," and we kind of walk around and don't do much.

She's sang on all these old Motown records.

What if I came up with a Motown tribute to Nickelback.

We're calling it the Motown of New Orleans because I'm really trying to focus on local talent the way Motown did, and really develop some of the things

I had to learn like Motown and Aretha and jazz, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

So everyone who's been involved in Motown-- who is still with us-- has come to see the show at some point.

He wanted it to have the Motown sound in your face.

And that's what happened with Motown.

As a Temptation at the Motown 25, we're kind of aging backwards.

And they're auditioning to be in Motown.

They were looking for the Motown sound, the Tamla Motown sound.

And so yeah, Motown, to answer your question, Motown is like the backbone, I would say, of my inspiration for the music that I make.

Kind of going back to that discussion about Motown, I've always thought that the melody is the most important aspect of a record

Because we were going to do this showcase for Motown Records in Los Angeles.

We all know "Motown Philly."

But then they found this amazing singer there was a Motown legend, really.

Well what happened as a result of the Motown Nickelback fiasco, or whatever you would call it, a lot of things happened.

with respect to Africa in the music of Motown.

And he was running this-- he was with Motown with Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers, his group that he wrote the hit song for.

We feel like we are the next generation of the Motown legacy.

I mean he was my favorite of the Motown artists.

You are from Detroit, the home of Motown.

And for me, that's what Motown does.

In terms of the sonic landscape, certainly Motown, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder.

You have held roles in "Hamilton" and "A Bronx Tale," bringing on the musical "Motown" and "Pippin."

I mean, we're just getting the Motown Museum, which was literally just a house, and now they're building an actual full-on museum

Clearly there's lots of Motown influence as well in some of those songs.

And the idea that this show was going to be authentic to Motown was interesting.