List of Motown artists

This is a list of artists signed to Motown or one of its many subsidiaries.

Overview of Motown acts

Name	Signed	Label	Notes
98 Degrees	1990s	Motown
702	1990s	Motown
7669	1990s	Motown
Akon	21st century	Motown
The Allens	1970s	Motown
Georgio Allentini	1980s/1990s	Motown
Luther Allison	1970s	Motown
Gerald Alston	1990s	Motown
The Andantes	1960s	Motown Records	Backing vocal group used on several recordings
Another Bad Creation	1980s/1990s	Biv 10 Records
Apollo	1970s	Motown
India Arie	21st century	Motown
Ashanti	21st century	Motown
Ashford & Simpson	1960s	Motown	The duo worked at Motown as songwriters and producers primarily, but Valerie Simpson recorded albums with the label and the duo recorded albums as an act at other labels
Cholly Atkins	1960s	Motown	Choreographer
Avery	21st century	Motown
AZ	21st century	Motown
B.G.O.T.I.	1980s/1990s	BGOTI
Babyface	21st century	Motown
Erykah Badu	1990s/2000s	Motown
Bankroll Freddie	21st century	Motown
J. J. Barnes	1960s	Ric-Tic Records
Drake Bell	21st century	Motown
Yummy Bingham	21st century	Motown
Will Biondo	21st century	Motown
Black Coffey	21st century	Motown
Blinky	1960s	Motown
Bobby M	1980s/1990s	Gordy
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers	1960s	Gordy
The Boys	1980s/1990s	Motown
Boyz II Men	1990s/2000s	Motown
Brandy	2020s	Motown
Brass Monkey	1970s	Rare Earth
Toni Braxton	21st century	Motown
Brik Citi	1990s	Motown
Trina Broussard	21st century	Motown
Dorsey Burnette	1960s	Mel-o-dy Records
Jerry Butler	1970s	Motown
G. C. Cameron	1970s	Motown
The Cats	1970s	Rare Earth
Vita Chambers	21st century	Motown
Charlene	1980s/1990s	Motown
The Chi-Lites	1960s
Choker Campbell & His 16-Piece Band	1960s	Motown Records
City Girls [1]	21st century	Motown
Chris Clark	1960s	V. I. P. Records
Tom Clay	1970s	MoWest Records
Angela Clemmons	1980s/1990s	Motown
Desiree Coleman	1980s/1990s	Motown
Commodores	1970s	MoWest and Motown
The Contours	1960s	Gordy Records
Caroline Crawford	1960s	Motown
Crystal Mansion	1970s	Rare Earth
Bobby Darin	1970s	Motown
Dazz Band	1980s/1990s	Motown
Dean Debbie	1960s	Motown
DeBarge	1980s	Gordy
Bunny DeBarge	1980s	Motown
Chico DeBarge	1980s	Motown
El DeBarge	1980s	Gordy
Kiki Dee	1970s	Tamla
Donnie	21st century	Motown
The Dynamic Superiors	1970s	Motown
Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers	1960s	Motown
The Easybeats	1970s	Rare Earth
Billy Eckstine	1960s	Motown
Duane Eddy	1970s	Motown
Dennis Edwards	1970s	Gordy
The Elgins	1960s	V. I. P.
The Fantastic Four	1960s	Ric-Tic and Soul Records
Jose Feliciano	1980s	Motown
Four Tops	1960s-1972; 1980s	Motown
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	1970s	MoWest and Motown
Siedah Garrett	1980s/1990s	Gordy
Marvin Gaye	1960s/1970s	Tamla
Valerie George	1980s/1990s	Gordy
Nikita Germaine	1980s/1990s	Motown
Johnny Gill	1990s/2000s	Motown
Gladys Knight & the Pips	1960s	Soul Records
The Good Girls	1980s/1990s	Motown
Layton Greene	21st century	Motown
Guinn	1980s/1990s	Motown
Sam Harris	1980s/1990s	Motown
Hearts of Stone	1970s	V. I. P.
High Inergy	1970s	Gordy
Eddie Holland	1960s	Motown
Dave Hollister	21st century	Motown
Brenda Holloway	1960s	Tamla
Patrice Holloway	1960s	V. I. P.
Thelma Houston	1970s	Tamla
Reuben Howell	1970s	Motown
Howl the Good	1970s	Rare Earth
Willie Hutch	1970s/1980s	Motown
Impact of Brass	1970s	Rare Earth
The Isley Brothers	1960s	Tamla
Mila J	21st century	Motown
Chuck Jackson	1960s/1970s	Motown/V. I. P.
Jackie Jackson	1970s	Motown
Jermaine Jackson	1970s	Motown	Remained with Motown after his brothers departed from the label in 1976, with Jermaine eventually leaving Motown in 1983
Michael Jackson	1970s	Motown
The Jackson 5	1969/1970s	Motown	Also billed as the Jackson Five or the Jackson 5ive
Jada	21st century	Motown
Rick James	1970s	Gordy
Mable John	1960s	Tamla
Marv Johnson	1960s	Tamla
Wade Jones [2] [3]	1959	Rayber
Jords	2020s	Motown	First British rap act signed to Motown. [4]
Jr. Walker & the All Stars	1960s/1970s	Soul
Keff James	1970s	Rare Earth
Kem	21st century	Motown
Eddie Kendricks	1970s	Tamla
Sebastian Kole	21st century	Motown
Kreuz	1980s/1990s	Motown
LADAE	1990s	Motown
Lakeyah	21st century	Motown
Latif	21st century	Motown
Stacy Lattisaw	1980s/1990s	Motown
Bettye LaVette	1980s/1990s	Motown
Lil Baby	21st century	Motown
Lil Durk	21st century	Motown	The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Baby
Lil Yachty	21st century	Motown
Lindsay Lohan	21st century	Motown	Only the single "Bossy")
London	21st century	Motown
Lost Boyz	1980s/1990s	Motown
The Lost Nation	1970s	Rare Earth
Love Sculpture	1970s	Rare Earth
Lovesmith	1960s
Michael Lovesmith	1960s
Shorty Long	1960s	Soul
Magic	1970s	Rare Earth
Teena Marie	1970s	Gordy
Martha and the Vandellas	1960s	Gordy	Also billed as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
The Marvelettes	1960s	Tamla
Mary Jane Girls	1980s/1990s	Gordy
Matrix	1970s	Rare Earth
MC Brains	1990s	Biv 10 Records
MC Trouble	1980s/1990s	Motown
Michael McDonald	1980s/1990s	Motown
Carrie McDowell	1980s/1990s	Motown
Brian McKnight	1990s/2000s	Motown
Barbara McNair	1960s	Motown
Meechy Baby	21st century	Motown
Michael and the Messengers	1970s	Rare Earth
Chrisette Michele	21st century	Motown
Migos	21st century	Motown
The Miracles	1960s/1970s	Tamla	Also billed as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Misa	1980s/1990s	Motown
The Monitors	1960s	V. I. P. Records
Debelah Morgan	1980s/1990s	Motown
Mýa	21st century	Motown
Nelly	21st century	Motown
Frances Nero	1960s	Motown
Ne-Yo	21st century	Motown
Njomza	21st century	Motown
The Originals	1960s/1970s	Soul
The Ones	1960s	Motown
Matt Ox	21st century	Motown
Pal	1980s/1990s	Motown
Bonnie Pointer	1970s	Motown
The Pointer Sisters	1980s/1990s	Motown
Poor Boys	1970s	Rare Earth
Power of Zeus	1970s	Rare Earth
Billy Preston	1970s/1980s	Motown
The Pretty Things	1970s	Rare Earth
Profyle	1990s/2000s	Motown
Quavo	21st century	Motown
Queen Latifah	1980s	Motown
Barbara Randolph	1960s	Soul
Dina Rae	21st century	Motown
Rare Earth	1970s	Rare Earth
The Rayber Voices	1959	Rayber	A backing vocal group [5] Robert Bateman Brian Holland William "Sonny" Sanders
La'Porsha Renae	21st century	Motown
Repairs	1970s	Rare Earth
Lionel Richie	1980s	Motown
Jimmy Robbins	21st century	Motown
Smokey Robinson	1970s	Tamla
Rockwell	1980s	Motown
Diana Ross	1970s	Motown
Kevin Ross	21st century	Motown
Kelly Rowland	21st century	Motown
Bailey Rubero	21st century	Motown
David Ruffin	1960s/1970s	Motown
Jimmy Ruffin	1960s	Soul
Rustix	1970s	Rare Earth
SafetySuit	21st century	Motown
Phyllis St. James	1980s/1990s	Motown
Tiwa Savage	21st century	Motown
San Remo Golden Strings	1960s	Gordy
Shades	1990s	Motown
Remy Shand	21st century	Motown
Shanice	1990s	Motown
Sharissa	21st century	Motown
Shiny Toy Guns	21st century	Motown
Shontelle	21st century	Motown
Valerie Simpson	1970s	Tamla
Sounds Nice	1970s	Rare Earth
Sparkle	21st century	Motown
The Spinners	1960s/early 1970s	Motown/V. I. P.	Also marketed as The (Original) Detroit Spinners in the United Kingdom to distinguish them from the British folk act
Vince Staples	21st century	Motown
Edwin Starr	1960s	Soul
Rose Stone	1970s	Motown	Also known as Rose Banks
Stone City Band	1980s/1990s	Gordy
Dennis Stoner	1970s	Rare Earth
Stoney & Meatloaf	1970s	Rare Earth
Barrett Strong	1959	Tamla
Suai	21st century	Motown
Subway	1990s	Biv 10 Records
Sunday Funnies	1970s	Rare Earth
The Supremes	1960s	Motown	Also billed as Diana Ross & the Supremes
Switch	1970s	Gordy
Takeoff	21st century	Motown
Felicia Taylor	1980s/1990s	Motown
R. Dean Taylor	1960s	V. I. P.
The Temptations	1960s	Gordy
Three Ounces of Love	1960s	Motown
Tammi Terrell	1960s	Gordy
Toe Fat	1970s	Rare Earth
Today	1980s/1990s	Motown
Tony! Toni! Toné!	1980s/1990s	Motown
Trick Trick	21st century	Motown
UFO	1970s	Rare Earth
The Underdogs	1960s	V. I. P.
The Undisputed Truth	1970s	Gordy
UnoTheActivist	21st century	Motown
The Valadiers	1960s	Miracle
Vanity	1980s/1990s	Motown
The Veer Union	21st century	Motown
Táta Vega	1970s	Tamla
The Velvelettes	1960s	V. I. P.
Waii	21st century	Motown
Leon Ware	1970s	Motown
Jason Weaver	1980s/1990s	Motown
Mary Wells	1960s	Motown
Kim Weston	1960s	Gordy
The Whitehead Brothers	1990s	Motown
Bruce Willis	1980s	Motown
Mary Wilson	1970s	Motown
Wolfe	1970s	Rare Earth
Stevie Wonder	1960s	Tamla/Motown	Originally billed as Little Stevie Wonder
Syreeta Wright	1960s/1970s/early/1980s	Motown/MoWest	Also billed as Rita Wright and Syreeta
XIT	1970s	Rare Earth
Val Young	1980s/1990s	Gordy
The Velvelettes	1960s	V. I. P.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again	21st century	Motown
Yours Truly	1980s/1990s	Motown
P Yungin	21st century	Motown
Zhané	1990s	Illtown/Motown Records
Zion	21st century	Motown

Sources cited

• Dahl, Bill (February 28, 2011). Motown: The Golden Years: More Than 100 Rare Photographs. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN   9781440225574.
• Betts, Graham (June 2, 2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. ISBN   9781311441546.
• Waller, Don (1985). The Motown Story. New York City, New York, United States: Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN   0684183471. LCCN   85002110.

References

1. "City Girls | Artists". Motown. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
2. Betts 2014, Wade Jones.
3. Waller 1985, p. 33.
4. Savage, Mark (May 26, 2023). "How Jords became the first UK rap act on Motown records". Entertainment & Arts. BBC News . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
5. Dahl 2011, Part 1: Motown 1959–1972: Defining the Sound of Young America.