Music

For the second time since the festival’s start in 2013, country music’s faithful won’t be flocking to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, for...

As the sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr., Esther Gordy Edwards served in a variety of prominent positions within the company that...

Detroit’s own Jack and Meg White have finally achieved Rock and Roll Hall of Fame status. The news was announced Sunday night. In their inductee...

"I love hip-hop the most," says Nadim Azzam, “but people seem to like when I sing.”Azzam, an Ann Arbor musician who describes his sound...

When you hear the name Ray Parker Jr., chances are your mind goes to the Ghostbusters theme song, not Motown. But the writer and...

On the last leg of the one-hour tour at the Motown Museum on West Grand Boulevard, where generations of music fans from around the...

As my wife, Karen, is way too fond of replying whenever anyone inquires about my past, “He was a rock critic ... in Detroit...

A Aaliyah She was a transcendent talent, the ultimate D girl. Aaliyah Dana Haughton grew up on Detroit’s Warrington Drive singing gospel and appeared on Star...

For Enrico Lopez-Yañez, recently appointed principal pops conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, this year’s holiday programming is an excellent opportunity to “wear your...

The Motown Museum’s expansion is now anticipated to be complete in summer 2026, the museum shared at a press event Monday morning.The third and...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in a 2001 issue of Hour Detroit and is running as it originally appeared, in honor of the...

With a lineup that already looked impressive — Hamtramck Labor Day Festival announced a high-profile local darling will be making a homecoming appearance. None...

Afro Nation, an international music festival that made its Detroit debut last year, returns this weekend with a star-studded lineup of local, national, and...

Alaina Brown was 4 years old when she was cast in her first opera, a 1978 production of Madama Butterfly by the Michigan Opera...

Jack White appears to have released his latest album in a stealthy way — if you make a purchase at Third Man Records in...

A series of panels that connect Motown Records’ musical history with its direct influence on later releases — from J Dilla to Amy Winehouse...

Movement Music Festival, one of the longest-running dance music events in the world, has announced its stages and showcase lineup for the 2024 event,...

Honoring the dead is a thankless task. There will always be a name forgotten, someone who wasn’t included but should’ve been.There’s always a lot...

“It's funny,” says Meghan Picerno, a silken-voiced soprano, “I always say that I'm a rockstar at heart, but I was born into a soprano’s...

Roberto Kalb says there are no dumb questions when it comes to trying to understand what a music director does for Detroit Opera, but...