Motown Records
Motown Records is the label Berry Gordy Jr. started in Detroit in January 1959, first as Tamla Records, before incorporating it as Motown Record Corporation in April 1960. Its Detroit years gave the world the Supremes, the Four Tops, the Temptations, the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5.
In 1972 the company announced it was moving all of its operations to Los Angeles. It's now part of Universal Music Group: it ran under Capitol Music Group from the Capitol Tower from 2014, and became a standalone label again in 2021.
Today's Motown leans on rap and R&B. It distributes Atlanta's Quality Control Music, which puts Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Quavo, Offset and City Girls on its release schedule, and its roster also includes YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Vince Staples, Smino, Erykah Badu, Ne-Yo and Leon Thomas. Rick Ross signed in 2025.
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Details
- Artists
- 56
- Releases
- 140 tracked
Artists on Motown Records
- Future
- Lil Baby
- 21 Savage
- Justin Timberlake
- Teddy Swims
- Lil Yachty
- Leon Thomas
- Loe Shimmy
- James Blake
- Rylo Rodriguez
- BNYX®
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Offset
- Quavo
- PLUTO
- JT
- Morgan Wade Harr
- JID
- romanibleu
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Mönni
- Muni Long
- Takeoff
- Young Thug
- ApolloRed1
- Baby Mel
- Chris Brown
- COLORS
- Gunna
- Halle
- ian
- Larissa Lambert
- Luh Five
- Mellow Rackz
- Michelle Langone
- OsamaSon
- Paris Green
- Professor Paul
- ROMANI
- Sauce Walka
- Strmyxo
- TEExFOUR
- T.I.
- Veeze
- Never Broke Again
- Sexyy Red
- G Herbo
- GloRilla
- Jelly Roll
- NaNaski
- Real Boston Richey
- Tommy Richman
- Yeat
- YTB Fatt
Discography
Related Artists
- Teddy Swims
- Smino
- Loe Shimmy
- Destroy Lonely
- Kodak Black
- The-Dream
- Sexyy Red
- PLUTO
- Young Thug
- Icewear Vezzo
Related Labels
- Columbia
- Positiva
- EQT Recordings
- EMI
- Records
- Uni
- Never Broke Again
- Cash Money Records
- Michelle Langone
- Young
Common questions
Who is signed to Motown Records?
Future, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Justin Timberlake, and Teddy Swims all have releases on Motown Records, alongside 51 other artists in the Tracknack catalogue.
How many artists are on Motown Records?
Tracknack lists 56 artists with releases on Motown Records. That counts everyone credited in the catalogue, not only the current roster.
How many releases does Motown Records have?
Tracknack tracks 140 Motown Records releases. The most recent is GMFU (2026).
How do I follow new Motown Records releases?
Follow Motown Records on Tracknack and every new release is added to a Spotify playlist that updates itself.
