Editing Motown (section)

===Major divisions===
* Tamla Records: Established 1959, Tamla was a primary subsidiary for mainstream R&B/soul music. Tamla is the company's original label: Gordy founded Tamla Records several months before establishing the Motown Record Corporation. The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included [[The Miracles|Smokey Robinson & the Miracles]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[the Marvelettes]], and [[Eddie Kendricks]]. Tamla was briefly re-activated in 1996 as a reggae label, but only released a 12" single by [[Cocoa Tea]] called "New Immigration Law". Tamla also had a sub-label called Penny Records in 1959; artists on that label included Bryan Brent And The Cut Outs, who recorded a single for the label entitled "Vacation Time" b/w "For Eternity" (2201). In 2023, it was announced that Tamla would be re-activated again for the first time  in nearly 30 years. This time around, it will be relaunched under [[Capitol Christian Music Group]] as an imprint devoted solely to positive R&B and hip hop.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sexton |first1=Paul |title=Historic Label Tamla Records Relaunched As 'Positive' Hip-Hop, R&B Imprint |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/historic-label-tamla-records-relaunched/ |website=udiscovermusic.com |date=June 21, 2023 |publisher=uDiscoverMusic |access-date=2024-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=Capitol Brings Back Storied Label Tamla Records: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/tamla-records-relaunched-capitol-music-ej-gaines-interview-1235357601/ |magazine=Billboard  |access-date=2024-07-04}}</ref> Tamla Records slogan: ''"The Sound that Makes the World Go 'Round"''.
* Motown Records: Established 1960, Motown was and remains the company's main label for mainstream R&B/soul music (and, today, [[hip-hop music]] as well). The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label (and company) was purchased by [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included [[Mary Wells]], [[the Supremes]], [[Four Tops]], [[the Jackson 5]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Jermaine Jackson]], [[Boyz II Men]], [[Commodores]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Dazz Band]], [[Brian McKnight]], [[98 Degrees]], and [[Erykah Badu]]. Motown Records slogan: ''"The Sound of Young America"''.
* Gordy Records: Established 1962, Gordy was also a primary subsidiary for mainstream R&B/soul music. Originally known as ''Miracle Records'' (slogan: ''"If It's a Hit, It's a Miracle"''), the name was changed in 1962 to avoid confusion with the Miracles singing group. The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Tamla in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Gordy artists included [[the Temptations]], [[Martha and the Vandellas]], [[the Contours]], [[Edwin Starr]], [[Rick James]], [[The Mary Jane Girls]], [[Teena Marie]], [[Switch (band)|Switch]], and [[DeBarge]]. Gordy Records slogan: ''"It's What's in the Grooves that Counts"''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries|first=David Edwards|title=Gordy Album Discography, Part 1 (1962–1981)|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/gordy/gordy.html|publisher=bsnpubs.com|access-date=2014-03-16|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012205727/http://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/gordy/gordy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Tamla Motown logo variant A.webp|thumb|One of Tamla Motown logos]]
* Tamla Motown Records: Motown's non-[[US]] label, established in March 1965 and folded into the regular Motown label in 1976. Distributed by [[EMI]], Tamla Motown issued the releases on the American Motown labels, using its own numbering system. In some cases, Tamla Motown would issue singles and albums not released in the United States (for example, the singles "[[I Second That Emotion]]" and "[[Why (Must We Fall in Love)]]" by Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations, as well as the successful ''[[Motown Chartbusters]]'' series of albums).
* Motown Gospel (formerly EMI Gospel)