Editing Diana Ross (section)

==Career==
===1959–1970: The Supremes===
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[[File:1966 The Supremes.JPG|thumb|right|Ross (far right) performing with [[the Supremes]], as lead singer in 1966]]

When she was fifteen, Ross joined the Primettes, the sister group to a male vocal group called the Primes, after she had been brought to the attention of music manager Milton Jenkins by Primes member [[Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)|Paul Williams]]. Among the other members of the Primettes were [[Florence Ballard]] (the first group member hired by Jenkins), [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]], and [[Betty McGlown]], Williams' girlfriend. After the Primettes won a talent competition in 1960 in [[Windsor, Ontario]], A&R executive and songwriter, [[Robert Bateman (songwriter)|Robert Bateman]] invited them to audition for Motown Records.

Later, following the success of her live performances at [[sock hop]]s and similar events, Ross approached William "Smokey" Robinson, her former neighbor about auditioning for Motown; he insisted that the group audition for him first. Robinson then agreed to bring the Primettes to Motown, on condition that they allow him and his group, the Miracles, to hire the Primettes' guitarist, [[Marv Tarplin]] (who had been discovered by Ross) for an upcoming tour. Tarplin ended up playing in Robinson's band(s) for the next 30-plus years. In her autobiography, ''Secrets of a Sparrow'', Ross wrote that she felt that this had been "a fair trade".

The Primettes later auditioned for [[Motown]], before various Motown executives. In [[Berry Gordy]]'s autobiography, ''To Be Loved'', Gordy recalled that he had been heading to a business meeting when he happened to hear Ross singing "[[There Goes My Baby (The Drifters song)|There Goes My Baby]]", and that Ross's voice "stopped me in my tracks". He approached the group and asked them to perform it again, but, after learning how young they were, Gordy advised them to finish high school before trying to get signed by Motown.<ref name="pc26">{{Pop Chronicles |26 |4}}</ref>

Undeterred, the group began coming to Motown's [[Hitsville U.S.A.]] headquarters every day, offering to provide extra help for Motown's recordings, often including hand claps and background vocals. That year, the group recorded two tracks for [[Lu Pine Records]], with Ross singing lead on one of them. During the group's early years, Ross served as its hairstylist, make-up artist, seamstress, and costume designer. In late 1960, having replaced McGlown with [[Barbara Martin (singer)|Barbara Martin]], the Primettes were allowed to record their own songs at Hitsville studio, many written by "Smokey" Robinson, who, by then, was vice president of Motown ("[[Your Heart Belongs to Me]]" and "[[A Breathtaking Guy]]"). Gordy, too, composed songs for the trio, including "[[Buttered Popcorn]]" (featuring Ballard on lead) and "[[Let Me Go the Right Way]]". While these songs were regional hits, they were not nationwide successes.

In January 1961, Gordy agreed to sign the group on the condition they change their name. Songwriter and Motown secretary [[Janie Bradford]] approached Florence Ballard, the only group member at the studio at the time, to pick out a new name for the group. Ballard chose "Supremes", reportedly, because it was the only name on the list that did not end with "ette". Upon hearing the new name, the other members weren't impressed, with Ross telling Ballard she feared the group would be mistaken for a male vocal group (a male vocal group was, indeed, named the Supremes). Gordy signed the group under their new name on January 15, 1961. A year later, Barbara Martin left the group, reducing the quartet to a trio. In late 1963, the group had their first hit with "[[When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes]]", peaking at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart. At the end of the year, Gordy made Ross the group's lead singer.

[[File:The Supremes 1967.JPG|thumb|Ross with [[the Supremes]] in 1967]]
In June 1964, while on tour with [[Dick Clark]]'s Cavalcade of Stars, the group scored their first number-one hit with "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", paving the way for unprecedented success. Between August 1964 and May 1967, Ross, Wilson, and Ballard sang on ten [[Billboard Hot 100|number-one hit singles]], all of which also made the UK Top 40.<ref name="pc26" /> The group had become a hit with audiences domestically and abroad, going on to be Motown's most successful vocal act throughout the sixties.

Ross began to dominate interviews with the media, answering questions aimed at Ballard or Wilson. She pushed for more pay than her colleagues. In 1965, she began using the name Diana from the mistake on her birth certificate, surprising Ballard and Wilson who had only known her as Diane.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Mary |author-link=Mary Wilson (singer) |date=1999 |title=Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |pages=169–170 |isbn=9780815410003}}</ref> Following difficulties with comportment, weight, and alcoholism, Florence Ballard was fired from the Supremes by Gordy in July 1967, hiring [[Cindy Birdsong]] from [[Labelle|Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles]] as Ballard's replacement. Gordy renamed the group ''Diana Ross & the Supremes'', making it easier to charge a larger performance fee for a solo star and a backing group, as it did for other renamed Motown groups. Gordy initially considered having Ross leave the Supremes for a solo career in 1966, eventually changing his mind because he felt the group's success was still too significant for Ross to pursue solo obligations. Ross remained with the Supremes until early 1970.

{{quote box|quoted=1|quote=As the lead voice of the Supremes, she was really only the soul—or perhaps ''[[élan vital]]''—of a machine, ready to plug into whatever arrangement, lyric, or show dress Berry Gordy and the Motown organization provided. She sang of the pain of love without appearing to suffer, but, that doesn't mean that the catch-phrases—'[[You Keep Me Hangin' On|You keep me hanging on]],' '[[Where Did Our Love Go|Where did our love go?]]' '[[Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart|Love is like an itching in my heart, and I can't scratch it]]'—were softened or somehow corrupted. Instead, they were transcended with the vivacity that is Diana Ross' great gift. No matter how she is stylized, no matter what phony truism she mouths, this woman always lets you know she is alive.|source=— [[Robert Christgau]], 1973<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=February 25, 1973|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd730225.php|title=Diana Ross and THE Supreme|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323214657/https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd730225.php|url-status=live}}</ref>|width=29%|align=right|style=padding:8px;}}

The group appeared as a trio of singing nuns in a 1968 episode of the popular [[NBC]] TV series ''[[Tarzan (1966 TV series)|Tarzan]]''. Between their early 1968 single "[[Forever Came Today]]" and their final single with Ross, "[[Someday We'll Be Together]]", Ross would be the only Supremes member to be featured on many of their recordings, often accompanied by [[Session musician|session singer]]s [[the Andantes]] or, as in the case of "Someday We'll Be Together", Julia and Maxine Waters and Johnny Bristol.<ref>Benjaminson, Peter. ''The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard''. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, November 2007. 75–79. {{ISBN|1-55652-705-5}}</ref> Still, Wilson and Birdsong continued to sing on recordings. Gordy drove Ross relentlessly throughout this period and Ross, due to anxiety arising from Gordy's demands, began suffering from [[anorexia nervosa]], according to her autobiography, ''Secrets of a Sparrow''. During a 1967 performance in Boston, Massachusetts, Ross collapsed onstage and had to be hospitalized for exhaustion.

In 1968, Ross began to perform as a solo artist on television specials, including the Supremes' own specials such as ''[[TCB (TV program)|TCB]]'' and ''[[G.I.T. on Broadway]]'', ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'', and a [[Bob Hope]] special, among others. In mid-1969, Gordy decided that Ross would depart the group by the end of that year, and Ross began recording her initial solo work that July. One of the first plans for Ross to establish her own solo career was to publicly introduce a new Motown recording act.

Though she did not claim their discovery, Motown's publicity department credited Ross with having discovered [[the Jackson 5]]. Ross would introduce the group during several public events, including ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]''.<ref name="Jackson5">{{cite book|last=George|first=Nelson|title=Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound|year=2007|publisher=University of Illinois Press|location=Urbana and Chicago|isbn=978-0-252-07498-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159 159–60, 183–88]|url=https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159}}</ref> In November, Ross confirmed a split from the Supremes in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Ross's presumed first solo recording, "Someday We'll Be Together", was eventually released as a Supremes recording and became the group's final number-one hit on the Hot 100. It was also the final number-one ''Billboard'' Hot 100 single of the 1960s. Ross made her final appearance with the Supremes at the [[New Frontier Hotel and Casino|Frontier Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] on January 14, 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Diana Ross and the Supremes perform their final concert|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diana-ross-and-the-supremes-perform-their-final-concert|access-date=February 20, 2021|website=HISTORY|language=en|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227012538/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diana-ross-and-the-supremes-perform-their-final-concert|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1970–1980: Solo career and films===
[[File:Diana Ross Roosevelt Grier Danny Thomas Make Room for Granddaddy 1971.JPG|thumb|Ross as a guest star with football player and actor [[Rosey Grier]], on the [[Danny Thomas]] television program ''[[Make Room for Granddaddy]]'' in 1971]]
In May 1970, Ross released her eponymous [[Diana Ross (1970 album)|debut solo album]], which included her [[List of signature songs|signature songs]], "[[Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)]]" and "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]", the latter becoming Ross's first [[Billboard Hot 100|number-one solo single]]. Follow-up albums, ''[[Everything Is Everything (Diana Ross album)|Everything Is Everything]]'' (1970) and ''[[Surrender (Diana Ross album)|Surrender]]'' (1971) came out shortly afterwards. In 1971, the ballad "[[I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross song)|I'm Still Waiting]]" became her first number-one single in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]. Later in 1971, Ross starred in her first solo [[television special]], ''Diana!'', which included [[the Jackson 5]].

In 1971, Diana Ross began working on her first film, ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' (1972), which was a loosely based biography on singer [[Billie Holiday]]. Despite some criticism of her for taking the role, once the film opened in October 1972, Ross won critical acclaim for her performance in the film. Jazz critic [[Leonard Feather]], a friend of Holiday's, praised Ross for "expertly capturing the essence of Lady Day". Ross's role in the film won her [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for Best Actress. The [[Lady Sings the Blues (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to ''Lady Sings the Blues'' became just as successful, reaching No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], staying there for two weeks, and selling two million units. In November 1972, Ross sung the song "When We Grow Up" for the children's album, ''[[Free to Be... You and Me]]''.

In 1973, Ross had her second number-one hit in the U.S. with the ballad "[[Touch Me in the Morning (song)|Touch Me in the Morning]]". Later in the year, Motown issued ''[[Diana & Marvin]]'', a duet album with fellow Motown artist [[Marvin Gaye]]. The album became an international hit. Touring throughout 1973, Ross became the first entertainer in Japan's history to receive an invitation to the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] for a private audience with the [[Empress Kōjun|Empress Nagako]], wife of Emperor [[Hirohito]]. In April 1974, Ross became the first African-American woman to co-host the [[46th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], with [[John Huston]], [[Burt Reynolds]], and [[David Niven]].

[[File:AnthonyPerkinsDianaRossMahoganyTrailer.jpg|thumb|left|Actor [[Anthony Perkins]] photographing Ross in the film trailer for ''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]'' (1975)]]
After the release of a modestly successful album, ''[[Last Time I Saw Him]]'' (1973), Ross's second film, ''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]'', was released in 1975.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 1975 |title=Spectacular New Film For Diana Ross: Mahogany |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jw14Q2YAspMC&lpg=PA145&dq=diana%20ross%20ebony%201975&pg=PA144#v=snippet&q=Mahogany&f=false |journal=Ebony |volume=30 |issue=12 |pages=144-150}}</ref> The film reunited her with [[Billy Dee Williams]], her co-star in ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and featured costumes designed by Ross herself.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 25, 1975 |title=Fashion Corner: "Mahogany" Is Fashion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-voice-diana-ross-costume-des/170530555/ |work=The Atlanta Voice |pages=6}}</ref> The story of an aspiring fashion designer who becomes a runway model and the toast of the industry, ''Mahogany'' was a troubled production from its inception. The film's original director, [[Tony Richardson]], was fired during production, and Berry Gordy assumed the director's chair himself.<ref name="Posner, Gerald p. 286">Posner, Gerald. ''Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power'', p. 286.</ref>

Gordy and Ross clashed during filming, with Ross leaving the production before shooting was completed, forcing Gordy to use secretary Edna Anderson as a body double for Ross. While a box-office success, the film was not well received by the critics: ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's review of the film chastised Gordy for "squandering one of America's most natural resources: Diana Ross".<ref name="Posner, Gerald p. 286"/>
Nonetheless, Ross had her third number-one hit in the U.S. with "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]".

A year later, in 1976, Ross released her fourth solo number-one hit, "[[Love Hangover]]", a sensual, dramatic mid-tempo song that bursts into an uptempo disco tune.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-05 |title=The Number Ones: Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2057118/the-number-ones-diana-ross-love-hangover/columns/the-number-ones/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, Ross launched her "An Evening with Diana Ross" tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eder |first=Shirley |date=January 30, 1977 |title=Diana Comes Home With an Armful of Kids And a Box-Office Smash |pages=8–F |work=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> The tour's success led to a two-week stint at [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]'s [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] and a 90-minute, [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]]-nominated television special of the same name,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eder |first=Shirley |date=January 27, 1977 |title=Diana Ross Special Set |pages=4B |work=The Macon Telegraph}}</ref> featuring special make-up effects by [[Stan Winston]], for a scene in which Ross portrayed legendary cabaret artist [[Josephine Baker]] and blues singers [[Bessie Smith]] and [[Ethel Waters]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpJnC2Yblg|title=An Evening With Diana Ross (1977 - TV Special) [Full Show]|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=July 24, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613034541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpJnC2Yblg|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Special Tony Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvamSHzyJQE|title=Diana Ross - Receiving Special Tony Award - 31th Annual Tony Awards 1977|last=Nandy Ross|date=June 20, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214031401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvamSHzyJQE|url-status=live}}</ref>

The albums ''[[Baby It's Me]]'' (1977) and ''[[Ross (1978 album)|Ross]]'' (1978) sold modestly. Around this period, Motown had acquired the film rights to the Broadway play ''[[The Wiz]]'', an African-American reinterpretation of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. The film initially was to include the stage actors who had performed on the play, but producer [[Rob Cohen]] could not garner the interest of any major Hollywood film studios. It was not until Ross convinced Cohen to cast her (instead of [[Stephanie Mills]], who portrayed Dorothy on Broadway) as Dorothy that [[Universal Pictures]] agreed to finance the production.

This casting decision led to a change in the film's script, in which Dorothy went from a schoolgirl to a schoolteacher. The role of the Scarecrow, also performed by someone else onstage, was eventually given to Ross's former Motown labelmate, [[Michael Jackson]].  Ross and Jackson had a modest dance hit with their recording for the film of "[[Ease on Down the Road]]". Their second duet, actually as part of the ensemble of ''The Wiz'', "Brand New Day", found some success overseas.

The [[The Wiz (film)|film adaptation of ''The Wiz'']] had been a $24&nbsp;million production, but upon its October 1978 release, it earned only $21,049,053 at the box office.<ref name="sharp">{{cite book |last=Sharp |first=Kathleen |title=Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood: Edie and Lew Wasserman and Their Entertainment Empire |publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/mrmrshollywooded00shar/page/357 357–58] |isbn=0-7867-1220-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrmrshollywooded00shar/page/357}}</ref><ref name="harpole" /><ref name="dreamgirl">{{cite book |last=Adrahtas |first=Thomas |title=A Lifetime to Get Here: Diana Ross: The American Dreamgirl |publisher=AuthorHouse |year=2006 |pages=163–67 |isbn=1-4259-7140-7}}</ref> Though pre-release television broadcast rights had been sold to [[CBS]] for over $10&nbsp;million, the film produced a net loss of $10.4&nbsp;million for Motown and Universal.<ref name="harpole">{{cite book |last=Harpole |first=Charles |title=History of the American Cinema |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica0000unse_x8l5/page/64 64, 65, 219, 220, 290] | isbn=0-684-80463-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica0000unse_x8l5/page/64}}</ref><ref name="dreamgirl" /> At the time, it was the most expensive film musical ever made.<ref name="skow">{{cite magazine |last=Skow |first=John |title=Nowhere Over the Rainbow |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 30, 1978 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912236,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205190138/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912236,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2007}}</ref> The film's failure ended Ross's short career on the big screen and contributed to the Hollywood studios' reluctance to produce the all-black film projects which had become popular during the [[blaxploitation]] era of the early to mid-1970s for several years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moon |first1=Spencer |first2=George |last2=Hill |title=Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1997 |isbn=0-313-29830-0 |no-pp=true |page=xii |url=https://archive.org/details/reelblacktalksou00moon}}</ref><ref name="benshoff">{{cite book |last1=Benshoff |first1=Harry M. |first2=Sean |last2=Griffin |title=America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=0-631-22583-8 |page=88}}</ref><ref name="George">{{cite book |last=George |first=Nelson |title=Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=1985 |page=193}}</ref>

In 1979, Ross released ''[[The Boss (Diana Ross album)|The Boss]]'', continuing her popularity with dance audiences, as [[The Boss (Diana Ross song)|the title song]] became a number-one dance single. On July 16, 1979, Ross guest-hosted an episode of Johnny Carson's ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', featuring [[Lynda Carter]], [[George Carlin]], and [[Muhammad Ali]] as guests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy_bRxK7mNM|title=Diana Ross guest host of the Tonight Show - July 16, 1979 (Full Episode)|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=August 14, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy_bRxK7mNM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Ross hosted the [[HBO]] special, ''Standing Room Only'', filmed at [[Caesars Palace]]'s Circus Maximus Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, during her "Tour '79" concert tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XICDjK_I5_k|title=Diana Ross - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Caesar's Palace, 1979 Opening (Part 1 of 17)|last=TheReturnOfStephan1|date=June 13, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=September 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904064540/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XICDjK_I5_k&feature=related|url-status=live}}</ref> This concert special is noted for its opening, during which Ross literally makes her entrance through a movie screen. In November of that year, Ross performed "The Boss" as a featured artist during the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavCUPbL7ME|title=The Boss (Macy's Parade)|last=Scott Pangburn|date=December 22, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122124329/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavCUPbL7ME|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1980, Ross released her most successful album to date, ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]''. Composed by [[Chic (band)|Chic]]'s guitarist [[Nile Rodgers]] and bassist [[Bernard Edwards]], the album included the hits "[[I'm Coming Out]]" and "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]", the latter becoming her fifth chart-topping single in the U.S. Ross scored a Top 10 hit in late 1980 with the theme song to the film ''[[It's My Turn (film)|It's My Turn]]''. Continuing her connections with Hollywood, Ross recorded the duet ballad "[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]", with [[Lionel Richie]]. The song would become her sixth and final single to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

===1981–1987: Leaving Motown and RCA years===
[[File:Diana Ross (1981).jpg|thumb|Ross in 1981]]

Ross began negotiations to leave Motown at the end of 1980. After over 20 years with the label, Ross received US$250,000 as severance. [[RCA Records]] offered Ross a $20&nbsp;million, seven-year recording contract, which gave her complete production control of her albums. Before signing onto the label, Ross allegedly asked Berry Gordy if he could match RCA's offer. Gordy stated that doing so was "impossible". Ross then signed with RCA on May 20, 1981. At the time, Ross's was music history's most expensive recording deal.

In October 1981, Ross released her first RCA album, ''[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]''. The album sold over a million copies and featured hit singles such as her remake of the [[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|classic hit of the same name]] and "[[Mirror Mirror (Diana Ross song)|Mirror Mirror]]". Shortly thereafter, Ross established her production company, named Anaid Productions ("Diana" spelled backwards), and also began investing in real estate and touring extensively in the United States and abroad.

Before the release of ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'', Ross hosted her first TV special in four years, ''Diana''. Directed by [[Steve Binder]], the concert portions of the special were filmed at [[Inglewood, California]]'s 17,500-seat [[Kia Forum|The Forum]] indoor stadium and featured performances by [[Michael Jackson]], [[Muhammad Ali]], ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' actor [[Larry Hagman]], music impresario [[Quincy Jones]] and members of the [[Joffrey Ballet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/02/arts/tv-an-hour-of-diana-ross.html|title=TV: AN HOUR OF DIANA ROSS|date=March 2, 1981|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084944/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/02/arts/tv-an-hour-of-diana-ross.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMFw-sMH0h4|title=Diana Ross – Diana TV Special 1981 (Full Show)|last=Nandy Ross|date=November 4, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911002210/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMFw-sMH0h4&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 1982, Ross sang "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at [[Super Bowl XVI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAki6VTx1Y|title=The Star Spangled Banner|last=Scott Pangburn|date=December 23, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907102118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAki6VTx1Y|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared on the musical variety show ''[[Soul Train]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyKsTXWSSY|title=Diana Ross Full Episode Soul Train 1982 Interview with Don Cornelius|last=fred fishers|date=April 23, 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317043705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyKsTXWSSY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The episode, devoted completely to her, featured Ross performing several songs from ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love''.

On May 6, 1982, Ross was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hwof.com/star/recording/diana-ross/462|title=Diana Ross :: The Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Hwof.com|access-date=March 3, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164805/http://www.hwof.com/star/recording/diana-ross/462|url-status=live}}</ref> She followed up the success of ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' with ''[[Silk Electric]]'', which featured the Michael Jackson-written and -produced "[[Muscles (song)|Muscles]]", resulting in another Top 10 Grammy nominated success for Ross. The album eventually went gold on the strength of that song. In 1983, Ross ventured further out of her earlier soul-based sound for a more [[pop rock]]-oriented sound following the release of the ''[[Ross (1983 album)|Ross]]'' album. Though the album featured the Top 40 hit single, "[[Pieces of Ice]]", the ''Ross'' album did not generate any more hits or achieve gold status.

[[File:DianaRossPlayground NYC.jpg|thumb|The [[Diana Ross Playground]]]]
On July 21, 1983, Ross performed a free concert on [[Central Park]]'s [[Great Lawn and Turtle Pond|Great Lawn]], aired live worldwide by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Proceeds of the concert would be donated to build a playground in the singer's name. Midway through the beginning of the show, a torrential downpour began. Ross tried to continue performing, but the severe weather forced the show to be stopped after 45 minutes. Ross urged the large crowd to exit the venue safely, promising to perform the next day.

The next day's concert suffered no rain, but the memorabilia that was supposed to be sold to raise money for the playground had already been destroyed by the storm. When journalists discovered the exorbitant costs of the two concerts, Ross faced criticism from Mayor [[Ed Koch]] and the Parks Department commissioner. During a subsequent mayoral press conference, Ross handed Koch a check for US$250,000 for the project.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbEDAAAAMBAJ&q=diana+ross+ed+koch+250%2C000&pg=PA46|magazine=Jet|title=Diana Ross Comes Up With $250,000 For NYC Playground|date=February 6, 1984|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909235714/https://books.google.com/books?id=BbEDAAAAMBAJ&q=diana+ross+ed+koch+250%2C000&pg=PA46|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Diana Ross Playground]] was built three years later.<ref>Anderson, Susan Heller and Deirdre Carmody (September 12, 1986). [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/12/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-start-at-ross-playground.html "New York Day by Day; Start at Ross Playground"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192311/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/12/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-start-at-ross-playground.html |date=July 21, 2018 }}. ''The New York Times''.</ref>

In 1984, Ross released ''[[Swept Away (Diana Ross album)|Swept Away]]''. The album featured "[[All of You (Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross song)|All of You]]", a duet with friend [[Julio Iglesias]]. The single was featured on both Ross's album and Iglesias's ''[[1100 Bel Air Place]]'', his first English-language album. It became an international hit, as did the [[Lionel Richie]]-penned ballad "[[Missing You (Diana Ross song)|Missing You]]", composed as a tribute to [[Marvin Gaye]], who [[Killing of Marvin Gaye|had been killed earlier that year]]. ''[[Swept Away (Diana Ross album)|Swept Away]]'' garnered gold record sales status.

Her 1985 album ''[[Eaten Alive (album)|Eaten Alive]]'', produced by [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]], garnered a number-one single overseas and a Top 20 spot on the album charts. The song "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]" reached number one in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, Israel and Ireland, and [[Eaten Alive (song)|the title track]], a collaboration with Michael Jackson and Gibb, also performed well. Both songs had strong music videos that propelled the tracks to success. The "Eaten Alive" video was patterned after the 1970s horror film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'', while the one for "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]" saluted the 1960s ''[[American Bandstand]]''-style TV shows. The video for "Experience", the third single from the album, reignited the "Eaten Alive" romantic storyline with Ross and actor [[Joseph Gian]].

Earlier in 1985, Ross appeared as part of USA for Africa's "[[We Are the World]]" charity single, which sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Ross's 1987 follow-up to ''Eaten Alive'', ''[[Red Hot Rhythm & Blues]]'' found less success; it reached No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] chart and No. 12 in Sweden. However, the album's accompanying television special was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won two: Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program ([[Ray Aghayan]] and [[Ret Turner]]) and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Miniseries or a Special (Greg Brunton).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9byLni-1xY|title=Diana Ross "Red Hot Rhythm & Blues" – 1.7|last=dianarossbroadcast|date=September 5, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195442/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9byLni-1xY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 27, 1986, Ross hosted the [[American Music Awards of 1986|13th annual]] ''[[American Music Awards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyWBCh1H7g|title=Diana Ross – Eaten Alive (Live) 13th Annual AMA's 1986|last=Nandy Ross|date=July 11, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918080033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyWBCh1H7g|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross returned the next year to host the [[American Music Awards of 1987|14th annual telecast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjwf7gaGvo|title=Diana Ross Touch By Touch at 14th Annual AMA's 1987|last=Nandy Ross|date=May 10, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014324/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjwf7gaGvo&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1988–1999: Return to Motown===
In 1988, Ross chose to not renew her RCA contract and had been in talks with her former mentor Berry Gordy to return to Motown. When she learned of Gordy's plans to sell Motown, Ross tried advising him against the decision, though he ended up selling it to [[MCA Records]] in June of that year. Following the sale of the company, Ross was asked to return to the Motown label with the condition that she have shares in the company as a part-owner; Ross accepted the offer.

That same year, Ross was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Supremes alongside her former singing partners Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. She also recorded the theme song to animated adventure drama film ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' (1988). "[[If We Hold on Together]]" became an international hit, reaching number one in Japan.

Ross's next album, 1989's ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'', was not a commercial success, despite the title track reaching the top three of the ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/bsi/|title=Diana Ross Workin' Overtime Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054253/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/368022|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Albums chart, and achieved top 25 chart placings in Japan and the UK. Subsequent releases, ''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' (1991), ''[[Take Me Higher]]'' (1995), and ''[[Every Day Is a New Day]]'' (1999) all failed to achieve major success in America, selling around 100,000 copies each.

In 1991, Ross became one of the few American artists to have headlined the annual [[Royal Variety Performance]], performing a selection of her UK hits before [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xZwzXEz2o|title=Diana Ross Live at The Royal Variety Performance [1991] (Full Concert)|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=May 25, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126114359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xZwzXEz2o&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> This marked her second appearance at the Royal Variety Performance, the first being in 1968 with the Supremes.

''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' sparked a comeback when the album went [[platinum]] in the UK.<ref>BPI 1991-UK, ''[[Music Week]]''.</ref> led by the No. 2 UK hit single "[[When You Tell Me That You Love Me]]". The album produced 9 singles across international territories, including another Top 10 UK hit "One Shining Moment". In 1993, Ross returned to acting with a dramatic role in the television film, ''[[Out of Darkness (1994 film)|Out of Darkness]]''. Ross won acclaim for her role in the TV movie and earned her third [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination.

In 1994, ''[[One Woman: The Ultimate Collection]]'', a career retrospective compilation, became a number one hit in the UK, selling quadruple platinum. The retrospective was EMI's alternative to Motown's box set ''[[Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs]]''. Ross performed during the opening ceremony of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Chicago]], and during the pre-match entertainment of the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]] final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]. The World Cup ceremony had her take a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] that was staged for her to score, and the goalposts were intended to fall down from the power of her shot. She infamously missed the penalty instead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloomfield|first=Craig|title=Grace Jones and FIFA, Diana Ross at USA 94 and six of the best unlikely entertainers at sport|url=http://talksport.com/magazine/features/2011-06-02/grace-jones-and-fifa-diana-ross-usa-94-and-six-best-unlikely-entertainers-sport|work=talksport.com|publisher=talkSPORT|access-date=January 4, 2014|date=June 2, 2011|archive-date=January 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104214348/http://talksport.com/magazine/features/2011-06-02/grace-jones-and-fifa-diana-ross-usa-94-and-six-best-unlikely-entertainers-sport|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 28, 1996, Ross performed at the [[Super Bowl XXX halftime show]], held at the [[Sun Devil Stadium]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCEY7kXDvCQ|title=Diana Ross - Half Time Show at Super Bowl XXX 1996|last=Nandy Ross|date=July 11, 2015|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208053441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCEY7kXDvCQ|url-status=live}}</ref> Earlier that month, Ross's Tokyo concert, ''Diana Ross: Live in Japan'', filmed live at the city's Nippon Budokan Stadium, was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1434r-V48w|title=Diana Ross Live in Tokyo, Japan 1996 (Full Concert)|last=Nandy Ross|date=October 4, 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409232421/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1434r-V48w|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 1996, Ross received the [[World Music Awards]]' Lifelong Contribution to the Music Industry Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tw8LdKTT2I|title=Diana Ross – (Live) 1996 World Music Awards|last=Nandy Ross|date=June 22, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310110620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tw8LdKTT2I&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 29, [[EMI]] released the compilation album, ''Voice of Love'', featuring the singles "In the Ones You Love", "You Are Not Alone" and "I Hear (The Voice of Love)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7q8T29K6RI|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310110620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7q8T29K6RI&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 8, 1997, EMI released the Japanese edition of Ross's album, ''A Gift of Love'', featuring the single, "Promise Me You'll Try".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKdCH6ukpw|title=Diana Ross – Promise me You'll Try HQ BEST|last=Junior Lara|date=November 3, 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310082136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKdCH6ukpw&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, she performed with operatic tenors [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]] again at the Superconcert of the Century concert, held in [[Taipei]], Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCfLfN1lRQ|title=Diana Ross, Placido Domingo & Jose Carreras Super Concert Taipei, Taiwan 1997|last=Nandy Ross|date=November 9, 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195443/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCfLfN1lRQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> She later inducted [[the Jackson 5]] into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7acND-upYM|title=The Jacksons & Diana Ross on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Pt 1|last=mjsoul1982|date=June 5, 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520093336/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7acND-upYM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 19, 1998, Ross hosted the Motown 40 telecast on ABC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIacHMHetC8|title=Motown 40: The Music Is Forever 1|last=fred fishers|date=November 7, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319063959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIacHMHetC8&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Ross was named the most successful female singer in the history of the United Kingdom charts, based upon a tally of her career hits. [[Madonna]] would soon succeed Ross as the most successful female artist in the UK. Later that year, Ross presented at the [[1999 MTV Video Music Awards]] in September of the year and shocked the audience by touching rapper [[Lil' Kim]]'s exposed breast and pasty-covered nipple, amazed at the young rapper's brashness.<ref name=EW2002>[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345909__339339_4,00.html "Diana Ross and Lil' Kim's wild VMA moment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924163848/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345909__339339_4,00.html |date=September 24, 2013 }}, Lisa Costantini, August 21, 2002, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved March 26, 2007.</ref> In 1999, she and [[Brandy Norwood]] co-starred in the television movie, ''[[Double Platinum (film)|Double Platinum]]'', which was aired prior to the release of Ross's album, ''[[Every Day Is a New Day]]''. From that album, Ross scored a Top 10 hit in the UK in November that year with "[[Not Over You Yet]]".

===2000–2003: Supremes reunion===
{{Main|Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever|Return to Love Tour}}

Ross reunited with [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] first in 1976 to attend the funeral service of [[Florence Ballard]], who had died in February of that year. In March 1983, Ross agreed to reunite with Wilson and [[Cindy Birdsong]] for the television special ''[[Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever]]''. The Supremes did not rehearse their performance for that evening, due to time constraints. A scheduled medley of hits was cancelled.

Instead of following producer [[Suzanne de Passe]]'s instructions to recreate their choreography from their final [[The Ed Sullivan Show|Ed Sullivan Show]] appearance, Wilson (according to her autobiography) planned with Birdsong to take a step forward every time Ross did the same, then began to sing lead on the group's final number-one hit song, "[[Someday We'll Be Together]]", on which Wilson did not perform.

Later, Wilson introduced Berry Gordy from the stage (unaware that the program's script called for Ross to introduce Gordy), at which point Ross subtly pushed down Wilson's hand-held microphone, stating, "It's been taken care of." Ross then re-introduced Gordy.<ref>Wilson, Mary, ''Dreamgirl, My Life as a Supreme''; Taraborrelli, Randy, ''Call Her Miss Ross: The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross''; George, Nelson ''Where Did Our Love Go?, The Rise & Fall of Motown''.</ref><ref>Posner, Gerald. ''Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power,'' pp. 308–09, and Taraborrelli, Randy, ''The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross''.</ref> These moments were excised from the final edit of the taped special, but still made their way into the news media; ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine reported that "Ross [did] some elbowing to get Wilson out of the spotlight."<ref>Wilson, Mary. ''Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme'', pp. 1–5. Taken from Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1986, 1990, 2000). ''[[Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme|Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme]]''. New York: Cooper Square Publishers. {{ISBN|0-8154-1000-X}}.</ref>

In 1999, Ross and mega-tour promoter SFX Entertainment (which later became [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]]) began negotiations regarding a Diana Ross tour which would include a Supremes segment. During negotiations with Ross, the promoters considered the creation of a Supremes tour, instead. Ross agreed. As the tour's co-producer, Ross invited all living former Supremes to participate. Neither [[Jean Terrell]] nor late 1970s member [[Susaye Greene]] chose to participate. 70s Supremes [[Lynda Laurence]] and [[Scherrie Payne]] were then touring as [[Former Ladies of the Supremes]].

Ross contacted Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, who then began negotiations with SFX. Negotiations with Wilson and Birdsong (who allowed Wilson to negotiate on her behalf) failed when Wilson refused SFX's and Ross's offer of $4 million for 30 performances. Following the passage of SFX's final deadline for Wilson to accept their offer, Payne and Laurence, already negotiating with SFX, signed on to perform with Ross on the tour.

Laurence and Payne would later say that they got along well with Ross. The newly formed group performed together on ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' and ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', as well as [[VH1]]'s ''[[VH1 Divas#VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross|VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross]]''. The [[Return to Love Tour]] launched in June 2000, to a capacity audience in Philadelphia. The tour's final performance was at [[New York City]]'s [[Madison Square Garden]]. The tour was cancelled by SFX shortly thereafter, due to mediocre ticket sales, despite glowing reviews from media as varied as ''Billboard'' magazine, the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and ''[[The Village Voice]]'' newspapers.

On December 5, 2000, Ross received a Heroes Award from the [[The Recording Academy|National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]] (NARAS). The Heroes Award is the highest distinction bestowed by the New York Chapter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/a9acdea950eeba2c67346626bb3dcd94/DIANA-ROSS-AND-BB-KING-RECEIVE-HEROES-AWARDS/|title=DIANA ROSS AND B.B. KING RECEIVE HEROES AWARDS|website=UPI|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181027/https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/a9acdea950eeba2c67346626bb3dcd94/DIANA-ROSS-AND-BB-KING-RECEIVE-HEROES-AWARDS/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross's first public post-RTL appearance was at a fundraiser for former president [[Bill Clinton]]. In January 2001, ''[[Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross]]'' was released in the United Kingdom, becoming Ross's 17th gold album in that country. In June, Ross presented costume designer [[Bob Mackie]] with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Fashion Awards.

Two days before the [[September 11 attacks]], Ross performed "[[God Bless America]]" at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] before the tournament's women's final, between [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]]. Immediately following the attacks, Ross performed the song again at [[Shea Stadium]], before the [[New York Mets]] first game, after driving cross-country to be with her children (in the wake of the attacks, flying in the U.S. was temporarily restricted.).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxA6QkcBfwk|title=Diana Ross performs "God Bless America" at Shea|last=MLB|date=September 11, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195453/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxA6QkcBfwk&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross teamed with legendary singers [[Patti LaBelle]] and [[Eartha Kitt]], among others, for a Nile Rodgers-produced recording of [[Sister Sledge]]'s classic disco hit, "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]", recorded to benefit the families of 9/11 victims.

In May 2002, Ross and all five of her children appeared on [[Barbara Walters]]' [[Mother's Day]] television special. Shortly thereafter, Ross admitted herself into the 30-day substance abuse program at the Promises Institute in [[Malibu, California]], after friends and family began to notice a burgeoning [[Alcoholism|alcohol problem]]. Ross left the program three weeks later and began to fulfill previously scheduled concert dates, beginning with a performance before a 60,000-strong crowd at London's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], for [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]' [[The Prince's Trust|Prince's Trust]] charity.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

U.S. ticket sales for the new tour were brisk, from coast to coast. Venues, such as [[Long Island]]'s [[Theatre at Westbury|Westbury Music Fair]], California's [[Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts]] and Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, attempted to add extra shows, due to public demand. Sold-out performances in [[Boston]] followed. In August, shortly after the tour began, however, Ross re-entered the Promises Institute's substance abuse rehabilitation program. That December, during her stay at Arizona's Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Ross was pulled over by Tucson police for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. She failed a [[breathalizer]] test and was arrested for a [[Driving under the influence|DUI]]. Ross was sentenced in 2004 to 48 hours in jail, which she served near her home in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cassidy |first1=Martin B. |title=Singer Diana Ross serves DUI term in town custody |url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-ross3feb13,0,2400738.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines |website=Greenwich Time |access-date=26 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040227191702/http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-ross3feb13,0,2400738.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines |archive-date=2004-02-27 |language=en-US |date=2004-02-13}}</ref>

In January 2003, Ross was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by Nile Rodgers' [[We Are Family Foundation]]. Shortly thereafter, Ross was feted as an honored guest at the National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters Awards. Later that year, Ross was the guest performer at that year's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]'s [[Anna Wintour Costume Center|Costume Institute]]'s annual gala, in an ensemble custom-designed by fashion designer [[Tom Ford]], followed by an appearance as the surprise celebrity model for American couturier Dennis Basso's runway show. In February 2003, the Supremes were honored by the [[Rhythm and Blues Foundation]] with its Pioneer Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhythmblues.org/awards.php?year=2003 |title=Pioneer Awards |access-date=5 June 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302124355/http://www.rhythmblues.org/awards.php?year=2003 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 }}</ref>

===2004–2019: Later career===
[[File:Diana Ross is applauded by her fellow Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|right|Ross is applauded by her fellow [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] honorees as she is recognized for her career achievements by President [[George W. Bush]] in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]] Sunday, December 2, 2007, during the Kennedy Center Gala Reception. From left to right: singer-songwriter [[Brian Wilson]]; filmmaker [[Martin Scorsese]]; Ross; comedian, actor and author [[Steve Martin]], and pianist [[Leon Fleisher]].]]

In May 2004, Ross and daughter [[Tracee Ellis Ross]] appeared on the cover of ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' magazine, in celebration of its 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/112308584428086150|title=Miss Diana Ross|website=Pinterest|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802194847/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/112308584428086150/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 8, 2004, Ross was the featured performer for [[Stevie Wonder]]'s [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]]' Century Award tribute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92yyqXmx3M|title=Diana Ross - Stevie Wonder Tribute|last=BronzeVenus|date=July 23, 2007|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511082310/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92yyqXmx3M|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 14, 2005, Ross performed at the ''[[Tsunami Aid|Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope]]'' TV concert to help raise money for the [[tsunami]] victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zii4u8Yzs|title=Diana Ross - Tsunami Aid Concert of Hope [2005]|last=Ilona D|date=August 2, 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820193006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zii4u8Yzs&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 20, 2005, Ross launched her M.A.C. Icon makeup collection, as part of the beauty corporation's Icon Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhFwaWboYE|title=Diana Ross Mac's 2005 Beauty Icon [ Paris 2005 ]|last=dianarossitalianfan|date=September 2, 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130091654/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhFwaWboYE&app=desktop|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Ross participated in [[Rod Stewart]]'s ''[[Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV]]'' recording a duet version of the Gershwin standard, "[[I've Got a Crush on You]]". The song was released as promotion for the album and later reached No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] chart, marking her first ''Billboard'' chart entry since 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/asi/|title=Diana Ross I've Got A Crush on You Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054212/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/adult-contemporary/song/487766|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross was featured in another hit duet, this time with [[Westlife]], on a cover of Ross's 1991 hit "[[When You Tell Me That You Love Me]]", repeating the original recording's chart success, garnering a No. 2 [[UK Singles Chart]] hit (No. 1 in Ireland).

Also in 2005, Ross was featured as an honored guest at [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s Legends Ball Weekend, a three-day celebration honoring 25 African-American women in art, entertainment and civil rights. On May 22, 2006, a year after the celebration, a one-hour program about the weekend aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], including celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes moments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/the-legends-ball/all|title=The Legends Ball|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181012/http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/the-legends-ball/all|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 22, 2006, Ross's televised Central Park concerts, entitled "For One & for All", were named [[TV Land Award]]s' Viewer's Choice for Television's Greatest Music Moment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqP_0uYBPFQ|title=Diana Ross - Medley|last=Bennediict|date=January 6, 2010|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825054114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqP_0uYBPFQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2006, [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] released Ross's shelved 1972 ''[[Blue (Diana Ross album)|Blue]]'' album. It peaked at No. 2 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Top Jazz Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/jls/|title=Diana Ross Blue Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518094350/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/jazz-albums/song/501878|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2006, Ross released her first studio album in seven years with ''[[I Love You (Diana Ross album)|I Love You]]''. It would be released on [[EMI Records|EMI]]/[[Manhattan Records]] in the United States in January 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56459/new-diana-ross-album-to-get-us-release|title=New Diana Ross Album To Get U.S. Release|date=December 13, 2006|author=Cohen, Jonathan|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819205759/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56459/new-diana-ross-album-to-get-us-release|url-status=live}}</ref> "I Love You" peaked at No. 32 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 200 albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/tlp/|title=Diana Ross I Love You Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518094318/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/billboard-200/song/520678|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 16 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top R&B Albums chart. Ross later ventured on a [[I Love You Tour|world tour]] to promote ''I Love You''. In 2007, Ross was honored with the [[BET Awards]]' Lifetime Achievement Award and, later, as one of the honorees at the [[Kennedy Center Honors]].

[[File:DianaRoss 027.jpg|thumb|Ross in concert in [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands, 2007]]
On August 28, 2008, Ross performed at the opening of the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament, as part of a tribute to [[Billie Jean King]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-news-photo/97330843#/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-king-picture-id97330843|title=Diana Ross sings at US Open Tennis tribute to Billie Jean Ki|date=March 2, 2010 |access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180543/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-news-photo/97330843#/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-king-picture-id97330843|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CabXQsZsics|title=Diana Ross - US Open 2006 - Part 1|last=Bennediict|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308153747/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CabXQsZsics&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross headlined the 2008 [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in [[Oslo]], Norway.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1302460/diana-ross-to-headline-nobel-peace-prize-concert|title=Diana Ross To Headline Nobel Peace Prize Concert|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054226/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1302460/diana-ross-to-headline-nobel-peace-prize-concert|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPJ2W3Puqo|title=Diana Ross - Instrumental Intro & I'm Coming Out (live at the Nobel peace prize concert)|last=Dellerss|date=December 12, 2008|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017155920/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPJ2W3Puqo|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2009, Ross was the featured performer at the annual ''Symphonica in Rosso'' concert series, held at the [[GelreDome]] Stadium in [[Arnhem]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVK-4tET4M| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310082136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVK-4tET4M&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=March 10, 2020|title=DIANA ROSS - LIVE 2009 Symphonica in Rosso|last=greattime007|date=October 17, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In 2010, Ross embarked on her first headlining tour in three years titled the ''[[More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour]]''. Dedicated to the memory of her late friend [[Michael Jackson]], the concert tour garnered positive reviews, nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/arts/music/21ross.html|title=Diana Ross at Radio City, From Motown to Disco and Beyond|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=May 20, 2010|website=The New York Times|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181433/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/arts/music/21ross.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Ross was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/190-diana-ross|title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - DIANA ROSS|first=Gary|last=Johnson|website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005152154/http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/190-diana-ross|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2012, Ross received her first [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]], for [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement]], and announced the nominees for the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/diana-ross|title=Diana Ross|date=March 17, 2014|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207112047/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/diana-ross|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, a DVD of her Central Park concert performances, ''For One & For All'', was released and featured commentary from [[Steve Binder]], who directed the special. A month later, on December 9, she performed as the marquee and headlining performer at the [[White House]]-hosted ''[[Christmas in Washington]]'' concert, where she performed before former President [[Barack Obama]]. The event was later broadcast as an annual special on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]].

In 2013, Ross completed a tour in South America and a tour in the United States. On July 3, 2014, Ross was awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Award for "her extraordinary contribution to contemporary jazz vocals", at the [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]]. On November 20, 2014, Ross presented the Dick Clark Award for Excellence to [[Taylor Swift]] at the [[American Music Awards]].

In 2015, Ross appeared in the video for the song "How to Live Alone" performed by her son [[Evan Ross]]. On April 1, 2015, Ross began the first of nine performances as a part of her mini-residency, ''[[The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade]]'' at [[The Venetian Las Vegas|The Venetian]] in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jan/26/confirmed-diana-ross-returns-las-vegas-start-new-m/ |title=Confirmed! Diana Ross returns to Las Vegas with start of mini-residency |work=Las Vegas Sun News |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716023141/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jan/26/confirmed-diana-ross-returns-las-vegas-start-new-m/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Weatherfordlas |first=Mike |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/reel/diana-ross-doing-nine-show-stretch-venetian |title=Diana Ross doing nine-show stretch at Venetian |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 26, 2015 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716000522/http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/reel/diana-ross-doing-nine-show-stretch-venetian |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 27, 2015, [[Motown]]/[[Universal Records (1995−2005)|Universal]] released the album ''[[Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz]]'', recorded in 1978. The album features Ross's versions of songs from the film version of the musical ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'', in which she starred along with Michael Jackson, [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Ted Ross]], [[Richard Pryor]] and [[Lena Horne]]. In February 2016, Ross resumed her [[In the Name of Love Tour]], which began in 2013. On November 22, 2016, Ross was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by [[Barack Obama|President Obama]].<ref name="Time_MoF">{{cite web |url=https://time.com/4580807/president-obama-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ |title=President Obama Awards 21 Presidential Medals of Freedom |newspaper=Time |date=November 22, 2016 |first=Maya |last=Rhodan |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420145005/http://time.com/4580807/president-obama-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2016, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine named her the 50th most successful dance club artist of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|title=Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003540/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 30, 2017, Ross headlined the [[Essence Music Festival|Essence Festival]] in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her daughter Rhonda Ross-Kendrick performing as the opening act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/festival/2017-essence-festival/essence-fest-diana-ross-exclusive|title=ESSENCE Fest Exclusive: Diana Ross Talks Legacy, Proudest Moments & What She's Looking Forward To About Performing In NOLA|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235127/https://www.essence.com/festival/2017-essence-festival/essence-fest-diana-ross-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZNVCeaA1c|title=Diana Ross Essence Festival 2017|last=freshfittedz|date=June 30, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZNVCeaA1c&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 19, 2017, Ross received the [[American Music Awards]] [[American Music Award for Achievement|Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theamas.com/2017/11/diana-ross-was-a-legend-at-the-amas/|title=Diana Ross Reminded Us All Why She's a Legend at the AMAs|website=theamas.com|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181141/https://www.theamas.com/2017/11/diana-ross-was-a-legend-at-the-amas/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross performed several of her hits, ending with "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]", during which she brought all of her grandchildren onstage. Her eldest grandson, eight-year-old Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick, son of Rhonda Ross-Kendrick and husband, Rodney, performed an impromptu dance behind Ross, which gained attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diana-ross-grandson-amas_us_5a128868e4b045cf43724ab0|title=Diana Ross' Grandson Stole The Show During Her AMA Performance|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro|date=November 20, 2017|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210194517/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diana-ross-grandson-amas_us_5a128868e4b045cf43724ab0|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross was then joined onstage by all of her children, their spouses, first ex-husband Robert Ellis, Smokey Robinson (who brought Ross to Motown) and Motown founder, Berry Gordy.

In December 2017, Ross appeared on the [[HSN|Home Shopping Network]] to promote her first fragrance, Diamond Diana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsn.com/products/diamond-diana-diana-ross-34-fl-oz-eau-de-parfum/8520364|title=Diamond Diana Diana Ross 3.4 fl. oz. Eau de Parfum - 8520364 - HSN|website=HSN|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002246/https://www.hsn.com/products/diamond-diana-diana-ross-34-fl-oz-eau-de-parfum/8520364|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The fragrance sold out within hours. Ross made several hour-long appearances on the network, and also released a tie-in CD retrospective collection of her music titled ''Diamond Diana''. ''Diamond Diana'' peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' R&B Albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-01-27|title=R&B Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331145228/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-01-27|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 5 on its Top Album Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2018-01-27|title=Top Album Sales : Page 1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310045735/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2018-01-27|url-status=live}}</ref> The CD's first single release, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017", remixed by [[Eric Kupper]], reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-01-20|title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328011725/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-01-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 8, 2018, Ross began a new mini-residency at [[Wynn Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/Entertainment/DianaRoss|title=Las Vegas Shows - Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Resort|website=Wynnlasvegas.com|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209135633/http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/Entertainment/DianaRoss|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 4, 2018, Ross scored another No. 1 hit on Billboard's Top Dance Chart with "I'm Coming Out/Upside Down 2018".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-08-04|title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart|website=Billboard.com|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731062048/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-08-04|url-status=live}}</ref> She performed a song from a to-be-released compilation Christmas album at the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] on November 22, 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8482725/diana-ross-john-legend-bad-bunny-kane-brown-ella-mai-macys-thanksgiving-parade|title=Diana Ross, John Legend, Bad Bunny, Kane Brown & Ella Mai Set For Macy's Thanksgiving Parade|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101174743/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8482725/diana-ross-john-legend-bad-bunny-kane-brown-ella-mai-macys-thanksgiving-parade|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2018, Ross consolidated her status as a dance diva by ranking No. 3 in the Billboard ''[[Dance Club Songs]]'' Artists year-end chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-club-artists|title=2018 Billboard Year-End Charts: Dance Club Songs Artists|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218043423/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-club-artists|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 10, 2019, [[The Recording Academy]] honored Ross at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/diana-ross-set-perform-2019-grammy-awards|title=Diana Ross Is Set To Perform At The 2019 GRAMMYs|date=January 30, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111051201/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/diana-ross-set-perform-2019-grammy-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross performed "The Best Years of My Life" and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". In 2019, her song "The Boss" was remixed by [[Eric Kupper]] as "The Boss 2019", and reached No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s Top Dance Chart on April 13.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2019-04-13|title=DANCE CLUB SONGS|access-date=May 24, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417055058/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2019-04-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 10, 2019, it was announced that Ross would play the Sunday legends slot on the Pyramid Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] for the festival's 50th anniversary; however, the festival was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Then on November 10, 2021, Ross confirmed that she would play the legends slot at the 2022 festival.

===2020–present: ''Thank You'' and Glastonbury===
In May 2020, Ross released ''[[Supertonic: Mixes]]'', a collection of nine of her greatest hits remixed by [[Eric Kupper]] and featuring her four back-to-back No.1 hits on ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017", "I'm Coming Out/Upside Down 2018", "The Boss 2019", and "Love Hangover 2020". In July 2020, "Supertonic: Mixes" was also released on CD and crystal-clear vinyl LP. Ross released her twenty-fifth studio album ''[[Thank You (Diana Ross album)|Thank You]]'' in November 2021. It was written and recorded during the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 pandemic lockdown]] and contains her first original material since 1999's ''Every Day Is a New Day''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/17/diana-ross-thank-you-new-album|title=Diana Ross announces first new album in 15 years|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617040409/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/17/diana-ross-thank-you-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:DRossLongleat010722 (16 of 43) (52189231200).jpg|thumb|right|Ross performing live at [[Longleat]] in [[Wiltshire]], England, 2022]]
In May 2022, she released the single "[[Turn Up the Sunshine]]", a collaboration with [[psychedelic pop]] band [[Tame Impala]]. The track is the lead single from the [[Jack Antonoff]]-produced [[Minions: The Rise of Gru (soundtrack)|original soundtrack album]] of the film ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''. With the exception of this track, the album primarily features new spins on classic 1970s hits by artists such as [[Brittany Howard]], [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]], [[H.E.R.]], and many others.

On June 4, 2022, Ross appeared as the finale act at the [[Platinum Party at the Palace]] in celebration of the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61491629|title=Platinum Jubilee concert: Diana Ross and Queen to perform for the Queen|work=BBC News |date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/queen-adam-lambert-duran-duran-diana-ross-platinum-jubilee-concert-1363229/|title=See Queen + Adam Lambert, Duran Duran, Diana Ross Perform at Platinum Jubilee Concert|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=5 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> On June 10, Ross kicked off the UK leg of her ''Thank You Tour'' at [[Cardiff Castle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/diana-ross-cardiff-2022-list-24184933|title=Diana Ross in Cardiff 2022: List of banned items from the Cardiff Castle gig|website=walesonline.co.uk|last=Colderick|first=Stephanie|date=9 June 2022|access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> On June 26, Ross appeared live on the Pyramid Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2022|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61945821|title=Diana Ross brings Motown glamour to Glastonbury|website=BBC News|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=26 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/diana-ross-review-glastonbury-b2109999.html|title=Diana Ross review, Glastonbury 2022: Seventies throwbacks from a beloved pop icon|website=The Independent|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|date=27 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/26/diana-ross-glastonbury-2022-review-sunday-legends-disco-motown|title=Diana Ross at Glastonbury review – disco diva detonates explosion of joy|website=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=26 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>

On November 15, 2022, Ross received a 2023 Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for ''Thank You''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |publisher=Grammy.com |access-date=February 2, 2023}}</ref> On June 9, 2023, Ross kicked off the US leg of ''The Music Legacy Tour'' which celebrated her greatest #1 hits. Later in 2023, Ross performed at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] on October 14 and 15,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkAS6CBedAg | title=Diana Ross at Royal Albert Hall 14 October 2023 | first=Niles | last=NL69 | publisher=YouTube | date=November 5, 2023 | accessdate=May 7, 2024}}</ref> and again in April 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://noisedelaysrecovery.com/diana-ross-royal-albert-hall-london/ | title=Diana Ross – Royal Albert Hall, London | first=Pelican | last=Tangerine | publisher=noisedelaysrecovery | date=April 8, 2024| accessdate=May 7, 2024}}</ref> Ross was among the musicians to participate in an Eminem-produced concert celebrating the grand reopening of the Michigan Central Station on June 6. The event was streamed live on Peacock. Additionally, a one-hour primetime re-broadcast was shown on NBC on June 9 at 7:00&nbsp;p.m.

On May 5, 2025, Ross appeared at the 2025 Met Gala. Ross announced during her appearance that she was on tour and that her son, Evan had persuaded her to attend. Ross made headlines around the world for her appearance and 18 foot train which was specially designed to include the embroidered names of her children and grandchildren. Earlier in the year Ross appeared at the 67th Grammy Awards and the 2025 BRIT Awards.