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Motown is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group . Founded by American record executive Berry Gordy Jr. , as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town , has become a nickname for Detroit , the center of the automotive industry in the United States , where Motown was originally headquartered.

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