MOTOWN is a style of soul music with distinctive characteristics that was developed by the musicians, songwriters and record producers at Motown in Detroit Michigan USA.

The style includes the use of Tabourine, Drums, Bass guitar, a distinctive melodic and chord structure and a call and response singing style that originate in Gospel Music.

The Motown sound was one of he first style of Pop Music in the 1960s that showcased girl group including the Supremes, Marthat & The Vandellas and the Marvelettes, Temptations, Four Tops, Marvin Gaya, The Jackson 5.