Voters Decide 50 Greatest Motown Songs For New Cd
Now here’s a way to keep up with the times. In order to celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary, they’ll be putting out a new album September 1, 2009 that offers up the 50 greatest Motown songs. And how will these 50 be chosen? By you! Voters can vote for their five favorites at Motown’s Voting Site until July 15th. The top 50 songs will be arranged on the CD with #1 being the song that received the most votes.
Motown did this last year in Europe, with the album their selling over 700,000 copies. The top three songs on that compilation were Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” Martha Reeves and the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street,” and the Supreme’s “Baby Love.”
Voters also have a chance to win big, with a grand prize being announced on August 17th that features a trip for two to Hitsville, U.S.A., the original Detroit home of Motown, including flight, hotel, admission to the Motown Museum, and tickets to a forthcoming Motown gala event.
What’s more, Motown’s partnered with the People’s Choice Awards to allow users to vote for their favorite Motown artist of all time, to be announced at the People’s Choice Awards in 2010.
So get over there, and make sure Boyz II Men gets some love!