NY times reports on new head for Motown label within Universal

[alanh]

"Ethiopia Habtemariam, an influential young executive at Universal’s music publishing arm, is taking over as Motown’s senior vice president".
Here's the story from yesterday's NY Times:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/a-young-music-executive-takes-over-at-motown/

[soulster]

That clears that up! The previous reports of Motown disappearing as an active label were wrong, and seemed to come from sources other than Erykah Badu. It's also not falling under the Def Jam umbrella.

This news should comfort all those who were upset.