Michigan – 50 States of Music

$2.4B

Music Industry Contribution to State GDP

Secretariat

38,663

Jobs Supported

Secretariat

2,272

Music Establishments

A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA

5,521

Royalty Recipients

SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange

45,018

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESAC

Michigan is home to music.

Detroit is the birthplace of Motown, the site of 8 Mile, and a city with musical roots and influence that few can rival. From Madonna and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder and Eminem, countless Michigan natives are known the world over for having an outsized impact on their respective musical genres. Michigan's contributions to our national musical heritage are innumerable and invaluable, and it continues to foster a vibrant and diverse music scene for fans of all genres.

Some
Notable
Musicians

  • Alice Cooper
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Berry Gordy
  • Bob Seger
  • Diana Ross
  • Eminem
  • Four Tops
  • Kid Rock
  • Lizzo
  • Madonna
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
  • Marvin Gaye
  • Smokey Robinson
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Sufjan Stevens
  • The Commodores
  • The Miracles
  • The Temptations

Music Venues & Festivals

  • 20 Front Street
  • Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
  • Aretha’s Jazz Cafe
  • Atomic Cowboy
  • Baker's Keyboard Lounge
  • Big Pink
  • Callahan's Music Hall
  • Crofoot Ballroom
  • Deluxx Fluxx
  • Detroit Masonic Temple
  • Diesel Theatre
  • El Club
  • Electric Forest Festival
  • Elektricity
  • Elevation
  • eXodos Rooftop Lounge
  • Flint Local 432
  • Fox Theatre
  • Harpos Concert Theatre
  • Historic Masonic Temple of Bay City
  • Hoxeyville Festival
  • Kalamazoo State Theatre
  • Listening Room
  • Little Caesars Arena
  • Magic Bag
  • Michigan Theater
  • Midland Center for the Arts
  • Movement Detroit Festival
  • National Rock Review
  • Necto
  • Ore Dock Brewing Company
  • Otus Supply
  • Overdrive
  • Park Theatre
  • Pine Knob Music Theatre
  • PJ's Lager House
  • Ray and Sue Smith Stadium
  • Royal Oak Music Theatre
  • Saint Andrew's Hall
  • St. Cecilia Music Center
  • The Acorn
  • The Ark
  • The Blind Pig
  • The Block
  • The Fillmore
  • The Franke Center for the Arts
  • The Grasshopper Underground
  • The Intersection
  • The Loft
  • The Machine Shop Concert Lounge
  • The Majestic Theatre Center
  • The Marble Bar
  • The Mint
  • The Old Miami
  • The Pyramid Scheme
  • The Robin Theatre
  • The Sanctuary
  • The Showroom at Younger’s Tavern
  • The Stache
  • The Studio at 414
  • The Token Lounge
  • The Vault
  • The Ypsi
  • Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
  • Tires.
  • Trinity House Theatre
  • Trinosophes
  • TV Lounge
  • Wayside Central
  • Wealthy Theatre
  • Ziggy's

Music Schools

  • Central Michigan University
  • Eastern Michigan University
  • Grand Valley State University Department of Music and Dance
  • Michigan State University College of Music
  • University of Michigan School of Music
  • Western Michigan University

Notable Music Facts

  • Michigan Music Conference
  • Michigan Music Teachers Association Conference

Hitsville, U.S.A.

Tour Hitsville U.S.A.,the birthplace of the Motown Sound in . Stand where the Temptations, Four Tops, Miracles and Supremes—and many more of your favorite Motown artists and musicians—recorded their famous songs. →

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Fox Theatre

The Fox Theatre, in Detroit, Michigan, is one of the top grossing theatres of its size in the United States →

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