Actually, quite a lot of top artists are Detroit born. Juan Atkins - keyboard king - artist Melissa Vandenberg - Eminem may be the best known of all, internationally. What a famous and great group! Do you include DJ's? There's @xdannyxbrownx who pleases hundreds and thousands with his playlists. Detroit is a major center in the United States where music has been born.
Both the creation and performance of music is famously found in Detroit. Here is the birthplace of the musical subgenres known as “The Motown Sound" and Techno. During the late '60s and early '70s, Detroit was home to Motown and a a thriving rock & roll scene. These movements had a major impact on mainstream hard rock of the '70s. Punk artists found inspiration in Detroit, and much of the initial groundwork for the punk movement came from Detroit.