Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music, the sound of ...

Here are 10 groundbreaking women who challenged tradition and reinvented what it means to be “rock ’n’ roll” in the decade of the 1980s. Think Stevie Nicks, and you think about all those Fleetwood Mac ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

Beloved ‘80s Pop Rock Icon, 66, Looks Absolutely Stunning While Announcing New Project - and Fans Are Losing Their Minds originally appeared on Parade. Belinda Carlisle just delivered the ultimate ...

If there was ever a decade that defined the musical guilty pleasure, it was the ‘80s. The advent of new technologies unlocked sonic possibilities like never before. Blessed with a broad array of ...

We think of prog rock as a genre that dominated in the 70s and disappeared into the ether afterward. Not entirely true. Some progressive rock acts not only sustained in the 70s but also found ways to ...

The Cult has announced that the band will step back from touring for an “undetermined amount of time” after finishing their ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Just because a song is tremendously successful for a band doesn't mean the musicians playing and singing the tune like it all that much...in fact, in some cases, quite the opposite is true. A perfect ...

Do you remember Far Corporation, the '80s supergroup behind a hit dance pop cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"? The '80s were a wild time when new wave and synths became the flavor of the ...