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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 ...

Stranger Things reignited '80s synth-pop nostalgia, bringing big hooks and neon back. Underrated '80s bands - Romeo Void, The Plimsouls, Wall of Voodoo and others - shaped pop and MTV. Many scored MTV ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A veteran of more than six decades in the music industry, Dolly Parton (pictured in 1976) turns 80 on Monday January 19 - David ...

In our previous ’50s, ’60s and ’70s examinations of Feel-Bad Hits of the Summer, a song had only to depress, distress and oppress listeners on its own merits, be it regrettable lyrics, ill-chosen ...

When it comes to contemporary classical music and specifically the genre known as minimalism, few composers lay claim to the accolades bestowed on Steve Reich. Celebrating his 80th year on the planet, ...

Eighties music means something different to everyone. There were one-hit wonders like Kajagoogoo; career bands emerged like Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Bon Jovi, and The Cure; and Bob Dylan, the ...

A hit 1980s music group is set to release its final album. Soft Cell, best known for their version of “Tainted Love,” announced “Danceteria” will be released Sept. 25, via Republic of Music. It will ...

James Blood Ulmer, the guitarist and vocalist known best for his genre-bending blend of jazz, blues and funk, has died. He was 86. Ulmer died June 3 at the Upper Eastside Rehabilitation and Nursing ...