It's not every day that a song comes out that is so indisputably catchy it somehow manages to defy genre lines, language barriers, and borders. It's the track you can't help but know every lyric to, ...

Motown Records is one of the most celebrated labels in music history. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit.

Sometimes, a one-hit wonder will come along as the pure embodiment of David Byrne’s “Psycho Killer” sentiment: “Say something once, why say it again?” If you’re going to get your point across, then ...

Michael Jackson's "Beat It" hit No. 1 on the charts 43 years ago today! On April 30, 1983, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying at the top spot for three consecutive weeks and ...

The late-1990s brought a change in rock music. Grunge was over when Kurt Cobain died in 1994, but there were plenty of post-grunge bands still rocking that Nirvana-like sound, so the movement was ...

It's not every day that a song comes out that is so indisputably catchy it somehow manages to defy genre lines, language barriers, and borders. It's the track you can't help but know every lyric to, ...

View post: 38 Years Ago Today: The 'Greatest Debut Hard Rock Album of All Time' Hit No. 1 Soft Cell’s 1981 “Tainted Love” was named greatest one-hit wonder for its enduring appeal. Originally recorded ...