What was the first number one of the 1980s?

As the 1970s turned to the 1980s, culture shifted. In hindsight, the first ever number one single of the new decade seems to ...

Tyler, the Creator Always Does Things His Way

Known for both his openness and his mysteriousness, the rapper, producer — and now actor — keeps people guessing.

Doja Cat Mines From the 1980s, Saxophones and All, on Her Pop-Rap Manifesto ‘Vie’: Album Review

Doja has a clear appreciation for ’80s touchstones — her Marc Jacobs pinstripe bodysuit and plume of hair on the Met Gala ...

This Influential 1980 Hit Song Dominated the Billboard Charts, Reaching No. 1

How Blondie’s Call Me became 1980’s biggest hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and defining an era in pop ...

UNC Charlotte professor’s new hip-hop conference celebrates cultural impact

Ashley Tate is organizing the symposium at UNC Charlotte this month, bringing together hip-hop scholars, practitioners and ...

Eight artists you never knew were inspired by the brilliance of Talking Heads' Remain In Light

From Radiohead to Paramore to Nine Inch Nails, how David Byrne & co.'s masterpiece influenced generations to come ...
Chicago Reader

Farewell to undersung house and disco maestro Lee Collins

Lee Collins was a DJ’s DJ, with an ear for obscure tracks that could drive parties into a frenzy on both sides of the ...

In praise of the 808 - 8 essential tracks to celebrate the drum machine that changed the world

Music's Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates 40 years of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine with a special show dedicated to the iconic instrument - looking at the TR-808's continuing ...
Louder

"It showed me what music can do": eight artists inspired by the brilliance of Talking Heads' Remain In Light

Scottish indie crew Franz Ferdinand evoke the more playful side of Remain In Light – the criss-crossing guitars, dreamy glam vocals and percussive rush of second song Crosseyed And Painless was very ...

Mark Ronson on being a night person - and Lady Gaga trashing his car

A similar enthusiasm permeates Ronson's new memoir, Night People, which concentrates on the 1990s DJ career that saw him ...

R&B legends Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills coming to Rocket Arena

Iconic R&B and pop singers Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills embarked on the “The Queens: 4 ...
AOL

Earth, Wind & Fire Members, Then and Now: See How the Iconic Band’s Stars Have Changed Since the Group Was Founded in 1969

The band is the subject of CBS' special 'A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September' From funky horns to dazzling dance ... solos to songs like "Love's Holiday" and ...