A lot of glamorous music came out in the 80s, but these three tunes really defined the decadence of the decade.

DeFord Bailey is known as a pioneer who helped shape country music, even though he and other Black artists were often ...

Carr believes it's important to take the time to celebrate genres like jazz and acknowledge African American Music Appreciation Month. "We got a lot of stuff going on with our culture and life, so at ...

When Wang Chung agreed to join Rick Springfield’s I Want My 80s Tour, it wasn’t just another nostalgic run through their ...

The reading list in Rock Music Menu’s Summer Essentials. (Courtesy of, clockwise from top left, Akashic Books, Akashic Books, ...

For decades, Madonna’s influence in pop has been evident. From “Like a Virgin” to “4 Minutes” (with Justin Timberlake and ...

Sixteen years after pop icon Michael Jackson's death, his influence still shapes music and culture, proving the lasting power ...

Like the genre itself, the term “rock and roll” derives from descriptors of black music in the ’20s and ’30s. The rhythmic quality of R&B during this era would fill dance floors.

MoPop's Associate Curator Adeerya Johnson takes Soundside on a guided tour through their new exhibit "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music" ...

Blondie’s list of songs shows how much they liked to try new things. They were bold, always changing, and shook up the ...

Now, Comstock is taking off his helmet and digging deeper into the scene with his new pop-punk band, Underbrook. The six-man group released its debut single, the driving, anthemic “Heads Up” on Friday ...

LL COOL J is gathering some of Hip-Hop's veterans and rising stars to help tell the story of the genre's birth in New York ...