In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Fricke transitioned from background singer to solo artist, signing with Columbia Records. Her solo career quickly took off with hits like "He's a Heartache ...

Songs have gotten more repetitive and angrier since the 1980s, according to a new study, furthering research that suggested songs have gotten shorter, simpler and more negative over the years due ...

Just ask Led Zeppelin; they've written entire songs about the Lord of the Rings series and nobody has ever batted an eyelid. So, it's no surprise that one of the finest music videos from the 1980s ...

Making out with great music playing in the background makes it even better. Cheesy, sappy, flamboyant, awesome, fun — this pretty much sums up making out as well as pretty much all of the 1980s.

Country Music in the 1980s: Hear a Playlist. Country fans, if you were "country when country wasn't cool," there's more than two hours of music for you to enjoy here.

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NEW YORK — The Cure, one of the most popular bands of the 1980s new wave era, has released its first new single in 16 years. The band premiered “Alone” on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC 6 Music ...

(CNN) — Jolt Cola, the soda brand that gained attention in the 1980s for offering “all the sugar and twice the caffeine,” is heading back to stores in 2025. This time, it’s promising more ...

In 1980, Namco released "Rally-X," which became the first game to feature continuous melodic music in the background, according to GamesRadar. But when the Nintendo came out, background music ...

In 1982, two years after he directed Under Pressure's music video, David Mallet had a lot more to work with when Billy Idol was actually available to make the music video for White Wedding. Once ...