How did the 1980s change music? These bands can show you how. Here are three one-hit wonders from the 1980s known by a single ...

The popularity of the music video exploded in the '80s and we're celebrating the best clips rock had to offer.

The 1980s had many twists and turns musically. We were still very much in classic rock territory. New Wave had taken us on from punk rock and added in more keyboards and electronics. Power ballads ...

SEATTLE — The music that John Lennon was listening to in 1980 might surprise you. Reggae, new wave, blues, country, R & B, early rock and roll, ambient and gospel; John listened to it all and loved it ...

Warning: Don’t click on the embedded video above unless you want to have this song stuck in your head for days. “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club is, in my opinion, the catchiest earworm song of the ...

A star-studded 1980s music project is finally coming back. Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of legendary Central New York native Ronnie James Dio, announced at the Metal Hall of Fame that a ...

It’s not a very bold statement to say that the 2020s have gotten off to a less-than-awesome start. We’re not even six months into this decade, and the U.S. is already seeing historic unemployment ...

What were the biggest hit songs of the 1980s? The decade was dominated by dance songs, traditional ballads and pure rock hits. Tour our gallery below as we reveal the top 12 singles according to our ...

The 1980s were a time of immense upheaval for popular music. Established genres like rock were thrown for a loop as music videos blew up and MTV made bands’ aesthetic presence just as important as ...

The murder of John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, at the hands of Mark David Chapman left Syracuse stunned and saddened by the news. Post-Standard reporter John Wisniewski called the former Beatles’ death ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Actress Tawny Kitaen, known for her vivacious roles in 1980s heavy metal music videos and the Tom Hanks comedy “Bachelor Party,” has died. She was 59. Kitaen, whose real first ...