The legendary English punk-turned-rock singer/songwriter, now 70, is the subject of the recently-released documentary 'Billy Idol Should Be Dead.' ...

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Kacey Musgraves announced a forthcoming sixth album, 'Middle of Nowhere,' said to be very country-flavored, and released a music video, 'Dry Spell.' ...

From jangling indie to late-’90s pop, these bands left their mark with a single unforgettable hit that defined then forever more ...

MTV Rewind collects broadcast clips and music videos from YouTube and strings them together to recreate the experience of actually watching MTV in its heyday. There’s even a collection of 98 videos ...

With unforgettable fashions and especially with the rise of MTV, many new wave acts became like a second skin for listeners.

There were some excellent songs from the 1980s, but just how well do you know them? Can you name them with just the first lyric?

It’s hard to believe that “The Golden Age of Wireless,” the debut album by musician Thomas Dolby was released more than 40 years ago. Regardless of its vintage, it still sounds as fresh and appealing ...

If you were alive and paying attention to pop music in the 1980s, Susanna Hoffs was inescapable — and that was a wonderful ...

Country star Dwight Yoakam, 69, has never sounded better. He’s never performed better either, according to fans who saw the country crooner at a recent live show ahead of his Dos Amigos Tour, which he ...

Straight Up' is one of the biggest pop music hits of the 1980s, but Paula Abdul shared why the song almost didn't get made.