Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPIN May 1985 Cover Madonna The music of the 1980s reflected the era’s sweeping cultural shifts and technological advancements, ...

By 1976, popular music was already beginning to sound like the music of the 1980s, as you'll hear in these groundbreaking ...

The 1980s was a defining decade for popular culture, but its impact was heavily felt in music. It saw the new romantics, Live Aid, Madonna, the rise of hip-hop, and the birth of MTV. The constant ...

Every decade in pop/rock music has both its proponents and opponents, and the 1980s are no exception. Usually, the proponents are people who had their best years (youth or otherwise) during it, and ...

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 ...

In the 1980s, Daniel Meyer was part of that special cadre of music buyers who would scour the bins at independent record stores in search of new releases and rarities from acts like Depeche Mode, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. 1982: British pop group The Thompson Twins members: Tom Bailey, Alannah ...

The music of the 1980s reflected the era’s sweeping cultural shifts and technological advancements, producing a diverse array of sounds and styles that continue to influence contemporary music.