The Beach Boys' 1988 hit single "Kokomo" marked a major success story in the California-based band's history — but not ...

Released under their fifth studio album, Bigger Than Both of Us, “Rich Girl” became the band’s first song to reach No. 1 on ...

The 80s were a time of decadence and luxury. However, it wasn’t ever necessarily associated with country music. Rather, the decade was associated with pop groups, boy bands, and other musical acts who ...

The 80s stood out as a decade in music history where fresh new styles tended to dominate the proceedings. But that didn’t stop artists from occasionally reaching back into the past for inspiration.

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably sang every word without even thinking about who created these musical ...

Ah, the ’80s! That glorious decade when big hair, neon colors, and synth-pop ruled the airwaves. It was a time when bands could go from playing in small clubs to selling out arenas overnight, all ...

But Nelson’s version of the tune, which appears on his CMA Award-winning LP of the same name, solidified his country music ...

“This week, coming in at number 10 is a band of nobodies out of nowhere.” Or something along those lines is how radio deejay Casey Kasem once described Sacramento rockers Tesla on Kasem’s famous ...

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 ...

Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...

A legendary songwriter behind some of your favorite hits of the 1980s and ‘90s is dead at 75. Billy Steinberg died Monday in California, according to multiple reports. His attorney, Laurie Soriano, ...