When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

If there was ever a decade that defined the musical guilty pleasure, it was the ‘80s. The advent of new technologies unlocked sonic possibilities like never before. Blessed with a broad array of ...

It’s been over 40 years since Men Without Hats told the world it was safe to dance -with or without your friends- and there seems to be more dancing than ever these days KTLA recently caught up with ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

Before Reagan demanded, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this [Berlin] wall,” the best albums of the 1980s tore down the walls separating genre and demographics, creating music that defied the boundaries the ...

A one-hit wonder refers to a musical artist or band that achieves mainstream success with a single hit song but fails to replicate that success with subsequent releases. These artists are often ...

No, Mr. Astley, this isn't a fake-out. You're streaming royalty now. British pop star Rick Astley, whose inescapable '80s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" found an unexpected renaissance in the digital ...

Classic rock hit its peak in the 80s, with bands including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin delighting fans with iconic tunes. With so much music to choose from, it’d be impossible to ...

There are two things about the 1980s that will be forever linked, the movies and the music. It was a unique decade for both and there are so many great songs that came from movie soundtracks that it's ...