Pop and MTV ruled supreme but 1986 was also a banner year for hip hop and metal.

As the founder and singer of Ratt, Stephen Pearcy was front and center for the group’s hair metal heights in the 1980s. Thanks to their massive debut album Out of the Cellar (1984) and its hit single ...

Stephen Pearcy said Ratt fell apart because there were “too many cooks” in the kitchen. On Jan. 7, the founder of the iconic ‘80s glam metal band appeared on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others ...

Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984 — one day before the iconic singer’s 45th birthday.