If you think about it, the 1980s boasted a lot of characters. The entire decade seemed to be populated with personas more than people. It seemed like wherever you looked, a colorful face was right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music, the sound of ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

Yet the legacy of that '80s boom still looms large. The decade produced enduring stars and timeless records, but it also ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

These four country songs, all out in the early 1980s, helped transform the entire genre of country music, for the better.

You may not have thought about them in years, but these 20 one-hit wonders once ruled radios. The ’80s gave us more than just neon, mixtapes, and big hair—it delivered a wave of artists who burned ...

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 ...

Some artists thrived in the '80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of Bob Dylan fans don't typically point to the '80s as his best decade of ...

Rod Stewart, known for hits like "Maggie May" and "I Don't Want to Talk About It," is performing at the Minnesota State Fair ...