Music history is dotted with records that actually made it out, but the shadow history underneath it is just as compelling. Across rock, pop, soul, and beyond, there's a shadow history of records that ...

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

Today marks a milestone in pop music history. Forty years ago, on January 23, 1985, Madonna released "Material Girl," the second single from her groundbreaking album Like a Virgin. The song, with its ...

In a 1998 interview in the New York Times, David Bowie remarked on the prevalence of British musicians who went to art school: You know, 25 years ago there were a whole crop of us that tried to drag ...

Introduction. They never even knew. What is a popular music genre? ; Music/Identification ; Charting popularity -- Foreign music and the emergence of phonography. Sound recording and new modes of the ...

In 1989, a movie soundtrack song rose to the top of the charts, cementing Bette Midler's place in pop music history. Still, few songs in history have earned a reputation for making people cry quite ...

Introduction: the importance of music to people / Rudolf E. Radocy -- Popular music as politics and protest / Jerome Rodnitzky -- "Blues what I am": blues consciousness and social protest / Fred J.

Turning 80 is probably not something Cher places much importance on — after all, conventions and expectations have never mattered much to her. Her fearlessness has made her one of the greatest icons ...

With her explosive emergence in the late '00s, Gaga raised the bar for all facets of pop superstardom, while her continued evolution has kept her vital into the 2020s. By Jason Lipshutz Co-Chief ...

Pop music has always been a significant driver of social change, and feminism within this genre has played a crucial role in shaping societal norms and perceptions. From the early years of pop music ...