Nigeria.Alhaja Salawa Abeni popularly called the ‘Waka Queen’, rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s with hit albums that blended Islamic praise, social commentary, and Yoruba rhythms.Queen Salawa Abeni ...

Dave Ball, Soft Cell's synthesizer player who founded the New Wave band in 1981 alongside Marc Almond, died in his sleep at 66.

It’s West Berlin, 8th June 1982, and a ragged-throated Mick Jagger is more than ready for some post-show refreshment. Staring ...

Some songs are able to stand the test of time. We know where we were when we first heard them, and some people have fond ...

Wilco and Billy Bragg will perform a full set of their 'Mermaid Avenue' collaborations for the first time ever at next year's ...

David Ball, half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, who enjoyed a massive and enduring 1980s hit with their cover of 'Tainted ...

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably ...

If you were very into club kid culture in the 1980s and also felt alienated as someone who struggled to fit in as a kid, this song probably resonated with you quite a bit back in the day.

These country songs topped the charts in the 1980s. Decades later, they have gone from hits to hidden gems waiting to be ...

Gold futures hit another peak early Wednesday, while also silver rallied. Front-month gold contracts gained 1.7% to close at $4,043.40 a troy ounce, a new record. Most actively traded futures topped ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...

Washington’s trade war has sent Nashville’s small-batch gear makers and working musicians scrambling. Costs are climbing, indie shops are reeling, and the little guys are left holding the bill. For ...