80’s Music

The 1980s was a golden age for music, and just like pop stars of their time, talented 80s rappers made names for themselves as well. Rapping is a musical form that incorporates rhythm, speech, and street vernacular with the combination of background music and beat, and the 80s is considered to be the golden era of rap. 80s Rappers So…

During the 1980s, many best-selling artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Whitney Houston excelled. It was also during that time when hair bands of the 80s really took center stage and made their presence felt all over the world. Here’s a full list of some of the best hair bands of the 1980s. Hair Bands Of The 80s…

Whether it’s fashion, films, music, sports, or video games, the 1980s was a decade full of fun and excitement. During that period of time, world-renowned artists such as Prince and David Bowie created songs that became theme songs for acclaimed movies and later transformed into all-time hits. The Best 80s Movie Theme Songs No movie is complete without a great…

The Eurythmics were and remain a wildly popular musical duo from the United Kingdom. The pair was made up of vocalist Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart who played guitar. The Eurythmics were a sensation on radio airwaves, and their music was wildly popular in the US despite them being from the United Kingdom. People all around the world were more…

Fleetwood Mac is an icon in the music industry. The British-American pop band has over decades won a lot of awards and recognition. They have a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and sold more than 120 million albums worldwide. But all bands have their bad days, and the…

When U2 initially met as high school students in 1976, they weren’t terrific composers. Even juvenilia like “Cartoon World” and “Science Fiction Tune” took them a couple of years as a second-rate Dublin cover band before they rose to the level of juvenilia. However, when the 1970s gave way to the 1980s, something snapped, and great bursts of creativity such…

The Bangles were one of the most popular bands in the 1980s, and they had a number of hit songs during that time. Their biggest hits were several that stayed at number one on the charts for more than a month. Many of them have become classic pop music songs, and they can still be heard playing on some radio…

Diana Ross is an American pop singer and actress who rose to worldwide popularity first as the lead vocalist of the Supremes and then as a solo artist. On March 26th, 1944, Diane Earle was born in Detroit, Michigan, and she would go on to be one of the most influential singers of a generation. Diana Ross is well renowned…

Elton John was undeniably one of the greatest pop rock performers in the world by the end of the 1970s, despite the fact that his career looked to be in decline at the time. Nonetheless, throughout the first half of the 1980s, John turned out some high-quality tracks, many of which included catchy melodies and intelligent lyrics, thanks to his…

Depeche Mode was one of the most popular bands of the 1980s. With a career spanning over 32 years, the band has made an impressive mark on music history. Although many of their songs are catchy and have even become dance classics, the band also addressed some darker topics. In their songs, they touched on sex, religion, drug abuse, politics,…