The 1980s were known for changing the game, and some shocking lyrics from songs of that era had some listeners clutching their pearls.

Eventually, power ballads hit their stride in the early to mid-1980s, becoming a dominant force in both rock and pop music.

"Since You're Gone" finds The Cars tackling a familiar topic. Thanks to songwriter Ric Ocasek, the song doesn't sound familiar at all.

With memoir 'Giant Steps,' Derek Shulman sounds off on a career that saw him play with Elton John, get snubbed by the Beach Boys and sign some of the greatest acts in music history ...

And then The Smiths released Hand in Glove. We saw Morrisey on Top of The Pops, shirt open, flowers in back pocket and, in ...

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the ...

Taylor Swift made some polarizing choices with her The Life Of A Showgirl lyrics. Here are the best and the worst of Swift's ...

As of April of this year, nearly a third of all Mexican states have banned the public performance of corridos — the genre that has shaped Mexican identity for generations. This continues a long ...

ABBA’s The Winner Takes It All, the lead single from their 1980 Super Trouper album, was written after the divorce of members ...

Classic power pop band Cheap Trick made a return to the music world on Friday, Nov. 14, releasing their new album, “All Washed Up,” after nearly five years without new music.

Black and Blue is far from the abomination it was perceived to be in 1976, with or without the Irish guitarist ...

Todd Snider, the beloved singer-songwriter who shaped the alt-country and Americana music movements, passed away at the age of 59. His death, confirmed by Rolling Stone, comes shortly after he was ...