The biggest hit of each decade since the 1840s—and what it said about the country.

Quincy Jones is dead at 91. There has simply never been an American artist better in touch with the pulse of popular culture than this producer, arranger, and composer whose work spanned nearly 70 ...

Making music is all about finding harmony between the instruments. However, that doesn't stop the people playing those instruments from picking fights with those of their caliber. Be it financial ...

The '90s were such an epic time for music, a decade that not only had elite music programming across radio and TV, but also helped shape the course of music history. From the rise of hip-hop ...

Most people, particularly millennials and Generation Z, wouldn't stand for watching videos on a boxy, grainy television set. Yet, that's essentially the equivalent of the poor-quality sound they get ...

The 1990s were a golden age for music videos, when MTV ruled pop culture and artists used the medium to push boundaries, tell stories, and create memorable visuals. They captured the mood of a ...

It was an era where musical genres and defiance merged into the distinct sound of a decade, not simply a genre. In the 90’s, culture was defined by musicians who produced a long-lasting tidal wave of ...