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The year 1987 saw the achievement of myriad musical milestones: Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the now-lauded musicals “Into the Woods” ...

"I only view it as a positive thing," says Astley of the Internet meme spawned by his 1987 music video Rick Astley has had one of the most bizarre second acts in music history. The pompadoured ...

Even if you don’t know composer, conductor and musician David Amram, you know at least some of the numerous others he’s collaborated with, from Aaron Copeland to Bob Dylan. Some were Musikfest ...

Rick Astley said in June that his 1987 single/internet meme "has sort of become something else" Rick Astley's career entered a second act when his music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," grew into ...

While working on 'Tunnel of Love,' the singer joined Jah Love for a handful of impromptu performances. Hear their take on 'Born in the U.S.A.' On July 29th, the lucky few checking out reggae act Jah ...

I wonder if Terence Trent D’Arby knew that he was going to set the visual tone for late 1990s and 2000s Apple’s CEO stellar show-n-tell performances. OK, now that the video has served its purpose, can ...

Up for auction from Nov. 18 through Dec. 7, the award was previously owned by a former member of Madonna’s management team and includes a notarized letter of provenance. The award, which features an ...

Music streaming still dominates, with revenue exceeding $10 billion annually for the first time last year, but 2022 was also the 16th consecutive year of revenue growth for vinyl albums. When he's not ...

For the first time since 1987, music lovers in the United States are buying more vinyl albums than CDs. In 2022, listeners purchased 41 million vinyl records, compared to just 33 million CDs, ...