She was a music phenom, a performer who added hit after hit to the soundtrack of the ‘80s.

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Tributes to Faithfull were lead by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who co-wrote her debut single “As Tears Go By”. On Instagram, Jagger posted a series of vintage photographs ...

While much of winter still lies ahead of us, signs of spring are near. Among the earliest harbingers of spring are the show ...

The Jambar Throughout the history of recorded music, many styles have overtaken the airwaves. Be it one of the ...

The world of pop was never great outlets for guitar solos, but some songs managed to get some fretboard action in the mix.

Need a few synth-pop records to put you in a delightfully weird headspace? These four classics are some of the very best.

Recorded in 1984 for the late diva’s classic album, this newly unearthed lung-buster could pass for a particularly banal ...

"Whether you’re nostalgic for the music of the 1980s or are discovering it for the first time, one thing is for certain: Roxey Ballet’s newest production will have you dancing ...

The hits we remember from the 1980s can be split into two categories: the ones we continue to love, and those we continue to hate. Sure, there was a lot of fluff produced in the decade (as is the case ...

These one-hit wonders launched some pretty memorable music videos, and some might remember those videos more than the source ...

King was riding high at the time. Her previous pop album, Wrap Around Joy, had reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in November 1974 and spawned two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ...