The 1960s were a great era for music. Beatlemania took over the world, Chubby Checker inspired a dance craze, and Nancy Sinatra sent girls flocking to buy go-go boots. In 1964, Motown Records—which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A song first written in the 1950s found its biggest voice in 1972, when Three Dog Night turned “Black and White” into a ...

When Stick Figure’s seven-year-old song shot up the charts, the band was thrilled. But its viral moment was spurred by ...

You’ll like “Valerie” by Steve Winwood! There’s something about the 80s synths in these two songs that feels super similar to me. While Steve Winwood is probably a little more pop-rock than yacht rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1975, Emmylou Harris took a risk by releasing her version of an already beloved song, and it would become one of the defining ...

There is only one word to describe Michael Jackson’s musical output: staggering. The best-selling solo artist of all time, who also crafted the best-selling album of all time with “Thriller,” is ...

The Salt Lake City-based entertainment company, which puts on the same event in five other states, took over the festival this year. Undeterred by Saturday rain, Auditorium Shores saw large crowds ...

Receiving little commercial attention with his 1969 debut Empty Sky, Elton John was still searching for his first career on April 24 in 1970, when he released the single “Border Song”. “The sentiments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" rises to new peaks on multiple ...

'Rockers' turned Jamaican reggae culture into a cinematic experience that still resonates today.