Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for famine relief, the Live Aid concert, as well as the release of ‘We Are the World,” sung by that ragtag group of ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. If you think of songs as ...

What were best rock songs of 1985? What better way to share that with you than taking you back in time and using the method in which we often shared what music we loved with others - through a ...

Tears for Fears were another popular name celebrating a sophomore album in 1985, and ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ was the third single which they released from it on March 15. Later Songs from ...

If you're turning 40 this month, you're in good company. Madonna, Phil Collins and more released some of the best music in ...

Trailblazing 'All Cried Out' singer Lisa Velez reflects on her past ahead of her emotional new Lifetime movie 'Can You Feel ...

Mick Jagger and David Bowie became close friends during their time in New York in the 1980s, and it was this period that ...

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 ...

Here's a breakdown of the 15 hottest tours of 1985, including video whenever possible: ...