The Grammy Awards have long been one of music’s biggest stages, not just a place to honor the year’s best work, but a platform that can cement a legacy. While many artists have won Grammys, only a ...

The Walkman arrived in American stores in 1980 and even Sony's own executives weren't sure it would sell. Before the Walkman, listening to music was almost always a shared, communal experience — the ...

It’s important to know your history. When it comes to music, it’s essential for fans to look back nearly as much as they look forward. Ideas, movements, sounds, and styles—they all build upon each ...

They dropped an album so wild, it was deemed criminal! In 1990, 2 Live Crew’s ‘As Nasty As They Wanna Be’ was banned for its raunchy lyrics. Cops raided stores, arrests were made, and hip-hop went on ...

The smallest decisions can alter music history forever. Cher’s hit “Believe” includes a vocal effect that revolutionized the industry. Cher discussed the sound of the song and what she was thinking ...

In more ways than one, The Beatles changed the definition of what an album is. Before The Beatles (or, rather, in their early years), the process of recording sessions was meticulously scheduled, and ...

The foundation of modern American music rests upon the revolutionary contributions of Black artists who transformed genres, broke cultural barriers, and established creative standards that continue ...

The 1960s didn't just change rock music—they practically invented the modern version of it. In a single decade, rock evolved from simple three-chord tunes into something bigger, louder, stranger, and ...

The global coronavirus pandemic, when it arrived in our lives five years ago this week, affected the world of music in basically the same way it did everything else. Musicians froze their lives and ...