The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
Ronnie Spector nailed the vocal for The Ronettes song "(Walking) In the Rain" on the first take - unheard of in the perfectionist producer Phil Spector's world.
Until December 5, 1998, a song had to be issued as a single to make the Hot 100. Aaliyah's "Try Again" was the first tune to top the chart based on airplay alone, without any sales figures being included.
The Dixie Chicks got their name from the Little Feat song "Dixie Chicken." In 2020 they became "The Chicks" because Dixie refers to the American South in times of slavery.
"All Around The World" by Lisa Stansfield has a sultry spoken intro inspired by Barry White. He was honored by the homage, and in 1992 joined Stansfield to record a duet version of the song.
Weird Al Yankovic proposed a parody of "Black Or White" called "Snack All Night," but Michael Jackson asked him not to.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
The evolution of the symbol that was Prince's name from 1993-2000.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.