Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...

In the 1960s, several all-girl bands paved the way for female rock musicians, like The Feminine Complex, a criminally underrated group of high-schoolers.

after Frank Sinatra in the '60s. Along with Sinatra, Paul Simon, and Taylor Swift, Wonder is one of just four artists who has won album of the year three different times; Wonder won again in 1977 ...

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus popularly known as Portable, has taken a swipe at fellow male artists who failed to secure wins at the 2025 Grammy Awards, claiming he is a ...

In a statement issued when the news broke, the Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop icon responded to the honor by proclaiming, “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be ...

Since 2017, more than 70,000 documents relating to the JFK assassination have been released and are posted on the National Archives website. In 2023, 99% of classified documents related to the JFK ...

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It all starts here. Well, not quite – music did exist before the 1960s. But the best '60s albums form the foundations of popular music as we understand it today. Chances are, you’ve listened ...

Rock and roll music blossomed during the mid-1950s all across the United States of America, with young audiences everywhere transfixed by this rebellious new sound. For the most part, though, this ...

The country singers Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood and the tenor Christopher Macchio are all scheduled to sing at the swearing-in ceremony. By Jon Pareles Current pop hitmakers won’t be ...