Exactly 70 years ago, on March 10, 1956, a screaming half-page ad in Billboard called a young star "THE NEW SINGING RAGE!!!!" This over-the-top promotion bet big on the future of rock 'n' roll—and it ...

After two nominations, Cyndi Lauper is finally a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. On Sunday, April 27, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled the final list for the class of 2025, with the ...

Despite Linda Ronstadt being known for country rock, she had a lot more tricks up her sleeve moving to every other genre ...

A couple of years ago, Billboard and Ultimate Classic Rock published lists of the greatest rock and roll singers ever. Billboard chose 50 and UCR picked 40 for reasons that elude the mortal man. We ...

Leiber and Stoller met in LA when Leiber still was in high school. They went on to write and produce songs for artists like Elvis Presley, The Drifters and Ben E. King. Originally broadcast in 1991.

The 1980s gave us some of the best rock songs in history. While most of the fashion and other fads from the decade have been out of style or forgotten for decades, the music will live forever. Some of ...

LOS ANGELES -- The eight finalists on "American Idol" paid tribute to one of the world's most iconic rock and roll bands, Queen, on Sunday's episode. The show opened with the eight finalists singing ...

Soul music in 1963 spoke to the times, but it also laid the groundwork for the future of R&B, pop, rock and roll, funk, and eventually hip-hop.