Fifty years ago, music was on the brink of major change with seismic arrival of punk rock to centre stage

The music industry is always in a state of flux, but what was happening in 1976 was akin to the dinosaurs looking up and seeing a meteor on the way.
Consequence

Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers Perform “Free to Love” on Kimmel: Watch

Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform their new collaborative song, "Free to Love." ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind the All-Request 1976 One-Hit Wonder “Play That Funky Music”

Song requests stink, until they don't. This is the story behind the all-request 1976 one-hit wonder "Play That Funky Music".
American Songwriter

3 Songs From the 1980s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

And I know I can’t be alone in struggling to string together what the lyrics actually are, especially in that opening verse.

56 Years Ago, The Jackson 5's 'ABC' Became a No. 1 Hit, Changing Music Forever

At the time, it was a major accomplishment for Black artists—and their second consecutive No. 1 hit—knocking "Let It Be" by The Beatles out of the coveted position on the list. It was a symbolic ...