Pop music in the 1980s was something special. The decade provided a time when things seemed stable but also new. It’s hard to put a fine point on it, but there was no worry about the oncoming new ...

A playlist celebrating a staggeringly great year in music: Pixies, Janet Jackson, De La Soul, Madonna, Indigo Girls and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Today’s playlist is a homage to the music of 1989. Yes, ...

While the modern-day Video Music Awards have a prepackaged, overly stylized sheen, their predecessors were far more unpredictable. Surprise appearances, controversies, fights and breakups were all the ...

Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins… By Billboard Staff It was 70 ...

Long before the 45-song concerts, the world dominance at the box office and the giddy touchdown celebration hand slaps, Taylor Swift was just a twentysomething emerging from her country shell to ...

Few country songs stand the test of time like sad songs. The entire genre is built on songs that evoke strong emotions, including these three country songs from 1989, which are among the saddest ...

STOCKHOLM − Taylor Swift celebrates her 89th Eras Tour show Saturday with a triple mashup off the album of her fifth era. During the acoustic set, Swift played three songs from “1989 (Taylor’s Version ...