“Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. And what’s wrong with that?” Paul McCartney and Wings threw that question out in 1976, and thankfully a cavalcade of artists a decade later ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

The '80s and '90s weren’t just transformative years for filmmaking; they were fertile ground for some of the greatest movie ...

This November, BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Radio will be taking viewers on a trip back to the 1980s for the next instalment of BBC Music: My Generation. I’m delighted to present our fourth decade moment ...

Rappers who can balance vulnerability with machismo are undeniable chart-toppers. By Jaelani Turner-Williams Hip-hop – which believe it or not turns 50 this year — has always blossomed from love. It ...

It would be easy to tell the story of Soul Train with facts and figures. It ran for 35 seasons, making it the longest continuously airing first-run syndicated television program. It's been referenced ...