The 1980s synth-pop star Howard Jones says he will "pull out all the stops" when he headlines a festival in his hometown this ...

Forget your OMDs, your Depeche Modes, Human Leagues, Pet Shop Boys and A-has, because these not-so-popular bleep combos are ...

The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...

A pop star best known for his music in the 1980s is set to play his only live UK gig of the year in a Somerset town.

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

British synth-pop, was a sub-genre of New Wave music that first emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Queer bands like The Communards, Pet Shop Boys, and Erasure embraced the sound and helped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every generation naturally feels as if the music of their youth was the best era of them all. As more time elapses, however, it ...

Although there might have been other music produced or recorded in the 1980s, we may never know of its existence due to the cacophony of all of the various keytars, drum machines, and other ...

Every generation naturally feels as if the music of their youth was the best era of them all. As more time elapses, however, it becomes hard to deny the oversized influence and enduring appeal of the ...

Short and electronic, Conan Gray’s new single “Lonely Dancers” gives a taste of what to expect in his upcoming third album — “Found Heaven,” set to release on April 5. “Lonely Dancers” is the fourth ...

Big hair, neon colors, and bigger iconic hits defined the 1980s. While megastars like Michael Jackson and Madonna topped the charts, the decade also gifted us with one-hit wonders. These artists ...

David Ball, who made up half of innovative English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, his bandmate ...