Call it the day the music died. On December 31, 2025, MTV’s last music-only stations shut down forever . The last video played on MTV Music in the U.K. was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles ...

(This list is a project that the Billboard staff initially published in 2019, and which we’ve updated in some form every year since. In honor of our associated Greatest Pop Star ...

The dispute involved the Sam & Dave hit “Hold On, I’m Comin’”, co-written by Hayes, allegedly being used in Trump’s political ...

You might be surprised to know, however, that several acts/artists who filled out the programming that day had been around the block and then some. These four veterans took their place among the ...

In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song “Rapture.” The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, and stayed there for two weeks. The song, written by ...

As a new documentary sheds light on Billy Idol's incredible life, the legendary rocker tells of the drugs that threatened to "ruin" his career - and the time he came close to death ...

"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been widely used in film and television and was included on Rolling Stone's ...

Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet. At 70, he’s revealing how he survived the ...

Neil Diamond had settled into a ballad-heavy mode in the 80s. But his last Top 40 hit cranked up the juice once more.

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said Friday that she has cervical cancer. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi arrives Sept. 11, 2024, at the MTV ...

Altered Images singer Clare Grogan spoke with Contact Music about the bands upcoming tour celebrating their debut LP Happy Birthday this September and her career in music, film and ...

The popular British rocker is the subject of Jonas Åkerlund’s new film, ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead,’ which is now playing in theaters.