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The 50 Best Songs of 2025

In the midst of all the political turmoil of 2025, there came a song that gave us hope. “Golden,” released in early July off ...

The Iconic ‘80s Rock Track in the ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Highlights the Best Part of the Character

As soon as the needle drops on the record player in the new Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow teaser trailer and an iconic rock ...
American Songwriter

4 Bands From the First Wave of the British Invasion Who Were Still Scoring Hits in the 80s

We think of The British Invasion as a 60s phenomenon. But these four acts from that movement were still hitting big in the 80s.

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chappell Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...
American Songwriter

4 of the Best Country Bands From the 1980s That Still Sound Great Today

We rounded up four of the best country bands that were popular in the 1980s, with some of them still making music today.

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chapelle Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...
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8 Troop Songs That Shaped Late 80s and 90s R&B.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...