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  • 3 Pop Songs That Would Be Impossible to Release the Same Way Today
    Portrait of The B-52's, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Ancienne Belgique (AB), Brussel, Belgium, 23 September 1989. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
    Behind The Song

    The B-52s Almost Didn’t Record What Became Their Biggest Hit in 1989

    09.11.26

    By Gayle Thompson

  • Whipping It at the Love Shack! The B-52s and Devo Joining Forces for the Cosmic De-Evolution Co-Headlining Tour This Fall
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    Whipping It at the Love Shack! The B-52s and Devo Joining Forces for Cosmic De-Evolution Co-Headlining Tour

    06.16.25

    By Matt Friedlander

  • 3 Rock Songs From the 1970s That Sound Like the Bands Were Having Way Too Much Fun
    The members of the new wave band the B-52s pose outdoors in front of a lake. From left to right: Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals and keyboards), Ricky Wilson (guitar), Keith Strickland (drums), and Cindy Wilson (vocals and guitar). (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
    Behind The Song

    The 80s Smash From The B-52’s That Is All About the Wonders of Travel

    06.26.26

    By Jim Beviglia

  • The B-52's
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    Latest Music News & Stories

    The B-52’s Festival Set Canceled Just “Minutes” Before Tornado Struck

    06.29.26

    By Paige Gawley

  • The List

    4 Essential Songs for New Fans of the B-52s

    04.26.25

    By Em Casalena

  • The Bassist Who Almost Made It Into Led Zeppelin Before John Paul Jones Still Played a Critical Role in Band’s Debut Album
    British rock band Led Zeppelin, (left – right): John Paul Jones, John Bonham (1948 – 1980), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, pose in front of an their private airliner The Starship, 1973. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    3 Nostalgic Albums From the 1970s That Are Perfect for a Friday Night

    09.19.25

    By Em Casalena

  • Billy Joel performing in 1989
    American Pop musician Billy Joel plays piano as he performs, during 'The Storm Front' tour, onstage at Nassau Coliseum (later known as Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, December 22, 1989. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
    The List

    3 Self-Referential Classic Rock Songs From the 1970s That We Stan

    02.28.26

    By Jacob Uitti

  • 3 Famous Pop Songs From Different Decades That Make You Want to Stay in the Car a Little Longer
    NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1984: Michael Jackson performing circa 1984 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images)
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    3 Songs From the 80s That High Schoolers Knew Every Word To

    09.20.26

    By Kat Caudill

  • British singer Billy Idol on stage at the Zenith concert hall, 11 December 1990, Paris. (Photo by Jacques Bourguet/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
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    The List

    3 New Wave Songs From 1990 That Tried To Keep the 1980s Alive

    09.05.26

    By Em Casalena

  • On This Day in 1961, An Early Iteration of Surf Rock's Biggest Group Started Recording The Demo of Their Breakout Hit
    July 1967, California Beach Boys L-R: Wilson, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson
    The List

    3 Surf Rock Songs From the 1970s You’d Never Skip on the Radio

    09.09.26

    By Jacob Uitti

  • 3 Pop Songs That Would Be Impossible to Release the Same Way Today
    Portrait of The B-52's, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Ancienne Belgique (AB), Brussel, Belgium, 23 September 1989. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
    The List

    3 Rock Songs From the 1980s That Are So Catchy, They’re Practically Addictive

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    By Jacob Uitti

  • R.E.M. members playing instruments together
    Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry and Peter Buck of REM play their instruments backstage in London, 1985. (Photo by Jane Simon/Getty Images)
    Features

    Why R.E.M. Stopped Playing This 1991 Song for Good After Just Two Performances

    03.29.26

    By Em Casalena

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