June is Pride month! Celebrate with some of the best from the LGBTQ+ community. 🎶   Listen Now: ... View more

  Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Aside from rap, reggae, contemporary R&B, and urban music, in general, remained extremely popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk, and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing, neo-soul, hip hop soul and g-funk which were popular. Similarly to the 1980s, rock music was also very popular in the 1990s, yet, unlike the new wave and the glam metal-dominated scene of the time, grunge, Britpop, industrial rock and other alternative rock music emerged and took over as the most popular of the decade, as well as punk rock, ska-punk, and nu-metal, amongst others, which attained a high level of success at different points throughout the years. Electronic music, which had risen in popularity in the 1980s, grew highly popular in the 1990s; house and techno from the 1980s rose to international success in this decade, as well as new electronic dance music genres such as Rave, happy hardcore, drum and bass, intelligent dance and trip-hop. In Europe, Techno, Rave, and Reggae music were highly successful, while also finding some international success. The decade also featured the rise of contemporary country music as a major genre, which had started in the 1980s. The 1990s also saw a resurgence of older styles in new contexts, including third wave ska and swing revival, both of which featured a fusion of horn-based music with rock music elements. Q: Favorite 90s rock song? A:  Q: Favorite 90s punk song? A:  Q: Favorite pop songs of the 90s? A: A: Q: Favorite solo artist song of the 90s? A: Q: Favorite band/group song of the 90s? A: Q: Favorite R&B song of the 90s? A:  A:  Q: Favorite hip-hop songs of the 90s? A:  A:  Q: Favorite country song of the 90s? A:  Q: Favorite 90s song from a movie soundtrack? A:  ... View more

This playlist celebrates Black voices of classical singing, including Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Pretty Yende, Leontyne Price, Marian Anderson, Roland Hayes, Lawrence Brownlee, Audra McDonald and many more.   Listen now:     ... View more

Enjoy this collection of classical music composed by black men and women. With compositions dating all the way back to the Classical era through to the 21st century, you'll hear symphonic movements by Chevalier de Saint-Georges, William Grant Still and Florence Price and solo piano pieces by Margaret Bonds and R. Nathaniel Dett, Zenobia Powell Perry, and much more.   Listen Now:       ... View more

With uplifting opening remarks from Bishop T.D. Jakes, last night's special edition of VERZUZ featuring Fred Hammond and Kirk Franklin  was heartfelt and inspiring.   Listen Now 🎶 :   ... View more

Stevie Nicks is best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac, but as a solo artist she carved out an incredible path, all her own. Her 2019 induction to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame makes her the very first woman to be inducted twice. She joined Fleetwood Mac back in 1975 and helped the band land a string of hit songs, many of which were fueled by her publicized relationship with Lindsey Buckingham. Subsequently, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours has become the fifth biggest selling studio album of all time. Nicks began her solo career in 1981 while still a member of Fleetwood Mac. This playlist celebrates her solo recordings as well as the roots that brought Nicks into her own. Listen now: ... View more

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman. A trip through the many phases and voices of Bob Dylan's career, including the most important collaborations and live performances. Listen now: ... View more

As the sun shifts from relaxed Taurus to the air sign of Gemini, communication comes to the forefront of our attention. Ruled by Mercury, Gemini is expressive, talkative, and very social. Above anything else, the sign of the Twins promotes connection while being flexible and adapting to any sort of circumstances. Gemini natives are some of the few who get away with dancing to the rhythm of their own drum as seen in Prince’s “Purple Rain." Famous for being a jack of all trades, it’s no surprise many of these artists write not only their own lyrics but also their own music. For a few examples, just listen to Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed” and Troye Sivan’s “Youth.” But hey, Geminis are also the firsts to admit that life is not only fun and games and that it can get to be so ironic, that… “it’s like rain on your wedding day, it’s a free ride when you’ve already paid” as Alanis Morissette acknowledges. And like Idina Menzel puts it, sometimes it’s okay to “let it go, let it go." Listen now:    ... View more

  The 1980s was a super decade for "Big Bands." It was also a superb decade for not just listening to music, but also for watching your favorite musical artists on broadcasts from MTV and VH1. MTV started in 1981 and VH1 in 1985. The 1980s saw the emergence of dance music and new wave. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years, genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco, and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience. Soft rock, glam metal, thrash metal, shred guitar characterized by heavy distortion, pinch harmonics, and whammy bar abuse became very popular. Adult contemporary, quiet storm and smooth jazz gained popularity. In the late 1980s, glam metal became the largest, most commercially successful brand of music in the United States and worldwide. The 1980s are commonly remembered for an increase in the use of digital recording, associated with the usage of synthesizers, with synth-pop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments increasing in popularity. Also during this decade, several major electronic genres were developed, including electro, techno, house, freestyle, and Eurodance, rising in prominence during the 1990s and beyond. Throughout the decade, R&B, hip hop, and urban genres were becoming commonplace, particularly in the inner-city areas of large, metropolitan cities; rap was especially successful in the latter part of the decade,[8] with the advent of the golden age of hip hop. These urban genres—particularly rap and hip hop—would continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s and 2000s.   Q: Favorite song that played on MTV in the 80s? A:  Q: Favorite dance song from the 80s? A: Q: 2 favorite disco songs of the 80s? A: A: Q: Favorite rock song of the 80s (soft, metal, glam, OR thrash)? A: Q: Favorite electronic song of the 80s? A: Q: Favorite R&B song of the 80s? A:  Q: Favorite Hip-Hop song of the 80s? A: ... View more

Though he came of age musically as a member of the Woodstock generation, Joe Cocker was one of the last of the great rock interpreters. He became most famous for what he did with others' words, even in an era that prized songwriting more than singing. And so, any list of top Joe Cocker songs necessarily includes tunes written by others. But Cocker chose well – there are catalog items here from the Beatles, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, the Animals and Traffic, among others – and then he often had the guts to radically rework them. Add in his famous gravel-gargling vocals, not to mention a few foot-stompingly loose jams from a series of ace sidemen, and Joe Cocker's audacious updates often actually superseded even the celebrated originals. Listen now:   ... View more

Long before she was dubbed "The Goddess Of Pop," Cher cut her teeth as a back up singer for Phil Spector. Her unique contralto voice found its way on The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and The Ronettes' "Be My Baby." Before she abbreviated her name from Cherilyn Sarkisian to Cher, she went under a couple different monikers. Spector recorded her first single, "Ringo, I Love You" under the name Bonnie Jo Mason. She and Sonny Bono also went by "Caeser & Cleo" before going with "Sonny & Cher," the brand that landed them multiple hits and their own television show. Following the dissolve of her partnership with Bono, Cher went solo and also embarked upon an acting career (she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Moonstruck). And though her acting nearly eclipsed her music, Cher continues to create contagiously catchy pop. Her 1998 hit "Believe" is regarded as the first hit to explore the possibilities of Auto-Tune. Cher if you agree! Listen now:   ... View more