Musicians, artists, and bands switch genres all the time. There’s nothing wrong with it, provided the music is still good.

In late 1971, a track with a very distinctive rhythm section reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Isaac Hayes’s “Theme from Shaft”—and its rat-a-tat, sixteenth-note high-hat cymbals ...

The listening charts throughout American Popular Music give examples of what to look for in specific songs, but not an overview of general concepts that can be applied to any song. Understanding some ...

And to pop culture as we knew it.” The music video was directed by Philipp ... Upon its release, “American Pie” peaked at No. 1 in several different countries. (Curiously, the single wasn ...

Pop culture is that loose blend of books, music, fashion and other daily ephemera ... and books carry the essence of American pop culture. In 1960, nearly half of America's population is under ...

These collections document the legacy of Alton Glenn Miller (1904-1944), American popular music icon and alum of the University of Colorado Boulder. The GMC encompasses many thousands of audio ...

A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music' is a program of songs and stories about the origins of the blues, rock ...

BTS, the popular seven-member South Korean boy band, made their U.S.performance debut at the 2017 American Music Awards Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand ...

American producers have never been able to fully showcase K-pop with the extravagance and creative camerawork their Korean counterparts are known for. And face it: What makes music awards shows ...