What was heartland rock? Did anyone ever really know? No less an authority than John Mellencamp dismissed the term as the work of “lazy journalists.” But in the 1980s, the music’s heyday, the phrase ...

Heartland rock, Americana, roots rock. I think Billy Joel put it right when he sang “Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout the new sound / Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me.” And who’s going to argue with ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

The 1980s hits of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and others still reverberate in bowling alleys, grocery stores and pubs across America.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in music history, Def Leppard released one of the classic '80s track that would help shape the hair metal era. Exactly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2024, Gessle told Billboard that the track's overall inspiration was “about a good friend of mine who went through a difficult ...

At the Moody Center in Austin, Texas country acts who’ve been blowing up in recent months showed up to the CMT Music Awards. Aside from the emerging stars, artists who’ve staked their claim in the ...

On this day in music history, Def Leppard released one of the classic '80s track that would help shape the hair metal era. Exactly 38 years ago, the English rock band released on of the biggest ...

Lauren Laverne presses play on a concert that Prince and the New Power Generation recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre London on September 7 1993. Re-broadcast as part of BBC Radio 6 Music's Prince ...

Murder in the Heartland tells the grotesque true story of Charlie Starkweather, 19, who killed 11 people in Nebraska in 1957-58, and his 14-year-old girlfriend, ...