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The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse.  read more

11 Amazing Falsetto Vocalists

From soul and Motown to modern indie rock, the falsetto vocal technique has been in popular use throughout a variety of genres and for a variety of expressive purposes.  read more

The 25 Creepiest Songs About Love

We’ve all had one of them at some point in our lives—that person that lingers too long when shaking your hand, or that you bump into way too many times for it to be a coincidence. They’re everywhere—creeps, that is.  read more

Prince Won't Record New Music Until Internet Piracy Under Control

Only a few months after declaring the imminent death of the Internet, Prince is out on another crusade against the worldwide web. This time the artist is refusing to record until something can be done to prevent online piracy....  read more

Watch Elvis Costello Cover "Purple Rain"

Even though the “Radio Radio” singer-songwriter is known to gravitate towards unexpected covers, Elvis Costello’s recent take on the Prince classic “Purple Rain,” is still pretty awesome. The singer performed the cover as part of his interactive Spectacular Spinning Songbook, which was originally staged in 1986 and features a giant wheel of 40 songs that is spun to randomly determine the setlist....  read more

Prince Announces California Performance Dates

Prince has announced a few more California dates, with performances in Los Angeles as part of his 21-date residency....  read more

Open'er Festival Announces Prince As Headliner

Prince will headline this year’s Heineken Open’er Festival, along with previously announced acts The Strokes and Coldplay....  read more

Prince Wants to Make Covering His Songs Illegal

Via The A.V. Club: Recently, Prince performed on George Lopez’s Lopez Tonight, during which he announced that thinks covering songs should be illegal. Or at least covers of his songs....  read more

Prince Announces L.A. Residency

Prince has scheduled a 21-night run at the Forum in Los Angeles.  read more

14 Artists Who Launched Their Own Labels

There are few relationships more delicate than those between an artist and a record label. Today, we look at 14 artists who decided they could do a better job running things on their own.  read more