Next year's headliners for Country to Country Festival 2027 have just been announced. Riley Green, Ashley McBryde and Jelly ...

Michael Jackson showed emotion beyond his years with a spine-tingling cover of Roberta Flack's 'Killing Me Softly' in 1974, just days before his 16th birthday.

Prince gave fans more than they bargained for with a cheeky surprise during his performance at the 1991 MTV VMA's.

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Rod Stewart has announced a clutch of live shows for 2027, marking his return to the road after his recent heart procedure. The 'Sailing' singer was forced to pull out of four weeks of shows on his ...

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One way to get people intrigued before they've even listened to your song: ask a question! Over the course of pop music history, there have been many conundrums pondered by a variety of artists.

Texas are one of Scotland's biggest pop success stories, scoring huge album and single success from the 1980s onwards. Fronted by Sharleen Spiteri, Texas were one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, ...

The New York band fused punk, pop, rock, disco, reggae and even rap to become one of the most prominent new wave bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Breaking through to chart success in 1978 with ...

Tammi Terrell was one of the most popular singers of Motown's early hit factory in the 1960s, particularly with her duet partner and close friend Marvin Gaye. However, Tammi is arguably forgotten in ...

As Rick Astley prepares for his The Reflection 2026 UK tour, fans can rest assured this hit will always be on the setlist. Despite being best known for his 1987 chart-topper ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, ...