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The 1980s were a great time for all music -- rock, pop, new wave, R&B, punk, rap/hip hop and more. It was the era that started with great new wave bands like Blondie, The Cars, The Pretenders, R.E.M., The Smiths, The Cure, The Police, Tears For Fears, among others. Rock loomed large as well during the 80s with everyone from AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Journey, Poison, Loverboy, Motley Crue, Tom Petty, Rush, U2, Van Halen, Whitesnake and more to hard rock like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses and others by the end of the decade. Pop,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 12: On this day in 1975, Jefferson Starship gave a free concert for over 60,000 fans in Central Park! The band and promoter had to pay $14,000 for clean up after the show. MAY 18: Happy birthday to Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, born today in 1950! The co-founder, lead singer, and keyboardist for the new wave band has been at the helm since the early 70s. Photo courtesy: Corentin Lamy [https://musicgoldmine.myshopify.com/admin/articles/587917099240] Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter...

This week news comes that the latest album from Harry Styles, entitled Harry’s House, set a modern-era record for the highest sales in a week for a full length vinyl release in the U.S. The album sold over 146,000 copies in three days, stealing the title from Taylor Swift's 2021 release Red (Taylor's Version), which sold 114,000 copies.  It underlines the continuing trend of vinyl becoming the dominant form of physical album sales, surpassing all other formats including compact discs (CDs). Data from the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) shows that vinyl sales increased 61% last year to $1 billion, making it...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 30: Today in 1983, "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at #1! The song features a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, which Eddie reportedly contributed to the track for free. MAY 5: Happy birthday to Steve Stevens, born today in 1959! The rocking guitarist is known best for being a part of Billy Idol's band and a co-writer on many of his songs. Photo courtesy of Weatherman90 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced their 2022 Inductees. Performer inductees are Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon. The "Musical Excellence" category includes Judas Priest and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.   The "Early Influence" category included Harry Belefonte and Elizabeth Cotten, while music execs Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine and Sylvia Robinson also get nods with Ahmet Ertegun awards.To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Inductees on...