How This '80s Hard Rock Band's Unlikely Cover of a 'Minor' R&B Hit Put Them on the Map

For their Snakebite EP in 1978, the band recorded a cover of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," which had been a ...
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Trio of 80s and 90s R&B superstar acts kicking off 30-city arena tour in early 2026

The tour hits Detroit on Friday, Feb. 20, for a show at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. According to the tour ...
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Best 80s Movie Soundtracks From Various Artists

With the release of Top Gun: Maverick, thoughts inevitably turn to the original movie's iconic soundtrack and other 80s classics where songs weren't just played over the end credits, they were an ...
Variety

DJ Cassidy Gathers More Than 40 R&B Stars of the Late ’80s and Early ’90s for ‘Pass the Mic Volume 3’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Although mum on most participants, Cassidy is proud to have three all-female groups from the era — TLC, En Vogue and SWV — joining a lineup he says will be full of surprises Tuesday night. “I haven’t ...
Penn Live

ICE detains ’80s R&B singer, who is now facing deportation

A founding member of the popular ’80s British band Loose Ends has been detained by ICE. Singer Jane Eugene has been detained for “overstaying” her visa, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.
New York Post

These cheesy ‘80s pop songs are the best for beating stress: study says

When love — or life’s other stresses — tears us apart, irresistible ’80s pop jams could help put us back together again. That’s according to a recent study by Turkey-based cosmetic surgery center Vera ...
The New York Times

James Ingram, a Hitmaking Voice of ’80s R&B, Is Dead at 66

James Ingram, whose voice — technically precise, crisp and reserved, yet full of audacious feeling — made him one of the defining singers of R&B in the 1980s, has died. He was 66. The actress and ...
Los Angeles Times

Vesta Williams: ‘80s R&B diva found dead in a hotel room at 53

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Vesta Williams, the R&B singer who rose to fame in the ‘80s, was found ...