Eric B. & Rakim changed rap with their 1987 album ‘Paid in Full’ : NPR

Eric B. & Rakim changed rap with their 1987 album 'Paid in Full' : NPR

Rakim (left) and Eric B., 1987 David Corio / Contributor/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Corio / Contributor/Getty Images Rakim (left) and Eric B., 1987 David Corio / Contributor/Getty Images When hip-hop got its […]

How Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ upstaged Prince and changed rock

Sinéad O'Connor in her "Nothing Compares 2 U" video.

It’s hard not to hear “Nothing Compares 2 U” — the unparalleled breakup ballad that turned Sinéad O’Connor’s tears into a chart-topping triumph — in an even more heartbreaking way today. Indeed — after the […]

‘They found ways to do the impossible’: Hipgnosis, the designers who changed the record sleeve for ever | Movies

Houses of the Holy

Only at the end of our interview does it dawn on both of us that Anton Corbijn has been sitting in front of his huge vinyl record collection at his home in Amsterdam the whole […]

Pulp dedicate Something Changed to late bassist Steve Mackey at Finsbury Park gig – Music News

Pulp dedicate Something Changed to late bassist Steve Mackey at Finsbury Park gig - Music News

Pulp dedicated ‘Something Changed’ to their late bass player Steve Mackey at their huge outdoor concert at London’s Finsbury Park. The ‘Disco 2000’ hitmaker passed away in March at the age of 56, following a […]

Elton John changed Glastonbury plans at the last minute, Stephen Sanchez spills – Music News

Elton John changed Glastonbury plans at the last minute, Stephen Sanchez spills - Music News

Stephen Sanchez and Sir Elton John were due to duet on ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’ at Glastonbury until the rock legend changed his mind. The 20-year-old singer/songwriter joined Elton, 76, […]

Portugal. The Man Share New Album Chris Black Changed My Life

Portugal the Man's artwork for Chris Black

Portugal. The Man have released their long-awaited ninth album Chris Black Changed My Life. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The follow-up to 2017’s Woodstock, Chris Black Saved My Life was produced by Jeff Bhasker […]

The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey: ‘As a child, seeing a black Ariel would have changed my life’ | Halle Bailey

Portrait of Halley Bailey in pink top and yellow jacket with feathers. Jacket by Valentino. Top by Rui. Jewellery by Leigh Miller.

Inside Halle Bailey’s apartment, in West Hollywood, the 23-year-old singer and actor is glowing in the early morning sunlight. This is not interview hyperbole: she really looks as though she is glowing. Rob Marshall, the […]

Robert Downey Jr’s Replacement As ‘Iron Man’ Might Work, ‘Nick Fury’ Samuel L Jackson Once Said “They Changed War Machine, Nobody Noticed”

Robert Downey Jr's Replacement Would Work, Said 'Nick Fury' Samuel L Jackson

Robert Downey Jr’s Replacement As ‘Iron Man’ Was Possible, Samuel L Jackson Once Believed ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ; Wikimedia ) Samuel L Jackson and Robert Downey Jr are two of the actors […]

A moment that changed me: I was vilified as a gay teenager – but Mariah Carey saved me | Life and style

Ian Eagleton at school.

I was 12 when it happened. Dad was parking the car and we were getting ready for a torturous hour of food shopping. Suddenly, over the radio, I heard a voice that today is one […]

Shell Toes and hoop earrings: eight hip-hop fashion items that changed what we wear | Fashion

red and white shell toe sneakers

From Professor X’s hat to Spike Lee merch and the Thom Browne dress Doja Cat wore on the red carpet in 2022, Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous, a new exhibition at New York’s Museum at FIT, […]

Rihanna changed Super Bowl halftime setlist 39 times to get ‘weird’

Rihanna speaks onstage during the press conference for Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at Phoenix Convention Center on February 09, 2023

Rihanna won’t stop the music. Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show will be her first time performing live on stage in seven years — and she’s given a sneak peek into what her fans can expect. […]

Michael Jackson changed the Super Bowl halftime game in 1993

Michael Jackson at 1993 Super Bowl.

On “Man in the Mirror,” his 1988 No. 1 smash, Michael Jackson famously set out to “make that change.” And after the King of Pop shot up from below and hit the stage at Super […]