Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

Primarily through direct sampling, hip-hop music provides a blatant tapestry of historical information that the listener can ...

A history of one of metal’s most renowned record labels - from distributing releases to becoming home to Slipknot and more.

Today in Music History for Nov. 4: In 1740, English clergyman Augustus Toplady, who wrote the hymn "Rock of Ages," was born. In 1847, composer Felix Mendelssohn died at Leipzig at age 38.

Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has new life stretching all the way across ...

Grab your Walkman headphones and steer that Delorean straight for the golden age of hip-hop, metal, and indie rock.

On the recording they made for their 1956 debut LP Tragic Songs of Life (later a country hit), Ira and Charlie Louvin ...

This list was originally published in October 2023. Happy Halloween again, anime sickos. For many years, especially in the ’80s and ’90s, anime in the United States had a reputation for the horrors ...

The reigning MVP helps champion Oklahoma City win on banner night and Golden State also prevails on the NBA’s opening night, the defending Stanley Cup champs snap a skid in an emotional return for an ...