The 1950s. The dawning of a new era in popular music. The birth of rock & roll ... The song became his biggest hit, getting to Number One in the UK and Ireland and landing in the top five ...

Even as a teenager before he found fame with The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was discovering excellent music from a variety of genres.

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UK researchers said. They said the biggest transitions – or “bursts of change” – occurred in the years 1975 and 2000 – when music genres such as new wave, disco and stadium rock started ...

From suffragette anthems to electronic pioneers, here are the stories of trailblazing women in music ...