David Ball, instrumentalist of Soft Cell and a key player for "Tainted Love," died on Oct. 22, 2025, at age 66.

As anybody who turned on the radio or watched MTV in the late '80s will remember, the music from Def Leppard's ...

The 1980s had some great one-hit wonders. These are three family-friendly one-hit wonders from the 80s we still love.

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably ...

David Ball, half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, who enjoyed a massive and enduring 1980s hit with their cover of 'Tainted ...

Apparently, the best dance music has come out of Boston. Donna Summer’s 1977 smash hit “I Feel Love” was named the best dance ...

Country music in the 80s was filled with romantic love songs. Whether it was about new love or the joy of love that has lasted decades, plenty of country songs from the 80s are perfect for anyone ...

Few songs bring back the mid-'80s like this one. It played everywhere—at the mall, on car radios, at school dances—and somehow still sounds fresh all these years later. This space-themed hit took ...

Almond, who is gay, and Ball, who was straight, formed Soft Cell in 1978. After releasing an EP and several fledgling singles ...

The Juno Award-winning Inuit musician, based in Montreal, imbued her favorite childhood songs with new meaning on her covers ...

The “Strut” singer had creative relationships with Prince and Nile Rodgers and experimented in different genres. A pair of ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of ...