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 ...

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

Peter Gabriel's iconic song holds the record for the most wins for a single video at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1987. It ...

Tequila girls. Coke-dealing staffers. Office fires. In its heyday, the network was the most powerful — and “exotic” — place ...

The singers and core members of the 1980s tribute group recently celebrated 30 years of performing MTV-era hits on Vegas ...

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

The new stage show, starring JoJo Levesque and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, celebrates '80s music and girl power in its debut at ...

Fast forward to 2013, when Lauper was now the Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist for the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.” ...

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

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

As American Songwriter reported, the original version of “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You” was "shelved permanently" by ...

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