The history of popular music can be measured in decades, genres, and chart positions. But the real milestones are the albums ...

Every so often, a pop star emerges with an iconic debut album. This is not an easy feat to accomplish; however, when it does happen, it transforms these up-and-coming artists into global superstars.

As a new biopic of The Boss generates Oscar buzz, we look back at some of the most nominated pop-music biopics in the awards' history.

Introduction: the importance of music to people / Rudolf E. Radocy -- Popular music as politics and protest / Jerome Rodnitzky -- "Blues what I am": blues consciousness and social protest / Fred J.

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...