Even if your band begins as a bunch of friends playing music together, it can be tough when you make it big. More likely than not, there will be a fan-favorite in the band, and the other members might ...

One-hit wonders tend to make it big and then disappear from mainstream consciousness fairly quickly. The following bands and musicians, though, went on to have pretty successful careers. However, they ...

Many of your favorite bands likely didn’t start with the current name they have now. In fact, it’s quite common for groups to take on new monikers after gaining popularity or signing to record labels.

It’s a tradition as old as pop music itself: A band discovers how much money can be made by crossing over to the pop market and starts crafting softer music accordingly. It has happened to the best of ...

Popular music mythology celebrates the democratic band as rock and roll’s ideal formation, where every member contributes equally to songwriting, creative vision, and musical direction. This ...

Ah, the ’80s! That glorious decade when big hair, neon colors, and synth-pop ruled the airwaves. It was a time when bands ...

We’re back at it – ranking bands – and this time it’s rock. The emergence of rock music came on a little over six decades ago, so to some people, it’s still considered a “younger” genre of music. Rock ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

In 1977, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio cofounder and Swampers guitarist Jimmy Johnson offered a local band called Jackson Highway a song called “Old Time Rock and Roll.” The band, named after Muscle ...

Here are four rock songs by famous artists that feature backing vocals by well-known actors, including Daryl Hannah and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...