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Many notable bands originally went by different names before becoming successful. [1] This list of original names of bands lists former official band names, some of them are significantly different from the eventual current names. This list does not include former band names that have only minor differences, such as stylisation changes, with ...
This is a list of artists and people who were either part of or linked to the New Romantic scene of the late 1970s and early 80s. This list does not include little-known local bands or individuals. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the"). Individuals are listed by last name.
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the city pop music genre during the late 1970s and 1980s (not necessarily solely city pop artists). Groups and artists with aliases are listed by the first letter in their name, and individuals are listed by their surname.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Bleachers (band) Blended 328; Blood on the Dance Floor (band) Bloodstone (band) Blue Foundation; Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods; Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans; Bones (band) The Boswell Sisters; Boy Krazy; Boyce Avenue; Boyz II Men; Boyz N Girlz United; The Brass Ring; Brazzaville (band) Brit & Alex; Brox Sisters; Bullet (American band) Burnham (band)
This is a list of notable musical artists associated with the music genre of pop-punk. Pop-punk is a rock music genre that fuses elements of punk rock and power pop and pop. It typically combines punk's fast tempos, loud and distorted electric guitars, and power chord changes with pop-influenced melodies, vocal styles, and lyrical themes. [1] [2]
Writing in 1990, the "Dean of American Rock Critics" Robert Christgau, who gave punk and new wave bands major coverage in his column for The Village Voice in the late 1970s, defined "new wave" as "a polite term devised to reassure people who were scared by punk, it enjoyed a two- or three-year run but was falling from favor as the '80s began."
The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward. Acts associated with these revivals are found in the list of post-punk revival bands article. Groups and artists with aliases are listed by the first letter in their name, and individuals are listed by their surname.