80s News Stories

Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses Items Highlight GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 80s Rock Exhibition (2025 In Review)
Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses Items Highlight GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 80s Rock Exhibition was a top 25 story of Aug 2025 in our look back at the Year In Rock

Edan H Channels 80s Arena Rock With 'Give It Up (Never Gonna)'
Edan H is turning back the clock with his high-octane new single 'Give It Up (Never Gonna)'.

Vienna Vienna Mixes 80s Pop With Indie Rock With 'Idle Hands'
Vienna Vienna returns with his bold new single, 'Idle Hands,' out today via PULSE Records and Pete Wentz's DCD2 Records

Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses Items Highlight GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 80s Rock Exhibition
The 1980s witnessed a creative explosion in rock that brought new genres, loyal fanbases, mega-selling albums, and massive concert tours

Men Without Hats Return With 'I Love The 80s'
Men Without Hats are back with a synth-pop banger that celebrates the decade that made them legends

80s Sunset Strip TV Shows In The Works From Original Guns N' Roses Manager (2024 In Review)
Guns N' Roses original manager Vicky Hamilton landed a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after revealing that she is working on a new television series

David Lee Roth Dialed Up A Cover Of Classic 80s Hit (2024 In Review)
David Lee Roth scored a top 24 story of June 2024 after has shared his cover of Tommy Tutone's chart topping 1981 hit song '867-5309/Jenny'

The Candy Whips Harken Back To The 80s With 'Just Like You'
''Just Like You' was the last song I recorded for Artificial Melodies, explains Wendy Stonehenge of Oakland, CA-based glam synth band The Candy Whips

80s Sunset Strip TV Shows In The Works From Original Guns N' Roses Manager
Guns N' Roses original manager Vicky Hamilton shared in a new interview that she is coming on a new television series about the 1980s music scene

Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal Trailer Released
A trailer for the upcoming three-part documentary 'Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal' has been released

Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal Docuseries Coming
Paramount+ today announced that the new docuseries Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal will premiere

80s Totally Tubular Festival Reveal Lineup Change
The 80's New Wave tour Totally Tubular Festival kicks off Tuesday, June 25 in Seattle, WA and the tour organizers have announced a line-up change

David Lee Roth Dials Up A Cover Of Classic 80s Hit
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has shared his cover of Tommy Tutone's chart topping 1981 hit song '867-5309/Jenny',

Retro 80s Rockers Nestor Deliver 'Teenage Rebel'
Celebrated as one of the hottest rising stars of 80s-styled hard rock, Nestor just unleashed a new lyric video for their latest anthem 'Teenage Rebel'.

80s Style Rockers Nestor Deliver 'Caroline' Video
Swedish rock ambassadors Nestor embrace influences from the 80s with a sense of nostalgia and authenticity on their brand new single 'Caroline'!

Howard Jones, ABC And Haircut 100 Taking Fans Back To The 80s This Summer
Howard Jones and ABC will be hitting stages across North America this summer with special guest Haircut 100

Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, The Motels, And Naked Eyes Announce Abducted By The '80s Tour
Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, The Motels, and Naked Eyes have joined forces to create a musical extravaganza

Prism Bitch Go 80s With 'City Nights'
Prism Bitch are excited to share their 80s inspired unstoppable force of nature new single 'City Nights.'

SUM 41, Bowling For Soup, Plain White Ts Lead Strange 80s Lineup
Charity Bomb and Unite The United Foundation are thrilled to announce Strange 80s

Metallica To Play Early 80s Set At Zazula Tribute Concert
Metallica have announced that they will be leading the lineup for a special Tribute Concert that will honor the Zazula Family and will also feature their labelmates Raven.

80s Hair Bands On This Season's The Top Ten Revealed
'80s Hair Bands' is just one of the topics that AXS TV's original countdown program 'The Top Ten Revealed' will be covering

Hooters' Eric Bazilian Takes Fans Back To The 80s With New Video
The Hooters' Eric Bazilian has released a video for his new song 'Back In The 80s'.

Weezer Go 80s Metal With 'I Need Some Of That'
Weezer have released a lyric video for their new track 'I Need Some Of That'.

Elle King and Miranda Lambert Go 80s For 'Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)'
Elle King and Miranda Lambert have teamed up for their brand new 1980s inspired wedding themed video for their new collaboration

80s Music Stars Going Back To The Basement For Special Event
A number of 1980s stars have announced that they will be staging a special the Back to the Basement virtual benefit concert

Poison's Bret Michaels Explains Missing 80s Cruise
Poison frontman Bret Michaels took to social media to explain that he was forced to pull out of The 80s Cruise under doctor's orders

Rose Tattoo Announce New Album And First U.S. Tour Since 80s
Australian rock icons Rose Tattoo have announced that they will be releasing their new studio album

Duane Morano Joined By Guest Stars On 80s Metal Inspired Album
Guitarist Duane Morano has recruited an impressive roster of guests musicians to join him as special guests

Fishbone Early 80s Lineup Launch Reunion Tour
The classic early 80s lineup of the iconic Ska/Punk band Fishbone have reunited and launched their new tour

MGMT Go Retro To The Big '80s With 'Me and Michael'
Big hair, black eyeliner, dramatic 'interpretive' dancing--MGMT have got the throwback '80s new wave vibe