The 80's music Like many other decades, the 1980s was a decade where music was a way to chronicle the times and events of the era. In some ways, the musical genres during the 1980s redefined the way many bands and artists made new music and it still continues to influence music today. Many of the musicians during the 1980s are still popular today. However, other artists enjoyed a modicum of success during the decade and they are not even widely recognized today, save for the television programs that strive to reunite the bands and give exposure to artists of the time.
An important event for the music industry happened during the 80's. On 1st August of 1980, MTV (Music Television) was first launched. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs. Plenty of artists got famous from MTV as it was aired globally. MTV is still continuing to release and give us good music to listen to today. During the 80's, a lot of different genres of music were very popular one of which was pop music. Michael Jackson and Madonna especially were big in this particular genre back then. Michael Jackson's Thriller album from 1982 was and still remains as the best-selling album of all time. It sold as many as 110 million copies worldwide. Being the biggest selling artist of that decade he was no doubt the biggest star of the 1980s. Other genres that were a hit during the 80's were rock - from hard rock and heavy metal to alternative rock - hip hop, contemporary R&B, electronic and country music. Artists such as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Elton John were listed as some of the best artists of the decade by the Billboard Magazine. |