Originally published Aug. 19, 1985 in the Bergen Record. They came to celebrate America and New Jersey and to welcome home their hero, a regular guy who sings about the joy of growing up along the ...

Jake Thistle, a Paramus native and Asbury Park music mainstay, will make his 'American Idol' debut on the Feb. 16 episode.

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New Jersey has been at the forefront of nearly every popular music movement of the last century. This is essential listening.

World-class entertainers have delivered show-stopping performances since the event became a spectacle more than 30 years ago.

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Billy Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.

From Barbz to MAGA princess. Rap star Nicki Minaj is making headlines following her appearance at the Trump Accounts Summit, where she proudly declared herself Donald Trump’s No.1 fan. View on euronew ...

You’ve probably felt it too, that weird mix of shock and "wait, really?" when the news broke. Our girl Britney just made a massive move that has everyone checking their bank accounts and their ...

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when rock and roll dominated the Halftime Show. (I’m in my mid-30s, so even ...

Britney Spears never stops making headlines, and this time she does so with a twist that smells of freedom and a whole lot of ...