The 1990s are often thought of as the definitive era of modern traditional country -- but don't underestimate the 1980s.

More music news and reviews: This article was originally published on audiophix.com as 5 popular songs from the 1980s that are still awful now.

The music of the 1980s reflected the era's sweeping cultural shifts and technological advancements, producing a diverse array of sounds and styles that continue to influence contemporary music.

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While long-term commercial success in the music industry is understandably the goal for most professional musicians, not everyone is so lucky, as these 1980s and 1990s bands came to find out the ...

No label was more responsible for the rise of grunge music than Sub Pop. These are three 1990s songs from Sub Pop that still hit hard.

The spinning song Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson.