George Michael has been many things, depending on the mood and the moment: British funkateer, jazzy saloon singer, pop icon, pure iconoclast. But whether he was cavorting with supermodels and playing o …

You can gauge the length of George Michael's journey from candy-coated pinup boy to full musical maturity by backing both ends up against each other. It's hard to believe that the teen idol spinning ou …

With its propulsive beat and irresistible swing, the 2005 scorcher "Rakata" was Wisin & Yandel's first massive single - and a genre-defining reggaet=n anthem. "Quftame el Dolor" and "Abusadora" are fro …

There have been multiple lineup changes over nearly four Yes decades, but the force is still strong. From the arrival of keyboard wiz Rick Wakeman in 1971 through the crossover perfection of "Owner of  …

The megahits are here, and "Livin La Vida Loca" is revealed as the clever rock-pop classic that it always was. But when you listen to songs like "She's All I Ever Had" and "La Copa de la Vida" (the lat …

With bookish lyrics, well-chiseled features, and a sexual ambivalence that only added to his mystique, Morrissey was the thinking girl's - or guy's - '80s alt-rock poster boy. But he didn't soar to tha …

In the four years of their recording career, the Smiths established one of the most original, influential sounds ever unleashed in the alt-rock universe. The mournful-but-magical ballad "I Know It's Ov …

It's one thing to overcome homelessness and addiction, but Kem also managed to move 10,000 copies of his Kemistry debut before Motown scooped him up for a five-album deal. And what a find Kem was - a n …

Brian Eno took the innovative techniques he discovered as a musician - from his art-rock exploits with Roxy Music to his trailblazing electronic "sound paintings" - and applied them to his work with a  …