In 1981 the MTV was founded and brought a
new way to enjoy the music, with video clips. The first video ever played on
MTV“Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles. MTV gave bands and artists
greater exposure for their music, making a lot of artists famous through the
world.
A lot of music styles appear in
80s, here we can quote:
The New Have, one of the biggest movements of the early 80s
grew out of the punk movement of 70s. New Wave music was a mix, with punk,
dance and other styles and made for some great pop music. The synthesizer was
the instrument that was used a lot, and the music was danceable and fun. Some
of the notable groups of the 80s include Duran Duran, New Order, Human League,
the B-52's, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, INXS, the Police and many more.
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| Duran Duran |
Metal, another big piece of 80s, became popular in 80’s but still having a strong influence in actual days. Bands like Def Leopard, Poison, Motley Crew, Cinderella, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, the Scorpions, and so many more were not only know from their music, but they all had big hair, creating the term "hair bands."
Pop and Rock, artists like Jovi, U2, Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., and Aerosmith all had hot strings of memorable hits in the 80's. Soloists Bryan Adams, Eddie Money, Sammy Hagar, Billy Joel, Tina Turner, Elton John, and Stevie Nicks all added their sounds to the mix, as well. More pop-sounding acts to hit it big included J. Geils Band, Huey Lewis and the News, Men at Work, and Stray Cats.
Rap, at the beginning of the decade, was just beginning to take its' hold on the music scene, as well. Early rap acts such as Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Curtis Blow crossed over with such rap classics as "Rapper's Delight", "The Message", and "The Breaks", respectively. In 1986 the genre took off and by the end of the decade, the term Hip Hop would be the new name for the genre as it continued to expand musically.
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| Sugar Hill Gang |
| Rock in Rio (1985) |
