On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

Disco music originated in the 1960s at underground venues popular with LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx Americans. But it wasn't ...

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Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What ...

Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.Pa'lante Theater Company (158 Grand St. in Waterbury)"El Plátano Maduro (The Ripe Plantain)"Jorge M. Merino, 2022, United StatesDominican-Canadian singer-songwriter Rafael Energía Dom ...

The Courant’s arts picks for Jan. 12-18 include a concert by three legendary guitarists, Billy Joel’s backup band and a night ...

The sheer scale of Michael Jackson’s fame can sometimes overshadow the music itself. From the moment he danced into America’s ...

Disco's death was greatly exaggerated, argue the filmmakers behind "Disco's Revenge," a new documentary that aims to ...

Fashion designer Ralph Lauren, whose name has become synonymous with preppy-chic, was awarded the Presidential Medal of ...

Most current Tufts students can't remember 1979. This lapse in memory is most likely not the ... Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalype Now premiered in theatres and the Sugar Hill Gang started the hip hop ...