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Black and white close-up photograph of Dolly Parton

How Dolly became the world's most-loved star

By Dorian Lynskey

A black-and-white photo of the members of ? and the Mysterians (Credit: Getty Images)

The story of the US's unlikeliest one-hit wonder

By Matt Glazebrook

Total Eclipse of the Heart is the most epic song

By Fraser Morris

The four members of Kraftwerk performing on stage with a radioactive symbol against a bright neon yellow screen behind them (Credit: Getty Images)

The 1976 song that became an anti-nuclear anthem

By Arwa Haider

Black-and-white photo of Connie Converse sits a table playing guitar (Credit: The Musick Group / Heroic Cities LLC)

She was a folk-music genius. Then she vanished

By Thomas Hobbs

The Eagles performing in 1976 (Credit: Getty Images)

How the Eagles' Greatest Hits broke the US charts

By Matt Glazebrook

How Stevie Wonder's joyful hit song changed the US

By Diane Bernard

A black and white close up of Paul Robeson (Credit: Getty Images)

How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon

By Matt Glazebrook

D'Angelo in a still from his music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Credit: D'Angelo/ YouTube)

Fans missed the point of D'Angelo's Untitled video

By Hillary Crosley Coker

Sabrina Carpenter lies on a pink bedspead in a red dress, with her hands crossed across her chest

Why pop stars embracing sex is still controversial

By Clare Thorp

Madonna still from music video in 1998 against a purplish-blue background (Credit: Getty Images)

Why Madonna's Ray of Light is 2025's hottest LP

By Nick Levine

The members of the band The Eagles (Credit: Henry Diltz Photography)

Intimate images of 'the real Hotel California'

By Deborah Nicholls-Lee

A black and white close up of Ma Rainey smiling (Credit: Getty Images)

The taboo-busting 'out and proud' 1928 anthem

By Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Keyboard player Patrick Mwondela and frontman, Emmanuel Chanda or "Jagari" of Witch performing on stage in 2024 (Credit: Lizzie Austin)

The 70s rock band putting 'Zamrock' on the map

By Shaun Curran

A close up of a young Eminem (Credit: Getty Images)

The album that sent shockwaves through the '00s

By Thomas Hobbs

Composite of a coloured picture of Tupac and Afeni Shakur in black and white (Credit: Getty Images

The rap anthem that immortalised single mothers

By Thomas Hobbs