Clem Burke was the greatest drummer of the punk generation, and the hardest working man in rock and roll. He was such a vibrant, enthusiastic, vivid character, it is hard to believe he is dead, aged ...

((In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981. Read our entry below on why Blondie was our Greatest Pop Star of 1981 ...

On today’s episode of Billboard‘s Chart Rewind, we look back at Blondie hitting their first of four No. 1s on the Hot 100 with their hit “Heart of Glass” in 1979. Narrator: Blondie hit the top of the ...

There have been many venues that provided homes for crops of acts in certain periods that turned out to have pivotal place in music history. Think of Harlem’s Cotton Club or Liverpool’s The Cavern.

CALL Blondie the original mash-up band. By cross-pollinating reggae, new wave and hip-hop with a uniquely downtown New York art-punk aesthetic, the group was a major force in rock’s evolution in the ...

DVD contains 13 music videos spanning 1977 to 1982 including groundbreaking conceptual clips for "Denis" and "The Tide is High," as well as their most recent productions for "Maria" and "Good Boys," ...

One of the most versatile classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s was Blondie. Blondie songs took ideas from many genres, including disco, rock, pop, new wave, doo-wop, rap, and reggae. It’s ...

I was listening through to a Blondie greatest hit album today and came across so old tracks I quite liked. The thing I noticed on one track (Rapture circa 1980) was that it was basically a very 'rappy ...

“I Screwed Up,” a smooth dem bow apology supplemented by Spanish-language rapping from Oakland duo Los Rakas, is of the most striking and unexpected tracks on the record. According to Harry, though, ...