The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort [...]

Nintendo ruled the ’80s — let’s get that fact out in the open right away. Yes, Atari had its moments (including a central role in the videogame crash of 1983), Sega was on the cusp of something great with the Genesis in 1989, and even NEC had a few rough gems with the fledgling TurboGrafx-16. [...]

Platinum Blonde will be inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame next March. The Toronto trio, which started out in 1982, is known for hits such as Not in Love, Standing in the Dark and It Doesn’t Really Matter. Led by vocalist Mark Holmes, the band also included drummer Chris Steffler [...]

  Andrew McCarthy, the star of some of the most iconic teen movies of the ’80s (Pretty in Pink, Less Than Zero), is getting back to his roots by taking on the CW’s sexy drama, Gossip Girl. McCarthy, who will direct an episode set to air in the spring, says the show’s young stars are [...]