Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

In “Working Girl,” an upwardly mobile Melanie Griffith embodied Tess McGill, a secretary from Staten Island with big hair and even bigger dreams. She thought her new boss (played by Sigourney Weaver ...

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“I clean the house, and while I’m cleaning, all this stuff comes to me. I don’t know why.” Cleaning has always inspired Cyndi Lauper to write songs. “Mother used to say to ‘Please clean up the room,’ ...

LOS ANGELES — Cyndi Lauper turned “True Colors” into a defiant call for courage and the music of Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes brought waves of emotion Saturday night at the Rock & Roll ...

Last night, at the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in Cleveland, Ohio, Cyndi Lauper was inducted by Chappell Roan. Afterward, the 1980s pop star performed a medley of ...

In an ’80s pop landscape full of enormous talents and outrageous fashions, Cyndi Lauper still managed to stand out with one of the loudest voices and biggest personalities on MTV. The Queens native ...

Cyndi Lauper created the music and lyrics for the world premiere musical of "Working Girl" at La Jolla Playhouse. "Working Girl" was a hit '80s movie starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and ...

Cyndi Lauper dominated the 80s and 90s with her own version of pop music. But although the sounds were definitely unique, some of Lauper’s lyrics could just as easily be a country song. “Time After ...

In a 'Rolling Stone' Musicians on Musicians feature, Lauper told Gracie Abrams that she would "sit and play guitar" when her mother asked her to clean Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...