Cars and music are woven into the fabric of American culture. Artists have sung about cars and the open road since the early 1900s, and, regardless of genre, cars — and trucks — still serve as musical ...

From 1978 to 1988, the Cars were a model contemporary rock band—and ubiquitous on radio and MTV. The band’s arresting sound was evident from their very first single, “Just What I Needed”: Synthesizer ...

Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the Cars were one of the most popular bands in rock. With an original sound that blended classic rock, sleek New Wave and catchy pop, the Boston-based group — ...

Following Primary Wave Music’s acquisition of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek’s publishing catalog last year, the company has acquired the bandmembers’ artist royalties as well. No further terms of the deal ...