In 1982, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album '1999,' and it made him a superstar.

'Sign o' the Times' is the last R&B masterpiece before the influence of rap on the future of mainstream music became undeniable.

Not only is 'Purple Rain' Prince's best known and bestselling album, but it's actually the top selling record to ever come out of Minnesota - selling more than 13 million copies and effectively putting Minneapolis on the map.

Best known as the frontwoman of Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace has been a formidable player in the punk rock community since the late '90s.

Billie Holiday's soulfully unique singing style is considered to be one of the greatest jazz voices of all time.

The headline of Billie Eilish's career is her remarkably quick rise to fame, but it's the talent fueling that rise that makes her a Musicheads Essential Artist.

Sleater-Kinney have had one of the most undeniable runs of amazing records in modern rock history.

Debbie Harry's personal mix of cool sexuality and streetwise style makes her a standout to this day. She was always ahead of her time.

A gospel prodigy and the matriarch of R&B, Etta James didn't just sing the blues: she lived them.

Jackie Shane was a versatile performer who could sing to the rafters with a ballad, fill the dance floor with a hit, or bring an audience to its knees with her messages of tolerance and self-love.