80s Stars' New Paths: From Music to Tech & Choreography

0:00This is entertainment and celebrity news today. Every story, every day. Not all the big names from the 1980s music scene kept selling out arenas forever. Many had one huge hit, then pivoted to New Paths. Take Thomas Dolby, whose 1982 smash she blinded me with science, made him an MTV star. He ditched music for Silicon Valley, built a tech startup and even ran music programs at top schools, like Johns Hopkins. Tony Bazel, top charts at 38, with Mickey in 1982. But she went back to her roots in choreography. She worked on hits like legally blonde and once upon a time in Hollywood. Meanwhile, bands like Toto kept touring after their Grammy suite for Toto 4 in 1983, and their song Africa blew up again as an internet meme decades later. Fans still love these tracks, with covers and samples keeping them alive. The plimpsil song, a million miles away from Valley Girl, got a second life in the speed soundtrack and a Goo Goo Dolls cover.

1:01Soft sales tainted love stayed huge, and the duo made music for 40 years until Day Ball passed away in October 2025, right before. Their final album dropped. Recent news shows some comebacks. Fine Young Cannibal's March 40 years in 2025, with a compilation and sold out London show. Lips Inc. says funky town singer Cynthia Johnson won three Grammys later, with a gospel group, proving talent sticks around. These stories remind us that 80s created lasting bives, even if the artist built quiet new lives or let songs find new fans online. Many kept creating without the spotlight, and their work echoes on. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor. Headphones in a pillow, simple idea, surprisingly addictive. S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.