Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop music history almost took a very different turn. In a recent interview, Paula Abdul revealed that her biggest hit almost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 36 years ago today, a classic pop tune by Paula Abdul sat in the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Last year, Abdul ...

Paula Abdul’s 1988 hit Straight Up sold over 1 million copies, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining ...

Paula Abdul saved her 1988 hit, "Straight Up", from the bottom of her mother's trash can, then later recorded it in a bathroom.

Pop music history almost took a very different turn. In a recent interview, Paula Abdul revealed that her biggest hit almost wasn't made. "Straight Up," the song that helped Abdul pivot from ...