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George Strait Shows Why He’s the King of Country Music: Even His “Underrated” Hits Are Solid Country Gold
George Strait is widely hailed as the King of Country music for a reason. Over the course of his career, he has launched 60 singles to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. More impor...
KISS Bassist Gene Simmons Had Some Strong Words for Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Flea
Gene Simmons isn’t the biggest fan of Flea, apparently. Gene Simmons was famously the bassist and co-lead singer of rock band KISS for decades. The musician recently opened up about his bass-pl...
Remember When: Geico Customers Had a Ratt Problem
Featuring famous musicians in advertising spots is nothing new, but the 21st century has seen a steady rise in hard rock and heavy metal musicians hawking everything from fast food to finance sof...
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3 of the Most Comforting Country Music Classics To Seek Solace In
Whether it be the changing of the seasons or that you’re just having a bad day, there is no better genre to find comfort in sadness in than country music. If you’re one of those people who is...
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3 of the Most Highly Covered Songs of All Time
Covers are abundant. Many artists have opted to pay tribute to their inspirations by trying their hand at someone else’s song. Moreover, there are several songs that are so universal that they ...
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Full Version of Alex and Eddie Van Halen’s Final Song Available for Streaming
Alex Van Halen, brother of Eddie Van Halen and co-founder of the famed rock band Van Halen, has just released a full, six-minute recording of the song “Unfinished”. The track is the very last...
“Everything Goes Back to My Father”: The Emotional Moment That Brought Roger Waters to Tears on ‘The Wall’ Tour
Despite Roger Waters’ external persona as raw, unapologetic, and brazen, not even the former Pink Floyd bassist could help but be moved to tears during a memorable moment on “The Wall” tour...
Billy Joel and His Family Attend Taylor Swift Concert the Night She Broke His Attendance Record at the Same Stadium
It looks like Billy Joel and his family are unabashed Swifties! The Piano has posted a couple of photos on his socials of himself, wife Alexis, and their two young daughters, Della and Remy, atte...
How Leslie Mándoki Escaped Communism and Formed a Simpatico Supergroup of Band Leaders
Leslie Mándoki escaped a repressive life behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary in the mid-1970s with the dream of working with some of the day’s great rock and jazz musicians. Fueled by his deter...
4 One-Hit Folk Wonders That Defined the Counterculture of the 1960s
Folk music’s golden age of the 1960s may have passed, but so many songs from that era are still loved today… and have aged surprisingly well. That being said, there are a few great folk songs...
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A Collection of Lost George Jones Recordings Will Be Available Next Month: Full Tracklist and What To Expect
A collection of previously lost George Jones recordings will hit streaming services next month. George Jones: The Lost Nashville Sessions will feature 16 classic tracks like fans have never heard...
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Jelly Roll Wants To Make Good With the People He Once Robbed: “I Really Want To Have a Conversation With Them”
One of Jelly Roll’s most admirable traits is his vulnerability. Since his career launched, Roll has been entirely transparent about his journey from convicted felon to country music star. In ad...
Ghosts of the Guitar: 4 of Rock’s Most Haunted Venues
Halloween is around the corner, but spooky happenings don’t just take place around the spookiest holiday of the year. These four famous US rock music venues reportedly are (or were) haunted, ac...
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Morgan Wallen Tops Morgan Wallen, Breaking His Own Record for Highest-Grossing Country Tour of All Time
Morgan Wallen has broken his own record for the highest-grossing country tour of all time with his One Night At A Time World Tour. He’s been on this tour since March of last year; the tour was ...
2 of Liam Payne’s Favorite One Direction Songs That He Co-Wrote With Louis Tomlinson
By the time One Direction was working on their third album Midnight Memories from 2013, the group had more creative control over their music and were writing more of the songs. Harry Styles had c...
Top 5 Spooky Country Songs for Halloween
Halloween is next week, and while people are carving pumpkins, shopping for costumes, and seeking out their fright night haunts, country music has a long history of spine-tingling spookerific son...
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3 of the Best Beatles Songs Written by Ringo Starr
John, Paul, George, and Ringo—Why does it always have to be “and Ringo?” Well, it’s a sad truth that Ringo Starr is often the overshadowed member of The Beatles due to the rest of his ban...
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3 Hit Songs Written but Not Originally Performed by Tom Petty
There is and will always be something so quintessentially American about Tom Petty. His voice just sounds like amber waves of grain. For the Gainesville, Florida-born rocker, music was in his DNA...
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Jelly Roll Snags His First-Ever No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 with ‘Beautifully Broken’ Debut
Jelly Roll‘s newest album Beautifully Broken was released earlier this month, and with it, he’s grabbed his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Not only in the U.S., but also on the U.K. ...
The Story Behind David Crosby’s Salute to Music, Co-Written With Neil Young and Graham Nash
After the release of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s chart-topping Déjà Vu in 1970, each member released prominent solo albums. Stephen Stills followed it up with his self-titled debut that ...
5 Classic Hits from Rock and Roll Legend Dion
Dion DiMucci burst onto the scene as one of the most successful acts to emerge from the doo-wop genre, both with his backing group the Belmonts and on his own. He managed to adjust to changing ta...
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“I Felt Stupid”: Tom Petty Always Regretted This Tour Choice
Tom Petty’s sixth studio album, Southern Accents, left him with more than a few commercial flops, a severely broken hand, and a controversial tour choice that the rock and roll icon always regr...
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Whitesnake Guitarist Reb Beach Reveals Whether He Thinks the Band Will Ever Tour Again
Whitesnake hasn’t performed live since 2022, when the band was forced to cut short a European farewell tour after frontman David Coverdale was sidelined with a serious respiratory infection. Co...
Rosanne Cash Honored With Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit: “I’m Sincerely Humbled”
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will spotlight the nearly 50-year career of Rosanne Cash with a new exhibit, opening December 5, 2024. Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror, which runs through...
‘The Voice’ Coach Steals “Pop Star in the Making” After Heated Battle Round
Back for its 26th season, The Voice has kicked off the Battle Rounds. Coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani have packed their teams and now must begin whittling down ...
Watch Snoop Dogg Get Surprised With Birthday Cookies From His “Bestie”
Most people would have a hard time putting Snoop Dogg into a box. The Long Beach, California-born artist (real name: Calvin Broadus, Jr.) rose to fame in the gangsta rap industry. However, he als...
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On This Day in 1976: The Who Played Its Final North American Concert with Drummer Keith Moon
On October 21, 1976, The Who played its last concert in North American with longtime drummer Keith Moon. The show, which took place at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, brought to a close the Britis...
3 Hit Songs Written but Not Originally Performed by Bob Dylan
When you’re perhaps the greatest songwriter of all time, it’s easy to hand out a few of your gems and not feel worse for wear. Such is the case for the Minnesota-born Bob Dylan, an artist kno...
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Snoop Dogg Makes Heartbreaking Decision as ‘The Voice’ ...Eagle and Gail Bliss Face off in “Bonafide Country Battle”
Season 26 of The Voice is in full swing, kicking off Battle Rounds tonight (Monday, Oct. 21.) Coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani have filled their teams and now m...
Lisa Recycles ’90s Hit “Kiss Me” on New Single “Moonlit Floor”
Following her collaboration with Rosalía on “New Woman,” Blackpink’s Lisa returns with “Moonlit Floor.” The title of Lisa’s dreamy new single is taken from Sixpence None the Richer�...
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