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Trisha Yearwood’s triumph over tough times drives her new music. read complete article

Mary J. Blige is intent on inspiring and empowering other women to reach their potential. But first, she had to overcome her own demons.

The Vatican has decreed that 10 rock CDs rule supreme — and critics are squabbling over the surprisingly "liberal" list

Photo: Coppola/Getty John Mayer the musician has been carefully cultivating John Mayer the brand over the last 10 years. He’s merged his acoustic singer-songwriter persona with his blues-virtuoso alter-ego, developed the logos on his tour T-shirts and

Welcome to the weekly SPIN.com feature "Name That Band!" in which we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some of our favorite artists. (See past episodes of Name That Band! here.) This week: Oklahoma City alt-rock icons and recent S

Last week Beatles fans got the unsettling news that EMI had plans to sell off Abbey Road Studios to raise money for its cash-strapped parent company, Terra Firma. After rockers and fans protested the decision, the label announced this weekend that it will

The Black Eyed Peas captured the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second straight week as “Imma Be” bought off the continually rising Young Money track “Bedrock,” which moved up one spot to Number Two. Between “Imma Be,” “Boo

Saturday Night Live returned from its Winter Olympics hiatus this weekend with a killer sketch poking fun at the “We Are the World 25 For Haiti” single, where SNL cast members and guest host Jennifer Lopez assumed the guises of stars who didn’t take

STEVIE WONDER Innervisions (MOTOWN) With Talking Book, soul hit-machine Stevie Wonder created a modern album to be reckoned with: “You Are The Sunshine of My Life” and “Superstition” topped the r&b and pop charts, earning three Grammys in the pro

STORY: Luke O'Neil Scan the front pages of the tabloids on display at the store or take a quick stroll through the tangle of online celebrity gossip sites that have become popular, and it doesn't take long to realize that we're all apparently fa...

Skip Matheny—former bartender in a retirement community and currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle — caught up with Alex Turner and Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys before their show in Chicago, Illinois, last fall. What’s your favorite d

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