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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...

Seattle grunge stalwarts Pearl Jam have just announced a Spring tour in continued support of their chart-topping (and SPIN-praised) album Backspacer. EdVed and Co. will hit 11 cities throughout the Midwest and East Coast, kicking off in Kansas City and e

Talk about girl power! Tennessee pop-punk band Paramore -- fronted by Hayley Williams, SPIN Readers' 2009 Sex Goddess of the Year -- will headline the 2010 Honda Civic Tour, featuring Canadian pop-rock twins Tegan and Sara on opening duties! Both ac

Like green beer, the Dropkick Murphys are a St. Patrick's Day institution. And the Boston punks will celebrate the boozy holiday this year with the release of Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA, a combination live CD/DVD out March 16, the day before their belo

Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s anxiously awaited video for their The Fame Monster collaboration “Telephone” has arrived as a nine-minute-and-thirty-second mash-up of lesbian prison porn, campy sexploitation flicks and insidery winks at the two divas’ pu

Photo: AFP/Getty Two years ago American Idol celebrated the music of the Fab Four, and next week the show’s Top 12 will pick up that rockin’ tradition by belting out songs by “the Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World,” the Rolling Stones. Host R