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Three years before he charted his first No. 1 country hit, a Nudie-suited Rucker tenderly crooned “Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch” and frolicked with Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders in a 'Willy Wonka'-meets-'Hee Haw' wonderland. -
Years Before Beyoncé, Swamp Dogg Was Playing Black Country Music. Now He's Back With 'Blackgrass'
For Swamp Dogg, Black country music is nothing new. The 81-year-old singer-musician-songwriter born Jerry Williams Jr. has been dabbling in country music for decades. -
Don McLean on His Love of American Music and One of His Lesser-Known Musical Heroes
More than five decades after his masterwork, "American Pie," McLean is eulogizing the "American Boys" who "invented rock and roll" on his new album of the same name. -
How Bronski Beat's 'Smalltown Boy' Shifted Queer Culture in a Big Way: 'Everything Was Changing in 1984'
"Smalltown Boy" just sparked a new TikTok dance challenge, but 40 years ago, video director Bernard Rose's grim, groundbreaking depiction of suburban homophobia had a huge impact on '80s queer kids. -
Andrew Barth Feldman Approved of Reneé Rapp as His 'Little Shop' Co-Star
While "No Hard Feelings" star Andrew Barth Feldman has his opening night in "Little Shop of Horrors" with "Modern Family" alum Sarah Hyland tonight, he once thought Reneé Rapp would "shatter the Earth" as Audrey in the musical. -
'Austin' Singer Dasha Wants You to Know She’s More Than Just a TikTok Star
If you've been on TikTok at all within the past few months, you've undoubtedly heard Dasha's single, "Austin," featuring the lyrics "Did your boots stop workin'? / Did your truck break down? / Did you burn through money? / Did you ex find out?" However, that song was just the beginning. -
Vanessa Hudgens on Her Dream Coachella Duet, 'Spring Breakers,' and Life After 'High School': 'I Didn't Want to Keep Playing the Girl Next Door'
The 'Masked Singer' Goldfish isn't the weirdest role of Hudgens's career — nor is it even her most iconic outfit, since she's also known as the "Queen of Coachella" for her festival fashion. -
Asher HaVon, the First Openly Queer 'Voice' Champ, and Coach Reba McEntire Talk Historic Win: 'I Pray Other LGBTQIA People Can Find Their Reba'
Asher — who only recently came out, felt "broken," and once questioned if he even "belonged" on 'The Voice' — opens up about how his coach made him feel "unstoppable," while ally Reba discusses her "love and respect" for her gay fans. -
New Opry Inductee Lainey Wilson Recalls Early Days, Impersonating Hannah Montana: 'I'd Run Backstage and Put My Wig On'
"There was a time after I hung the wig up and I quit being Hannah Montana, I thought about picking it back up, because I was like, 'Man, I was killing it in high school!' And then I got to Nashville and tried to be myself and for years — for 13 years — and I was broke." -
Why Seal Didn't Want to Release 'Kiss From a Rose': '3 Grammys and 8 Million Album Sales Later, I Finally Like It'
Thirty years after its release, Seal's unexpected, unintentional signature song remains his power, his pleasure, his pain. -
Wynonna on Whether She'd Join the 'American Idol' Panel: 'I'm a Judd, Not a Judge'
With sage advice to contestants like "get out there, spread your toes, squeeze your butt together, and sing from your toenails," Wynonna would make for must-see TV. -
Fantasia Talks Sweet Success, 20 Years After 'American Idol' Win: 'There Were Times When They Kind of Counted Me Out'
Life hasn't always been a fairytale for the Season 3 winner, but now that she's experiencing the greatest successes of her career so far, Fantasia is finally getting her happy ending. -
Katy Perry on How Her 'American Idol' Finale 'Biggest Skirt Ever' Featured 168 Contestants' Faces and Was Created in Just 'Days'
"It was just going to be a pretty skirt with a silver top, and I was like, 'No, let's do something. Let's make a moment. Let's pay homage to all the contestants.'" -
Lisa Loeb on the Staying Power of Her 'Stay' Video, 30 Years Later
Loeb opens up about the "million takes" and scrapped band version of her Ethan Hawke-directed video, the story behind her little black dress (which wasn't actually black!), whether "Stay" really was filmed in one shot, and how her signature song strangely doesn't have a chorus. -
With 'Enjoy Youth,' Bright Light Bright Light Gets His Groove Back: 'I'd Stopped Being in Love With Life'
Following a career-derailing pandemic, tough 40th birthday, and relentlessly bleak news cycle, electronic musician, DJ, and LGBTQ+ activist Rod Thomas is finally "having more fun making pop music than I did in my twenties" and "cultivating moments of joy" on his bop- and cameo-packed fifth album.
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