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How Bronski Beat's 'Smalltown Boy' Shifted Queer Culture in a Big Way: 'Everything Was Changing in 1984'
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Darius Rucker Had It His Way: How His Bonkers Burger King Ad Cheddar-Paved the Way for His Country Career
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. -
Don McLean on His Love of American Music and One of His Lesser-Known Musical Heroes (Hint: It's Not Buddy Holly!)
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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'
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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. -
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." -
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.'" -
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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