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The bigger the name, the weirder the theory. Paul McCartney became a household name when he rose to prominence as part of the Beatles in the 1960s, and his star power has held steady ever since the band broke up in 1970. But some conspiracy theorists believe that the Paul …

Since the release of his debut single “Hurricane,” Luke Combs has been on a steady trajectory to country music success. Both that song and its follow-up, “When It Rains It Pours,” hit Number One on the country charts and the North Carolina native has grown his already hefty fan base. …

Hellbound Glory’s Leroy Virgil isn’t afraid to explore the lows to which desperate people will sink. In fact, it’s kind of the Reno, Nevada native’s forte. As far as lows go, robbing a strip club would seem to rank pretty high on the list, and that’s just what Virgil does …

Out of all the country stars of the Eighties and early Nineties, George Strait was perhaps the most unlikely candidate for movie stardom. The hit-maker was notoriously reticent to do on-camera interviews, and his performances emphasized songs above attention-getting stage moves. But Strait’s unpretentious charisma made him the perfect star …

Justin Bieber and producer BloodPop recruited Julia Michaels for a remix of their electro-pop hit “Friends.” Michaels – who co-wrote the song with the two artists and her frequent writing partner Justin Tranter – weaves in a sleek croon on the first verse and harmonizes with Bieber throughout the song. …

The Eagles unveiled a remarkable live version of their classic, “Hotel California,” which will appear on the upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe edition of Hotel California, out November 24th. Recorded at the Forum in Los Angeles in October 1976 – just months before the album’s release – the live rendition of …

Garth Brooks brought music to Atlanta’s brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the first time on Thursday, October 12th, playing guinea pig in a space that had never hosted a show and hanging tough to – mostly ­– overcome a temperamental sound system. The massive steel and concrete cavern, which opened …

It might be a surprise to some that, 15 years after releasing her last record, Shania Twain was able to beat out Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato for the coveted spot atop the all-genre Billboard 200 with her new LP Now. To others, it was evidence that Twain’s role as …

In the final night of Blind Auditions on The Voice, 18-year-old Jeremiah Miller transformed the Niall Horan’s “Slow Hands” into coy fun. The second single from the One Direction member’s forthcoming solo debut Flicker, Horan’s bass-driven recording is a slinky homage to Eighties funk. But Miller, a Fort Worth, Texas …

Many artists paid respects to Tom Petty since his untimely death on Monday. NowTaylor Swift is among them.“To me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolized: complex simplicity,” she said to Rolling Stone. “It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances …