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Michelle Branch talks new album, marital troubles: ‘In a perfect world, we’ll figure out a way to make it work’ By

Shortly after a very temporary public split from and reconciliation with her husband Patrick Carney, the singer-songwriter sits down with me for a discussion of her new album The Trouble...

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Jackie Evancho talks Joni covers album, anorexia recovery: ‘I’m not the same person I was when I was 10′ By

America’s Got talent opera prodigy Jackie Evancho speaks at length with me about her eating disorder, growing up in the public eye, why she did an album of all Joni...

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Dolly Parton talks lost Elvis song, the story behind her best ’9 to 5′ line, and navigating showbiz: ‘You gotta look like a woman and think like a man’ By

The country legend chats with me about her missed opportunity to meet Elvis Presley, her best 9 to 5 line, and how she’s handled working in the entertainment industry for...

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Julian Lennon comes to terms with family legacy with ‘Jude’ album, ‘Imagine’ cover: ‘Breaking through any fear and anxiety I used to have’ By

As the son of a Beatle, Julian Lennon was perhaps destined to go into music, launching his impressive recording career in 1984 with Valotte. That hit album yielded two top...

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Shania Twain talks feminism, sexism and breaking barriers: ‘I was always fighting my feminine curves in order to be taken seriously’ By

The country superstar chats with me about her new Netflix documentary, learning to embrace her femininity, the joys of going braless, and paving her own way in a sexist industry....

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Nelson open up about their fraught family history, their father’s plane crash, and why they were never just ‘Milli Vanilla’ By

Gunnar and Matthew Nelson open up to me about their misunderstood career and the death of their famous father, Ricky Nelson....

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Sheryl Crow talks gun control, 26 years after Walmart battle: ‘It’s devastating that we’re still having these conversations’ By

Sheryl Crow sits down with me to discuss her new Showtime documentary, Sheryl. In this extended interview, she talks about her career and how it has intersected with her personal...

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Kylie Minogue talks 35-year career, surviving cancer and being ‘anointed’ by Nick Cave By

Few pop stars as have enjoyed a career as dazzling and lasting as Kylie Minogue’s. It seems everything the “Golden” singer touches actually turns to gold. However, the 54-year-old icon...

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Maxwell Caulfield on coming to terms with underrated cult classic ‘Grease 2′: ‘I used to be almost an apologist for the film’ By

“You have my undivided attention, young lady,” Maxwell Caulfield says bemusedly, as he notices my Grease 2 T-shirt. The British stage actor’s big-screen debut took place 40 years ago, when...

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Randy Jackson says singing shows are ‘too nice’: ‘There’s very little truth being told’ By

Twenty years ago, in April 2002, a little show called American Idol began its first “Search for a Superstar.” Jackson was tough on Idol contestants, but of course not as...

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