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How Morris Day stole the show in ‘Purple Rain’ by writing the script’s nastiest, funniest line By

Forty years ago, on July 27, 1984, Purple Rain hit theaters and turned Prince Rogers Nelson into a movie star. But another cast member, the Time’s Morris Day, practically upstaged him....

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Howard Jones talks the great Grammy Synthesizer Showdown of ’85, accidentally inventing the keytar, and why things only keep getting better for his career By

Almost 40 years ago, something totally awesome happened at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards — something that changed not only television, but the public’s perception of electronic music. That fateful...

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Ruth Pointer talks blazing trails with ‘Fairytale’ and ‘Slow Hand,’ surviving family trauma, and keeping the Pointer Sisters’ legacy alive:  ‘Wow. I have really lived.’ By

Exactly 50 years ago – long before Beyoncé crossed over with Cowboy Carter or the breakthrough success of Black female country artists like Mickey Guyton, Brittney Spencer, Yola, Allison Russell,...

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic talks 10 years of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chances: ‘The Pixies should definitely be in the Hall way before me’  By

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 whole years since “Weird Al” Yankovic released Mandatory Fun. Al’s 14th full-length studio album made history at that time, becoming the very first comedy LP...

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Buzz Osborne talks King Dunn Tour, Melvins, and surviving the ’90s: “It’s difficult for me to look back on it like, ‘Oh yeah, the good old days.’” By

“I only seem massively creative compared to all the other lazy musicians,” Buzz Osborne modestly quips, as he discusses his prolific output in recent years. The artist also known as...

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Corey Feldman talks Limp Bizkit tour, ‘The Birthday’ comeback, and proving haters wrong: ‘The joke is on you’ By

Actor, activist, and rocker Corey Feldman turns 53 on July 16, and he is celebrating in true Corey style. On his actual birthday, he’ll kick off his first-ever arena tour...

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Fran Healy opens up about ‘emotionally intense’ Travis album ‘L.A. Times’: ‘A lot of life has happened in the last five years’ By

In 2017, Fran Healy, his partner since 1996, Nora Kryst, and their son Clay moved from Berlin to Los Angeles. “There was no plan,” the frontman for Scottish alt-rock band...

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How glam-pop phenom Jake Wesley Rogers lost on ‘AGT’ but won at life: ‘It made me really commit to being an artist’ By

  In his new music video for “Loser,” force-of-nature glam-pop artist Jake Wesley Rogers busts out a Jobriath-style modern dance improv in front of a talent show’s unimpressed judging panel....

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Ringo Starr on his ‘needed for a long time’ birthday wish: ‘I can’t demand peace and love. I can only say it.’ By

Ringo Starr held his first annual Peace & Love Birthday Celebration back in 2008, but as he celebrated his 84th birthday Sunday, during possibly one of the most chaotic and fraught...

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Il Divo talk new sound, new hope, new beginning after ‘horrifying’ tragedy: ‘It was the fans who really got us back on track’ By

“It was a bizarre time, December 2021,” says Urs Bühler, tenor singer for classical crossover quartet Il Divo. He is speaking via Zoom from Europe ahead of Il Divo’s U.S....

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