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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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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds talks sobriety: ‘I think it just kind of came to a head for me’ By

In Imagine Dragons’ new single “Bones,” frontman Dan Reynolds sings, “Feeling like a boulder hurtling/Seeing all the vultures circling/Burning in the flames, I’m working in/Turning in a bed that’s darkening.”...

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Slash recalls dangerous ‘November Rain’ video shoot and finally getting sober: ‘I didn’t have very much fear of death in those days’ By

The Guns N’ Roses legend chats with me (and my pet snake Nagel!) about his new album with side-projects Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and looks bac at the anniversary...

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Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels talks mental health awareness and helping troubled kids: ‘If you remove guilt and shame, you remove the pain’ By

Run-DMC’s Darryl “DMC” McDaniels chats with me about his children’s book, Darryl’s Dream, and about overcoming his own struggles with mental health and substance abuse. (Warning: This video contains frank...

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Yusuf looks back on ‘Harold & Maude’s’ music and message: ‘I don’t think anything like that can be done today’ By

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Hal Ashby’s dark coming-of-age comedy about a romance between a death-obsessed man in his early twenties and a fun-loving 79-year-old woman. Legendary singer-songwriter Cat...

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She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward talk ‘Elf’ origins and ‘soft cancel’ of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ By

The folk-pop duo of singer-songwriter/actress Zooey Deschanel and indie musician M. Ward talk about ow one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time, Elf, led to She &...

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Kenny G sets the record straight about his haters and that infamous Miles Davis photo: ‘If you’re around long enough, quality is always going to rise to the top’ By

Since the story behind the smooth-jazz saxman’s viral snapshot with Davis isn’t included in his new documentary, Listening to Kenny G, he takes a moment during our delightful and wide-ranging...

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