Mental health used to be a taboo subject. Anyone with a problem was either considered overdramatic or deeply damaged and often called slurs like crazy. Even now, we use the term crazy as an insult. However, things are getting better, and that is largely thanks to the many celebrities who are using their fame to…
Melissa Etheridge released her self-titled debut album in 1988. An underground success, it peaked at No. 22 on the charts and picked up a Grammy nomination for its lead single, Bring Me Water. Three albums down the line, Etheridge went from an underground success to a mainstream one with her fourth album, Yes I Am….
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band that has been around since the late 1980s. However, its line-up has seen some significant changes over time. For those who are unfamiliar, Stone Temple Pilots was founded with Scott Weiland as lead vocalist, Dean DeLeo as guitarist, Robert DeLeo as bassist, and Eric Kretz as drummer….
Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 2010s. So far, she has released three studio albums in 2013, 2017, and 2021, which when combined with the rest of her work, have enabled her to claim a whole host of honors. To name an example, consider her two Grammys, both of…
Bobby Brown began his career with New Edition in 1978. By the mid-80s, tensions between him and the band’s management had reached breaking point. In December 1985, he left the band after being promised a solo deal with the group’s label, MCA. His first solo album, King of Stage, produced one successful single but otherwise…
Born Stephen Demitri Georgiou in in London, England, Stevens converted to Islam at age 29 and adopted the name Yusuf which means “Jesus” in Arabic. The following year, he released his last album (Back to Earth) under Cat Stevens before fully adopting his new name Yusuf in all of his subsequent releases. He would release…
Mumford & Sons is a folk rock band from London in the United Kingdom. They have been playing for almost one-and-a-half decades. However, they have already managed to release four studio albums with a fair amount of success. In particular, it should be mentioned that Mumford & Sons won the Grammy for Album of the…
In total, there are twenty-two studio albums to Deep Purple’s credit since they first formed together as a British rock band in 1968. In addition to that, there are also forty-five live albums, twenty-eight compilation albums, fifteen video albums, and forty-five singles. Founder Ian Paice is the only original band member still part of the…
The name Luke Bryan has practically become synonymous with country music. The same person who started his career working in the shadows as a songwriter for other famous artists has now become an artist that is arguably more famous than many of the people he used to write for. He’s been active as a performer…