Gwen Stefani is well known for her time as the lead singer of No Doubt and her humorous, self-effacing take on hyperfeminine stereotypes. However, as a solo artist, she has also seen stunning success. You may have seen the news of her recent 2021 wedding to fellow singer Blake Shelton, but did you know they’ve…
It’s been over a decade since the four British and on Irish boys from across the pond took the world of pop music by storm with the formation of the boy band One Direction. The group composed of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson rose quickly to the elevated status…
Rihanna is one of the most successful singers to emerge in the last couple of decades. For proof, look no further than the fact that she is believed to have a net worth of $1.7 billion, which is enough to make her the wealthiest female musician in the entire world. So far, Rihanna has released…
As both a composer and a performer, Carole King’s place in music history can’t be overstated. Along with Gerry Goffin, she wrote some of the biggest hits for the biggest artists of the 50s and 60s, from Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield to the Monkees and the Animals. Her 1971 album Tapestry is one of…
DMX had his ups and downs throughout his music career as a rapper. If he’s one of your favorites or not, the 74 million album sales are evidence that Earl Simmons has made it to a status of high elevation by fans. He made history by dropping two albums that went to number one in…
Jon Pardi is a California native who had a passion for country music from the time he was very young. He was influenced by some of the greatest artists in the industry like George Jones and George Strait. He headed for Nashville, Tennessee in 2008, to pursue his passion for performing country music. He got…
Sixty-four-year-old Dwight Yoakam has released a stunning forty-six singles in his prolific career. Since his debut in 1985, the singer-songwriter has consistently created excellent country music and toured throughout five decades. Dwight is well known for pioneering his own style of country music, and his song Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a part of…
Fleetwood Mac are a band that have seen their troubles. There’s the mental health struggles, the drugs, the ever-changing lineups, the divorces, the breakups, and, most recently, the firing of Lindsey Buckingham (for the second and probably not the last time) in 2018. But for all the turmoil, it’s the music that defines them. While…
Few bands had Rush’s longevity. The band formed in 1968 and continued recording all the way through to 2012, eventually calling it a day in 2015. In total, they released 19 studio albums,14 of which went platinum and 3 of which went multi-platinum in the US. They endured personal tragedies, changing styles, commercial failings, and…