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When Priscilla Renea was a teenager, she was confronted with the hard reality of having to fend for herself. She’d grown up a sheltered kid in Vero Beach, Florida, but her determination to become a musician, along with youthful rebellion, led her parents to kick her out of the house. …

Getting a good night’s sleep is rarely a guaranteed thing for an on-the-road musician, but Chris Young is probably sleeping easy these days as he makes plans to expand his first headlining arena tour with a string of 15 new dates and supporting appearances from Dan + Shay, Morgan Evans, …

A wise man once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” and there may be no better mantra to summarize the life of Paul Cauthen. Full throttle, flat out, and with no margin for error, the Texas songwriter knows all about the art of the crash-and-burn. Which is what makes …

Three years ago, Bryan Adams was crisscrossing the globe for the Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour, supporting the chart-topping album that made him a star at the age of 25, with the forever hit “Summer of ’69” and the power ballad “Heaven.” “It was a hell of a rollercoaster to suddenly …

Xtina is, hands down, one of the greatest vocalists of her generation. And she has spent the better part of two decades figuring out what exactly to do with that voice. There was the bubblegum of her self-titled 1999 debut and her transition into R&B-infused, low-rise jean’d adulthood. Then came …

Kenny Chesney has announced the track list for his new album Songs for the Saints. Due July 27th, the LP is Chesney, a part-time resident in the Virgin Islands, putting his money where his mouth is: all proceeds from sales of the album will benefit the Love for Love City …

It’s always pleasantly disconcerting to watch a bohemian legend settle into domesticity – even more so in the case of Perry Farrell, onetime bard of drugs and group sex. But while the Jane’s Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza co-founder is now a married dad who turns 60 next year, his artistic …

Kelsea Ballerini‘s “I Hate Love Songs” has had music video potential written all over it ever since it appeared on her Unapologetically LP last fall. Not surprisingly, the newly released video for the song is a playful romp that flouts the most tired and played-out romantic clichés. Directed by Tracie …

Sam Hunt took a sidewalk tour of Nashville’s honky-tonks as he gave the live performance debut of his new single “Downtown’s Dead.” Seated at the bar of Legends Corner on Broadway and 5th Avenue, Hunt begins singing and proceeds to make his way out into the street, where he struts …

Foo Fighters pulled a prank on fans Tuesday in Gothenberg, Sweden, where Dave Grohl severely broke his leg after falling off the stage three years ago. In the opening moments of the band’s return to Gothenberg’s Ullevi Stadium, a fake “Dave Grohl” joined his bandmates onstage and ran out onto …