Concert crowds are supposed to roar when George Strait walks onto a stage. For more than four decades, the King of Country has watched tens of thousands of people rise to their feet at the sound of familiar songs, singing every word as though those melodies belonged to their own families. But according to an…
For Paul McCartney, John Lennon has never completely disappeared. More than four decades after Lennon’s death, his voice, humor and presence still seem to surface in unexpected places — in an old photograph, inside a familiar song, during a concert and even in Paul’s dreams. A story circulating among Beatles fans claims that in late…
▶ Watch the full video at the end of the article. Just over a week after Amy Grant was rushed to the hospital following a frightening bicycle accident in Nashville, Vince Gill walked onto the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium carrying something far heavier than his guitar. His wife was at home recovering, their…
Long before Paul McCartney became one of music’s most enduring legends, there was a period when the noise suddenly stopped. The Beatles were breaking apart, business meetings had become painful, and the young man who had spent most of his twenties surrounded by screaming crowds found himself searching for somewhere he could simply breathe. Paul…
▶ Watch the full video at the end of the article. Some country songs tell a love story. “Remember When” feels as though it opens the door to an entire life. When Alan Jackson released the deeply personal ballad in the early 2000s, he was already one of country music’s most successful stars, with decades…
For most of his career, George Strait has never needed elaborate speeches to explain what matters to him. The cowboy hat, the quiet smile and the songs have usually been enough. But on December 4, 2021, during his Strait to Vegas show at T-Mobile Arena, the King of Country allowed thousands of fans to witness…
For Paul McCartney fans, a new album is already an event. But this week, the celebration surrounding The Boys of Dungeon Lane has taken an especially colorful turn. McCartney’s official channels have launched a special “Trivia Tuesday” competition offering one lucky fan the chance to win what can fairly be called the ultimate collector’s bundle:…
For more than sixty years, Barbra Streisand has seemed almost inseparable from motion — another recording, another film, another creative idea, another cause she felt compelled to speak about. At 84, however, a deeply emotional story circulating online is presenting a quieter picture of the entertainment legend. The account claims that her only son, Jason…
At 84, Barbra Streisand could easily allow six decades of music, film and awards to speak for her. But a dramatic story circulating online imagines the legendary performer doing the opposite: confronting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, pulling her music and collaborations from Amazon over what the story describes as his political alignment with Donald Trump,…
By the end of 1966, Barbra Streisand was already living a life that seemed almost impossibly large for someone only 24 years old. Broadway audiences had fallen in love with her as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, her records had established her as one of America’s most distinctive new voices, and her first television special,…