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Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad: The Song That Showed Us Prince Had Moves Like Jagger

Rob Sheffield

People love to compare great music stars. Some fans watching an old clip saw Prince in 1979 and thought one ...

Why We All Heard Teddy Swims’ “Bad Dreams” Wrong

Rob Sheffield

Millions of people have listened to a song and felt they knew exactly what it was about. That is what ...

The “Purple Rain” You Love Hides a Darker Secret

Rob Sheffield

Did you know the song “Purple Rain” is the reason we have “Parental Advisory” stickers? It is true. The album ...

Why Prince Became a Symbol: It Was Not Just About a Name

Rob Sheffield

Remember when the music superstar Prince suddenly became a symbol you could not even say? Many people thought it was ...

Cher’s Revenge: The Night She Stole Her Crown Back

Deborah L. Jacobs

Las Vegas, 1991. The lights drop. A single spotlight hits Cher. She’s about to sing “Bang Bang,” but she’s not ...

Want Your Music to Go Viral? Just Ask Teddy Swims and His Bold Tattoo!

Rob Sheffield

How do you get everyone to talk about your new music? Teddy Swims found an amusing way. He decided to ...

“The Everlasting Now”: When Prince Shared the Stage With His Funk Dream Team

Rob Sheffield

How many music legends can you fit on one stage? In 2002, Prince decided to find out on The Tonight ...

Prince Saw the End of the World and Threw a Party

Rob Sheffield

Many people in the 1980s were deeply worried about nuclear war. Prince and his band watched an HBO documentary about ...

Cher’s Shocking Dating Pattern: The Truth About Her Younger Men

Deborah L. Jacobs

Cher’s love life never stops surprising fans. The icon has consistently chosen men decades younger breaking every rule in the ...

A Thank You Note That Saved a Life: How Teddy’s Journey Connects Us All

Rob Sheffield

For everyone who ever stopped and asked, “Who is that?” When they heard his voice, Teddy Swims has something special ...