Beautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle.

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history.

Joan Jett grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was off limits to girls and women, but as a teenager, she promptly blew the door to the boys’ club right off its hinges.

Sublime with Rome, the ska alternative rock group from California, was formed in 2010 by Rome Ramirez and Eric Wilson.

Lewis grew up in Springfield, Vermont, listening to his grandparents’ country eight-tracks.