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You may have already seen our Loud Lists of the 15 Greatest Drum Intros and the 15 Greatest Bass Intros of all time, so now we’re rounding out the lesser-utilized instruments to kick off a classic track with the 15 Greatest Vocal Intros of All Time...

A Barbra Streisand anecdote about new love ultimately helped Aerosmith score their first No. 1 with 1998's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." The singer was discussing a budding relationship with fiance James Brolin while appearing on a 20/20 report by Barbara Walters (as related in a new feature about "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" at the Ringer)...

Smashing Pumpkins don't officially kick off their "Bright and Oh So Shiny" tour until July 12, but the band got the buzz rolling with a pair of Los Angeles-based appearances this past week. The group played a club show at the Troubadour and later returned to a house where they had done promotional shoots two decades ago to recapture the vibe of the "1979" era...

The median income for a U.S. musician is just $21,300 per year, according to a new survey. The Music Industry Research Association published a report built from 1,227 responses, which showed that 61 percent of artists had to rely on other work to cover their living expenses...

Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton has announced that the band created a charity named after him, with the aim of raising funds for a new type of treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The illness, which forced Tipton to retire from the band’s touring lineup after being diagnosed 10 years ago, is thought to affect more than 6 million people, most of them 60 or older, and currently has no cure... Read

TMZ is reporting that Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been readmitted to a hospital in the Los Angeles area. He is allegedly dealing with a staph infection and cellulitis, which is a type of skin infection. Doctors are reportedly seeing how his body responds to blood thinners, in hopes that the clots don't make their way to his heart or lungs...

If Paul McCartney is planning to be a guest at an upcoming affair, be sure to have the band practice a Beatles song or two in case he decides to sit in. That's what happened over the weekend when he sang at his nephew's wedding...

Code Orange are playing Jay-Z’s annual Made in American festival, and fans are incredibly confused about seeing the band on the bill alongside headliners Nicki Minaj and Post Malone. Made in America has a history of booking a handful of rock artists each year...

Bob Seger's doctor has cleared him to hit the road again.

Nearly two years after Prince's death, the complicated fight to determine the beneficiaries of his estate — and its value — still has no end in sight.

The Gibson company's public struggle to find a way forward through potentially catastrophic financial woes could reach a definitive turning point over the next few months.

Alice Cooper laughed off his experiences of a car crash and the Hawaiian nuclear attack warning that took place in the run-up to his 70th birthday.