Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. The “Rap God” broke ground on Detroit’s underground scene and while out in Los Angeles for a battle rap competition, his Slim Shady EP was handed to Jimmy Iovine and […]

Donna Summer rocketed to international superstardom in the mid-1970s, working with producer Giorgio Moroder on a revolutionary sound that combined elements of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica, and helping to catapult underground dance music out of the clubs of the U.S. and Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts […]

Zappa is best described in his own words, from The Real Frank Zappa Book: “One day I happened across an article about Sam Goody’s record store in Look magazine which raved about what a wonderful merchandizer he was. The writer said that Mr. Goody could sell anything—and as an example he mentioned that he had […]

Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race and class over the course of a 20-year musical career. Reveling in the soul, rock and funk influences the ‘60s and ‘70s, the writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist has won four consecutive Grammy® Awards, as well as set […]

Starting off his career anonymously, The Weeknd first broke into the music scene with his 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. Two years later, after signing to Republic Records, he compiled, remixed, and remastered versions of his 2011 mixtapes—including Thursday, Echoes of Silence, and three previously-unreleased songs—to form Trilogy. The Toronto singer/songwriter went on to release his 2013 debut studio album, Kiss Land, and the widely […]