Anything but ordinary. That's putting it mildly when describing Avril Lavigne. A skater-punk, a dynamic spirit, a true wild child. One of those rare creatures who started wowing people with her voice and character at around age 2. A small-town kid who couldn't sit still in class but had the... Read More

Seether played a style of heavy metal mostly associated with the post-grunge era of alternative music, complete with self-obsessed lyrics and a sound that mixed crunchy distortion with brooding texture. Hailing from South Africa, the group was discovered by Wind Up Records and instantly pushed to... Read More

Texas-born Jessica Simpson burst onto the entertainment scene at age 12, when she auditioned for, and was passed on by, The Mickey Mouse Club. After this setback, she attended Christian youth camp and was picked up by a small record label. She soon became a successful artist on the Christian... Read More

Amy Lynn Lee is an American singer and songwriter. She founded the band Evanescence with Ben Moody when they met at a youth camp. Ben met Amy playing Meat Loaf's "I Would Do Anything for Love" on the piano, where he eventually convinced Amy Lee to form a band. This marked the beginning of... Read More

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, John Mayer grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, the second of three sons. There, he became friends with future tennis star James Blake. Mayer attended Fairfield High School (now Fairfield Warde High School) for his freshman, sophomore, and senior year, but attended... Read More

The best things in life are indeed worth waiting for. More than a decade in the making, 213 (the supergroup of hip-hop icons Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Warren G) is set to release its explosive, long-anticipated debut album, The Hard Way. The charged collection finds the music veterans... Read More