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Linda Ronstadt steamrolled through the '70s with a stream of hot-selling singles and well-appointed albums. You can't go wrong with any of those records, but Simple Dreams, from 1977, probably stands out as the commercial and artistic peak. From that album came Ronstadt's smash hit version (No. 5 on Billboard) of Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy." What is the song about? Why did Ronstadt decide to cover it? And how did this "afterthought" become one of her...

Record Store Day's list of nearly 400 exclusive vinyl titles can be overwhelming. We've broken down top picks in rock, hip-hop, jazz and other genres.

Minnesotan Shannon Gibney won the American Library Association’s Michael L. Printz Honor award for “The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be” (Dutton Books for Young Readers),  a speculative memoir of transracial adoption. The award is given for excellence in young adult literature. She was among winners of ALA Youth Media awards announced Monday […]

Kao Kalia Yang and Shannon Gibney were both honored by the American Library Association.

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Country star Ashley McBryde will be making a stop in Eastern Iowa next summer!

ABC/Connie ChornukAshley McBryde recently released her new album, The Devil I Know. Apart from its lead single, "Light On In The Kitchen," the 11-track project also features a song called "Blackout Betty." Speaking with ABC Audio, Ashley discussed the genesis of the song and a lesser-known fact about her party persona. "It was me and Nicolette Hayford and Aaron Raitiere, and we were writing one day and I was a little hungover — not proud of it, but I was. We wr...

ABC/Connie ChornukAshley McBryde recently released her new album, The Devil I Know. Apart from its lead single, "Light On In The Kitchen," the 11-track project also features a song called "Blackout Betty." Speaking with ABC Audio, Ashley discussed the ...

ABC/Connie ChornukAshley McBryde recently released her new album, The Devil I Know. Apart from its lead single, "Light On In The Kitchen," the 11-track project also features a song called "Blackout Betty." Speaking with ABC Audio, Ashley discussed the genesis of the song and a lesser-known fact about her party persona. "It was me and Nicolette Hayford and Aaron Raitiere, and we were writing one day and I was a little hungover — not proud of it, but I was. We wr...