Episode 25: Johnny Clegg: "Music was an expression of our friendship"

Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 68th birthday. Few artists have ever reached his level of fame — and perhaps even fewer paid such a complicated price for it. HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

Today, Shania Twain turns 61. She’s the woman who took country music into the pop mainstream, sold more than 100-million records and gave us some of the biggest singalong anthems of the 1990s. But behind the leopard print and infectious confidence is an extraordinary story of poverty, violence, devastating loss,…

Today, Madonna turns 68. She’s sold more than 300-million records, reinvented herself across five decades and changed the rules for women in popular music. But the Queen of Pop didn’t arrive with money, connections or an easy road to fame. Her story is one of extraordinary ambition, survival — and…

Today would have been Whitney Houston's 63rd birthday. She sold more than 220 million records, won six Grammy Awards and gave the world classics like Saving All My Love For You, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and I Will Always Love You. But behind one of the greatest voices in…

Today, Huey Lewis turns 76. With more than 30 million albums sold, a string of 1980s hits and a career forever linked to Back to the Future, Huey Lewis continues to prove that authenticity never goes out of style. HOT1027's Tara Penny takes a look…