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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Chris Martin of Coldplay performs onstage during a concert at Wembley Stadium on August 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns) -
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Photo by Getty Images Most Musicians Dread Getting Pelted by Things From the Crowd, but It Ended up Saving Bob Dylan
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Kix Brooks (L) and Ronnie Dunn (R) of Brooks & Dunn perform "Cowgirls Don't Cry" with Reba McEntire on stage during the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 12, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage)
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John Oates (left) and Daryl Hall of American pop duo Hall and Oates, Upstate New York, 1983. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
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INDIO, CALIFORNIA – Kacey Musgraves performs at the Mojave Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella) -
1962: (L-R) Graham Nash, Don Rathbone, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bernie Calvert of the rock group 'The Hollies' pose for a portrait in 1962. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 09: Scotty McCreery performs with his band during the Windy City Smokeout on July 09, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images) -
John Paris of Earth Wind and FIre with Lou Pardini of Chicago perform live in concert at the Austin360 Amphitheater at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on July 23, 2015. (Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis via Getty Images) -
SPICEWOOD, TEXAS – MARCH 19: Willie Nelson performs in concert during the 14th Annual Luck Reunion at Luck Ranch on March 19, 2026 in Spicewood, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Colt Ford performs at Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall on August 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 19: Dierks Bentley performs onstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images) -
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Dave Grohl (L) and Josh Freese (R) of Foo Fighters perform at the Power to the Patients concert at The Anthem on March 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 19: Eric Church poses backstage after accepting the ACM Lifting Lives Award during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) -
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HE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1856 — Pictured: Musical guest Creed performs on June 16, 2000 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
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American pop and soul trio, Hues Corporation, performing on stage, July 1974. Left to right: Fleming Williams (1943 – 1992), Hubert Ann Kelley and St. Clair Lee (1944 – 2011). (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS – JUNE 12: R&B group The Pointer Sisters: Singers Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer and June Pointer attend the WBC World Super Middleweight Championship Boxing Match: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns on June 12, 1989 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – (L-R)Keith Richards and James Burton attend theClass of 2024 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) -
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin performing on stage at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 23rd September 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
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(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Pink Floyd live at Hakone Aphrodite, Kanagawa, August 6, 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) -
MINNEAPOLIS – 1986: Jack Hues of the band Wang Chung performs In Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1986. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Lisa LOEB; Lisa Loeb performing on stage (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
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UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 15: THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS Photo of BEATLES and Paul McCARTNEY, of the Beatles, performing at Alpha Television Studios, Aston, Birmingham (Photo by David Farrell/Redferns) -
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CIRCA 1966: John Lennon of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait in circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at Arco Arena on August 24, 2009 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
Etta James 1978 (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
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MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 20: Elwood Francis and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage during Noches del Botanico music festival at Real Jardin Botanico Alfonso XIII on July 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor/Getty Images) -
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 27: Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs onstage at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on October 27, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Victor Chavez/WireImage) -
American pop group, Looking Glass, circa 1972. (Photo by Gems/Redferns)