The Hip-Hop Trailblazer Who Demanded Recognition — and Pay — for Her Work

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How Did Humans End Up Smooching on the Lips? It May Have Started Out With a 21-Million-Year-Old Kiss

Kissing, for all popularity, is a bit of a mystery. Scientists have long debated when humans’ ancestors first put their lips together, and whether the act is simply a cultural trait. A new study ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1994, This Country and Folk Icon Was at No. 1 With a Grammy-Winning Single That Features Trisha Yearwood Backing Vocals

Not only did Carpenter have a No. 1 hit with “Shut Up And Kiss Me”, but it also won her a Grammy Award, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song was also nominated for Best Country Song.
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Why Gene Simmons Wishes KISS Was 'Smarter and Better' at Trying to Help Former Bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss

Frehley, who died in October, left the band in 2002, while Criss departed the band in 2004 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...