With his long blond hair and high cheekbones, Tom Petty looked like a central-casting rock star. The nasal whine of his voice, propensity to pick fights with the music industry, and loyalty to the ...

A Tom Petty tribute album, Petty Country, is set to arrive later this year. Among the contributors are Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart, Margo Price and many more. Two former ...

Among the many other reasons it’s so special, the Tom Petty catalog is notable for its consistency. There just aren’t any clunkers in that bunch, which is saying something considering the guy was ...

Consistency stood out as one of the defining characteristics of Tom Petty’s career. You could count on Petty delivering the goods whenever he came out with a new release. That continued even into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits rises across ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the ...

Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, many compositions just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks ...

Some final albums carry the vague air of an impending departure, the sense that an artist is coming to terms with mortality. Not Hypnotic Eye, the last record Tom Petty released with his longtime band ...

It might be easier to list the country stars who aren't a part of Petty Country, country music's celebration of rocker Tom Petty. Petty Country will be released later this year on BMLG. Dierks Bentley ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music will “come around here” when Damn the Torpedoes performs Jan. 9 at the Musikfest Café, ...

Tom Petty’s been gone for seven years, but he seems as ubiquitous as ever in 2024. The concert film Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, directed by Cameron Crowe and aired on MTV just once in 1983, ...