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Ian Hunter established himself as one of the most inventive hard rock songwriters of the early 1970s, setting the stage for punk rock with his clever, cutting songs with Mott the Hoople, then has continued on as a long-running solo artist who is still recording well into his 80s. He spent the first part of the '70s toiling away with Mott, eventually finding fame once they received a David Bowie-assisted glam makeover with 1972's "All the Young Dudes." Hunter stuck with the band for two more years, racking up such hit singles as "All the Way from Memphis" and "Roll Away the Stone" before he embarked on a solo career; he retained a connection to Mott's crunching, witty rock & roll but followed his own idiosyncratic path. Hunter eked out some success on American rock radio, especially after he gave himself a slight new wave makeover at the dawn of the '80s, but many of his best-known songs would be discovered years later: "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," a U.K. hit for Hunter in 1975, turned into an American smash when covered by Great White in 1989, while "Cleveland Rocks" became the theme song to the sitcom The Drew Carey Show in 1995. These latter-day successes didn't necessarily boost Hunter's commercial fortunes. Rather, he just kept steadily working, writing and recording new albums and taking them out on tour into the 2010s, releasing Defiance in 2023, months before his 84th birthday – his longevity an accomplishment in its own right.

A singer and songwriter since childhood, Gwen Stefani has sold close to 30 million records as the front woman for the band No Doubt and as a multi-platinum solo artist. Gwen took her time to carefully craft her new album This Is What The Truth Looks Like, her most personal work to date. With intimate songs such as Make Me Like You , Misery Truth and Used To Love You combined with the stellar productions from producers Mattman & Robin, Greg Kurstin, JR Rotem and Stargate, there is an emotional through line to the album that highlights Gwen s songwriting and impassioned themes of love and loss that are universally felt worldwide. Deluxe Edition features 5 bonus tracks.