A new ranking has turned the spotlight back on one of rock's most electrifying voices, celebrating the "Queen of Psychedelic Soul" as one of the greatest female leaders the genre has ever seen. Joplin ...

On this day in 1981, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' "The Waiting" held the No. 1 spot on Billboard's newly created Rock Top Tracks chart (later renamed Mainstream Rock). Released on April 20 as the ...

Janis Joplin wasn't merely a singer and songwriter — she was a beacon of unrestrained emotion and indomitable expression. From soul-moving songs such as "Piece of My Heart" and "Little Blue Girl" to ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Nobody on this planet had (or will have) a voice quite like Janis Joplin. She died tragically young, but in the time that she had, she cemented herself as one of the greatest singers of the 20th ...