Stereogum — The Pretenders' 1983 single "2000 Miles" is one of the all-time great new-wave Christmas songs, and it gets even better once you realize the depth of feeling that Chrissie Hynde put into it. Hynde wrote the song for original Pretenders guitarist Jame... more info
JamBase — John Prine, Cat Stevens, Missy Elliott, Jimmy Cliff, Jeff Lynne, Chrissie Hynde and more have been nominated to the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. more info
USA Today Music — Joining Missy Elliott as nominees for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame: Mariah Carey, Vince Gill, Mike Love, Jimmy Cliff and Chrissie Hynde.
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chrissie Hynde and Terry Hall have known each other since 1979, when the Pretenders frontwoman contributed backup vocals to a song from the self-titled debut by Hall’s band, the Specials. Or at least that’s when they think they met. ââ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Chrissie Hynde and Terry Hall have known each other since 1979, when the Pretenders frontwoman contributed backup vocals to a song from the self-titled debut by Hall’s band, the Specials. Or at least that’s when they think they met. ââ... more info
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Vinyl is a cultural event taking place at the IMMA/ Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin from May 5th to 7th which will see a host of big names in music coming together to talk about all things Vinyl including Kevin Shields, Cosey Fanni Tutti, S... more info
Stereogum — London has been getting a lot of Arcade Fire lately. They played London's SSE Wembley Arena on Wednesday night, and they brought Chrissie Hynde out to cover the Pretenders' "Don't Get Me Wrong." They played London's SSE Wembley Arena on Thursday nigh... more info
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Watch Chrissie Hynde lead Arcade Fire through a The Pretenders classic on Wednesday night in London.
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