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A Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic has been named one of the top songs of 1976, but it wasn't a hit when it was released 50 years ago. The song "American Girl" was recently ranked at No. 7 on ...

Hundreds of thousands of teens are putting on their prom dresses to a song older than they are. While Tom Petty may have written "Mary Jane's Last Dance" to get out of a record deal, three decades ...

Once an artist releases a song into the world, they have little to no control over how listeners will perceive it, which is how Tom Petty ended up with a song that he said most people took the wrong ...

Tom Petty remains among the most revered singer-songwriters of all time. Petty, whose career spans more than 50 years, passed away in 2017, leaving behind a rich legacy of incredible songs. Among the ...

Tom Petty is back on the U.K. charts with "Last Dance with Mary Jane," his unlikely collaboration with both Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, which becomes a bestseller again.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers reach their 50th anniversary in 2026, with the estate releasing new extended mixes of ...