Melissa Ruggieri is a National Music Writer at USA Today. With over 20 years of experience, she has extensively covered the music scene, including notable artists like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, as well as various genres such as country music. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Chicago Sun-Times and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Melissa's coverage primarily focuses on event coverage and entertainment news, particularly music-related events like concerts, tours, and pop culture moments. She also covers lawsuits related to celebrities.
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By: Melissa Ruggieri
It only took 25 years for Little Big Town to become members of the Christmas Album club.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
WASHINGTON – Cyndi Lauper should name her next album, “Anyway, I Digress.”
By: Melissa Ruggieri
BALTIMORE – For the past couple of years, Duran Duran has developed a hunger for Halloween.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
In the eight years since Gwen Stefani's last studio album, the No Doubt alum was hardly idle.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
Linkin Park knows a successful return isn't a given. While many fans will be ecstatic the rock band has returned with a new album and
By: Melissa Ruggieri
“ From Zero,” Linkin Park Emily Armstrong, the former Dead Sara singer who now trades mighty vocal wallops with Mike Shinoda, who co-founded the band in 1996.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
Amy Grant is regarded as the most successful contemporary Christian artist of all time. But within her 40-year career and 30 million albums sold, she's also morphed into a holiday staple.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
Eilish has been named the 2024 Apple Music Artist of the Year. The "Bad Guy" and "Birds Of A Feather" singer was also the inaugural winner in 2019.
Along with her Grammys Oscars and Golden Globes, Billie Eilish can add another piece of hardware to her surely sagging shelf.
By: Melissa Ruggieri
Like thousands of others, I had schlepped to Vegas to attend this much-ballyhooed launch. The ticket, procured out of desperation on the secondary market, was nauseatingly pricey.
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