On the band's first promotional tour, frontwoman Chrissie Hynde found herself constantly aware of the presence of the same ...

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A professional tennis player became the unlikely inspiration for what remains one of the biggest hits by The Pretenders.

‘Pretenders’ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13 ...

Oh yes, she's still the great Pretender. At 73 years old, Chrissie Hynde remains an imperious talent – a fantastic songwriter, glorious singer, stirring bandleader and fearsome guitar-slinging ...

Joss Crowley's superb documentary explores the paradox of Chrissie Hynde: the smoldering punk who was also the most majestic songwriter of that scene.

"Pretenders," the new documentary centered on the iconic rock band led by Chrissie Hynde, is world premiering at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. According to the TIFF program, the ...

After the original lineup of the Pretenders had been destroyed by drugs and death, Hynde continued to trudge on, finding herself further and further from what made her band so good in the first place.

The Pretenders mixed up several different classic genres into their musical stew throughout their career. They also endured numerous drastic lineup changes. But they always had Chrissie Hynde, who ...

Not every holiday song is happy. Elvis Presley waxed poetic about his yuletide loneliness in "Blue Christmas," Joni Mitchell cursed herself for leaving an incomparable lover in "River," the Eagles ...