Linda Ronstadt

(Newser) - Selena Gomez has been lined up to play the lead role in a biopic of another singer of Mexican descent: Linda Ronstadt, one of the biggest stars of the 1970s. Variety reports that the movie is currently in pre-production, with producers including John Boylan, Ronstadt's longtime manager. Another producer...

(Newser) - Nirvana was nominated to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the band's first year of eligibility—and now its place has been cemented. Nirvana, along with Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt, and Cat Stevens will join the Hall of Fame on April 10...

(Newser) - Nirvana is among the 16 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today, and is the only act this year to be nominated in its first year of eligibility, Rolling Stone reports. In order to be eligible, musicians or bands need to have released their first record...

(Newser) - It looks like Linda Ronstadt's singing days are over. The 67-year-old tells AARP.org that she was diagnosed with Parkinson's 8 months ago, though she now suspects she's had it much longer:

• “I couldn’t sing, and I couldn’t figure out why. I knew it

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