“Music for me back then was an escape from my typically dysfunctional family,” Carlisle says. “In fact, my escape was going to my best friend's house, Christina. Her mom worked and she was a latchkey ...

For Belinda Carlisle, music wasn’t just something she was passionate about, it served as her “escape from her dysfunctional family.” “My escape was going to my best friend’s house, Christina. Her mom ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the Go-Go's musician opens up about what has helped her on her sobriety journey Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Belinda Carlisle, the frontwoman of The Go-Go’s, chatted about her new solo studio album “Once Upon a Time in California,” which was released on August 29th. Belinda ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the Go-Go's singer also reflects on building the Animal People Alliance over the past 10 years Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

If there is one thing Belinda Carlisle knows, it's California. Born in Hollywood and raised in nearby Thousand Oaks, the voice behind frolic-inducing '80s gems "We Got the Beat" and "Vacation" with ...

With hits like “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “Vacation,” the Go-Gos were one of the most popular female pop-rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s, with vocalist Belinda Carlisle at the helm. But ...

"It was sort of bittersweet recording some of these songs. It brought back a lot of memories, singing these songs that I used to listen to as a young girl," muses Belinda Carlisle. The eldest of seven ...