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  "path": "/blog/2026/03/26/melissa-etheridge-rise-2026/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T15:07:14.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Coming from the small-town roots of Leavenworth, Kansas, Melissa Etheridge has become a modern American music icon. Leaving the comforts of home in 1982 to pursue music studies at Berklee College of Music in California in 1982, Etheridge spent several years building her sound before eventually signing on with Island Records in 1986, and making […]",
  "title": "Melissa Etheridge – Rise (2026)"
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