The post Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” Passes One Billion Streams on Spotify appeared first on Consequence. We certainly know who they are, alright: Goo Goo Dolls’ classic 1998 hit “Iris” has officially ...

I’m grateful to Taylor Swift, and others who have covered it, for introducing the song to a new generation. Three billion streams on Spotify is astonishing!’ ...

“‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand,” Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls wailed plaintively in “Iris,” which dominated charts from April through July of 1998. He was singing about Nicolas ...

John Rzeznik has spent decades shaping alternative rock as the frontman and chief songwriter of the Goo Goo Dolls. Since forming the band in 1986 with bassist Robby Takac, he has written songs that ...

Love it or hate it, “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls is one of the most enduring songs of the ‘90s. I remember seeing the movie “City of Angels” — for which “Iris” was originally written — on TV as a kid ...

Drake, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, the Creator, are usually reliable hitmakers. But the songs they’ve put out this summer haven’t stuck around. Instead, listeners keep returning to a power ballad from 1998: ...

Did you know that of the 100 most-streamed songs on Spotify, only three were released in the 1990s? The complete list: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana (2.4 billion), “Wonderwall” by Oasis (2.3 ...

We seem to be in the midst of some kind of Goo Goo Dollaissance. Earlier this year, Real Estate covered the Goo Goo Dolls' 1995 hit "Name" in a SiriusXM session. Then, earlier this month, Phoebe ...

When one thinks of great bands from the 1990s, the Goo Goo Dolls may not be among the first ones that come to mind. But Thursday evening at Stage AE on the North Shore, the band with one of rock ‘n’ ...

Rocker Robby Takac admits it: The Goo Goo Dolls grew up on Minnesota music, specifically the Replacements, Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum. In fact, the 1990s hitmakers from Buffalo, N.Y., learned directly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls performs on the Palomino Stage during day 3 of the Stagecoach Music Festival on April 27, ...