Fleetwood Mac Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Fleetwood Mac
(L-R) Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, and John McVie | Steve Granitz/Getty Images
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac is a rock band that formed in the 1960s. Members included Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and John McVie. The group is famous for such songs as "Landslide," "Go Your Own Way," and "Hold Me." The band has been nominated for 7 Grammy Awards and won two. After longtime member Christine McVie died in 2022, the band decided to discontinue performing together as Fleetwood Mac. They'll still play together and individually, but not under the same name.

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