The uptempo smash hit became one of the defining songs of the decade and helped cement its artist as an ’80s rock icon.

Pat Benatar's 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' legacy: how the rock anthem empowered women, broke barriers, and shaped music ...

Pat Benatar reworked the lyrics to 'Shadows of the Night' years after it was rejected for a 1980 film that won her a third ...

Benatar is beloved for hits such as “Love Is a Battlefield" and "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar still has some of her favorite outfits from the 1980s. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at ...

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Chicago Shakespeare’s 40th slate on Navy Pier begins with a revival of “Play On!” and concludes next spring with “Heartbreakers.” ...

These four classic rock songs all came out in the early 80s, but are so good, they still rock our world, decades later.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo’s love is still going strong after all these years. The rock legends, who have been together for more than four decades, told PEOPLE the secrets to their long-lasting ...

The longtime Pat Benatar guitarist and collaborator performed the classic song live in May 2026 and shared how he's working ...

The rock legends appear in this Saturday's episode of 'Austin City Limits,' premiering at 8 p.m. ET on PBS Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023.

Pat Benatar may have famously sung about how "Love Is a Battlefield" — but her real-life romance reads more like a fairy tale. Benatar first met guitarist Neil Giraldo in 1979 when he came to her ...

An earlier version of this story was originally broadcast November 28, 2021. It only takes a couple of bars to see, and hear, why Pat Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, indeed "belong ...