Tom Petty's death hit hard last October for musicians and fans, and especially for the Heartbreakers. The band hadn't played together since Petty's passing, but last night Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and Steve Ferrone reunited for the Light Up The Blues benefit concert for Autism Speaks.

Country legend Kris Kristofferson has covered Tom Petty's classic 'I Won't Back Down' as promo for a new show on the History Channel, Texas Rising

Kris Kristofferson wrote “Sunday Morning Comin’ Down” for Johnny Cash and played Whistler in Blade. He is one of American music’s great living badasses, and he’s contributed a new cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” the the soundtrack of Texas Rising, ...

Singer has previously agreed to pay royalties to Tom Petty

Tom Petty has released a statement about the recent decision to add him and Jeff Lynne to the songwriting credits of Sam Smith's Grammy nominated track 'Stay With Me' because of its similarity to Petty's hit 'I Won't Back Down.'