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Why Slash From Guns N’ Roses Refused to Appear in a Rihanna Video
Rihanna and Slash from Guns N' Roses collaborated on a song but Slash was nowhere to be found in its music video.
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How Aerosmith Had a Huge Influence on ‘Clueless’
Aerosmith has a huge influence on 1980s rock music as well as the 1990s high school comedy Clueless. Here's how that happened.
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Was the ‘SNL’ ‘More Cowbell’/Blue Öyster Cult Skit Based in Fact?
SNL gave the world a famous skit about the Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." How much of the sketch is factual?
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The Rolling Stones Changed a ‘Crap’ Song’s Genre and It Became a Hit
The Rolling Stones are primarily a rock band, however, one of their biggest hits was almost a reggae song. It stayed on the shelf for years.
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John Lennon ‘Loved Everything’ This 1950s Rock Star Ever Did
John Lennon lavished praise on a fellow rock star. In addition, he thought Bob Dylan owed a lot to this rock star's work.
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How Eddie Murphy Feels About His Flop Michael Jackson Duet
Eddie Murphy and Michael Jackson collaborated in the 1990s. Here's why the collaboration exists and what Murphy thinks of it.
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How Barbra Streisand’s Love Life Inspired Aerosmith’s Only No. 1 Hit
The careers of Aerosmith and Barbra Streisand crossed paths in a major way thanks to a Stresiand interview with Barbara Walters.
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The Classic Rolling Stones Hit Mick Jagger Called ‘Very Dumb and Naive’
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote a song that became a hit for both the Rolling Stones and another artist. Jagger doesn't like it.
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How Michael Jackson’s Duet With a 1970s Singer Became a Drake Duet
Michael Jackson created a song with a 1970s pop star that eventually became a duet with Drake. Here's why Drake distanced himself from the star.
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Did Mick Jagger Want to Star in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’?
Mick Jagger was known for being androgynous. Did he want to play the transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror picture Show?
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How Patti LaBelle’s James Bond Song Became a Celine Dion Hit
Numerous artists have recorded songs for James Bond films, including Patti LaBelle. Her 007 theme became a hit for Celine Dion.
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The Michael Jackson Song Built Around a Classic Rock Hit
Michael Jackson took inspiration from a number of sources. One of his songs samples a classic 1970s rock song.
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What John Lennon Said Was ‘Bullsh*t’ About Bob Dylan
John Lennon had a pointed criticism of Bob Dylan in a famous book. He also revealed his thoughts on Dylan overall.
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This 1990s Hit Song Led to RuPaul’s Television Career
RuPaul is primarily known as a television personality — but he’s also had a long career as a musician. In fact, he scored a modest hit back in the 1990s. Here’s how one song changed Mama Ru’s career. The song that made RuPaul feel he’d made it RuPaul has recorded everything from Christmas music to …
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Will Smith Revealed the 3 Things His Films Needed to Make Him a Big Star
Will Smith's career is a major Hollywood success story. Smith revealed his formula to picking out successful projects to star in.
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Halsey Revealed There’s Multiple Meanings to Her Videos for ‘Ghost’
Halsey released two videos for the same song with the same storyline. She revealed there's more to the videos than meets the eye.
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The Classic 1970s Rock Song That’s Supposed to Sound Like ABBA
ABBA were one of the most famous pop bands of the 1970s. They even managed to inspire a still-popular 1970s rock hit.
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How Elvis Presley’s Advice Changed Elvira’s Career Forever
Elvis Presley and Elvira are two very different show business icons. Surprisingly, we might not have one without the other.
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Halsey Regrets a Song She Wrote About Harry Styles and Taylor Swift
Halsey often writes songs about her life but she once wrote a song about Harry Styles and Taylor Swift's relationship that criticized Swift.
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How Metallica Inspired One of the Backstreet Boys’ Biggest Hits
Metallica and the Backstreet Boys are worlds apart -- or are they? A Backstreet Boys ballad might not exist if not for a Metallica song.
