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Marilyn Manson’s New Song Puts Christianity Rumors to Bed
Marilyn Manson has not released a new song since 2020 and since then, fans have speculated he became Christian. Yesterday, he teased a track on his YouTube channel.
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Why Zayn Malik Is Going Country With ‘Room Under the Stairs’
One Direction allowed their sound to evolve. Zayn Malik's upcoming album 'Room Under the Stairs' is going to be a big shift in sound for the former One Direction star.
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Slim Shady’s Obituary Includes Horror Reference Teasing a Possible Resurrection
Eminem was known for controversial stunts during his early career. He’s taken things to another level with an obituary for his character Slim Shady.
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Madonna’s ‘Material Girl’ Helped Her Meet Sean Penn
Madonna's "Material Girl" music video helped her meet Sean Penn. It also caused fans to compare her to another famous blonde.
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REO Speedwagon’s ‘Can’t Fight This Feeling’ Was a Rebellion Against Irish-Catholic Culture
No genre knows how to express emotions quite like the classic rock power ballad. Case in point: REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling."
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REO Speedwagon Shocked by ‘Keep On Loving You’ as a Wedding Song: ‘Did You Listen to the Verses?’
Whether you love or hate power ballads, they defined classic rock during the 1980s. REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You" is one of the most famous examples of this trend.
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Quentin Tarantino Was Horrified by 1 Disney Movie
Quentin Tarantino's movies are wildly different from Disney movies. Despite this, one Disney film had a huge impact on him as a child.
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Quentin Tarantino Claims ‘Jaws’ Was Better Than Any Movie That Came Before It
Quentin Tarantino's movies have a lot in common with Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws'. Tarantino may have gone too far by saying 'Jaws' was once the greatest movie ever made.
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A Linguistics Professor Broke Down Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’
There was a time when academics saw pop music as beneath them and now is not that time. Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" inspired a long-form analysis from a linguistics professor.
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Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ Took 10 Years to Write
Classic rock music has produced few songs as layered, mysterious, and intertextual as Don McLean's "American Pie." The tune took many years to complete.
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Quentin Tarantino Said Wes Craven Stopped ‘Scream’ From Being Great
Quentin Tarantino felt that he could have directed Wes Craven's 'Scream'. He took some shots at Craven's version of the story.
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Avril Lavigne’s Greatest Hits Album Has 1 Glaring Omission
Avril Lavigne's greatest hits album has all the singles that fans would expect ... except one. The "Girlfriend" singer decided to keep one track off the album that made numerous headlines.
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How Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Was Inspired by 1990s Rock
Classic rock songs from the 1990s definitely had a huge impact on the rap-rock of today. However, its influence on Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is less obvious.
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How Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Was Inspired by Sad Motown Songs
The music from Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album's creators explained how Motown songs inspired it
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A Hit From Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’ Is About a Little Girl
Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’ was the most personal album of her career thus far. Her co-writer discussed the inspiration behind one of its most unique songs.
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Dua Lipa’s Producer Said ‘Radical Optimism’ Is Designed Not to Be ‘Algorithmic Pop’
So much modern music feels like it was created by a computer algorithm to appeal to as many people as possible. Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism is the antithesis of that.
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Why Madonna’s ‘Frozen’ Was Banned in Belgium
Long before anyone had heard of Queen Elsa, Madonna took the world by storm with "Frozen." It's a haunting ballad that’s emotionally provocative rather than sexually provocative.
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Madonna’s ‘Holiday’ Was a Gift From God, Say Writers
Everyone has their own idea of what constitutes religious music. Madonna's "Holiday" probably wouldn't make the cut for most people.
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How Naomi Campbell Inspired Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’ Music Video
The best music videos take inspiration from unexpected places. For example, Dua Lipa's "New Rules" video was partly inspired by iconic model Naomi Campbell holding someone on her back.
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What the Writers of Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’ Thought of Her Version
Madonna's "Like a Virgin" could have been recorded by one of many other artists. The musical geniuses who wrote the track revealed what they thought of Madonna's take on it.
