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What Can Your First Name Predict About Your Future? Let This Fun New Online Tool Tell You

Are you destined to be an actor, musician, or athlete? This online tool will tell you based on which celebrities share your first name.

Working from home means getting to belt out Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" without your coworkers shushing you.

The World’s 21 Most Popular Work-From-Home Songs, According to Spotify

Unsurprisingly, Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” is on the list. So is “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by The Police.

Sia performs "Big Bird's Song" on Sesame Street.

Hey Food: 13 Hilarious Sesame Street Song Parodies

From “Hey Food” to “Slimey to the Moon,” these ‘Sesame Street’ song parodies are bound to give you a good chuckle or two.

Paul McCartney with John Lennon's son Julian, the inspiration for "Hey Jude," in Greece in the mid-1960s.

Paul McCartney’s Handwritten Lyrics for “Hey Jude” Just Sold for $910,000

McCartney wrote the song for John Lennon’s son Julian after Lennon began his relationship with Yoko Ono.

Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2018.

YouTube Will Air a Different Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical for Free Each Friday

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ airs this weekend, and our fingers are crossed that the ‘Cats’ musical will be next.

The 48 Most Frequently Banned Wedding Songs

In 2017, stats/polling site Five Thirty Eight asked more than two dozen professional DJs who had DJ’d around 200 weddings and asked them: What songs do couples ban from their weddings?

11 Surprising Facts About Johnny Cash

With his gravelly baritone and colorful lyrics, Johnny Cash became one of the 1960s’ most prolific crossover artists, bridging the gap between country and early rock ‘n’ roll with a moody, bluesy flair.

Eric Clapton performing in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1992.

10 Wonderful Facts About Eric Clapton

As a solo artist and a member of bands like The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, Cream, and Derek and the Dominos, Eric Clapton—the man known as “Slowhand” (and sometimes “God”)—has thrilled generations of fans with his righteous bluesy wailing.

If You’ve Always Wanted to Learn to Play the Guitar or Ukulele, Fender Is Offering Free Online Lessons

All you need is an instrument and a Fender Play account in order to claim three free months of online lessons.

The von Trapp family performs on a London radio show in December 1937.

The Real History Behind The Sound of Music

Julie Andrews immortalized the charming tale of Maria von Trapp and her musically inclined family in 'The Sound of Music'—here’s how it really went down.

Mulan faces off against a menacing Hun during the climax of Disney's Mulan (1998).

11 Memorable Facts About Disney’s Mulan

Gear up for Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ with entertaining tidbits about the 1998 animated classic and the story that inspired it.

The critters at the Cincinnati Zoo are ready for their livestream close-ups.

7 Amazing Livestreams to Watch Right Now

Special events like the Cincinnati Zoo's daily Facebook Lives and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's 'quarantine soirées' make social distancing feel a bit less mundane.

The wacky Kaikaia gaga is fashionably just designed to be rad.

This New Insect Species Was Named After Lady Gaga for Its 'Wacky Fashion Sense'

There are a million reasons why we should be paying more attention to treehoppers, entomology student Brendan Morris says.

Liza Minnelli performs on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1992.

14 Showstopping Facts About Liza Minnelli

Find out about the dazzling life and career of ‘Cabaret’ star and daughter of Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli.

Wash Your Hands to Your Favorite Songs With This Website

Washing your hands for at least 20 seconds is the best way to protect yourself from coronavirus. If you're looking for a way to pass that time, this tool can help.

Queen's Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon pose in London in 1973.

The Original Names of 30 Popular Bands

What's in a name? A lot if you're a popular music band. So imagine if Radiohead was still On A Friday? Or Ozzy Osbourne was still performing under the name of his mother’s favorite talcum powder? The stories behind these groups’ original names are curious

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Can You Name the 16 Songs Depicted in This Hospital Scene Brainteaser in Less Than 5 Minutes?

This hospital scene is filled with visual brainteasers, each one representing the title of a different song about a body part.

Julia Stiles at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011.

49 Notable Columbia University Alumni

Columbia University, Manhattan's Ivy League institution, boasts Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, and even Alicia Keys (sort of) among its former students.

You'll never look at these hit songs quite the same way again.

“I Wanna Hold Your Ham” and Other Hilarious Misunderstood Song Lyrics Grace These Unique Coasters

You can find misheard hits from the Beatles, the Eagles, Pat Benatar, and more on these coasters from UncommonGoods.

The Violent Shootout That Led to Daryl Hall and John Oates Joining Forces

One of the biggest duos in pop music history, Daryl Hall and John Oates first encountered one another during a dance hall riot in 1967 Philadelphia.

Why Air Supply Changed the Lyrics to “All Out of Love” for American Fans

The mellow duo Air Supply found success in the 1980s thanks to their easy-listening love songs. But one lyric was so strange it had to be revised.

Bob Dylan performs a concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, California, in 1979.

14 True Crime Songs About Murder and Mayhem

The phrase “ripped from the headlines” doesn’t just apply to 'Law & Order' episodes. Songwriters throughout the history of popular music have drawn inspiration from real-life tales of murder and mayhem.

When “Weird Al” Yankovic Asked Kurt Cobain for Permission to Parody "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

“Weird Al” Yankovic was used to rejection by the time he parodied "Smells Like Teen Spirit," but he was still nervous about asking for Kurt Cobain's blessing.

Violinist Dagmar Turner played George Gershwin's "Summertime" and other selections during her brain surgery performance.

Watch: Woman Plays Violin During Brain Surgery to Help Doctors Avoid Damaging Her Fine Motor Skills

She flexed her fine motor skills with a mid-surgery violin performance that featured George Gershwin’s “Summertime” and more.

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