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5 People Who Became Famous By Singing Badly

It's more than Florence Foster Jenkins

The Synthtastic Stranger Things Original Score Is Coming

The moody, nostalgia-filled soundtrack your life has been waiting for.

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Ice Cube and the Goodyear Blimp's Good Day

January 20, 2014 was also a good day for charity.

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Watch: Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, the World's Worst Singer

Florence Foster Jenkins was the William Hung of the 1940s. Only worse.

11 Fab Facts About The Beatles’ Revolver

It was 50 years ago today...

10 Music Video Milestones That Predated MTV

MTV debuted in 1981, but the history of the music video dates back to the late 1800s.

What's the Most Metal Word?

Hint: It's not 'secretary.'

The 'Ax Man': New Orleans' Jazz-Loving Serial Killer

The Big Easy's most notorious killer said he'd spare victims on one condition: that they play jazz music.

Spotify's Most Popular Workout Songs Might Actually Make You Want to Exercise

Not surprisingly, pop and hip-hop dominate.

Tickets to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Hamilton Performance Are Selling for $20,000 Each

One last time...

The Time Kermit the Frog Covered Talking Heads

Twenty years ago, Kermie channeled his inner Scottish rocker for a once-in-a-lifetime TV performance.

Opus Clavicembalisticum: The Longest Piece of Piano Music Ever Performed

In 1930, Kaikhosru Sorabji's piano composition was thought to be the longest and most difficult piece of solo music ever conceived. Not much has changed.

An Animated Interview With Bob Dylan, Age 20

"Sometimes I could go about two weeks without making up a song." -Bob Dylan in 1962.

12 Facts You Need to Know About Bryan Adams

His first record contract was worth $1.

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The Mountain That Inspired "America the Beautiful"

After a challenging hike, Katharine Bates penned the patriotic tune.

12 Famous Artists Who Designed Album Covers

Andy Warhol did it. Salvador Dalí, too.

David Lynch Is Curating a Film and Music Festival This Fall

As you might expect, the lineup is pretty eclectic.

10 Portable Facts About the Walkman

A retired Sony exec wanted to listen to opera on international flights, and the Walkman was born.

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Backup Singers

They may be just as skilled as lead singers, if not more so.

Watch Master Violinist/Whistler Andrew Bird in Concert

"Semantics like a noose...get out your dictionaries!" -Andrew Bird, lyrical boss

How the Rat Pack Got Its Name

The phrase didn’t originally refer to the group of guys most people think it does—and actually, it wasn’t even a group of all guys.

Here Are Most Popular Wedding Reception Songs and Artists

The number one jam is actually a fairly recent hit.

17 Times Movies Caused a Spike in Music Sales

It pays to be part of a great soundtrack.

Hamilton wrote that "The roaring of the sea and wind, fiery meteors flying about it in the air, the prodigious glare of almost perpetual lightning, the crash of the falling houses, and the ear-piercing shrieks of the distressed, were sufficient to strike astonishment into Angels."

This is the Letter Hamilton Wrote That Got Him Out of the West Indies

In August 1772, a hurricane ravaged the West Indies—and a young Alexander Hamilton picked up a pen to write about it. The resulting letter inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to start writing what would become the Broadway musical 'Hamilton.'

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