Music: Musician Facts, Trivia, Quizzes, Brain Teasers & More

The 50-year-old song has remained relevant because, according to Dolly Parton, “Most of us have actually had a Jolene or a Joe in our lives at one time or another.”

Discover these lesser-known but still highly accomplished female musicians that have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, like Ma Rainey and LaVern Baker.

Pop songs get misinterpreted all the time, and we're here to break down the real stories behind your favorite bops, from Nirvana to Bruce Springsteen.

Despite what you might have heard (or seen on the big screen), famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart probably wasn’t poisoned by Antonio Salieri—but he did spend time with a young Marie Antoinette and keep a starling as a pet.

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst doesn't care if you think 'Limp Bizkit' sucks.

Limp Bizkit did it all for the nookie ... and the chance to make people not want to listen to their music?

Kars4Kids Official TV Commercial (Kars for Kids Jingle) | Remastered 2019

The omnipresent radio spot has made millions suffer. And the organization behind it couldn't be happier.

Oscar Mayer is the only bologna with which America is on a first-name basis.

Oscar Mayer's famous jingle taught America how to spell bologna, but how did it get made in the first place?

Harry Belafonte performing in Munich circa 1980.

You know Harry Belafonte's hits—here are some facts about the artist behind them.

Roger Bart and Casey Likes star in 'Back to the Future: The Musical' on Broadway.

The creative team behind ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ inherited the heavy task of recreating the movie's time-traveling DeLorean for the stage.

Snoop Dogg performing in Sacramento in 2023.

From Snoop Dogg to Brie Larson, here's how 15 public figures came up with new names.

Those Illuminati rumors still haven't gone away, HOV ...

Whether it's about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce or Jay-Z’s part in the Illuminati, these music conspiracy theories are good for a laugh—and maybe a deep-dive on Reddit (or two).

Someone gets nominated twice in the same Oscar category nearly every year, surprisingly.

Who said disco sucks? A lot of people, apparently. / Image Source: McHugh via Getty

Were the '70s really the height of disco, punk, and the sexual revolution? Host Justin Dodd investigates in this episode of “Misconceptions."

On October 25, 1993, late-night viewers caught a glimpse of the future of talk television when ‘The Jon Stewart Show’ premiered on MTV.

Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey in 'In Living Color.'

In the 1990s, Super Bowl halftime shows were lame. Fox decided what people needed was Jim Carrey setting himself on fire.

The Beatles arrive to hundreds of adoring fans.

Not even John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, or Ringo Starr could imagine the fandom that awaited them when they headed to the U.S. for the first time.

Tracy Chapman’s 1988 classic “Fast Car” might never have risen to the near top of the charts if it wasn't for a technical mishap.

She's probably spent the last 20 minutes listening to the same fuzzy song on a loop.

There are some psychological reasons why being put on hold is such a frustrating experience.

A scene from “The Greatest Night in Pop”

In the ’80s, pop music decided to take on the world’s problems. There was Band Aid, Live Aid, Farm Aid, and of course, USA for Africa's “We Are the World.”

The winding tale of “Nothing Compares 2 U” begins in 1984, when Prince wrote the song, and continues through to 2021, when Sinead O’Connor declared it “my song.”

Mark Mothersbaugh performs with Devo at the Whiskey A Go Go in 1979.

Mark Mothersbaugh—frontman for Devo, the band behind the 1980 mega-hit “Whip It”—could have also played a role in one of the biggest movies of the '80s.