Young MC shows up in the George Clooney movie Up In The Air performing his hit "Bust A Move."
When Petula Clark reached #1 in the US with "Downtown" in 1965, she became the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock Era (after 1955).
The Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" was inspired by Elvis Presley, who dated the song's lyricist, Linda Thompson.
John Lennon got the title of the Beatles song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" from an article in a magazine published by the National Rifle Association.
Paul McCartney based the "Eleanor Rigby" story on old ladies he met at his housing estate. He saw how sometimes when they died, nobody really noticed.
The Naughty by Nature hit "O.P.P." doesn't have any curse words, but many oversensitive radio stations played a "clean" version with the word "kitten" edited out, surely the first time that word was censured.
A talented lyricist, Philip helped revive Neil Sedaka's career with the words to "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood."
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
The head of Drake's estate shares his insights on the late folk singer's life and music.
Some album art was at least "inspired" by others. A look at some very similar covers.