"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyrics.
"Toxic" was the most-searched song on Google in 2004 and helped Spears become the most-searched artist that year, a title she held from 1999-2001.
Michael Stipe hadn't finished the lyrics when R.E.M. recorded "Radio Free Europe." He calls the vocal "complete babbling."
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
The Pretenders are named after the 1956 song "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.
One of Tom Petty's most personal songs is "Room At The Top," which he stopped performing because it brought back painful memories.
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
The country hitmaker talks about his debut album, A Rock, and how a nursery rhyme inspired his hit single "One Beer."
Daniel Lanois on his album Heavy Sun, and the inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.