
The Pretenders are named after the 1956 song "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.

Sia planned to quit her solo career after her 2014 album 1000 Forms of Fear, but the "Chandelier" video proved so popular it drew her back in.

"Oh Happy Day" was recorded in a church and sold to raise money for the choir. It's the only genuine gospel song to become a pop hit.

The party tune "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)" was the theme song for the 2000 Democratic Convention (the party of Bill Clinton), until someone noticed the line, "A little bit of Monica in my life."

Buddy Holly got the title for his hit song "That'll Be The Day" from a phrase John Wayne repeats in the 1956 movie The Searchers.
The 2011 Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards isn't your typical gospel diva, and she thinks that's a good thing.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.