The O’Jays, a 70s soul group from Canton, Ohio, was one of the most successful bands from the 70s, earning fame and fortune with great songs like “Love Train,” “I Love Music,” “For the Love Of Money,” “Used to Be My Girl” and more. Did you know that they first recorded under the name of […]
This past week, Radiohead made an announcement about their upcoming album, “Burn the Witch,” and even released the date in which it would be made available to the public. If you don’t know by now, but it was released on Sunday! What a Mother’s Day gift for rocker moms everywhere right?! While Sunday did mark […]
It’s time for Adele to celebrate 28! No. We’re not talking about another amazing album, but instead talking about a birthday! On Thursday of last week, Adele celebrated her 28th birthday and wow does she have plenty to be happy about. From the sound of things, the biggest thing she has to be happy about […]
With Prince passing away so suddenly and his fortune having so many questions behind it because of him not having a will, everyone who has that kind of money should be thinking about their will. One artist who isn’t thinking about that at all is Snoop Dogg. In fact, he told Business Insider, “I don’t […]
You know how rumors start. The topic is always juicy, scandalous yes interesting but often untrue. Let’s dispel a few of the more interesting classic rumors… Yes, both Duane Allman and bandmate Barry Oakley died from nearly identical motorcycle accidents in Macon ,Georgia a year apart, but neither hit a peach truck as it was […]
It was six years ago this past weekend that Katy Perry released one of her biggest hits yet. On May 7 of 2010, Katy Perry released “California Gurls,” a pop hit that featured Snoop Dogg on the track. Since, it has sold almost six million units! One of its biggest feats includes being the number […]
Every great song has a lead singer that blows you away. Who can argue with the tones of Elton John, John Legend, Adele or Paul McCartney? One important part of a great song is the rich harmonies and or background singer who adds depth to the song. Here are some famous singers who started out […]
Recently, Billboard released their list of top 40 artists and have no fear, rockers have made the list. The biggest and most relevant alternative rock artist on the list is Imagine Dragons. They finished 36th most of all artists last year when it comes to getting paid. The band made a total of $6.7 million […]
Country music consistently has great fans and followers and that’s exactly what we witnessed when looking at Billboard’s calculations for their top 40 paid artists. Of those 40, eight are from the country format, which is pretty impressive if you ask us. At the top of the list is Taylor Swift, but Kenny Chesney is […]
Earlier this week, we discussed Led Zeppelin and his legal battle over copyright issues regarding the song “Stairway” with former Spirit member Randy California. Let’s talk about it a little more… Here’s how we got to where we are. The moderately famous rock band ‘Spirit’ (“Nature’s Way” and “I Got a Line on You” chart […]