Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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At the age of 4, Bruno Mars was known as the youngest Elvis Presley.
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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Song stuck in your head but can’t think of the name? There's a website called midomi.com that allows you to sing or hum a song into your computer or phone and it will find the actual song.
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The Russian Army's favorite marching song is the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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