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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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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Shakira was banned from her school choir because her music teacher didn’t think she could sing and thought that she “sounded like a goat”.
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Donald Glover got his rapper name ‘Childish Gambino’ from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
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Rihanna's legs are insured for $1 million. She states they are her main focus when exercising.
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To get a song out of your head, try doing something like a puzzle or Sudoku.
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Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
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