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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Other than being one of the biggest pop stars on Earth, Post Malone is also one of the kindest celebrities currently basking in the limelight. Time after time, Malone has donated money, left large tips for service workers, and generally, not let his celebrity status affect his humble and generous nature. He proved that to be true once again as Malone recently donated $500,000 to the charity, Notes for Notes. The $500,000 donation is in partnership with the fast-food chicken joint, Raising Cane’s.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Joan Jett was one of the biggest rock ‘n’ rollers of the ’80s. She procured several hit songs, awards, and had a steadfast fan base that rivaled some of the biggest bands of the decade. Her 1982 No. 1 hit, “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” is what helped her achieve such an illustrious career. To this day, the song is one of the most popular songs of the ’80s. However, before it became so, it nearly never got made.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
One of The Kinks‘ most renowed songs is, of course, their 1970 single “Lola”. Upon its release, the story in the lyrics confused, befuddled, and surprised listeners and stumped them for quite some time. However, as the lyrics became more and more listened to, people started to decipher the true story within the song. Which, as we all know today, is about a transgender woman. At the time, this subject matter was taboo, unexpected, and threw people for quite a whirl.
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flipboard.com | Peter Burditt
10 hours agoThey met at a dive motel bar in St. Barts in 1983. “He definitely didn’t look like a rock star,” says Christie Brinkley of her first impression of the guy sitting at the piano, Billy Joel. She describes their memorable meeting in her exciting new memoir, Uptown Girl, excerpted in this week's PEOPLE, …
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flipboard.com | Peter Burditt
The Beatle George Harrison never wanted to work with again: “It’s nothing personal”During their career, The Beatles were famed for being one of the more unifying bands around, managing to bring together a whole nation to support …
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Hank Thompson was no saint. His debauchery and self-indulgence expanded beyond his alcohol abuse and seeped into misogyny. At least, that much is clear in his first no. 1 hit song, “The Wild Side Of Life“. That song takes on a rather sexist perspective. “The Wild Side Of Life” was released in 1952 and surely was a product of the time. However, Kitty Wells‘ 1952 classic “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels” was the perfect rebuttal to some of the unsavory lyrics in Thompson’s hit track.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Numerous rock and roll bands have incited fights, stampedes, and other violently destructive moments. However, there is one rock band that caused chaos on the regular. That band is, of course, the one and only Rolling Stones. Trouble and The Rolling Stones just seemingly go hand in hand; there are too many stories to count about things going south at their concerts. However, there is one story that is memorable and arguably the most impactful.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Old age gets everybody. No matter how many health-guru videos you watch or how many salads you eat, old age will still eventually catch up to you. It is one of the many inevitable facts of life. Now, most people worry about old age giving them creaky joints, wrinkles, and a little bit of weight around the gut. However, when it comes to musicians and old age, they worry about their biggest asset: their voice. One singer to undergo some vocal changes due to old age is the one and only Elton John.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Breakups have some unexplainable power in the music industry. One could argue that the most popular subgenre of a love song is, in fact, a breakup song. There is just something about diving into sorrow and analyzing why you’re there and how exactly you got there that is so appealing. After all, it’s only human to do. Hence, it makes sense that these songs are some of the most popular in the music industry.
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americansongwriter.com | Peter Burditt
Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar are music giants. And given their shared status, they both seem to recognize and respect each other’s talents. As a matter of fact, they admire each other’s music so much that the two collaborated on Swift’s song “Bad Blood”. Released in 2014, Lamar and Swift’s single peaked at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Billboard Pop Songs Radio Airplay chart. This collaboration wouldn’t have come to fruition if it weren’t for some of Lamar’s earlier music.
