• 8 Artists Who Have Faced Songwriting Disputes

    In the last week, transcripts have been released of Robin Thicke's legal questioning regarding his "Blurred Lines" copyright infringement lawsuit, in which he reveals that Pharrell actually wrote nearly every part of the divisive hit. Songwriting credits are a famously tricky issue in the music business, as these eight artists have proven.
  • 6 Comeback Albums That Were Surprisingly Great

    The idea of a once-great band or artist coming out of retirement and making new music can seem very exciting, but there are far too many cases where this new music simply isn't up to par. However, these six artists broke this trend by releasing come back albums that were actually worthy entries in their catalogue.
  • Glastonbury 2015, Based on Michael Eavis Hints

    Glastonbury has just ended and of course founder and organizer Michael Eavis is already leading us on about who'll be playing next year. He dropped some hints at the annual Sunday morning press conference that allow us to limit the field down quite a bit, but not enough to guarantee anything. One thing's for sure: It still isn't Prince, yet.
  • 6 Great Songs Blamed For Awful Things

    Even though music exists to bring joy into people's lives, there are still some incredible songs that have influenced (or have been blamed for) great tragedies. Here are six songs that have been blamed for awful things.
  • 5 Singers With Little (Or No) Experience With Instruments

    If someone wants to become a musician, the very first step most people take is learning an instrument. However, these five singers found incredible fame and success, despite the fact that they have very little experience (or in some cases, no experience at all) playing a musical instrument.
  • Six Lead Vocalists Who Don't Write Their Own Lyrics

    It's totally reasonable to assume that each member of a band writes his or her own parts: the guitarist writes the guitar parts, the bassist writes bass lines, and the vocalist writes the lyrics. However, there are some rare cases where someone in the band other than the vocalist writes the lyrics. Here are six examples of bands whose vocalists don't write their own lyrics.
  • 7 Musicians with Tax Problems

    Happy tax day! If you feel stressed out and miserable that you waited until the last minute to do your taxes (if that's the case, stop reading this and get back to your taxes), don't feel so bad; even the rich and famous are awful at paying the IRS. Here are seven musicians that have run into trouble with Uncle Sam.
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