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Meat Loaf's Sudden Death Leads Streams to Jump Whopping Percentage; Music Sales Also Ballooned

.Meat Loaf's tragic death led people to stream his music again, making his popularity skyrocket once more.
Meat Loaf Cause of Death: Singer Suffered Privately From Mysterious Health Issues For Years

Meat Loaf faced tragic health issues before his untimely death this week. Meat Loaf, a singer and actor who made massive contributions in the industry, suffered privately for years before his untimely death.
3 Meat Loaf (singer) duets with female artists

Bringing his signature theatrics into the mainstream music scene, Meat Loaf has released a number of hit songs in collaboration with female artists. Here are three of 3 duets from Meat Loaf, the singer, with female singers.
Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Turned into Musical On Album's 40th Anniversary

Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album will be turned into a musical 40 years after it was released. Handling the production are Canadian broadcasting company Bell Media and theater producer Michael Cohl, who is best known for his work on the musicals Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Rock of Ages and Spamalot.
The Eagles' 5 No. 1 Hits May Surprise You (Hint: 'Already Gone' Ain't One)

Today marks the 40th anniversary of The Eagles' "One of These Nights" getting to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Getting to the top of the pop charts is one of the most difficult accomplishments in music, even for a major act (and even more difficult than topping the Billboard 200 albums chart). The Eagles has managed to do it five times across the band's lengthy career, and that's nothing to yawn at. Music Times decided to check out what five songs managed to peak on the chart...and were fairly surprised at what we found. If you were expecting "Take It Easy," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Already Gone" or other lasting hits from Their Greatest Hits...be prepared to be surprised.
Meat Loaf Plotting Fall Release for 'Braver Than We Are': New Album Produced by Jim Steinman

'Braver Than We Are,' Meat Loaf's upcoming 13th studio album, marks a special reunion for the theatrical singer. Jim Steinman is producing the album, which is due out this fall. Steinman worked on Meat Loaf's 1977 classic 'Bat Out of Hell' and its 1993 follow-up, 'Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell.' The new album will be the team's first collaboration since the latter, 'Ultimate Classic Rock' noted.
6 Artists Who Have Written Entire Albums for Other Artists: Prince, R. Kelly and More

As a solo artist, writing an entire album's worth of songs for yourself can be a daunting enough task, but these artists found themselves so overflowing with creativity that they managed to write entire albums (or very close to it) for other artists, and in most cases, produce the albums as well.
9 Albums Where Most Of The Songs Were Singles: Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, And More

The main point of releasing a single is to convince audiences to go out and purchase the entire album, but some albums end up being so successful that most of the songs end up being released as singles. Here are nine albums that were mostly made-up of singles.