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Where's Your Grammy? Henry Rollins, OK Go & More on Where Their Statues Are

Grammy winners reveal what happened to their statues after the event. ... Read More »

This Week in Music History: February 3 - 9 -- Beatles vs. Apple & U.S. Government

This week in music history was an eventful one for the Beatles as they fought the government and fought a computer company. ... Read More »

Grammys 2013: Worst Grammy Award Nominations Ever

In honor of this weekend's Grammy Awards we tracked down some of the worst nominations in the event's 55 year history. ... Read More »

Cleaning Up at the Grammys: The Award Show's Fashion, From Scrubs to Svelte

In celebration of the 2013 Grammy Awards, we looked back through the archives to find when today's most honored rockers and rappers dressed like carnies and con men. ... Read More »

History in the Singing: 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' & 19 Other Songs Based On Historic Events

To mark the anniversary of Bloody Sunday we looked at U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and 19 other historically significant songs. ... Read More »

To Unplug or Not to Unplug? The Best and Worst Acoustic Albums

In honor of Justin Bieber's new acoustic album we investigate five of the best and worst unplugged albums of all time. ... Read More »

This Week in Music History: January 20 - 26 -- Elvis Jumpsuits, David Bowie's Sexuality

This week in music history we consider some of the things that made Ozzy, Elvis and Bowie larger than life. ... Read More »

11 Great Models Turned Musicians -- Karen Elson, Kate Moss & More

Sometimes it's not enough to be a pretty face and that's when models become musicians. ... Read More »

Alan Freed Remembered: The Pioneering DJ's Rock 'n' Roll Legacy

When Alan Freed died of an alcohol-induced kidney ailment on January 20, 1965, the 43-year-old DJ was broke, facing charges of tax evasion and largely forgotten. A casualty of the payola scandals that ... Read More »

This Week in Music History: January 13 - 19 -- David Crosby Sperm Donations, Pete Townshend Child Porn & More

This week in music history we look back at Pete Townshend's kiddie porn accusation and Jimmy Buffett's gunfight. ... Read More »

10 Best Music Tumblrs -- Adele Doubtfire, Call Me Maeby, Beyonce Looking at Stuff

To help get you through your dreary day we've found 10 of the best music-related Tumblr sites. ... Read More »

10 Great Musicians Turned Models

The transition from musician to model happens more than you'd think, so we found 10 of the recent best. ... Read More »

This Week in Music History: January 6 - 12 -- The Connection Between Elvis, Smash Mouth, Sean Paul & Kris Kross

This week in music history there was a cosmic conspiracy of major stars being born. ... Read More »

16 Best Albums Released By Musicians After They Died

Some artists music lives on long after they've died and we've listed some of the best. ... Read More »

Elvis & Rock Royalty: Strange Stories of the King's Famous Fans Meeting Their Idol

A look at Elvis Presley's meetings with his famous fans, including the Beatles, James Brown, Frank Sinatra and more. ... Read More »

15 Strangest Musician Appearances in Commercials

We compiled some of the strangest appearances by musicians in commercials. ... Read More »