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18 Musicians React to Barack Obama's Presidential Election Victory

Musicians took to twitter to react to Barack Obama's re-election as President of the United States. ... Read More »

On Second Thought: 20 Hit Songs Originally Written for Other Artists

20 hit songs that were intended for other artists but wound up with their makers, including Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Neil Young and more. ... Read More »

When Airlines Attack: Tales of Destroyed, Lost and (Occasionally) Found Instruments

Being a touring musician sometimes means airlines lose or break your instruments. ... Read More »

10 Things as Old as Anthony Kiedis: Red Hot Chili Peppers Singer Turns 50

Red Hot Chili Peppers' singer Anthony Kiedis turned 50 today so we found some things as old as him. ... Read More »

Mormons in Music: 12 Latter-Day Saints Who Kick Out the Jams

A list of the 12 most famous Mormons in music, including Brandon Flowers, Gladys Knight, Kaskade and more! ... Read More »

Travel, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: 15 Most Ridiculous In-Transit Musician Drug Busts

Sometimes when musicians travel they bring illegal drugs with them -- and sometimes they get caught. ... Read More »

Political Songs: Top 12 Post-Millennial Anthems That Rallied the Masses

It's not the late-'60s, but there are still artists making political music, so we made a list of the 12 best post-millennial political songs. ... Read More »

Papa's Got Problems: 13 Artists Whose Daddy Issues Left a Lasting Impact

Getty Images Paternity cases, growing up in the shadow of a famous father, abandonment, ... Read More »

10 Best Music-Related Films at TIFF 2012

With the craziness finally over we highlight the 10 best music-related films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. ... Read More »

Rockers With Rap Sheets: 10 Artists With Crazy Criminal Records

Michael Ochs Archives Earlier this week, John Mayer was accused of possessing nearly half a ... Read More »

Marching-Band Fails and Triumphs: The Bloopers and the Best Videos

Christian Petersen, Getty Images Sport The precision. The pageantry. The poise. These are ... Read More »

10 Weirdest Music Award Show Moments: Kanye, ODB, Rage and Multiple Jackos

The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards seem like a great excuse for us to relive crazy music award show moments from the past. ... Read More »

Music's Dropouts: 18 Artists Who Succeeded Without Diplomas

Michael Ochs Archives (2) We've written about the musicians who are super smart and spent time ... Read More »

12 'Ironic' Facts About Alanis Morissette

In honor of Alanis Morissette's new album 'Havoc and Bright Lights' we've assembled a list of (semi) ironic facts about her. ... Read More »

7 Signs of the Coming Musical Apocalypse

The engagement of Chavril is clearly one of the seven signs of the impending musical apocalypse. ... Read More »

Crazy Onstage Mishaps: 12 Dangers Rock Stars Face While Performing

Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic "If you're not in some kind of bodily danger, you're not doing it ... Read More »