Music Trivia | 100 facts & trivia about music industry (part 3)

Music exists to soothe your soul or simply… entertain you! In case you want to learn more about the music industry you can read the first part here or you can dive into the rap industry here.

Right now we are about to learn more about the fascinating world of the music industry. Let’s find out more!

1. Pop music is music that is commercially recorded for a youthful audience and is much distinguishable from jazz and folk music.
2. Pop music though is deriving from rock and roll.
3. Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry.
4. It includes country, blues, and hillbilly music.
5. From about 1967 the term was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock music, a division that gave generic significance to both terms.
6. Some people believe that it originates from the U.K.
7. It is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s
8. The word pop was first used in 1926 to refer to music with a popular appeal. It’s not clear who invented pop music.
9. Pop music is often seen as oriented towards the singles charts it is not the sum of all chart music
10. Simon and Garfunkel ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ is the most popular song in the 1970s
11. Blondie ‘Call Me’ is the most popular song in the 1980s
12. Wilson Phillips ‘Hold On’ is popular in the 1990s
13. The term “pop song” is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music “having popular appeal”.
14. Michael Jackson is considered a pop legend.
15. Michael Jackson’s music videos for his songs, including those of “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” and “Thriller,” were credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool.
16. Barbra Streisand has sold more records (140 million) than Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, and Tom Petty combined
17. In 1992, Bruno Mars had a cameo in the film Honeymoon In Vegas as an Elvis Presley impersonator called Little Elvis. He was aged just four!
18. Maroon 5 was originally named Kara’s Flowers.
19. They were formed way back in 1994.
20. Chris Brown has appeared in several big films including 2007’s Stomp The Yard, 2010’s Takers, and 2012’s Think Like A Man.
21. Before making it big Rita Ora auditioned for a BBC series to find the next Eurovision Song Contest representative.
22. Later on, she withdrew from the competition.
23. One of Justin Bieber’s tattoos is of Jesus Christ.
24. It’s situated on one of his calves.
25. Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body,” which was also written by Pharrell Williams and The Neptunes.
26. It was supposed to be on Michael Jackson’s final album “Invincible.”
27. Jackson’s management ultimately rejected the song.
28. This helped Justin Timberlake jumpstart his solo career with “Justified” debuting at No. 2 and selling more than 3.5 million copies in the U.S.A.
29. Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” was originally written for Celine Dion.
30. “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” went on to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
31. It was even nominated for an Oscar and became one of Aerosmith’s biggest hits.
32. Kurt Cobain accidentally named Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.
33. It was named after a deodorant for teenage girls.
34. The song helped the album “Nevermind” to sell 30 million albums worldwide.
35. Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” was a cover.
36. I Love Rock ‘N Roll” is a cover by an English band the Arrows.
37. Then Britney Spears also covered it.
38. Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” is about heroin addiction.
39. “Angel” went on to be one of McLachlan’s biggest hits and has since been used by the ASPCA, helping to raise $30 million for the organization.
40. Will Smith co-wrote “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” with Nas.
41. It helped Smith win his fourth Grammy.
42. Bruce Springsteen’s seemingly patriotic “Born In The U.S.A.” is an anti-American anthem about the Vietnam War.
43. “Born In The U.S.A.” to become a multiplatinum album by selling 15 million copies.
44. Prince was the writer of Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2U.”
45. O’Conner didn’t meet the man who wrote it until after the song had been released.
46. “Since U Been Gone” proved Clarkson was a pop star, with the song going on to have 2.6 million downloads.
47. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” is one of the best female-empowerment songs of all time, but the song was originally sung by a male artist, Otis Redding.
48. Cee-Lo Green’s “F*** You” was written by Bruno Mars.
49. It reached No7 on Billboard’s best of 2011 chart.
50. Guns N’ Roses’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine” was written in five minutes.
51. Bob Marley’s “I Shot The Sheriff” is about birth control.
52. The Police’s romantic “Every Breath You Take” isn’t romantic at all. It’s about surveillance.
53. It’s one of Sting’s most profitable of all time.
54. Sting still receives $730,000 annually.
55. Many of Britney Spears’s greatest hits were rejected, meant for, or written by other artists.
56. “I’m A Slave 4 U” was meant for Janet Jackson.
57. “Umbrella” and “Telephone” were meant for Britney Spears instead of Rihanna & Lady Gaga.
58. Katy Perry holds the same record as Michael Jackson for most number-one singles from an album
59. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single.
60. Rihanna has 10!
61. Madonna started her career as a drummer in an 80s band called The Breakfast Club.
62. Ke$ha’s “Tik-Tok” sold more copies than ANY Beatles single.
63. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix
64. Flo Rida’s “Low” has sold 8 million copies.
65. It’s the same as The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”.
66. Usher holds the Star Search record for the longest note held by a child: 12.1 seconds.
67. Celine Dion’s “Falling Into You” sold more copies than any Queen, Nirvana, or Bruce Springsteen record
68. People actually bought Billy Ray Cyrus’ album “Some Gave All…” 20 million people.
69. It’s more than any Bob Marley album.
70. The cast of “Glee” has had more songs chart than the Beatles
71. The very first record Calvin Harris produced was for Kylie Minogue.
72. Rihanna made a cameo appearance in the 2006 cheerleading flick, Bring It On: All or Nothing.
73. Ed Sheeran is a Baron.
74. He was named Baron Of Sealand by the independently recognized state.
75. The ‘Machine’ in Florence + The Machine comes from Florence Welch’s collaboration as a youngster with Isabella “Machine” Summers.
76. Lady Gaga is Godmother to Elton John and David Furnish’s son Zachary.
77. Rihanna’s huge chest tattoo design is a tribute to her late grandmother, Dolly.
78. Beyonce is allergic to perfume.
79. The scent she endorses has been chemically altered to ensure Beyonce Knowles doesn’t suffer a reaction.
80. Nicki Minaj’s real name is Onika Tanya Maraj.
81. Kanye West used to work at The Gap before he was famous.
82. Beyonce’s favorite number is four.
83. Her mother was born on January 4th, she was married on April 4th, her birthday is September 4th and her husband’s birthday is December 4th.
84. Katy Perry released a gospel album while she was in high school under the name Katy Hudson.
85. Jessie J suffers from an irregular heartbeat, which means she needs to monitor her alcohol intake.
86. Adele once nearly ran over P Diddy in a golf cart.
87. Nicki Minaj used to be a waitress at Red Lobster.
88. Robbie is the most celebrated artist in the BRIT Award history with 17 wins.
89. 5 of them were for.. “Take That”.
90. The first pop music video was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
91. It was released in 1975.
92. Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is the biggest selling album of all time.
93. The most expensive paparazzi photo ever sold was of a bald Britney Spears.
94. It fetched around $500,000.
95. Justin Timberlake’s mother was actually Ryan Gosling’s legal guardian when they were youngsters.
96. Jessie J was meant to give her single ‘Do It Like A Dude’ to Rihanna.
97. Her record label encouraged her to release it herself.
98. At age one, Justin Timberlake won the 1991 pre-teen Mr. America pageant – the following year he became the first male winner of America’s Universal Charm pageant.
99. Madonna is related to both Gwen Stefani and Celine Dion
100. Before appearing on American Idol, Kelly Clarkson wanted to be a marine biologist, but after seeing the film Jaws she changed her mind.