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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. -
6 Pop Stars That Went Avant-Garde: John Lennon, Kanye West, And More
It's usually a good idea for musicians, especially pop musicians, to move outside of their comfort zone and try out new things, but these six artists took this practice to an extreme by making music that can't be considered pop at all. Here are six pop stars that went avant-garde. -
10 Imagined Fragrances By Musicians: Prince, David Bowie, And More
One Direction's new fragrance "You & I" will be released this summer. Boybands have it pretty easy when it comes to trying to sell their fragrance. I mean, what teenybopper wouldn't want to smell like Harry Styles' dreamgirl? Musicians from other genres with older fanbases, however, don't have the luxury of crazed tweens and would probably have a hard time selling more than a few bottles. With that in mind, we decided to compile a list of musicians we'd like to see fragrances from and what those fragrances might smell like. -
10 Indie/Alt-Rock Musicians Who Have Acted: Jack White, Björk, And More
Though plenty of pop and (especially) hip-hop stars have dabbled in acting, they're not the only musicians who have second careers as thespians. Here are ten indie rock/alternative rock musicians who have acted in films and television. -
5 Artists Who Became Songwriters After They Debuted: Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, and more
Just because someone's an excellent performer doesn't mean they're an excellent songwriter as well. Some artists are talented enough to have debuted as both excellent performers and songwriters, such as the Beatles, but some artists were only comfortable writing their own material after they were established as performers. Here are five artists who eventually became great songwriters after they debuted. -
8 Famous Artists That Never Had a U.S. Hit: Bob Marley, Wu-Tang Clan, And More
Most musicians aren't lucky enough to ever have a hit single on any Billboard chart. However, there are some world famous, highly influential artists who somehow managed to never release hit a single in the United States. Here are eight famous artists who never had a U.S. hit. -
6 Artists With a Running Theme In Their Album Covers: The Smiths, Iron Maiden, and more
Though artists are constantly morphing and experimenting, many like to keep a consistent theme running through their music and visual aesthetic. These six artists took this idea of visual consistency to heart, creating album covers that immediately identify an album as one of theirs. -
Seven great movie scores by rock musicians: Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, and more
Since Hollywood always seems desperate to get people to go to the movies, it’s strange that they wouldn’t hire popular musicians to score their films more often, as that could draw in a completely different group of people that otherwise wouldn’t care about a particular film. I’m sure there are plenty of Nine Inch Nails fans who are anticipating David Fincher’s Gone Girl simply because Trent Reznor co-wrote the score. Here are seven other rock (and alternative) musicians who wrote excellent film scores.
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