"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was the most successful digital track of 2007 in the US with 2,909,000 downloads. On January 6, 2008 it became the first song ever to sell 3 million digital copies in the States.
"Friends In Low Places" by Garth Brooks was written by two Nashville songwriters after a meal in a local restaurant. One of them forgot his money, but said not to worry, "I have friends in low places. I know the cook."
Weezer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" was written as a sad song about depression, but listeners heard it as a funny, ironic song.
The Rick James song "Cold Blooded" is about Linda Blair from The Exorcist, his girlfriend at the time. In James' lingo, "cold blooded" means sexy, not cruel.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
The EMF song "Unbelievable" samples the raunchy comic Andrew Dice Clay saying, "What the f--k was that!"
Queen, Phish and The Stones are among our picks for the best band logos. Here are their histories and a design analysis from an expert.
The longtime BS&T frontman tells the "Spinning Wheel" story, including the line he got from Joni Mitchell.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.