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20 Famous Songs With Hidden Stories That Will Change The Way You Listen Them

Here are 20 famous songs with hidden stories that will change how you hear them.

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“Everything’s changed. We’re going to be rich.” How a song about gang wars helped a Ph.D. student and a school janitor become the '90s most unlikely rock stars

The story of the song that helped launch the biggest independently-released rock album of all time

Louder

“It took like four minutes to write the chords, then like 12-15 minutes to write the lyrics. Probably 10 or 15 minutes to cut the vocals”: How Sia made her self-destructive anthem, Chandelier

One of the most thrilling songs of the 2010s, Chandelier unravelled the psychology of hedonism - with an arrangement that came together in under an hour

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“I walked in… and Joni Mitchell was in baby blue pyjamas. She said, ‘Have a seat.’ And we talked about music. I wrote You Get What You Give the same day”: How a weird dream inspired the New Radicals’ classic ’90s hit

And the song was so good it convinced Joni not to quit the music industry

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51 Terrible Book Covers That You Can’t Help But Judge (New Pics)

They say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The internet disagrees! Some cover designs are so terrible, so ridiculously nonsensical, that they’re actually entertaining. It’s any person with taste’s duty to make fun of them. ‘Terrible Book Covers’ is one of the most fun niches on the…

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Paramount Plus just added 117 new movies — here's the 5 I'm streaming first

Paramount Plus just added 117 movies on Feb. 1, 2026. Here are the five I'd recommend streaming right now.

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Meryl Streep to play Joni Mitchell

Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep is to play music legend Joni Mitchell in a new biopic, according to record industry mogul Clive Davis.

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Catherine O’Hara was the best part of any scene

Catherine O’Hara was never afraid to go big

The Independent UK

3 new to Paramount+ movies you need to stream this weekend (Jan. 30-Feb. 1)

Paramount+ just added a ton of must-watch movies worth watching this weekend. Here's my top 3 picks.

Tom’s Guide

Melania documentary pulled from South African theaters for ‘political reasons’

Film is scheduled to release Friday worldwide

The Independent UK

‘Alarmed’ crew members behind Melania documentary ask to remove their names: report

‘Unfortunately, if it does flop, I would really feel great about it,’ a crew member reportedly said about the Amazon-funded documentary

The Independent UK

Behind-the-Scenes Chaos Left 'Melania' Documentary Crew Hoping It Would Flop

Insiders reveal the chaotic production behind Amazon's 'Melania' documentary. From a controversial director to allegations of propaganda, find out why the crew wants the film to fail.

International Business Times UK

"I knew something was wrong. I went to the bar and my girlfriend was there with another guy." The dagger-through-the-heart memory which inspired the biggest rock song of its generation

The story behind "the UK's alternative national anthem", inspired by heartbreak, David Bowie and Iggy Pop

Louder

Is Benson Boone Really Gay? Inside The Explosive Rumours, Family Tensions and Why Fans Say He's Staying Silent

Explore the facts and speculation surrounding Benson Boone's sexual orientation, family background, public statements, and why fans believe he is staying silent.

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Charlie Puth Revelation: Confirms Super Bowl Anthem Audition and the Real Reason He Stopped Drinking

Charlie Puth confirmed he auditioned for the Super Bowl LX anthem and revealed he quit drinking after a brutal New York hangover shook his judgement.

The Guardian - AU

Tenacious D will return: Jack Black and Kyle Gass ‘hashed it out’ after Trump joke controversy

The band went on hiatus after outrage over onstage joke in 2024, but Gass confirms the band will return, saying ‘It was hard. It is like a marriage’

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“I said, ‘Listen, I don't think you should die!’” How Dave Grohl realised that the end was near for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana

“Five minutes later the phone rings, and someone goes, ‘Dude, turn on CNN’”

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Cher seeks 1m from Sonny Bono's widow

Cher is seeking over $1 million in legal fees from Sonny Bono's widow following their long-running battle over royalties.

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The Conversation

What’s cooler than sex, drugs and pashing models? I found out from 3 rock memoirs

At the height of his success, Evan Dando was notorious for his good looks, heavy drug use and flaky personality. As his memoir, Rumours of My Demise, effectively attests, the Lemonheads frontman was also a shameless rock’n’roll caricature whose addictions and puerile hedonism repeatedly sabotaged his friendships and relationships, along…

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"Every time I opened Rolling Stone there was a picture of him in his underpants." How Mariah Carey, Cher, Whitney Houston, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe and more got savaged by one of the 90s' most brutal diss tracks

This classic 90s industrial metal banger is also one of the angriest

Fortune

Venezuela’s 20-year downfall featured a weird bromance between Hugo Chávez and Sean Penn, ex-husband of Madonna and ‘One Battle After Another’ actor

Colonel Lockjaw played a very different role when he visited Caracas to see Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the Mexican jungle, to meet El Chapo.

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Sharknado Star Reportedly Assaulted a Grom Rider, Is Now Getting Sued for Unprovoked Attack

Actor Ian Ziering, best known for the Sharknado and Beverly Hills, 90210 series, is getting sued by a Honda rider after he reportedly attacked the motorcyclist in a completely unprovoked skirmish.

International Business Times UK

Is MTV Really Gone in 2026: Financial Pressure, Merger, and Everything You Need to Know

MTV has shut down several 24-hour music channels as of 31 December 2025. Here's an overview of the closed channels, the affected countries, and potential links to merger cost-cutting.

Louder

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rush, Bon Jovi and more: 26 things we're looking forward to in 2026

Over the next twelve months, rock will keep rolling smoothly forward - here are 26 ways its wheels will remain lubricated

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“You’ll Never Be Her”: Sydney Sweeney And Lindsay Lohan Comparison Sparks Heated Reactions

“Lindsay chewed that photoshoot."

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