Avril Lavigne has a perfume named after her song "Black Star." It smells much better than her Sk8er Boi scent, which reeks of Axe body spray and road grime.
Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" is a mashup of "Werewolves Of London" and "Sweet Home Alabama." The album it came from was released in October, 2007, but they held off until summer, 2008 for a more seasonable release.
Jonah Hill directed the video for Sara Bareilles' song "Gonna Get Over You." It's a mash-up of Grease and West Side Story.
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill was the only US #1 hit of the '90s entirely written, produced and performed by a female singer.
In the UK, the first #1 hit with a rap was "Candy Girl" by the American boy band New Edition in 1983.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
Before he was the champ, Ali released an album called I Am The Greatest!, but his musical influence is best heard in the songs he inspired.
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.