Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who has won a total of seven Grammy Awards, including winning Album of the Year for her second album, Fearless, making her the youngest ever winner of that award. Her most recent album, 1989, sold more copies in its first week than any album … Continue reading
Milli Vanilli was a pop group of the late 1980s and early 1990s, comprised of members Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The duo won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on February 21, 1990. Later on that year, reporter Chuck Philips of the Los Angeles Times revealed that Morvan … Continue reading
Michael Jackson’s thirteen minute video for his song Thriller was released in 1982, and is still widely considered to be the most influential music video of all time. In this clip, Rick Baker, makeup artist for the music video, discusses the inspiration behind it. Of Jackson, he says: “Michael Jackson … Continue reading
Singer-songwriter Janis Jopin is asked in an interview who her favorite musician is and she answers, Tina Turner, explaining, “She’s the best chick ever. Fantastic singer, great dancer, fantastic show…” Tina Turner also shares her admiration for Janis Joplin’s music, saying, “She had a black soul. She felt. Her singing … Continue reading
David Hasselhoff recalls his emotional performance of "Looking for Freedom" on top of the rubble of the Berlin Wall. Continue reading
Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, reminisces about her famous son’s younger years. Here, she revisits the old Jackson family house in Indiana and remembers Michael as a child. Jackson recalls how her son used to run around the living room in his older siblings shoes that were too big … Continue reading
Ellen Degeneres talks with La Toya Jackson about her famous brother, Michael. Jackson opens up about her brother’s death, including where she was when she got the news and how her family reacted.
"A 50-year old memory keeps me linked with my mother years after her death…" Continue reading
Author: Ben Nussbaum The Berlin Wall is remembered as one of the 20th century’s great monstrosities: A literal wall that cut a city in half–separating families and friends, cutting off West Berlin from Communist East Berlin. It was the site of about 100 deaths (some estimates are much higher) as … Continue reading
Curiously, David Hasselhoff had a huge hit in West Germany in 1989 with a song called "Looking for Freedom." He performed it on the remains of the wall a few weeks after it came down. Continue reading
