A 2014 study found that the top 1% of bands and solo artists earn 77% of all the revenue generated from recorded music. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Top 1% of Artists Earn 77% of Recorded Music Income, Study Finds… – Digital Music News
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WTF Fun Fact – Charles Manson And The Beach Boys
Cult leader Charles Manson released an LP record of his music from prison that he previously recorded titled “Lie: The Love and Terror Cult.” One of the songs on it was also recorded by the Beach Boys under a different name and lyrics. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Charles Manson’s music was a macabre sidenote – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Astronaut And Musician Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space, was also the first to release an album (Space Sessions: Songs From A Tin Can) which was recorded primarily in orbit. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 100 Years Of Prince Albums
Deceased musical artist Prince had enough unreleased music stored in his vault to output an album every year for the next century. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Take a look inside Prince’s underground bank vault full of unreleased music | Consequence of Sound
WTF Fun Fact – He’s Got Meats But Not Lovin’ It
In 2003, Rapper Pusha T wrote the famous McDonald’s jingle “I’m Lovin’ It” but does not own any of the publishing rights for it. After learning from that multi-million dollar mistake, he now owns 40% of the publishing rights for the “We have the meats” campaign from Arby’s.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Charlie Daniels, who no longer owns the rights to his song, objected to the use of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in Guitar Hero III, because it was possible for the player to lose to devil-like character, which “perverted” his song. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Shrimp Daddy
Lil’ Wayne was originally known as “Shrimp Daddy,” which was inspired by former Cash Money artist “Pimp Daddy.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://classichiphopmagazine.com/answers/2020/5/9/why-was-lil-wayne-called-shrimp-daddy-before
WTF Fun Fact – The Fraud Behind The Microsoft Sound
The iconic startup sound for Microsoft’s Windows 95 aka “The Microsoft Sound” was made by ambient music artist Brian Eno on a Macintosh. The artist has never used a Windows PC. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Big Mama’s Hound Dog
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton wrote and performed the song “Hound Dog,” about a woman throwing a gigolo out of her house and her life, which was later adapted by Elvis Presley. – WTF Fun Facts