Metallica's Kirk Hammett says working at Burger King helped him start his guitar collection.
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Oliver Anthony Is "Getting Out of the Music Industry"
Oliver Anthony says he's "getting out of the music industry" just 14 months after "Rich Men North of Richmond" hit #1.
He posted a video saying he's seen how it operates, and he's had enough. Quote, "I've decided that moving forward, I don't need a Nashville management company. I don't even need to exist within the space of music."
That doesn't mean he's done performing altogether. He plans to keep releasing songs "like normal." He just wants nothing to do with the corporate element.
He says he's switching his business over to a "traveling ministry," where he'll still do shows. But he won't sell tickets through sites like Live Nation and Ticketmaster. He wants to hit small towns most artists never go to. And instead of normal venues, he wants to play gigs on farms and in town squares.
He's calling it the Rural Revival Project. His first show is tomorrow in Morgantown, West Virginia. 100% of profits from it will go to hurricane relief efforts.
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Bruce Springsteen opened his Halloween concert in Montreal last night with "Ghostbusters."
Each time they said "Ghostbusters," the venue lights lit up for the crowd to sing the famous title.
Billy Corgan would like you to know that he can "play circles around" a lot of guitarists who get more respect than him.
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New Music from The Cure, Jimmy Fallon, and Willie Nelson
• "Songs of a Lost World", The Cure. This is their 14th album, and first release since 2008. Today they'll be doing a free global livestream performance of the album at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
"Holiday Seasoning", Jimmy Fallon. This is his third album. His guests include Justin Timberlake, Dolly Parton, Will Ferrell, Ariana Grande, and Megan Thee Stallion.
"Last Leaf on the Tree," Willie Nelson. This is his 76th album. It includes covers of Beck, Tom Waits, and The Flaming Lips.
Sunday at 9:00 p.m. on ABC: The one-hour "20/20" special "Price of Fame: The Liam Payne Story".
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Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd Have the Most Diverse Vocabulary in Music
A recent study analyzed the lyrics of top Billboard artists and iconic musicians to find out which artists have the highest lexical diversity in their lyrics. You know, the variety of unique words.
These are the Top 15 artists:
1. Black Sabbath: 52%
2. Pink Floyd: 52%
3. Slayer: 51%
4. Laufey: 48%
5. Bruce Springsteen: 46%
6. Tyler Childers: 46%
7. Megadeth: 45%
8. Eagles: 44%
9. Bob Dylan: 44%
10. Jimi Hendrix: 44%
11. Judas Priest: 44%
12. Iron Maiden: 44%
13. Dasha: 43%
14. Toby Keith: 43%
15. Radiohead: 43%
The Top 5 most positive artists based on lyrics are Marvin Gaye, Cody Johnson, Garth Brooks, Led Zeppelin, and Celine Dion.
The five most negative artists are Slayer, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, System of a Down, and The Kid Laroi.
Metal is the most intelligent genre because of its lyric diversity. It's followed by rock and country.
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