The Verve lost all royalties for Bittersweet Symphony to the Rolling Stones after a lawsuit, with Jagger and Richards added to songwriting credits.
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Tony explains that the Puerto Rico joke at Trump's MSG rally was a late addition — they gave him more time than expected, and he filled it with material outside his planned set. [1] — Tony Hinchcliffe "Tony did the exact same kind of roast jokes he always does — including Charlie Kirk jokes — and the outrage landed exclusively on the Georg…" 1:54:30 Crucially, the longer version of that bit contains tags that recontextualize it, but those were left out. Joe admits he told Tony the joke was going to be a problem even before the rally, which proves to be prescient. The conversation broadens to Joe's own history with the Carlos Mencia plagiarism exposé — he says he wouldn't do it again because even when you're right, engaging in public conflict fills your life with darkness and negative energy. The business is completely amoral: everyone knew what Mencia was doing and didn't care because they were profiting from it. The lesson: disengage, make better work, don't let the machine eat you.
Sean Strickland crashed the White House UFC event in a hoodie to hide his identity. Someone made him take it off. Immediately, every fan in the area recognized him. Then six bulletproof-vested officers ejected the only American UFC world champion from the grounds.
The Frozen soundtrack was the best-selling album of 2014, selling 10 million copies including streaming equivalents — beating Taylor Swift's 1989.
Most music historians point to 1968 as the year reggae was definitively born, marked by songs like Desmond Dekker's 'The Israelites' and the first use of the word 'reggae' by Toots and the Maytals.
Mento, the earliest predecessor to reggae from the 1940s–50s, blended African work songs with European musical influences and featured instruments like banjo, guitar, and the rumba box.
Transistor radios allowed Jamaicans to tune into Miami R&B stations for the first time in the 1950s–60s, directly inspiring ska and setting the stage for reggae.
Rocksteady, the slower, vocal-heavy predecessor to reggae, was popular for just about two years but produced major hits including the original 'Tide Is High' and 'Ain't No Sunshine.'
Joe Higgs' 1960 debut hit 'Manny-O' with Higgs and Wilson was one of the first records ever pressed and sold in Jamaica, selling 50,000 copies — a remarkable figure for the era.
Two days after being shot in the chest and shoulder at his home in 1976, Bob Marley still performed the Smile Jamaica anti-violence concert, showing extraordinary commitment to peace.
Catch a Fire (1972) is considered the Wailers' first full-blown reggae album, despite the group having released approximately four albums prior that were more R&B in style.
DJ Kool Herc, widely credited as a founding father of hip-hop, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and brought Jamaican toasting traditions with him when he moved to the Bronx at age 12.
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