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Kim Kardashian changed her name before first appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Kim Kardashian went by her full name Kimberly Kardashian before realising that it was "so long for people to say" prior to her first appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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You’ve Definitely Seen These 25 Album Covers Before – Prove You Can Name Them

Whether you discovered music through vinyl sleeves, CD booklets, or MTV countdowns, some album covers became just as iconic as the songs themselves. This quiz spans the 1970s through the 2000s - covering classic rock, pop legends, hip hop breakthroughs, and alternative anthems.

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"It’s strange when you’re playing in front of 30 people, lip-syncing. Especially when you’re hanging upside down with a piece of meat behind you." How Nine Inch Nails' anthem of self-loathing and sleaze got twisted into the ultimate horny metal track

As Tommy Lee of Motley Crue once put it, Closer is "the ultimate **** song" - but it certainly wasn't written that way

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“We were a really weird punk band that came out of hardcore and were shot into this vortex”: Fall Out Boy came out of the US hardcore scene. So how did they become poster boys for 21st century emo?

Chicago’s Fall Out Boy were playing to one person a night – and then MTV happened

Louder

A Viral TikTok Has Fans Questioning An Iconic Moment In Britney Spears History

Is this the Mandela Effect?

Cinemablend

‘I Fought So Hard’: Mean Girls’ Lizzy Caplan Recalls Landing Janis Role, And The Reality TV Star Execs Initially Wanted

I can't imagine anyone else playing Janis in that OG film.

Cinemablend

"Winona Ryder was confused. She wanted to know why we'd write a song about her. I told her: 'It has nothing to do with you.'" How a cult 90s rock band's song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with a Hollywood A-lister

When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses

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"It’s about those times when you’ve got no feeling left or you just don’t care." The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era - and that got a new lease of life courtesy of one rap megastar

Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that

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"It was pretty surreal. All of our families, friends and haters saw that live on TV!" The surprise smash hit 90s single that saw an underground punk band beat Alanis Morissette, Weezer and Portishead in one of the biggest award upsets ever

No one saw this coming in 1995!

Louder

Millennials Prefer Coinbase, Gen Z Likes UberEats, Gen X Is Playing Call Of Duty And Baby Boomers Use DoorDash

An annual list of the fastest growing brands from Morning Consult shows consumers love DoorDash Inc (NASDAQ:DASH), artificial intelligence, TikTok and more.

Benzinga

"It's an ode to a Goth girl who was so into herself that she once held a mirror over my face so she could see herself climax." Sex, vampires and black lipstick: the story of Type O Negative's goth metal anthem, Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)

Allegedly written about a self-obsessed goth Peter Steele was infatuated with, there's a reason Black No. 1 is still on every self-respecting Halloween playlist

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Who Is Jack Osbourne? Ozzie Osbourne's Son Working as a Paranormal Investigator, and now On 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'

Jack Osbourne's journey from reality TV fame to adventure shows and paranormal investigation reveals his inspiring transformation and enduring spirit.

International Business Times UK

A massive retro revival is happening on the music scene, and this 80s-style radio is all the proof you need

Retro audio gear is making a comeback, and the Crosley Tribute Radio is one of my favorite ways to listen to the best songs.

Tom’s Guide

“I could see downtown Hollywood and all the transformers were blowing. It looked like the city was being bombed”: How Terminator 2, a banned video and a massive earthquake shaped a classic Tool song

The story of Tool‘s classic 1993 single Prison Sex

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“There’s no special effects – there were kids falling through ceilings, flying through glass, jumping off roofs”: From kicking booze to an anarchic video shoot, the story of Slipknot’s biggest single, Duality

Slipknot were one of the biggest names of the nu metal era – then the lead single from their third album made them immortal

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"It felt like my head was going to explode." Alligator murder, police raids and abandoned adult theatres: the story of the chaotic video shoot that helped make an underground 90s band cult legends

Long before nu metal bands were getting arrested for making music videos, Acid Bath were setting a precedent

International Business Times UK

Ridiculousness Cancelled: Did Rob Dyrdek's Massive Net Worth Push MTV to Cut His Show?

Ridiculousness is cancelled after 46 seasons. Fans wonder if Rob Dyrdek's massive salary and fortune played a role in MTV's surprising decision.

International Business Times UK

MTV Cancels Ridiculousness After 46 Seasons—Rob Dyrdek's Viral Clip Era Ends

MTV has canceled Ridiculousness after 46 seasons. Rob Dyrdek's viral video show ends as the network shifts toward new programming.

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The Independent UK

MTV mainstay Ridiculousness axed after 14 years amid reports of star’s $32 million salary

The Rob Dyrdek-created series premiered in 2011

The Mary Sue

An MTV staple has been canceled

MTV just cancelled one of their staple shows as the Paramount restructuring continues. Ridiculousness, starring Rob Dyrdek, is no more as the entertainment giant scrambles to cut costs. TMZ reports that MTV has made the decision this week. This current season will continue, but after that it’s time to hang…

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"I dug the record 'cause it was incorporating hip hop into rock. I was like, 'This is cool!'" How one rap legend joined the unlikeliest tour ever to help bring hip hop to the nu metal generation

The idea of Ice Cube and Korn sharing a bill might not seem strange now, but in the 90s, it was a thrilling novelty

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"I've always hated it. I sound like a little kid!" From label interference to an acrimonious split, the story behind the classic Evanescence song that Amy Lee (eventually) learned to love

It's one of Evanescence's biggest songs, but it's safe to say Amy Lee was not keen on it at first

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"It was about a feeling of being a terrible person and f***ing up everything." Rejected by MTV, lonely nights on the road and the start of a split: the story of Nightwish anthem Nemo

How Nightwish's goth-tinged anthem turned them into symphonic metal's brightest stars

The Conversation

The story of MTV: The downfall of music disrupter

When The Buggles’ music video “Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on August 1, 1981, it marked a historic moment for both television and music. The day marked the launch of the Music Television channel (MTV).

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Awful and Awesome Ep 396: Search, Wayward, the good old days of MTV

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