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Ringo Starr revealed what he thought when he first heard Nirvana and what he thought of Kurt Cobain in particular. In the same vein, Cobain named his favorite Beatle.

Jason Aldean was asked what he thinks of being classified as a bro country artist. Aldean also discussed his favorite songs to play live.

Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You" has some religious lyrics. Shelton discussed what he thought when he first heard the track on the radio.

Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters once interviewed Ringo Starr. Grohl revealed what he thought of the "It Don't Come Easy" singer as a musician.

The Beatles' "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" was originally by Smokey Robinson's band The Miracles. Robinson has no memory of hearing that cover for the first time.

Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You" was originally written and recorded by a Christian singer. Notably, the track in question is about God, but it never gets explicitly Christian.

Elvis Presley might have been accused of cultural appropriation more than any other singer. A famous singer from the 1960s didn’t see it that way.

The Beatles weren't civil rights activists, but a soul singer said the group's success was "a civil rights breakthrough." He wasn't the only one to say something like that.

Blake Shelton's "God's Country" was written by a group of country artists. Shelton was not one of them and he marveled at how the song came together.

Smokey Robinson covered one of The Beatles’ songs on a Miracles album. The tune was bigger in the United States than it was in the United Kingdom.

A pop singer known for Christmas music performed backup on one of Elvis Presley's gospel tracks. She also discussed attending religious services with the "Heartbreak Hotel" singer.

Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special' was a career highlight for Elvis. It went on to inspire the work of several artists.

Billie Joe Armstrong said the “paranoia” Donald Trump creates inspired a Green Day song. Armstrong wanted the track to sound different from other Green Day songs.

Billie Joe Armstrong revealed The Who's "Pinball Wizard" was the inspiration for one of Green Day's singles. He feels he made some major missteps on that song's parent album.

Aretha Franklin covered Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” She combined it with a Marvin Gaye song that was famously covered by Diana Ross.

Aretha Franklin revealed what she thought of Beyoncé as a feminist. Franklin also released a disco version of a Destiny’s Child song.

The King of Rock and Roll downplayed his on-stage moves in a press conference in the early 1970s.

The very idea of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston collaborating is breathtaking. Carey revealed that something about the creative process irked her.

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could perform Mariah Carey songs and do them justice. Carey dissed the way Franklin was perceived as a musician.

Nick Cannon almost appeared in the music video for Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body.” However, he was replaced with another actor for artistic reasons.