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Aaliyah, 60, 106

ABBA, 29, 90, 126, 186

hits of, 37–38

influence of, 37–38, 75

meticulous craft of, 37, 38

Abbey Road studios, 6

ABC TV, 103

Abdul, Paula, 126, 130, 131

AC/DC, 59, 307

Ace of Base, 35–39, 41–46, 63, 64, 81, 98, 138, 209, 303

Advertigo, 289, 290

Aguilera, Christina, 51, 85, 232, 255

Åhlund, Klas, 38

Aiken, Clay, 145

“Ain’t No Nigga,” 181

“Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,” 171

Airships International, 47–48

Air Supply, 42

AJ, see McLean, AJ

AJ and Howie, D, 52

Aldon Music, 68, 69, 70

“Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” 112

Alford, Mary, 49

All I Ever Wanted, 145

“All I Need,” 254

“All Out of Love,” 42

“All That I Need,” 173

“All That Matters (The Beautiful Life),” 276

“All That She Wants,” 39–40, 41–42, 44, 45

All the Rave (Menn), 118

Alpha Entertainment, 165

“Already Gone,” 145, 202

Alsou, 173

Alternative Nation, 96

Alwood, Lester, 112

Amatiello, John, 64

“American Girl,” 266

video of, 64, 263

American Greed (TV show), 100

American Idol (TV show), 42, 105, 124–32, 179, 182

auditions for, 127–28, 130

Big Band Week on, 131

careers launched by, 145–46

Hollywood Week on, 128–29, 130–31

humiliation of contestants on, 128, 130

judges on, 124, 126, 127–28, 130–31, 204

ratings of, 128, 131

’60s week on, 131

winners on, 130–32, 137, 138, 141

American Idol: The Untold Story (Rushfield), 128

American Music Awards, 228

American Top 40, 79

America’s Got Talent (TV show), 146

Ames, Roger, 115, 133

Ammo, 275, 276

Anaheim, Calif., 154–55, 158–59, 162–65

Anderson, Chris, 15

Andersson, Anni-Frid, 38

Andersson, Benny, 37, 38

Andrea True Connection, 40

Andrews Sisters, 112

Anka, Paul, 172

“Another Mother,” 35

Anthony, Michelle, 118

Anthony, Polly, 86

AOL, 133

AOL Time Warner, 115

Apartheid, 58

Appetite for Self-Destruction (Knopper), 101

Apple, 133–34, 286, 294, 298–99

Apple, Fiona, 254

Apple Music, 298

Arbitron, 79

Areola, 83–84

Areola Munich, 101

Arista Records, 41, 45, 59–60, 126, 137

Arkansas, University of, Music Cognition Lab at, 303–4

Army, US, 150

arpeggiator software, 227, 231

ARP Odyssey synthesizers, 30

arrangers, 6, 10

Arsenio Hall Show (TV show), 50

artists, 29

A-list, 6

black, 46, 68, 90

discovering and developing of, 42

earnings of, 13, 15–16, 25

female, 42, 59

“manufactures,” 121

power of writers and producers vs., 67–68

R&B, 60

rap, 33, 34, 60

rock, 138

small but loyal followings of, 15

as vocal personalities vs. singers, 7

artists and repertoire (A&R), 39, 42, 55, 58, 63–64, 81, 86–89, 105, 119

see also specific record companies

ASCAP, 105, 227

ASCAP Expo, 211

A Side Productions, 123

“As Long as You Love Me,” 82

Asphalt, 248

Astley, Rick, 73

Atlanta, Ga., 46, 180, 187, 188, 196–98

Atlantic Records, 14, 53, 116

A&R department of, 270

“At Last,” 130

Australia, 72–73, 124, 258

Autobahn, 30

“Autobahn,” 30

Auto-Tune, 223, 237, 273

Avicii, 287, 297

Azalea, Iggy, xiii, 6

Azra, 55

Babyface, 46

“. . . Baby One More Time,” 91, 94–97, 190, 258

video of, 95–97

Bacharach, Burt, 129, 131

“Back Door Man,” 96

“Back Stabbers,” 72

Backstreet Boys, 54–57, 61–64, 74–77, 82–84, 89, 95–97, 103, 153, 246, 270

debut of, 54–55

earnings of, 54

hits of, 82, 138

merchandising of, 62

Pearlman sued by, 100–101

performing and touring of, 54–56, 62, 76–77, 82–83, 99, 101, 107, 152

personality types in, 52, 81

recordings of, 56, 57, 74–75, 82, 98, 101, 104, 106, 117

Backstreet Mom (McLean), 62–63

Bad, 7, 253

Badfinger, 131

ballads, 5, 9, 53, 65, 75, 76, 94, 98, 127, 132, 177, 268, 269

Ballard, Glen, 253–54, 255

Bambaataa, Afrika, 31–32

Bananarama, 73

Banbarra, 44

bands:

cover, 58

funk, 44, 196

glam-metal, 65–66

hard-rock, 44

house, 134

live, 30

military, 75

R&B, 48–49, 171

rhythm sections of, 72

rock, 38, 59, 60

synth-pop, 31, 41

Bands, Brands, and Billions (Pearlman), 48

Bangles, 66

Barbados, 171–72, 174, 176–79, 227

barber-shop quartets, 52

Bareilles, Sara, 305

Baron, David, 243, 247

Barry, Jeff, 70

Basil, Toni, 247

Bass, Lance, 83, 101

bass lines, 3, 5, 23, 29, 31, 39, 58, 72, 196

reggae, 45

synthetic, 45

Bayje, 204

Bay-Schuck, Aaron, 270–73

BBC, 37, 79, 167, 257

Beach Boys, 166

Beal, David, 246

Beall, Eric, 87–88, 106–7

Beastie Boys, 179

beat boxes, 31

BeaTek, 34–35

“Beat It,” 29

Beatles, 5, 8, 67, 149, 166, 247, 285, 290

beats, 7, 29, 36, 70, 200

back-, 35, 91, 140

“cool,” 33

dance, 44, 201

electronic, 31, 33

mixing of, 44

off, 44

shuffle, 270

sick, 65, 304

vibrations of, 10

Beat Street (film), 172, 209

“Beautiful Life,” 46

bebop, 53

“Because of You,” 129, 137–38, 142

Beckman, Preston, 128

Becky G, 280–82

Bee Gees, 174

Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue, 51

“Behind These Hazel Eyes,” 138, 140–41, 142

“Be My Baby,” 71

Benjamin, Benny, 72

Berggren, Jenny, 35, 41

Berggren, Jonas, 35, 38–39, 41, 43

Berggren, Malin, 35, 41, 46

Berklee College of Music, 129

Berlin, Irving, 111–12

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), 14, 43, 60–62, 83–84, 101, 104, 107–8, 115–16, 126, 133, 140

Better Days, 60

“Better Off Without You,” 289

Beyoncé, 175, 189, 221, 230

Jay-Z and, 212–13

recordings of, 201–2, 212–13

Bhasker, Jeff, 10

Bieber, Justin, 189

BIGBANG, 156, 160

Billboard, 53, 60, 61, 76, 136, 139, 188, 202, 246, 269, 271, 277

Hot 100 hits on, 3, 7, 45, 46, 160, 240

number one hits on, 29, 97, 186, 207

Swedish hits on, 38

“Billie Jean,” 24

“Birthday,” 307

Bisceglia, Rick, 143

BitTorrent, 286

Blacc, Aloe, 297

Black Album, The, 181–82

Blackman, Jose, 174–75

black music, 28, 58

Blackout, 190

Black Sabbath, 235

Blacksmith, Tim, 208–11, 213, 232

Blackwell, Chris, 116–17, 180

Blaine, Hal, 70

Blanco, Benny, 10, 238, 261–62, 267, 274–76

“Blank Space,” 97, 276

Blavatnik, Len, 293

Blockbusters (Elberse), 16

Bloodshy & Avant, 123

Blue Notes, 72

blues, 15, 28, 53, 61

Blue Swede, 28–29

BMG Building, 42

BMG Entertainment, 61

BMG-Zomba, 14

Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, 70

“Bob Dylan’s Blues,” 149

Body and Soul, 190–91

Bogart, Evan, 186, 202

Bolt, Usain, 287

Bolton, Michael, 121

Bonita, 111

Bon Jovi, Jon, 21, 105

Booker T., 244

Boston, Mass., 48, 49, 129

Bowie, David, 290

boy bands, 72, 81–84, 102, 121, 138

British, 105, 124

dancing by, 173

Korean, 152–54

“manufactured,” 15, 48–52, 54–57, 127

Boyz II Men, 41, 46, 54, 63

Boyzone, 173

Brand, Russell, 263, 268

Brandy, 55

Branson, Richard, 14, 61

Brater, Brian, 242, 244

“Brave,” 304–5

Braxton, Toni, 87, 180

Brazilian baion, 69

Breakaway, 142

“Breakaway,” 138

“Brick House,” 171

Bridge, The, 46

bridges, 7, 45, 76, 91, 113, 139, 140, 189, 201, 202, 219, 226, 281

Brill Building, 5–6, 8, 10, 40, 68–70, 112, 149, 173, 200, 296

Britney: Inside the Dream (Dennis), 85, 95

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), 269

“Broken,” 255

Broken Sword, 26

Bronfman, Edgar, Jr., 293

Brotherhood, 73

Brown, Bobby, 46, 48, 54, 141, 150

Brown, Chris, 11, 160

recordings of, 223, 230

Rihanna and, 222–25

Brown, Foxy, 180, 181

Brown, James, 196

Brown, Jay, 178–79, 182, 183, 191, 202, 213, 226, 229

Browne, Cleveland, 185

Browne, Kleanna, 174–75

Brown University, 242

Bryant, Kobe, 184

Bundy, Laura Bell, 85

Bunker Hill High School, 56

Bunton, Emma, 173

Burke, Kareem, 181

Burkle, Ron, 293

Burton, Ray, 111

“Bus Stop,” 4–5

“Bye Bye Bye,” 104, 119

Byrne, Rhonda, 206

Calder, Clive, 14, 56–64, 74, 80, 82, 104, 106–8, 116, 119

record label founded by, 58–61, 87–89

wealth of, 58, 138

Calder’s Collection, 58

California, 36, 78, 122, 129, 156, 162, 249–50

“California Gurls,” 166, 238, 250

California State University, 150

Cameo, 22, 90, 98

Canada, 258, 286

Quebec province of, 76–77

Candy Girl, 48

Capitol Records, 172, 256–57, 268

Caplan, Michael, 86

Carey, Mariah, 7, 45, 87–88, 180–81, 185

“Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run),” 59

Carlsson, Andreas, 29, 82, 94, 99, 122–24, 305

songwriting of, 26, 64–65, 104–6, 146, 254, 257

Carmichael, Hoagy, 112

Carr, Douglas, 36–37, 44–45, 67, 303

Cars, 59, 136, 139, 257

Carson, Nancy, 84

Carson-Adler talent agency, 84

Carter, Bill, 125

Carter, Nick, 52, 82, 107

cartoons, 9, 26

Cash, Roseanne, 296–97

Cassady, Neal, 268

CBS Records, 12

“Chances Are,” 221

Chavez, JC, 83

“Cheiron Adventures, The,” 43

Cheiron Records, 66

Cheiron Saga, The (disco opera), 92

Cheiron Saga, The (Eliasson), 26–27, 66

Cheiron Studios, 17, 26, 46, 64–66, 75–76, 82–84, 90–94, 98–99, 104–6, 122–24, 134–35, 149, 178, 305

founding of, 43–44

precedents set by, 200–201

sonic signature of, 44

Chemical Brothers, 5, 244

Chernin, Peter, 125

Cherokee Indians, 197

Chic, 22

Chicago, Ill., 22, 28, 77, 187

Child, Desmond, 254, 257

China, 153–54, 161, 167

Chinese language, 153–54, 156, 164

Chippendales, 103

choirs, 104

chords, 98, 189

complexity of, 9

jazz, 22, 34

major, 30, 39, 249

minor, 39, 249

pop, 75

progression of, 200, 201, 217

repetition of, 9

“vamping” with, 202

choruses, 7, 29, 75, 81, 113, 136, 143, 202, 265

Chrissy, 248

Christian music, 106, 250–52, 307

Christy, Lauren, 255

Chun Doo-hwan, 150

Ciara, 206, 207

Cirkut, 237–38, 240, 260, 266–67, 276, 281–82

clapping, 44, 53

Clapton, Eric, 190

Clarkson, Kelly, 7, 9, 16, 129–32, 175, 176, 232, 236, 246–48

American Idol win of, 130–32, 137, 138, 141

childhood and adolescence of, 129, 137–38

Clive Davis and, 137–45, 173–74, 280

recordings of, 136–43, 144–45, 173–74, 201–2, 258

singing style of, 131, 140

songwriting of, 129, 137–38, 142, 145

worldwide success of, 142–43, 144–46

Clarkson, Lana, 71

Clash, 290, 307

Clear Channel, 78, 80, 143, 192, 194

Climbing the Charts (Rossman), 192–93

Clive Calder Productions (CCP), 58–59

Clovers, 53

CNBC TV, 100

C-Note, 102

Coasters, 68

Cobain, Kurt, 5

Cobb, Bradford, 237

Cobb, Ed, 186

Cob-Baehler, Angelica, 256

Cohen, Lyor, 180

Cohn, Irving, 112

“Cold Case,” 227

Collen, Phil, 106

Columbia Records, 50, 194, 208, 236, 255–57

Combermere School, 174, 176

“Comfortably Numb,” 3, 7, 307

Commodores, 171

compact discs (CDs), 24–25, 49, 82, 83, 101, 113, 116–19, 144

homemade compilations on, 25, 238, 245

sales of, 106, 114, 117, 295

computers, 25, 144

Apple, 21, 30, 219

Commodore 64, 209

cut-and-paste on, 7, 32, 238

digital-compression techniques on, 6, 32, 41, 97, 140

file-sharing of, 114–15, 117–19, 286

games on, 26, 43, 92, 122

instrumentation on, 6–7, 9–10, 30–33, 41, 139

laptop, 9–10, 117

“MIDI” interface between keyboard and, 32

mixing on, 6, 23, 219

musical software for, 6–7, 30, 114

personal, 293

viruses in, 290

Congress, US, 77, 119

contemporary hits radio (CHR), 3–6, 8, 9, 15, 80, 192, 303, 307

Contrast, 174–75

Conway Recording Studios, 271

Corcoran State Prison, 71

Core Natural, 236

Cormack, Rennie, 112

Cornell University, 60, 171

Corson, Tom, 287

costumes, 30, 304–5

country, 9, 78, 219

Cowell, Simon, 105, 131, 146

A&R background of, 124, 130–31

American Idol co-created by, 124, 126–28

“nasty” persona of, 124, 127–28, 130, 131

Cox, Samantha, 269

Creed, 60

Crichlow, Herbie, 64, 67, 75

Cromwell, Oliver, 176

Cronin, Richard, 54

Crosby, Bing, 112

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 8

Crossroads Centre, 190

Crow, Sheryl, 88

Cruz, Taio, 263, 264

“Cry Me a River,” 289

Crystals, 70, 71

Cubana Lust, 271–72

Culotta, Felicia, 88, 94

Cultural Technology (CT), 151–53

culture:

African, 28

American, 209

European, 28

highbrow pop-, 31

Korean, 162–63

popular, 51, 121, 160

Cyrano de Bergerac (Rostand), 204

Cyrus, Miley, 236, 248, 265–66

“Da Doo Ron Ron,” 69–70, 81

Daft Punk, 31

Dallas, Tex., 129, 130

Daly, Carson, 97

dance, 11, 28, 31, 40, 44, 70, 84, 89, 104, 201

“Dangerously in Love,” 175

Danny D, 210, 213, 232

“Dark Horse,” 306–7

Dash, Damon, 181

Daughtry, 145, 248

David, Hal, 131

Davis, Clive, 14, 41–43, 44, 51, 59–60, 88, 126, 127, 146, 179, 195, 236

Annual Pre-Grammy party of, 221–23

hit making of, 12, 42, 141–43

Kelly Clarkson and, 137–45, 173–74, 280

memoir of, 137, 141–42

as music attorney, 12, 13

payola charge against, 194

record label of, 182

Davis, Miles, 243

Davis, Tina, 223

Dayne, Taylor, 137, 141

Dead Or Alive, 73, 270

Dean, Ester, 197–200

singing of, 197–99, 219–20, 230–32

songwriting of, 10, 199–200, 204–7, 217–20, 226–32, 267

Dear Jayne, 204

Death Row Records, 203

Decoded (Jay-Z), 181

Dee, Kiki, 253

Def Jam, 178–86, 225, 254

A&R department at, 178, 182, 212, 223

birth of, 179

hip-hop promotion by, 179, 180

Jay-Z as president of, 178, 181–82, 208, 212–13

Def Leppard, 22, 91, 106, 267

Delaine, Aubry “Big Juice,” 217, 219–20, 230–32

Delfonics, 244

Dennis, Cathy, 257

Dennis, Steve, 85, 86

Depeche Mode, 22, 66

Depression, Great, 4

Desperate Networks (Carter), 125

Destiny’s Child, 174

Detroit, Mich., 28, 71

Diamond, Neil, 127, 286

Dick, Nigel, 95

“Didn’t We,” 112–13

DioGuardi, Kara, 138, 204

Dion, Celine, 7, 105, 127, 132

disc jockeys (DJs), 3, 10–11, 21–24, 29, 34, 43, 78, 95, 96, 135, 150, 192

cutting and mixing by, 23–24, 31, 134

disco, 8, 9, 22, 24, 31, 40, 60, 91, 223

disco clubs, 22–23, 29, 134

Disney Channel, 51, 83–85

Dixon, Willie, 96

“DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” 76

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 60

DMX, 180

Dodd, Martin, 39, 63–64, 74

“Don’t Turn Around,” 43

“Don’t You Want Me,” 24

Dornemann, Michael, 61

Dorough, Howie, 52

Downloaded (film), 118

Drake, 203, 240

Dr. Alban “The Rooster,” 34–35, 43

Dr. Dre, 10, 118, 121, 203

“Dreamlover,” 45

“Dress Up Your Dollars in Khaki,” 112

Dreyfus, Max, 68

Drifters, 53, 69

Drinking in Bars with Strangers, 247–48

Dr. Luke, 8, 10, 68, 134–36, 241–48, 255–56, 260, 263, 303

guitar playing of, 139–40, 241–44, 246

Kesha’s lawsuit against, 278–79

partnership of Max Martin and, 135–36, 138–42, 145, 237, 240, 246–48, 257–58, 261–62, 265–68, 275–76, 282, 305

as songwriter-producer, 235–40, 243–48, 257–58, 265–82, 305, 306

“Drop It Low,” 207, 230

drugs, 107, 176–77, 181, 242–43, 245, 264

drums, 5, 23, 41, 72, 134, 140

electronic, 30, 31, 35, 44

kick, 39, 44, 98, 203

snare, 44, 45, 69, 98, 189, 203

Dubin, Al, 112

dubstep, 265

Duckett, Bobby, 55–56

Duff, Hilary, 138

Dunkleman, Brian, 126, 128

Dupri, Jermaine, 271

Duran, Elvis, 79

Duthel, C., 262

Dylan, Bob, 40, 149

“Dynamite,” 263

Eagles, 118, 119

Earth, Wind & Fire, 171

Earthquake Visions, 66

East, 135–36

Echo Nest, 288

Economist, 158

Edmonds, Babyface, 180

Edmunds, Jim, 275

E Dub, 271

8 Mile, 121

Ek, Daniel, 117, 285–93

adolescence of, 290

five-year missions of, 289

wealth of, 289

see also Spotify

Ekberg, Ulf, 35, 38–42, 46

Elberse, Anita, 16

electronic dance music (EDM), 5

Eliasson, Fredrik, 26–27

Elliott, Missy, 196, 203, 230

Elofsson, Jörgen, 64–65, 94, 105, 124, 131–32, 145, 305

EMI Group, 14, 115–16, 133, 256, 291–93

Eminem, 117, 121–22

EMI South Africa, 58

Emmy, 28, 92

“Emotion,” 174

English language, 28, 38, 40, 91, 126, 140, 153, 156, 159, 161, 165

Eno, Brian, 288

En Vogue, 55

Epic Records, 86, 236, 275

Epstein, Brian, 103

Eriksen, Mikkel, 209–19, 230–32

Eriksson, Bo Martin Erik, see E-Type

Ertegün, Ahmet, 116

“Eternal Flame,” 66

E-Type, 26–27, 64–65, 66, 90

Europe (band), 29

Europop, 6, 45, 59, 186, 210

Eurovision Song Contest, 37, 126

Eurythmics, 290

“Evergreen,” 105

“Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” 82

“Excuse My Rude,” 281

EXO, 153–54, 164, 166

“Express Yourself,” 130

Facebook, 288, 292

Faces of Love, 172

Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It (Carter), 107

Fader, 160

Fame (film), 307

“Fancy,” xiii

Fanning, Shawn, 114–15, 118, 293

“Fantastic Baby,” 156

Far East Movement, 166

“Fascinating Rhythm,” 112

Fasiva organs, 30

Fatboy Slim, 5, 244

Fatone, Joey, 83

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 104

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 78

Federline, Kevin, 191

“Feels Like Tonight,” 248

Felcher, Scott, 178

Fenster, Jeff, 87

Fenty, Monica, 176–77

Fenty, Robyn Rihanna, see Rihanna

Fenty, Ronald, 176

Ferrera, Steve, 182

50 Cent, 117, 122

“Final Countdown, The,” 29, 75

Fingers, 67

“Firework,” 227, 267–68

Fisher, Marc, 78

Five, 105, 124

Flack, Roberta, 61

Flame, 307

Flock of Seagulls, A, 59, 60

Flom, Jason, 14, 15, 256–57, 259

Flo Rida, 3–4, 73, 270–72

Flowers, 46

Flyer, 47

fMRI, 303

Folcker, Jessica, 93–94

folk music, 5, 150

Fong-Torres, Ben, 78–79

“Fool Again,” 105

Ford, Doug, 143

“4ever,” 247

“Forever,” 11, 223

“Formula, The” (Gladwell), 144

Forrester Research, 298

“For the Love of You,” 177, 182

Foster, David, 132

4MW East Studios, 88

Four Tops, 53

Fourtou, Jean-René, 116

Fox, Samantha, 59

Fox Broadcasting Company, 125–26, 127–28

Franklin, Aretha, 129, 131

“Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” 308

French language, 76, 153

“From the Bottom of My Broken Heart,” 87

“Fuckin’ Perfect,” 276

Fuller, Simon, 84, 124

Funicello, Annette, 172

funk, 22, 29, 34, 44, 66, 90, 196

Funk Brothers, 72

f(x), 154, 166

Gamble, Kenny, 72

“Gangnam Style,” 160, 167

Gap Band, 196–98, 229

Garfunkel, Art, 47, 50

Gaye, Marvin, 71, 222

“Gee,” 165

Geffen, David, 14, 61

Geffen Records, 14

Genaro, Will S., 111

“Genius of Love,” 248

Germany, 24, 63, 75, 76, 258

Gershwin, George, 68, 112

Gershwin, Ira, 68, 112

“Get Ready,” 55

Gibson, Debbie, 89

“Gimme More,” 190, 191

“GIMME SOME MO’ (Bass on Me),” 25

Girl Called Jane, 204

“Girlfriend,” 247

Girlicious, 206

Girl Like Me, A, 186

Girl’s Generation, 153–55, 159–67

Gladwell, Malcolm, 144

“Go Away Little Girl,” 172–73

“(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You,” 173

Goffin, Gerry, 5, 68, 69, 73, 129, 172–73

Gold Star Studios, 70

Good Girl Gone Bad, 194, 203, 228

Google, 16, 298

Goosman, Stuart, 53

Gordy, Berry, 53, 58–59, 64, 71–72

Gosling, Ryan, 85

gospel, 53, 54, 219, 250–52

Gotham City Four, 52

Gottwald, Janusz Jerzy, 241, 242

Gottwald, Laura, 241

Gottwald, Lukasz, see Dr. Luke

Govan, Chloe, 251

Gradvall, Jan, 22–23, 29

Grammy Awards, 31, 51, 118, 121, 191, 194–95, 203–4, 221–23, 227

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 241

Grant, Amy, 251, 252

Gray, Tamyra, 131

Grease (film), 209

Greenfield, Howie, 69

Greenwich, Ellie, 70

Grey, Skylar, 204

Grieg, Edvard, 75

Grigg, Allan, 241

Grokster, 115

Group Harmony (Goosman), 53

grunge, 5, 41, 51, 56, 67, 80, 96–97, 121

Guarini, Justin, 128, 130–32

guitars, 5, 9, 23, 35, 81, 91, 136, 241–44, 267

acoustic, 182, 238, 304

“bad” technique on, 139–40

electric, 47, 238

Fender, 47

lead, 113

lessons on, 47, 201

pickless playing of, 8

rhythm parts for, 9, 45

rock, 136

solo, 3, 41, 70

Guns N’ Roses, 227

Haggard, Merle, 129

“Halo,” 201–2

Hammerstein, Oscar, 112

Hammond, Albert, 43

Handberg, Roger, 102, 103

Han Geng, 164

Hangin’ Tough, 50

“Hannah Won’t You Open the Door,” 111

Hannegård, Anders “Snake,” 26, 27–28, 43

Hanson, 81

Hanson, Isaac, 81

Hanson, Taylor, 81

Hanson, Zac, 81

Happy Nation, 41

“Hard,” 227

Harless, Lynn, 84

Harrell, Cynthia, 187

Harrell, Kuk, 187, 188–89, 191, 198

Harrison, George, 71

Harvard Business School, 16

Hathaway, Donny, 61

Haywood, Kitty, 187

Haywood, Vivian, 187

“Heartbreaker,” 172

Hedemyr, René, see JackMaster Fax

“Hello Afrika,” 34

Hendrix, Jimi, 250

Henley, David, 250–51

Henley, Don, 118, 119

Henn, Heinz, 61

“Here Comes Pippi Longstocking,” 38

Hermansen, Tor, 209–20, 231–32

“Hero,” 177

“He’s a Rebel,” 70, 71

Hesse, Thomas, 293

High Fidelity, 22

Highway to Hell, 307

Hill, Lauryn, 175

hip-hop, 5, 17, 26, 29, 31, 60, 61, 81, 120, 123, 151, 172, 186, 196, 209–11, 246, 271, 273, 306

birth of, 32

culture of, 64, 172

dancing to, 280

mainstream, 41, 179–80

producers of, 203

R&B mixed with, 46

hit factories, 67–73, 98, 124–25, 149

“Hit Me Baby (One More Time),” 90–91

Hit Predictor, 143–44

hits, 6

of ’20s, 68

of ’50s, 68

of ’60s, 9, 67, 68, 79

of ’70s, 5, 9, 29, 67, 79

of ’80s, 5, 9, 29, 79, 89

of ’90s, 5, 25, 67

back catalogues of, 15

blockbuster, 16

continuity of, 12–17

crossover, 53, 72, 251

Hot 100, 3, 7, 45, 46, 81, 82, 102, 104, 160, 181, 185, 240, 274, 275

making of, 8–10, 14, 60, 67–73, 108, 193–94, 208, 266–67, 305

“micro-,” 15

number one, 7, 29, 41, 45, 49, 73, 81, 97, 145, 186, 194, 207, 217, 266, 274

predicting of, 143–45

R&B, 68, 72

rock-’n’-roll, 68–69

standardized playlists of, 80

Top 40, 3, 4, 5, 68, 73, 78–80, 96, 120, 127, 129, 171

Top 10, 4, 8, 29

Hits Just Keep Coming, The (Fong-Torres), 78–79

Hit Song Science, 144

Hodges, David, 137

“Hold It Against Me,” 263

“Hold On,” 254

Hole, Max, 160–61

Holiday, Jennifer, 172

Holland-Dozier-Holland, 10, 72

Hollies, 4–5

Hollywood, Calif., 73, 128–29, 130–31, 256, 260–61, 269–70

homosexuality, 70, 258

Hong Kong, 152, 153, 159, 167

“Hooked on a Feeling,” 29

hooks, 4, 34, 37, 73, 98, 189, 192, 200–204, 274, 281, 305

definition of, 7

ecstatic moments in, 10, 11, 45

melodic, 44–45

placement of, 36, 226

repetition of, 6

vocal, 40, 45, 91

writing of, 199, 202, 226–27, 231, 257

Horace Mann School, 242, 244

H.O.T., 152, 153

“Hot n Cold,” 258

“Hound Dog,” 68–69

house, 9, 29, 31, 60

acid, 22

dance orientation of, 28

Houston, Marques, 208

Houston, Whitney, 7, 41, 86, 87–88, 126, 132, 138, 141, 177, 228

Hozier, 6

Hudson, Jennifer, 145

Hudson, Katheryn Elizabeth, see Perry, Katy

Hudson, Keith, 250, 253

Hudson, Mary, 250, 252, 258

Huff, Leon, 72

Hugo, Chad, 203

Human League, 22, 24

“Humpin’,” 196

Hunya, 160

hymns, 37

Hyun Jin-young, 151

“I Am Woman,” 111, 113

“I Believe I Can Fly,” 130

“I Feel Love,” 31

“If It’s Lovin’ that You Want,” 186

“If You Want It to Be Good Girl,” 82

“I Have Nothing,” 87

“I Kissed a Girl,” 8, 9, 257–59, 270

“I Knew You Were Trouble,” 276

Il Divo, 124

“I’ll Be Loving You (Forever),” 49

“I’ll Never Break Your Heart,” 82

“I’m Coming Out,” 248

Imperials, 53

“I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket,” 112

In Crowd, 58

“In Da Club,” 122

Indiana Jones (film), 26

Infinity Broadcasting, 78

Ink Spots, 53

In My Own Words, 208

Innosense, 84, 85, 102

“Inside Your Heaven,” 146

Inspector Gadget, 75

Internet, 16, 25, 77, 117, 157, 289, 305

streaming music subscriptions on, 14, 15, 113, 285–99

Interscope Records, 117, 133

A&R department of, 159, 166

“In the Hall of the Mountain King” (Grieg), 75

In the Zone, 123, 188

Iovine, Jimmy, 117, 133, 161, 166, 206, 230, 279

iPhones, 286, 307

iPods, 134, 256–57, 286

Iraq War, 123

IRC network, 114

Iron Maiden, 65

“Irreplaceable,” 212–13

Isaacson, Walter, 133

“I Should Be So Lucky,” 73

Island Records, 116, 180

“Isle D’Amour,” 112

Isley Brothers, 177

Italy, 24, 64–65

It’s Alive, 44, 65–66, 89, 136

“It’s Gonna Be Me,” 104

“It’s My Life,” 105

“It’s Not for Me to Say,” 221

It’s Yours, 179

iTunes, 186, 260, 266, 285–86, 294, 307

iTunes music store, 119, 133–34, 286

“I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” 247

“I Wanna Be Your Lover,” 171

“I Want It That Way,” 98, 123

“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 4

“I Want You Back,” 83

“I Will Always Love You,” 86, 132

“I Write the Songs,” 141

JackMaster Fax, 22

Jackson, Michael, 8, 49, 79, 125, 222

recordings of, 7, 24, 73–74, 237, 253–54

Jackson, Randy, 126, 130–31

Jackson, Tito, 73

Jackson 5, 53

Jacobson, Neil, 159–60, 161–62, 166–67

Jagged Little Pill, 119, 253

Jagger, Mick, 274

“Jailhouse Rock,” 69

Jamaica, 31, 180, 200

Jamerson, James, 72

James, Etta, 130

Japan, 77, 152–53

popular music in, 150, 153, 167

Ja Rule, 180

Javier, 174

Jay-Z, 178–86, 196, 225, 280

early life of, 181

memoir of, 181

as president of Def Jam, 178, 181–82, 208, 212–13

rapping of, 181–82, 192, 203

Rihanna and, 183–86, 191, 213, 223, 228

jazz, 22, 61, 134, 241, 243, 296

Jazzy Jay, 179

Jessie J, 281

Jesus Christ, 66, 250, 251, 256

Jets, 89

jingles, 187, 188, 223, 243

Jive Records, 56–58, 59–64, 74, 76–77, 84, 86–91, 95, 104, 106–7, 190–91, 223

A&R department of, 63–64, 87–89, 100, 107

Jobs, Steve, 39, 119, 133–34, 285, 286

Jodeci, 271

Joel, Billy, 127

John, Elton, 171

Johnson, Philip, 86

Johnson, Wycliffe, 185

Jolson, Al, 111, 112, 113

Jones, Quincy, 10, 182, 253

Jones, Richard, 295

Joplin, Janis, 42

Jordan, Marc, 183, 213

“Joyful Noise,” 306–7

Joy of ABBA, The (film), 37

J Records, 182

Judaism, 47

Juicy J, 239, 306

jukeboxes, 79

“Just Can’t Get Enough,” 66

“Just Dance,” 274

JYP Entertainment, 155

Kane, Big Daddy, 181

KARA, 164–65

Karolinska Sjukhuset Hospital, 93

Kasem, Casey, 79

Kash, J., 260

Kasz Money, 269–70, 273

Katy Hudson, 252

Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks (Govan), 251

Katy Perry: The Teenage Dream (Duthel), 262

Kayo, 35

KaZaA, 115, 119

“Keep On Movin’,” 24

Keller, Jack, 69

Kelly, Claude, 248

Kelly, R., 60, 106, 130, 230

Kemosabe Records, 236, 263, 268, 270, 273, 280, 306

Kern, Jerome, 68, 112

Kerouac, Jack, 268

Kesha, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 236, 248, 264, 268–79

childhood and adolescence of, 269–70

Dr. Luke sued by, 278–79

recordings of, 270–71, 273–77

keyboards, 32, 35, 44, 217–18

Keys, Alicia, 42, 127

“Killing Me Softly,” 174–75

Kim, Melody, 157

King, Ben, 70

King, Carole, 5, 68, 69, 73, 129, 172–73

King, Evelyn “Champagne,” 172

King Crimson, 290

Kirkpatrick, Chris, 83

Kirshner, Don, 68, 69, 70, 72, 98

Kiss, 65

“Kiss Kiss,” 223

“Kitty and the Haywoods,” 187

“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” 5

Knopfler, Mark, 8

Knopper, Steve, 101

Kojak, Kool, 241, 270–73, 276

Korean language, 151, 152, 155, 159

Korean War, 150

Korean Wave, 152

Korn, 60

Kotecha, Savan, 76, 298, 305–6

KOWH radio, 78

K-pop, 77, 150–67, 305

Kraftwerk, 30–32

Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution (film), 30

Kreuger, David, 64, 94, 123

KROQ radio, 96

KRS-One, 60

“L.A. Car Test, The,” 36

Lady Gaga, 230, 274

“Lady Marmalade,” 204

LaFace Records, 180, 188

LaGuardia High School, 307–8

Lambert, Adam, 146, 264

Lange, Robert John “Mutt,” 22, 59, 82, 91, 136

“Larger than Life,” 98

“Last Time, The,” 177, 183–84

Lauper, Cyndi, 79

Lavigne, Avril, 119, 138, 247, 248, 255, 276

Leary, Timothy, 250

Led Zeppelin, 290

Lee Soo-man, 150–54, 159, 162, 164, 167

Lee Soo-man and the 365 Days, 150

Leiber, Jerry, 68–70

Lennon, John, 71

“Let Me,” 185

“Let Me Love You,” 208

Let Go, 119

Levan, Larry, 60

Levin, Gerald, 117

Levine, Larry, 70

Lewis, Michael, 144

LFO, 102

“Like a G6,” 166

“Like Me,” 206

Limewire, 115, 119

Limp Bizkit, 60

Lindberg, Tomas, 91

Little Richard, 70

Littrell, Brian, 52, 75, 101

Live Nation, 213

Live to Win (Carlsson), 82

“Livin’ on a Prayer,” 29

LL Cool J, 22, 179

Location, The, 123

“Loco-Motion, The,” 69, 73

Loder, Kurt, 97

Loft, 176, 178–79

Logic Pro, 30

London, 22, 58, 59, 72, 125, 208

London Calling, 307

Longlands, Adam, 255

Long Trail, The (Anderson), 15

Loraine, Peter, 81

Lorentzon, Martin, 290, 292

Los Angeles, Calif., 46, 64, 70, 73, 74, 122, 129, 156, 190, 195, 203, 211, 221–25, 235–38

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), 224

Louisiana, 84, 89, 98

Lou Pearlman Livin’ Large, 103

Love, Darlene, 70, 71

Love Actually (film), 174

Love Games, 172

“Love I Lost, The,” 72

“Love Story,” 9

“Love to Love You Baby,” 24

“Love Train,” 72

Löwstedt, Anders, 26

Lucas, George, 8

Luhrmann, Baz, 262

Lundin, Kristian “Krille,” 21, 22, 39, 92, 94, 122, 305

songwriting of, 64–65, 104, 105

Lunt, Steve, 87, 88–91, 94, 107

Lynn, Cheryl, 172

lyrics, 129, 264–65, 274

coordinating melodies with, 40–41

disco, 40

double entendre, 4, 10, 53

lip-syncing of, 50–51, 254

misogynous, 5

nonsense, 29, 69–70, 81–82, 219

rap, 4, 192, 232, 269

rhyming of, 121, 142, 181

understanding of, 4

Lythgoe, Nigel, 126

Madonna, 49, 79, 130, 186, 230

Magnusson, Per, 64, 92, 94, 105, 123, 124

“Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” 42

Making the Band (TV show), 103

Manchester, Melissa, 137

Manhattan School of Music, 243

Manilow, Barry, 42, 126, 127, 141

“Man in the Mirror,” 254

Man Machine, 31

Mann, Barry, 68, 69

Manson, Charlie, 71

“Maps,” 136

Marathon, 26, 122

Maratone Studio, 122–23, 139

Margulis, Elizabeth, 303–4

marijuana, 242–43, 264

Mario, 208

Mars, Bruno, 270

Martin, George, 10, 32

Martin, Jonathan, 29

Martin, Max, 8, 10, 16–17, 40, 64, 82, 89–91, 93–94, 122–23, 134–36, 210, 266, 273, 305–6

coproducing of Denniz PoP and, 67, 73–76, 90, 106

songwriting of, 65–67, 97–98, 104–5, 135, 138–42, 264–68

Time cover story on, 105

see also Dr. Luke, partnership of Max Martin and

Martin, Ricky, 255

Marvelettes, 53

Mathis, Dave, 100

Mathis, Johnny, 221

Matlock, Glen, 37

MCA, 14

MCA Music Publishing, 253

McCarron, Chas. R., 112

McCartney, Paul, 235

McCready, Mike, 144

McFadden & Whitehead, 171

McIntyre, Joey, 52

McKee, Bonnie, 276

recordings of, 260–61, 263–67

songwriting of, 260–68

McKee, Yates, 261

McKinsey, 16

McLean, AJ, 52, 62, 98, 107

McLean, Denise, 62–63

McMahon, Ed, 85

M! Countdown, 157

McPherson, David, 55–57, 61, 63, 74, 77, 81, 82, 100

McPherson, Gregory, 50–51

McQuivey, James, 298

MDMA (ecstasy/molly), 5, 245

“Me Against the Music,” 188, 189

“Me and Mrs. Jones,” 72

Mediabase, 240

Mega Records, 39, 41, 63, 209

“melodic math,” 40, 112

melodies, 9, 10, 29, 39, 64, 75, 135, 139

coordinating lyrics with, 40–41

fragmentary, 7

marrying beats to, 36

memory of, 30

pop-oriented, 54

progressive, 28

verse, 113

Melvin, Harold, 72

Menn, Joseph, 118

Menudo, 52

Mercury Records, 55–57, 86–87

“Message, The,” 209, 241

Metallica, 118, 290

Miami, Fla., 24, 46, 118, 188

Michaels, Dan, 251

Michelangelo, 65

“Mickey,” 247

Mickey Mouse Club, 51, 83–85

Middelhoff, Thomas, 107

Middlebury College, 171

Midler, Bette, 131

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, 124

Milian, Christina, 173, 186

Millennium, 98, 101, 104

Milli Vanilli, 51

Mills, Stephanie, 172

Mills Brothers, 53

Minaj, Nicki, 160, 229, 232

Minimoog, 30

Minogue, Kylie, 72–73

Mirror (London), 255

“Mirrors,” 254

“Miss Independence,” 136–37

Mississippi, University of, 253

“MMMBop,” 81–82

“Model, The,” 31

“Moment Like This, A,” 131–32

Money, JT, 188

“Money (That’s What I Want),” 72

Moneyball (Lewis), 144

Monterey Pop Festival, 42

Montreal, 76–77

Moody, Ben, 137

Moog subbass, 45

Moore, Mandy, 173

“More, More, More,” 40

Morgan, Carey, 112

Morissette, Alanis, 119, 253, 254

Moroder, Giorgio, 31

Morpheus, 115

Morris, Doug, 115, 133, 236, 279–80

Mos Def, 245

Mötley Crüe, 89

Motown, 10, 46, 53, 58, 64, 129, 188

business model of, 60, 98

hits of, 71–72

Mottola, Tommy, 105, 115, 118

Moulton, Tom, 24

Mouseketeers, 83–85, 185

MP3s, 25, 113, 118, 133, 134, 200

“Mr. Ace,” 36–37, 39

MTV, 48, 49, 51, 54, 77, 96–97, 103, 126, 150, 157, 179

MTV Jams, 96

MTV Video Music Awards, 191, 194, 204, 223

Murdoch, Elizabeth, 125

Murdoch, James, 244

Murdoch, Rupert, 59, 125, 126, 244

musical taste, 67, 78, 144

commercial, 124

international, 42

rarefied, 26

swings in, 12, 51

teenage, 12, 15, 69, 149

“Music and Emotions in the Brain: Familiarity Matters” (Silva Pereira), 303

Music Business International, 58

Music Headline, 64

MusicNet, 133

Music of the Sun, 185

Mya, 204

My Crazy Beautiful Life (Kesha), 277

My December, 144–45

Myer, Jarret, 241–42, 244–46, 280

“My Heart Will Go On,” 132

“My Life Would Suck Without You,” 145

“My Love,” 105

“My Prerogative,” 46, 150

“My Pretty Little Indian Napanee,” 111

Mystique, 60

Napster, 14, 107, 114–15, 117–19, 134, 142, 194, 214, 286, 290, 292, 295

Nash, Terius “The-Dream,” 187, 188–89, 205

Nashville, Tenn., 9, 251–53, 269, 276

National Guitar Summer Workshop, 241–42, 244

National Public Radio (NPR), 193

Natural, 102

Nebraska, 144

Nelson, Ozzie, 112

Nelson, Willie, 129

Neptunes, 123, 188, 203, 210

Netflix, 285

“Never Ever,” 206

“Never Gonna Give You Up,” 73

Nevermind, 41

New Edition, 48–49, 54, 141

New Jack Swing, 46, 75, 172

New Kids on the Block, 48–52, 54–56, 89, 96, 121, 173

financial success of, 49

hits of, 49

merchandise marketing of, 49–50

personality types in, 50, 52

News Corporation, 125

Newtown massacre, 277

New Wave, 59, 79

New York, N.Y., 31, 46, 59, 60, 70, 79–80, 84–86, 88, 91, 135, 136, 208, 211

Battery Park City, 48

Brooklyn, 111, 181

Central Park, 50

Manhattan, 42, 47, 48

Queens, 47

Times Square, 63, 97

Washington Square Park, 241

New Yorker, 144

New York Public Library, 62

New York University (NYU), 179

New Zealand, 124

Ne-Yo, 204, 208–9, 211–12, 226

recordings of, 208, 215

songwriting of, 186, 208, 212, 214–16

Nielsen SoundScan, 104

9/11 terrorist attacks, 122, 124, 125, 134

1989, 299, 306

“1999,” 97

Nineties, The (film), 64–65

Nirvana, 5, 41, 80

Nitzsche, Jack, 70

Nobles, Vada, 178

“Nobody,” 156

Nobrow (Seabrook), 125

“No Coke,” 34

noise sounds, 30

Northeastern University, 114

Norway, 27, 209–10

No Strings Attached, 104, 106, 299

’N Sync, 16, 95–96, 99–100, 119

creation of, 83–84

hits of, 138

members of, 83

Pearlman and, 83–84, 101–3

recordings of, 101, 104, 106, 117, 173, 299

“Numbers,” 32

Oakey, Philip, 24

“O’Brien Is Tryin’ to Learn to Talk Hawaiian,” 112

Observer (New York), 183

Ocean, Billy, 59

“Oh Helen!,” 112

O’Jays, 72

Old Town Records, 60

Olympic Games of 1988, 151

“On Broadway,” 69

O’Neal, Shaquille, 103

One Direction, 104

One of the Boys, 257

“Only Girl (In the World),” 217, 227

On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind (Margulis), 303–4

On The Road (Kerouac), 268

“Oops! . . . I Did It Again,” 98

“Oops Upside Your Head,” 197

Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD), 22

Orioles, 53

Orlando, Fla., 46–47, 51–52, 54–55, 74, 85, 100, 103

Orlando Civic Theater, 52

Orlando Sentinel, 51

Osbourne, Ozzy, 66, 235

Osmond, Donny, 172–73

“Otis,” 280

“Our Song,” 9

“Outstanding,” 196

“Page 3 girls,” 59

Pamplin, Robert B., Jr., 251

Pamplin Music, 251

p’ansori, 150

Paradise Garage, 60

Parish, Mitchell, 112

Park, Teddy, 156

Parker, Sean, 114–15, 118, 286, 292–95

Park Jin-young, 156

Parks, Ken, 291

Parliament-Funkadelic, 22, 203

Part of Me (film), 254

Parton, Dolly, 132

“Party in the USA,” 248

P.A.S.S.I.O.N., 173

Paul, Billy, 72

payola, 194

P. Diddy, 122, 274

see also Puff Daddy

Pearlman, Louis Jay, 47–52, 62–63, 127, 151, 156

blimps built by, 47–48, 51, 52, 74, 100

boy bands formed by, 51–52, 54–57, 74–76, 82–84, 270

Britney Spears and, 84–86, 102

character and personality of, 99, 100

childhood of, 47

conviction and imprisonment of, 49, 54, 102, 104

fraudulent business practices of, 99–104, 270

memoir of, 48

wealth of, 63

Penn, Dawn, 185

Perry, Katy, 7, 9, 16, 166, 249–59, 264

childhood and adolescence of, 249–52, 260

Christian singing of, 250–52

recordings of, 237, 240, 249–50, 252, 254, 257–59, 261–63, 267–68, 282, 303–5

songwriting of, 251, 254, 257–59, 261–63

Philadelphia Eagles, 7

Philadelphia International Records, 72

Philles Records, 70

Philips, 118

Phillips, Wilson, 254

piano rolls, 113

pianos, 31, 69, 70, 72, 111, 113, 305

player, 112, 118

Pickett, Lenny, 243–45

Pimmel, Rebecca, 277–78

Pink, 11, 138, 232, 236, 247, 248, 276

Pink Floyd, 3

Pinnacle, 62

Pippi Longstocking TV series, 38

pitch, 7

Pitch Perfect movies, 230

Pixar, 285

Pixies, 286, 295

“Planet Rock,” 31–32

“Play It Again,” 280

Poleman, Tom, 80, 120–21, 122

Police, 79

Polow da Don, 206–7, 223, 230

PolyGram, 24, 179

“Pon de Replay,” 178, 182, 184, 185

pop, 4–5, 6, 24, 48, 66, 79–80, 111–13, 129

adult contemporary, 79

African influence on, 37

alternative, 78

bubblegum, 5, 49, 138, 172, 223

Christian, 251–52

easy listening, 79

edgy styles of, 12, 51

electronic, 30–33, 46

Euro-, 6, 45, 59, 186, 210

K-, 77, 150–67, 305

mainstream, 42, 80

mixing R&B with, 6, 22, 64, 173, 180

oldies, 53, 79

power, 247

“pure,” 80, 96–98, 120–21, 123, 129, 173, 192, 246

robo-, 7

synth-, 22, 31, 41, 186

teen, 125, 249, 308

thematic content in, 41, 80

urban, 6, 10, 41, 46, 51, 61, 75, 78, 88, 172, 180, 189, 209–10, 227, 232

PoP, Denniz “Dagge,” 21–30, 32–33, 98, 135–36, 167, 173, 209, 303, 305

annual scavenger hunt of, 26–27

character and personality of, 26–27, 39–40

Cheiron Studios built by, 43–44

coproducing of Max Martin and, 67, 73–76, 90, 106

disciples of, 122–23

as DJ, 21–26, 29–30, 32–33, 40, 91

electronic programming of, 30, 32–33

family background of, 27

game playing of, 26–27, 43, 92, 95, 122

illness and death of, 92–95, 99, 105, 106

name acquired by, 25–26

original songs produced by, 34–37, 38–40, 43–46, 64–67, 73–75

physical appearance of, 21

wealth of, 27, 43

pop divas, 7, 177, 190

Pop Goes Korea (Russell), 151

Pop Idol (TV show), 105, 124–26

Popstars, 124

Porter, Cole, 68, 70, 112

Portman, Natalie, 85

Prescription Songs, 236, 248, 260, 269

Presley, Elvis, 68–69

Pressplay, 133

“Pretend I’m God,” 65–66

“Pretty Vacant,” 37

Prince, 79, 97, 171

Princess Diaries 2 (film), 138

Prism, 237, 240, 306–7

producers, 10

creative role of, 32–33

electronic, 30–33

songwriter-, 16, 99, 200–205, 213–14

Professional Performing Arts School, 85

Prophet synthesizer, 32

Pro Tools, 135, 213, 219, 237

Prozession (Stockhausen), 30

PS 234, 3, 10–11

PSY, 160, 167

PSY from the PSYcho World!, 167

Public Enemy, 22, 179

Puff Daddy, 103

see also P. Diddy

punk, 9, 67, 140

“Puppy Love,” 172

Queen, 91

Queen Is Dead, The, 307

“Quit Playing Games (With My Heart),” 75, 82

Qwest Records, 253

“race music,” 53

radio, 3–6, 13, 16, 29, 41, 55, 76–80, 106, 113, 127, 192–94, 210, 273

advertising on, 77–78, 120

alternative rock, 3

AM, 77, 78, 297

in cars, 3, 7, 35–36

contemporary hits, 3–6, 8, 9, 15, 80, 192, 303, 307

FM, 77, 79, 193, 297

“oldies” stations on, 53

presets on, 3, 7

program directors of, 78–80, 120–21, 192–93

repetition of songs on, 78–79

satellite, 307

testing of playlists on, 143

Top 40, 120, 129

Radiohead, 295

ragtime, 74

“Raise Your Glass,” 276

Raitt, Bonnie, 129

Ramones, 71

Random Access Memories, 31

rap, 9, 33, 34, 54, 57, 60, 75, 88, 96, 106, 117, 121–22, 151, 180, 270, 273–74, 280–81

gangsta, 51, 121, 203

lyrics of, 4, 192, 232, 269

Rap Genius, 192

Rated R, 225, 227

Ravens, 53

raves, 28

Rawkus Records, 244–45

RCA Records, 172, 236, 287

RealNetworks, 133

“Real Slim Shady, The,” 121

Reasonable Doubt, 181

record albums, 7, 13, 31, 41–46, 79

award-winning, 31

distribution of, 41–43, 44, 60, 62

sales and cost of, 25, 133, 145

record business, 6, 42, 53, 67, 114–19, 126

advance testing in, 143–45

’80s in, 5, 9, 24–25

revenues in, 12–14, 15–16, 25, 213, 286, 293, 296

recorders, 27, 34, 65

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 106, 118

record labels, 13, 14, 16, 41, 44, 50, 115, 297

consolidation of, 115–16

independent, 61, 88, 116

rap, 57

records:

bass sound on, 3, 22

declining sales of, 14–15, 25, 107, 114, 137, 286, 296

demo, 44, 55, 69, 71, 74, 75

Diamond Award bestowed on, 106

45 RPM, 4

free, 14–15, 16, 114, 118

gold, 24

master, 13

neighboring rights of, 13

pirating of, 14–15, 114, 119, 134, 286, 290–92, 295

platinum, 24, 49, 121, 173

publishing rights of, 12–13

synchronization rights of, 13

vinyl, 24, 25, 113

vocals on, 23, 24

“white label,” 24

Red Bird Records, 69

Reddy, Helen, 111, 113

Red Hill Records, 251–52

RedZone Entertainment, 187, 188, 198–99, 206

reggae, 29, 34, 35, 45, 116, 185

Reid, John, 131–32

Reid, L. A., 180–81, 184, 186, 188, 191, 225

Reis, Jens von, 64–65

“Respect,” 131

Rhapsody, 15

rhythm, 7, 10, 139

dance, 36

melodic, 273–74

patterns of, 31

reggae, 45

rhythm and blues (R&B), 16, 17, 41, 48, 53–55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 68–69, 75, 90, 106, 113, 180–81, 306

clapping in, 53

falsetto singing in, 53

harmony singing in, 53–54

hip-hop mixed with, 46

melody in, 64

pop mixed with, 6, 22, 64, 173, 180

Ribot, Marc, 296–97

Richardson, Kevin, 52, 99, 100–101

Richter, Irene, 263, 265

Riddick, Makeba, 226

Righteous Brothers, 70

“Right Now,” 267

“Right Round,” 3–4, 8, 70, 73, 270–71, 273

“Right Type of Mood,” 67

Rihanna, 7, 11, 16, 174–79, 181, 182–87, 188

childhood of, 176–77, 225

Chris Brown and, 222–25

discovery of, 175–76, 178–79, 182–85, 228

Jay-Z and, 183–86, 191, 213, 223, 228

recordings of, 184, 185–87, 191–92, 194–95, 203, 212, 214, 217, 225–29

Riley, Teddy, 46, 151

Ritholz, Adam, 101

Ritz, 22–24

Bat Club at, 22

“River Deep—Mountain High,” 71

“Roar,” 282, 303–5, 306

Robinson, Smokey, 71

Robyn, 88–91, 178

Roc-A-Fella Records, 180–81

rock, 8, 17, 29, 44, 48, 79, 91, 113, 116, 131, 134, 306, 307–8

alternative, 120, 136

classic, 79

country, 9

glam-, 44, 65, 210

grunge, 5, 41, 51, 56, 67, 80, 96–97, 121

guitar-driven, 9, 139–40

hard-, 44, 64, 150

indie-, 15, 136, 140

modern, 79

new wave, 59, 79

pop-, 140, 247

punk-, 9, 67, 140

on radio, 3–5

Southern, 276

rock era, 5, 67, 149, 194

Roc Nation, 213, 229

Roc-the-Mic studio, 213–15, 217–19, 231

Rodgers, Nile, 22, 45

Rodgers, Richard, 68, 112

Rodgers and Hammerstein, 112

Rogers, Adam, 242–43

Rogers, Evan, 171–79, 181–86, 213, 227–28

Rogers, Jackie, 174, 176, 185

Roland TR-808, 31, 32

Rolling Stone, 129, 176, 178, 184, 250

Rolling Stones, 67, 149, 276

Ronettes, 70

Ronstadt, Linda, 129

Rosen, Hilary, 118

Ross, Diana, 230

Rossman, Gabriel, 192–93

Rostand, Edmond, 204

Rotem, “J.R.,” 186

Rough Trade, 62

Rowland, Kelly, 221

Roxette, 29, 290

Rubin, Rick, 179–80

Rubinoos, 247

“Rude Boy,” 226–28

Rudolph, Larry, 85–87, 101, 190, 265–66

Rumpus, The, 258

Run-D.M.C., 179, 242

“Run It!,” 223

Rushfield, Richard, 128

Russell, Mark, 151

“Russian Roulette,” 227

Ruthless!, 85

Rythm Syndicate, 173

sado-masochism (S&M), 91

Sahdeeq, Shabaam, 245

St. Petersburg Times, 103

Sakamoto, Kyu, 160

Salk School of Science, 307

Samsung, 151

Sandberg, Karl Martin, 64–67, 135

childhood and education of, 65

songwriting and performing of, 65–67

see also White, Martin

“S&M,” 227, 228–29

Sandpiper Club, 24

“Sao Paulo,” 270

Saturday Night Live (SNL), 134, 135, 243–44

Schlager music, 37

Schmidt, Eric, 16

Schmidt-Holtz, Rolf, 14

Schnitzler, Conrad, 30

Schoolly D, 60

Schoun, Andy, 96–97

Schultz, Jake, 64, 104

Scott, Dick, 49–50

Scott, Tee, 60

Seacrest, Ryan, 126, 128

SeaWorld, 54–55, 74

Sebert, Kesha Rose, see Kesha

Sebert, Pebe, 269, 277, 278–79

Secret, The (film), 205–6

Secret Garden studio, 240

Sedaka, Neil, 69

Seo Taiji and Boys, 151

Seoul, 150–53, 155–58, 161–63

Gangnam district in, 155–56

“September,” 171

S.E.S., 152, 153

session musicians, 6, 58, 59, 201

Sex Pistols, 8, 37, 290

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 75

“Shack Up,” 44

“Shake It Off,” 97, 276

Shakespeare, William, 81

Shamu, 55

Shannon, Scott, 79–80

sheet music, 68, 111–13, 118

Shellback, 276

SHINee, 154, 165, 166

Shin Joong-hyun, 150

Shirelles, 69

Shocking Blue, 73

“Show Me Love,” 89

“Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely,” 98

Sia, 208

Sicoli, Gloria, 51–52

Sign, The, 45–46, 98

“Sign, The,” 43, 44, 45, 75

sign language, 131

Silva Pereira, Carlos, 303

Silver, Barry, 265

Silver, Frank, 112

Simmons, Joseph “Run,” 179

Simmons, Russell, 179–80

Simon, Ralph, 59

Simon and Garfunkel, 47

“Simple,” 254

Simpson, Jessica, 173

“Since U Been Gone,” 8, 9, 136, 138–42, 145, 247, 258

singers:

backup, 26, 70, 129

belting by, 97, 131, 140, 197

a cappella, 23, 50, 52, 55, 56, 179

church, 53

glam-rock, 44

head voice of, 131

lip-syncing by, 50–51, 264

R&B, 42

rock, 44, 64

-songwriters, 5, 9, 42, 141–42, 149, 248

as vocal personalities, 7, 50

Siri, 298

Sirius XM, 307

Sister Act 2, 250

Slash, 113, 227

“Slushy,” 248

Smeeze, Phil, 270

SM Entertainment, 150–55, 157, 159, 161–64, 166

Smith, Sam, 6

Smith, Shaffer, 186

Smith, Tyran “Ty Ty,” 183, 212

Smiths, 307–8

Sobule, Jill, 258–59

Soft Cell, 186

“Soldier of Love,” 172–73

Solna, 93, 95

Something in the Air (Fisher), 78

“Sometimes,” 94

Sonenberg, David, 270, 272, 279

song machines, 3, 6, 17, 30–33

songs:

copyrights of, 13, 71–72, 291, 306–7

cover versions of, 42–43, 72–73, 89, 98, 166, 172, 174–75, 185, 204

familiarity with, 303–4

frequent themes of, 41

imitating of, 106

key changes in, 132

love, 129

“money notes” in, 132

movie, 112

musical comedy, 112

novelty, 112

patriotic, 112

promotion of, 193

publishing rights to, 12–13, 59

reverse-engineering of, 64

royalties of, 13, 25, 68–69, 199

samples of, 6, 30, 31, 44

“stuttering,” 112

track-and-hook composition of, 16

songwriters, 63

aliases of, 8

American, 28

Asian, 162

Australian, 28

British, 28

“Magnificent 7,” 69

melody-and-lyrics, 200, 248

payment of, 297–98

producer-, 16, 99, 200–205, 213–14

professional, 5–6, 29

singer-, 5, 9, 42, 141–42, 149, 248

Swedish, 16–17, 26, 29, 35–46, 64, 90, 122, 124, 126

teams of, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64–65, 68–70, 72–73, 123, 200–204, 226–27, 259, 261–62

track-and-hook, 200–204, 225–27, 238–39

writer camp for, 225–26

Sony Building, 86, 275

Sony Music Entertainment, 12, 105, 115–16, 118, 133, 187, 236, 268, 270, 292–93

Sony Music Studios, 208–9, 211

Soompi, 157

So Romantic, 172

“S.O.S.,” 37

“SOS,” 186

Soshified, 155

“So Sick,” 212, 215

So Together, 102

soul, 22, 69, 171, 219, 244

Soul II Soul, 24

Soundtrack of My Life, The (Davis), 137, 141–42

South Africa, 58–59

Southgate, 62

South Korea, 77, 150–59, 162–63, 165, 167

cosmetic surgery in, 158

Japanese occupation of, 150

see also K-pop

“Spanish Harlem,” 70

Spanish language, 76, 153

Spears, Britney, 7, 16, 51, 102, 107, 121, 176, 189–91, 207, 223, 236, 248

childhood and adolescence of, 84–91, 185

children of, 191

dancing of, 89

debut album of, 89, 94, 98

early performing of, 85, 95

innocent but sexy image of, 94, 95–96

psychiatric problems of, 107, 190–91

recordings of, 93, 94–96, 97–98, 106, 123, 188, 258, 263

vocal fry and belted delivery of, 97

Spears, Jamie, 84

Spears, Lynne, 84–87

Spector, Phil, 6, 8, 32, 69, 72, 98, 278

character and personality of, 71

murder conviction of, 71

writing and producing of, 70–71, 166

Spector, Ronnie, 71, 278

Spice, 81

Spice Girls, 84, 121, 124

hits of, 81

members of, 81, 173

Spielberg, Steven, 8, 26, 209

Spotify, 14, 117, 240, 285–89, 293–99

launch of, 286, 291–92, 294

licensing deals of, 293–94

playlist culture of, 287–89

subscription access to music sold by, 285–86, 296, 298–99

user base of, 286–87, 298

Springsteen, Bruce, 79, 144

“Stairway to Heaven,” 13

Stanford Business School, 151

“Stardust,” 112

Stargate, 10, 185, 186, 207, 209, 211–15, 217–19, 226–28, 230–32, 267

Starr, Maurice, 48–50, 127

Star Scoop, 253

Star Search, 85

Stax, 22

Steely & Clevie, 185

Step by Step, 49

Steps, 73

Sterling, Andrew B., 111

Steve Jobs (Isaacson), 133

Stewart, Bill, 78–79

Stewart, Butch, 187

Stewart, Christopher “Tricky,” 123, 187–92, 196–200, 229, 267

Stewart, Judi, 188

Stewart, Laney, 187–88

Stewart, Mark, 187–88, 189, 196

Stewart, Mary Ann, 187

Stewart, Mike, 190–91

Stewart, Phillip, 187

Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), 72–73, 98, 270

Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 30

Stockholm, 17, 21–23, 26–27, 34–36, 39, 41–43, 46, 74–75, 90–91, 99, 105, 135–36, 139, 289–91

Birger Jarlsgatan in, 285

Fridhemsplan hostel in, 43

Södermalm district in, 21–22

Stureplan, 136

Vasagatan district in, 22

stock market crash of 1987, 25

Stoller, Mike, 68–70

StoneBridge, 22–23, 34–35, 43

Storz, Todd, 78–79

Straits Times, 165

Streetwise Records, 48

Streisand, Barbra, 127, 132

Strigeus, Ludvig, 291

strings, 3, 6, 31, 69, 72

Strong, Barrett, 72

“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” 145

“Stuff Like That There,” 131

“Stupid in Love,” 227

Sturken, Carl, 171–75, 177–78, 181–86, 213, 227–28

Sturken & Rogers, 171–74, 177–78, 181–86, 213, 227–28

Stylistics, 72

“Sukiyaki,” 160

Sulley, Susan Ann, 24

Sullivan, Ed, 222

“Sultans of Swing,” 8

Summer, Donna, 24, 31

“Summer Girls,” 102

“Summertime Sadness,” 304

Summit Series, 236

Sun (London), 59

“Super Bass,” 229

Super Bowl half-time show, 5, 49

Super Junior, 154, 159, 164

Supla Zoo, 270

Supremes, 53, 156

Sweden, 21–24, 28–29, 34–40, 42, 82, 92–95, 105, 117, 140, 276, 285–86, 293, 295–96, 305–6

discos in, 29

music education in, 65

songwriting in, 16–17, 26, 29, 35, 46, 64, 90, 122, 124, 126

Swedish Grammys, 93

Swedish national television (STV), 32, 38, 64

Swedish Radio, 26, 65, 73

SweMix, 21–24, 32, 34–36, 43

Swift, Taylor, 8, 16

hits of, 9, 97, 276, 299, 306

Spotify rejected by, 285, 295

Swire, Rob, 226

Swizz Beatz, 160

Syndicated Rhythm Productions, 176, 184

synthesizers, 9, 30–32, 35, 36, 45, 135, 212, 241

“Tainted Love,” 186

“Take a Chance on Me,” 37

Take 5, 102

talent scouts, 51–52

talent shows, 48, 84, 124–46, 151

Talking Heads, 31

“Talk That Talk,” 214

Talomaa, Tom, 27, 43–44, 122–23, 136

Tanzy, Jeanne, 51

tapes:

cutting and mixing of, 23–24, 134

demo, 21, 35–36, 38–39, 86–87, 89–91, 178, 269

Tate, Sharon, 71

Taxi Music, 256–57

T.B. Harms, 68, 69–70

“T-Boz,” 90

TCBY yogurt, 103

“Teach Your Children,” 8

“Tearin’ Up My Heart,” 84

Tears for Fears, 238

techno, 5, 35, 244

Tedder, Ryan, 10, 145, 201–2

Teddybears, 3

Teenage Dream, 7, 237, 261–63, 267–68

“Teenage Dream,” 238, 249, 261–63

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 51

Telecommunications Act, 77–78, 80

Teletubbies, 124

television:

children’s shows on, 124

network, 78, 103

reality shows on, 102–3

talent shows on, 42, 105, 124–46

“Tell Me I’m Dreaming,” 55

Temptations, 53, 55

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 7

Texarkana Federal Correctional Institution, 49, 102

Texas, 129–30

Thankful, 136–37, 173–74

That ’70s Show (TV show), 125

“That Girl,” 208

“That’s the Way It Is,” 105

“There Goes My Baby,” 69

Thielen, Gunter, 116

Thomas, B.J., 29

Thompson, Hunter S., 13

Thompson, Richard, 98

Thornton, Big Mama, 68

“Thou Ancient, Thou Free,” 37

Three Dog Night, 129

3T, 73

“Thriller,” 237, 253

Tiger Beat, 46

“Tik Tok,” 8, 9, 248, 274–75

Timbaland, 10, 123, 188, 202–3, 210, 227

Timberlake, Justin, 51, 83–85, 223, 227

recordings of, 239, 289

Time, 65, 66, 105

Timeless: The Classics, 121

Time Warner, 117

Timmer, Jan, 24

timpani, 69

Tin Pan Alley, 53, 68, 69, 111, 149, 200

Titanic (film), 132

T.J. Harms, 112

TLC, 90, 180, 190

TMZ, 224

Tognozzi, Esther, 190

Tom Tom Club, 248

“Tonight,” 248

Too Much Too Soon, 171–73

Top 40

Top of the Pops, 81

Total Request Live (TRL), 97

Toth, Jon, 154–55, 165

Tower of Power, 243

Tower Records, 260

“Toxic,” 123

Tramps, 22

Trans Continental Airlines, 48, 52, 99–100

“Trans-Europe Express,” 30, 31–32

Tribe Called Quest, A, 60

trot, 150, 152

Trouble, 260

“Trouble with Love Is, The,” 173–74, 175

Truffle Pig, 288

Tullinge, 27

Tulsa, Okla., 81, 196, 197

Turner, Ike, 70–71

Turner, Tina, 71

TVXQ!, 154

Twain, Shania, 59

Twilighters, 53

Twitter, 237, 277

2NE1, 156, 160

“U + Ur Hand,” 247

UCLA Medical Center, 191

ukuleles, 112

Ulrich, Lars, 118

Ulvaeus, Agnetha, 38

Ulvaeus, Björn, 37, 38

“Umbrella,” 187, 188–95, 212, 223, 225

UnderEstaMated, 230, 232

Underwood, Carrie, 146

“Unfaithful,” 186

United Kingdom (UK), 23, 24, 28, 41, 73–74, 81, 105, 211

radio and TV in, 79, 124–25

United States (US), 23, 24, 28, 29, 36, 42, 125

economic recessions in, 4, 25

Universal Music Group, 115, 117, 133, 160–61, 179–81, 256, 268, 293

Universal Music Publishing, 297

Universal Records, 297

“Up on the Roof,” 69

“Ur So Gay,” 257

Usher, 180, 215, 230

uTorrent, 286

Vallée, Rudy, 112

Van Dyke, Earl, 72

Vanuatu, 119

variety shows, 78, 126, 150

Vaudeville, 111

“Venus,” 73

Veronicas, 247

Verraros, Jim, 131

Vevo, 266

VH1, 253

vibraphones, 72

Vicious, Sid, 8

videos, 41, 55, 63, 65–66, 77, 87, 89, 95–98, 126, 228, 281

Vig, Butch, 41

Vinyl Mania, 22

Virgin Records, 14, 63, 256, 271

Vivendi Universal, 115, 116

vocal groups:

black female, 53

black male, 41, 46, 52–54, 63

a cappella, 50, 52, 55, 56

dance incorporated by, 53, 54, 56

doo-wop, 49, 53

harmony, 48–49, 52–57

Korean, 152–54

R&B, 48–49, 90

rap, 54

street-corner, 53

white female, 81, 84, 102, 166

white male, 54–57, 61–64, 173

see also boy bands; choirs

Voice, The, 146, 174

Volle, Anna, 27

Volle, Ann-Katrin, 27, 94–95

Volle, Dag Krister, see PoP, Denniz

Volle, Daniel, 36, 94–95

Volle, Jan, 27

Von Tilzer, Harry, 111

von Unwerth, Ellen, 227

Wagner, Jack, 254

Wahlberg, Donnie, 49, 52

Wahlberg, Mark, 49

“Wake Me Up,” 297

“Waking Up in Vegas,” 254, 257

Walker, Butch, 247–48

“Walk on By,” 131

Wall of Sound, 6, 69, 70

Wall Street Journal, 295

Walt Disney Company, 138

“Wannabe,” 81

Waples, Tracy, 183

Warner, Jack, 115

Warner Bros., 210, 260–61

Warner Music Group, 115, 133, 180, 293

Warren, Diane, 43, 105

Warrior, 276, 277

Warwick, Ken, 126

“Waterloo,” 37, 123, 126

Waves, The (Woolf), xiii

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” 276

Webb, Jimmy, 112–13

“We Belong Together,” 185

“We Can’t Stop,” 304

Weezer, 154

Weil, Cynthia, 68, 69

Weiss, Barry, 60, 62–63, 74, 96

Weiss, Hy, 60

Wells, Greg, 257

Wennick, Kjeld, 41, 42

“We R Who We R,” 275

West, Kanye, 181, 196, 280

Westendorf, Thomas, 111

Westlake Recording Studios, 191

Westlife, 105, 124

“Wet Lapse,” 244–45

“We’ve Got It Goin’ On,” 74–76, 96

Wexler, Jerry, 53

WFIL radio, 5

“What’s My Name,” 217, 229

“What Would You Take Me For, Papa?,” 111

“Wheel of Fortune,” 38

“When All Is Said and Done,” 37–38

“When the Grown Up Ladies Act Like Babies,” 111

“When There’s Nothing Left,” 251

Where We Belong, 173

whistling, 36, 39

White, Brian, 251

White, Eric Foster, 63, 88–89

White, Martin, 44, 65, 89, 306

Whiting, Richard, 112

“Who Dat,” 188

“Who Knew,” 247

WHTZ radio (Z-100), 79–80, 120

“Why Does It Hurt So Bad,” 141

“Wide Awake,” 263

Will.i.am, 227

Williams, Pharrell, 10, 203–4

Williams, W. R., 111

Wilson, Brian, 32

Wilson, Charlie, 196–97

Wilson brothers, 196

“Winner Takes It All, The,” 37–38

Winter Sonata, 152

“Without You,” 131

Wonder, Stevie, 171, 222

“Wonderful! Wonderful!,” 221

Wonder Girls, 156, 161

Woolf, Virginia, xiii

“Wrecking Ball,” 266, 304

“Wrecking Crew, The,” 70

Wright, Donna, 54–55

Wright, Johnny, 54, 62–63, 83, 95

X Factor, 146

Yacoub, Rami, 65, 90, 94, 98, 104, 122, 135–36

“Yakety-Yak,” 68

Yang Hyun-suk, 151

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 136

“Yearning for Your Love,” 196

Yerger, Chuck, 85

“Yes! We Have No Bananas!,” 112

YG Entertainment, 151, 155–56, 160, 161

Yiddish language, 47

Yorke, Thom, 295

“You Belong With Me,” 9

“(You’d Be So) Easy to Love,” 112

“You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No),” 185

“You Got It All,” 89

“You Make Me Feel Brand New,” 72

“You Might Think,” 136

Young, Neil, 113

“Your Love Is My Drug,” 275

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” 73, 270

YouTube, 8, 154, 160, 225, 226, 240, 264, 266, 280, 281

Zapoleon, Guy, 120–21, 123, 143, 145, 173, 193, 248

Zelnick, Strauss, 101, 104

Ziegfeld Follies, 112

Zomba, 58, 59, 61, 62, 87, 88, 106–7

Zone 4, 206