DYK list

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• ... that David Bowie (pictured) was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Webby Awards?
• ... that "Dinosaur", a song by American singer Kesha, was inspired by an encounter with an old man whom she perceived as "prehistoric" and "like a dinosaur"?
• ... that Usher's song "Can't Stop Won't Stop", from his seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself, contains an interpolation of the bridge to Billy Joel's 1983 single "Uptown Girl"?

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• ... that pop singer Madonna (pictured) adopted a 13-month-old boy from Mchinji, Malawi in October 2006, causing international controversy?
• ... that Rihanna's Rated R: Remixed received mixed reviews?
• ... that the Japanese pop music female duo ClariS have not released photos of themselves to the public, and instead have employed illustrators to draw their likenesses?

Portal:Pop music/DYK/3

• ... that The Beatles (pictured) had 17 number-one singles during the 1960s in the United Kingdom?
• ... that more than any other recent pop star, Madonna has used MTV and music videos to establish her popularity and to enhance her recorded work?
• ... that Elton John created the name by which he became famous out of the names of two of the musicians in his previous band Bluesology?

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