Aaliyah, Brandy, Usher and Monica

As time zooms forward, we have arrived at our 401st Music Minute post and I almost didn’t notice! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, it seems as though it was just last week that we reached the 300th instalment of our series and but it was yesterday that we cracked the big 4-0-0!

To date, we have shared 400 music history facts via our Music Minute series on The Lava Lizard and I am thrilled to have made it this far! Thanks to this innovative series, we have been able to reflect on the remarkable achievements and losses that have occurred in the entertainment industry, and honored the legacies of some of our favourite artists.

So, as we happily do at each new milestone in our Music Minute series, let’s take a look back at some of our favourite articles from the most recent 100 instalments:

Did you know that Donna Summer was the first female artist to chart multiple songs in the top 3 slots of the Billboard Hot 100? Read more here!

Did you know that there were several conflicting accounts regarding the mysterious shooting of Soul music legend Sam Cooke? Read more here!

Did you know that Eamon’s ‘Fuck It (I Don’t Want You Back)’ holds the record for having the most curse words in a #1 song by a solo act in the UK? Read more here!

Did you know that supermodel Naomi Campbell released her first and only album in 1994? Read more here!

Did you know that Tisha Campbell-Martin and Tichina Arnold once performed in a girl group in a popular 1980s movie? Read more here!

Did you know that August 4th is the anniversary of the launch of the Billboard Hot 100? Read more here!

Did you know that Lil Kim and Foxy Brown once collaborated on a song in 1995? Read more here!

Did you know that Aaliyah, Brandy, Usher and Monica all released their debut singles before they were 16 years of age? Read more here!

Did you know that lip-syncing duo Milli Vanilli were the first artists in history to have theirGrammy Awards revoked? Read more here!

Did you know that ‘Summertime’ is one of the most covered songs of all time? Read more here!

Now, lets’ watch that incredibly catchy musical number from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, which features Tisha Campbell-Martin and Tichina Arnold, one more time below:

Thanks so much for supporting The Lava Lizard and Music Minute! Join me in shouting for the 401st time…

Now you know!