17 years ago today, Taylor Swift released ‘Teardrops On My Guitar.’
The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Swift's first pop-radio crossover single on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. The single was certified triple platinum.
Janet Jackson with Michael Jackson on set for their collaboration of "Scream" (1995).
The music video cost of $7 million paid off because it won three MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy Award for "Best Music Video."
"Scream" would become the first single in the 37-year history of Billboard to debut at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to rank at #1 on Billboard’s Power 100 annual list and gives advice to executives: “the best ideas are usually ones without industry precedent.” x
On February 17th 2014, Australian/American rapper Iggy Azalea released the song Fancy featuring Charli XCX. Fancy reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Azalea's and XCX's first number-one on that chart. It held the spot for seven consecutive weeks. Its safe to say Fancy played a major role in helping these girls reach mainstream fame. Happy 10 Years of Fancy !