Music Facts

Japan has a network of roads that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed.

In 2016, Mozart Sold More CDs than Beyoncé.

Musicians Have Shorter Life Spans Than the General Population.

Finland has more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country in the world.

The piano Freddie Mercury plays in Bohemian Rhapsody is the same exact piano Paul McCartney plays in Hey Jude.

In 2015, Astronaut Chris Hadfield released the first album of songs recorded entirely in space.

White people consume 60-80% of all rap music in the U.S.

Babies remain calm twice as long when listening to a song as they do when listening to speech, according to a study.

Eminem wrote and recorded "The Real Slim Shady" just 3 hours before his album was due.

The British Navy uses Britney Spears' songs to scare off Somali pirates.

Led Zeppelin got their name from a fellow musician, who said their band would go down like a "lead balloon".

Revenue from digital music downloads and subscriptions outpaced CD sales in the U.S. for the first time in 2014.