you couldn’t get past the water cooler
without hearing about these shocking
stories
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
infamous moments in music history we
should decide what happens to our music
not a company with no rights in our
recordings which has never invested a
penny in our music for this list or
taking a look at the moments that caught
headlines stirred conversation and
divided opinion
we’re not however considering the deaths
of any musicians as those moments are
always tragic regardless of the
circumstances
go
number 10 YouTube puts their album on
everyone’s iPhone
yes
presented by Apple as the largest album
release of all time the free release of
u2’s 2014 album songs of innocence to
all iTunes subscribers was met with some
pretty harsh criticism
the thinking behind the promotion seems
clear who doesn’t like YouTube who
wouldn’t want a free album on paper that
looks great
in reality though people were too busy
complaining about it to listen to it
many users were upset because they
didn’t consent to the album being
automatically downloaded to their
devices while fellow artists criticized
the free release for devaluing music to
counter the backlash Apple dedicated a
page to removing the album and have not
yet released another album in the same
fashion
the most builders
until the philosophy which holds one
race superior number nine Sinead
O’Connor rips up the Pope inferior is
finally on October 3rd 1992 Irish singer
Sinead O’Connor stirred major
controversy with a rendition of Bob
Marley’s war on Saturday Night Live
without notifying SNL producers of her
intent O’Connor replaced lyrics to
reflect child abuse in the Catholic
Church ripped up a photo of Pope John
Paul the second instructed the audience
to fight the real enemy and threw the
pieces to the camera fight the real
enemy the SNL staff and studio audience
were stunned into silence and while
viewers at home are similarly shocked
they contrastingly found their voices
NBC received approximately 4400 angry
calls over O’Connor’s performance the
move is widely considered to have
derailed O’Connor’s career however she
has gone on record saying she regrets
nothing and everywhere is war until the
ignoble and unhappy regime which holds
all of us through child abuse yeah
number eight Janet Jackson and Justin
Timberlake at the Super Bowl halftime
show
during the halftime show of Super Bowl
38 with an audience of over 140 million
people Justin Timberlake Rep Janet
Jackson’s outfit exposing her breasts
and some really nifty nipple jewelry
most may know this moment as Nipplegate
the moment overshadowed the game and
caused some pretty instantaneous pretty
serious backlash the FCC tried to levy
heavy fines at CBS but more importantly
they rapidly increase television
censorship this alone has divided public
opinion as many were upset about the
wardrobe malfunction and appreciated the
FCC censorship efforts while others
believe it’s a violation of free speech
the New England Patriots meanwhile
defeated the Carolina Panthers 32 to 29
this song number 7
Kanye bum rushes Taylor Swift at the
2009 VMAs thank you so much
I was dreamed about what it would be
like to maybe win one of these someday
but I never actually thought that would
happen
considering the starpower an incredible
talent each of these artists demonstrate
one would hope imma let you finish won’t
serve to define Kanye or Swift no Taylor
I’m really happy for you I’m let you
finish but Beyonce had one of the best
videos of all time when accepting the
award for Best Female Video 19 year old
Taylor Swift was interrupted by West who
took the mic and insisted Beyonce’s
single ladies had one of the best videos
of all time
the audience booed viewers sat stunned
and Beyonce looked on in horror of
course queen b later graciously gave
swift the moment she deserved maybe we
could try this again
however West could not escape universal
criticism for his actions even drawing
harsh remarks from President Barack
Obama Kanye did issue an apology
although some lyrics from the life of
Pablo suggests he may have different
feelings
oh my South said does that know me best
I feel like me and Taylor my still has
sex
number six Woodstock 1999 riots
come & get it the original Woodstock
Festival was billed as three days of
peace and music it’s 1999 reincarnation
not so much during limp biscuits
performance of break stuff
fans tore apart parts of the stage fans
lit fires during Red Hot Chili Peppers
set and while Metallica was on stage a
man died after collapsing in a mosh pit
Fat Boy slim meanwhile was interrupted
when a truck drove through the crowd
while The Tragically Hip were booed for
just being Canadian
worst of all New York police
investigated several alleged instances
of gang rape and there was reporting of
widespread destruction and burglary of
vendor booths ultimately a large force
of law enforcement was needed to quell
and disperse the crowd
come to get it i still express your I
don’t smoke weed oh that’s cuz there’s
no nagira brother number five NWA and
the FBI
so making a suckin you equal don’t be
another sequel symbols of angry urban
youth NWA rocked the world when they
dropped their debut album Straight Outta
Compton rapping about gang violence
drugs racial profiling and police
brutality and W a reflected the raw
realities of growing up in the inner
city
the FBI however took exception to the
group’s music specifically the police
sending their label ruthless records a
letter accusing the group of advocating
for violence and assault and warning
them not to perform inflammatory salt in
addition to the FBI many local law
enforcement officers refused to provide
the group with security the dispute
however brought the group publicity
which they use to their advantage and
add it to their notoriety
Oh
hello Britain young brother that they
won’t get
Oh God
number four metallica sues naps
oh please God help
Metallica’s grimy loss to jethro tull
certainly stirred debate but it was
they’re suing of peer-to-peer
file-sharing site Napster in 2000 that
rocked the foundations of music
after discovering unreleased music
available on the system
Metallica sued Napster for copyright
infringement and racketeering seeking 10
million dollars in damages it was the
first highly publicized case against a
file-sharing site and served to
encourage other artists to take a stand
against illegal downloading it also
however drew some criticism from the
public
while many viewed the case as an
important step backwards protecting
artists especially those less
established in the industry some
criticized Metallica’s actions for
simply being greedy
never Neverland number three payola
scandal let me get this straight
you want to try and solicit a bribe yes
to clarify the terminology here Paola
describes the bribery of a radio station
to promote specific songs as a part of
their daily schedule in the late 1950s
Congress launched an investigation into
Paola accusing several major names in
the music industry most notably DJ Alan
Freed
and TVs Dick Clark television radio who
came along Paola came up disc jockeys
would play records for pay was well
known freed the man who gave
rock-and-roll its name lost his job and
saw his career fade as a result of the
scandal while Clark barely escaped
unscathed it was not illegal at the one
it became illegal the public was
disturbed both because of big public
figures being implicated and at the
thought that they were manipulated some
in the industry however believed the
practice helped smaller labels establish
themselves and encouraged the rise of
rock and roll number two Milli Vanilli
lip-sync scandal so I stopped a peg a
land of state when their hit single girl
you know it’s true began skipping and
repeating itself during the 1989 live
performance Milli Vanilli duo fab Morvan
and Rob Pilatus attempted to play it
cool meanwhile the crowd didn’t seem to
notice her care it became however the
catalyst for defrauding the group and
unveiling the true singers behind the
Grammy winning music it stopped good you
know it’s good no it’s good 80,000
people good you know it’s good yeah I
couldn’t repeat it 15 times by the end
of 1990 it was revealed Morvan and
Pilatus were not the voices behind Milli
Vanilli songs and had in fact been
lip-synching all along the public
condemned the group stripping Morvan and
Pilatus of their Grammy Award for Best
New Artist they also faced a collection
of lawsuits targeting the duo for fraud
I didn’t want to go back to stage I had
enough 80,000 people waiting I said I
have enough or quit before we unveil our
number-one pick here are a few honorable
mentions on a man
day I looked evidently through an
unconscious bath on the stage and he
thought it was a rubber bat whatever he
picked it up and bit the head off and
sounds going Tommy free a little on the
paw
so how did the artist formerly known as
come about that came up through people’s
problem with mainly the media’s problem
with not having a pronunciation for the
civil
number one the Rolling Stones play at
Altamont now can I please ask that
everyone leaves the stage and as I say
we’ll go back to playing music and
nothing else
facing criticism over high ticket prices
The Rolling Stones decided to conclude
their 1969 tour with a free one-day
festival after struggling to secure a
location
California’s Altamont Speedway was
chosen at the last minute
creating a logistical nightmare
ultimately motorcycle gang Hells Angels
were hired as security but failed
spectacularly by the end of the one-day
festival a man was murdered
three people died in accidents and four
babies were born the Grateful Dead
meanwhile considered the scene too
violent and elected not to play despite
helping to get the festival off the
ground leaving the stones Santana
Jefferson Airplane crosby Stills Nash
and young and the Flying Burrito
Brothers to fend for themselves
everybody be cool now come on so do you
agree with our list what do you think
are the most infamous moments in music
for more unbelievable top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
without hearing about these shocking
stories
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
infamous moments in music history we
should decide what happens to our music
not a company with no rights in our
recordings which has never invested a
penny in our music for this list or
taking a look at the moments that caught
headlines stirred conversation and
divided opinion
we’re not however considering the deaths
of any musicians as those moments are
always tragic regardless of the
circumstances
go
number 10 YouTube puts their album on
everyone’s iPhone
yes
presented by Apple as the largest album
release of all time the free release of
u2’s 2014 album songs of innocence to
all iTunes subscribers was met with some
pretty harsh criticism
the thinking behind the promotion seems
clear who doesn’t like YouTube who
wouldn’t want a free album on paper that
looks great
in reality though people were too busy
complaining about it to listen to it
many users were upset because they
didn’t consent to the album being
automatically downloaded to their
devices while fellow artists criticized
the free release for devaluing music to
counter the backlash Apple dedicated a
page to removing the album and have not
yet released another album in the same
fashion
the most builders
until the philosophy which holds one
race superior number nine Sinead
O’Connor rips up the Pope inferior is
finally on October 3rd 1992 Irish singer
Sinead O’Connor stirred major
controversy with a rendition of Bob
Marley’s war on Saturday Night Live
without notifying SNL producers of her
intent O’Connor replaced lyrics to
reflect child abuse in the Catholic
Church ripped up a photo of Pope John
Paul the second instructed the audience
to fight the real enemy and threw the
pieces to the camera fight the real
enemy the SNL staff and studio audience
were stunned into silence and while
viewers at home are similarly shocked
they contrastingly found their voices
NBC received approximately 4400 angry
calls over O’Connor’s performance the
move is widely considered to have
derailed O’Connor’s career however she
has gone on record saying she regrets
nothing and everywhere is war until the
ignoble and unhappy regime which holds
all of us through child abuse yeah
number eight Janet Jackson and Justin
Timberlake at the Super Bowl halftime
show
during the halftime show of Super Bowl
38 with an audience of over 140 million
people Justin Timberlake Rep Janet
Jackson’s outfit exposing her breasts
and some really nifty nipple jewelry
most may know this moment as Nipplegate
the moment overshadowed the game and
caused some pretty instantaneous pretty
serious backlash the FCC tried to levy
heavy fines at CBS but more importantly
they rapidly increase television
censorship this alone has divided public
opinion as many were upset about the
wardrobe malfunction and appreciated the
FCC censorship efforts while others
believe it’s a violation of free speech
the New England Patriots meanwhile
defeated the Carolina Panthers 32 to 29
this song number 7
Kanye bum rushes Taylor Swift at the
2009 VMAs thank you so much
I was dreamed about what it would be
like to maybe win one of these someday
but I never actually thought that would
happen
considering the starpower an incredible
talent each of these artists demonstrate
one would hope imma let you finish won’t
serve to define Kanye or Swift no Taylor
I’m really happy for you I’m let you
finish but Beyonce had one of the best
videos of all time when accepting the
award for Best Female Video 19 year old
Taylor Swift was interrupted by West who
took the mic and insisted Beyonce’s
single ladies had one of the best videos
of all time
the audience booed viewers sat stunned
and Beyonce looked on in horror of
course queen b later graciously gave
swift the moment she deserved maybe we
could try this again
however West could not escape universal
criticism for his actions even drawing
harsh remarks from President Barack
Obama Kanye did issue an apology
although some lyrics from the life of
Pablo suggests he may have different
feelings
oh my South said does that know me best
I feel like me and Taylor my still has
sex
number six Woodstock 1999 riots
come & get it the original Woodstock
Festival was billed as three days of
peace and music it’s 1999 reincarnation
not so much during limp biscuits
performance of break stuff
fans tore apart parts of the stage fans
lit fires during Red Hot Chili Peppers
set and while Metallica was on stage a
man died after collapsing in a mosh pit
Fat Boy slim meanwhile was interrupted
when a truck drove through the crowd
while The Tragically Hip were booed for
just being Canadian
worst of all New York police
investigated several alleged instances
of gang rape and there was reporting of
widespread destruction and burglary of
vendor booths ultimately a large force
of law enforcement was needed to quell
and disperse the crowd
come to get it i still express your I
don’t smoke weed oh that’s cuz there’s
no nagira brother number five NWA and
the FBI
so making a suckin you equal don’t be
another sequel symbols of angry urban
youth NWA rocked the world when they
dropped their debut album Straight Outta
Compton rapping about gang violence
drugs racial profiling and police
brutality and W a reflected the raw
realities of growing up in the inner
city
the FBI however took exception to the
group’s music specifically the police
sending their label ruthless records a
letter accusing the group of advocating
for violence and assault and warning
them not to perform inflammatory salt in
addition to the FBI many local law
enforcement officers refused to provide
the group with security the dispute
however brought the group publicity
which they use to their advantage and
add it to their notoriety
Oh
hello Britain young brother that they
won’t get
Oh God
number four metallica sues naps
oh please God help
Metallica’s grimy loss to jethro tull
certainly stirred debate but it was
they’re suing of peer-to-peer
file-sharing site Napster in 2000 that
rocked the foundations of music
after discovering unreleased music
available on the system
Metallica sued Napster for copyright
infringement and racketeering seeking 10
million dollars in damages it was the
first highly publicized case against a
file-sharing site and served to
encourage other artists to take a stand
against illegal downloading it also
however drew some criticism from the
public
while many viewed the case as an
important step backwards protecting
artists especially those less
established in the industry some
criticized Metallica’s actions for
simply being greedy
never Neverland number three payola
scandal let me get this straight
you want to try and solicit a bribe yes
to clarify the terminology here Paola
describes the bribery of a radio station
to promote specific songs as a part of
their daily schedule in the late 1950s
Congress launched an investigation into
Paola accusing several major names in
the music industry most notably DJ Alan
Freed
and TVs Dick Clark television radio who
came along Paola came up disc jockeys
would play records for pay was well
known freed the man who gave
rock-and-roll its name lost his job and
saw his career fade as a result of the
scandal while Clark barely escaped
unscathed it was not illegal at the one
it became illegal the public was
disturbed both because of big public
figures being implicated and at the
thought that they were manipulated some
in the industry however believed the
practice helped smaller labels establish
themselves and encouraged the rise of
rock and roll number two Milli Vanilli
lip-sync scandal so I stopped a peg a
land of state when their hit single girl
you know it’s true began skipping and
repeating itself during the 1989 live
performance Milli Vanilli duo fab Morvan
and Rob Pilatus attempted to play it
cool meanwhile the crowd didn’t seem to
notice her care it became however the
catalyst for defrauding the group and
unveiling the true singers behind the
Grammy winning music it stopped good you
know it’s good no it’s good 80,000
people good you know it’s good yeah I
couldn’t repeat it 15 times by the end
of 1990 it was revealed Morvan and
Pilatus were not the voices behind Milli
Vanilli songs and had in fact been
lip-synching all along the public
condemned the group stripping Morvan and
Pilatus of their Grammy Award for Best
New Artist they also faced a collection
of lawsuits targeting the duo for fraud
I didn’t want to go back to stage I had
enough 80,000 people waiting I said I
have enough or quit before we unveil our
number-one pick here are a few honorable
mentions on a man
day I looked evidently through an
unconscious bath on the stage and he
thought it was a rubber bat whatever he
picked it up and bit the head off and
sounds going Tommy free a little on the
paw
so how did the artist formerly known as
come about that came up through people’s
problem with mainly the media’s problem
with not having a pronunciation for the
civil
number one the Rolling Stones play at
Altamont now can I please ask that
everyone leaves the stage and as I say
we’ll go back to playing music and
nothing else
facing criticism over high ticket prices
The Rolling Stones decided to conclude
their 1969 tour with a free one-day
festival after struggling to secure a
location
California’s Altamont Speedway was
chosen at the last minute
creating a logistical nightmare
ultimately motorcycle gang Hells Angels
were hired as security but failed
spectacularly by the end of the one-day
festival a man was murdered
three people died in accidents and four
babies were born the Grateful Dead
meanwhile considered the scene too
violent and elected not to play despite
helping to get the festival off the
ground leaving the stones Santana
Jefferson Airplane crosby Stills Nash
and young and the Flying Burrito
Brothers to fend for themselves
everybody be cool now come on so do you
agree with our list what do you think
are the most infamous moments in music
for more unbelievable top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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