Music and Musicians

A widely circulated email criticizing President Bush's stance on gay marriage is falsely attributed to singer Bette Midler.

'If you think you can do better, come on up here!' says Grand Funk Railroad's guitarist to a booing audience member. To his chagrin, the heckler turns out to be Eric Clapton...

Did you hear that (Insert Name of Rock Star Here) collapsed onstage and had to be rushed to the emergency room, where a pint of semen was pumped from his/her stomach?

Circulating by email: Acrimonious open letter to antiwar celebrities penned by prowar celebrity Charlie Daniels. It's authentic.

Internet rumors are flying to the effect that hip-hop/R&B star Ciara was born a man and is either a transvestite or underwent a sex-change operation to become a transsexual.

Forwarded emails promote a charity website co-created by the band Five for Fighting, by means of which users can cause donations to be made to Autism Speaks by viewing sponsored videos

From the mailbag: "Dear Guide: Is it true that Jennifer Lopez insured her butt?"

Nah, it's just another Internet hoax – one that fooled several radio stations before they caught on.

Does the bloodcurdling scream heard during the Ohio Players song 'Love Rollercoaster' belong to a woman who was murdered in the recording studio?

Parody of the song 'My Favorite Things' targeted to elderly people was allegedly sung by Julie Andrews at an AARP benefit on the singer's 69th birthday

Did Pat Boone call CBS and 60 Minutes II "modern Benedict Arnolds" for their role in revealing the prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq?

Viral message circulating via email and Facebook claims Tom Hanks' father was an original member and lead singer of the Top 40 vocal group The Diamonds in the 1950s.

Forwarded email describes what happened when acclaimed classical violinist Joshua Bell went incognito one cold winter morning to play for tips on a subway platform.

According to Internet rumors, American Idol reject William Hung was found dead of an intentional heroin overdose in Las Vegas, Nevada.