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What Happened to Hanson? (from Mmmbop to Independent)

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  In 1997, Hanson recorded the song Mmbop. That song took over the world and they became one of the pioneers for the teen pop wave of the late 90s and early 2000s. This era was boxed them in, but over time Hanson wanted to prove themselves that they were more. And Hanson quietly had one of the more impressive runs, in the independent lane. Today we going to tell the story on how three brothers from Tulsa took the world by storm, before taking matter into their own hands.   What Happened to Hanson? (from Mmmbop to Independent) Our story begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In November 17, 1980 Clarke Issac Hanson was born. March 14, 1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson was born. October 22, 1985 Zachary Walker Hanson was born. Their father Walker Hanson was an accountant for a drilling company. In fact, for a period of time, they lived in South America. Because of this, the family traveled frequently and was homeschooled by their mother. At an early age, the brothers found a love for music and ...

Grammys Best New Artist Curse

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  Best New Artist Curse 1990: Milli Vanilli In 1990 Milli Vanilli won Best New Artist. They were an International duo from Germany. They recorded a song called Girl You Know It’s True and it went #1 worldwide. It got the attention from Clive Davis who signed them to Arista Records so they can record a proper album. After this they had #1 hits like “Don’t Forget My Number”, “Blame It on the Rain” & “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You”. They looked like a qualifying artist to win the award. Who Did they Beat? Neneh Cherry, who had the song Buffalo Stance, Indigo Girls who were a folk duo, Soul II Soul was a UK collective that had the song “Back to Life” and Tone Loc a hip hop artist known for the song Wild Thing & Funky Cold Medina. Who Should’ve Won? Soul II Soul would’ve been my pick for Best New Artist but I’m going why when I talk about that in a bit but for now.   Are They Cursed? This was the worst thing to happen to Milli Vanilli because some time after this word got o...