Baby One More Time. Umbrella. Since U Been Gone. Some of the biggest pop hits of all time were rejected by artists who must be kicking themselves now. Remarkably, each of these three massive hits was ...

George Harrison wrote songs for Tommy James and the Shondells after the success of “Mony Mony.” Tommy James rejected the songs for one reason. “Mony Mony” inspired a hit cover by Billy Idol. Tommy ...

Ringo Starr wrote songs for The Beatles that were not-starters. Ringo compared his rejected songs to Sam Smith’s “Stay with Me” for a very specific reason. The “You’re Sixteen” singer also discussed ...

Fast-rising gospel minister, Elijah Akintunde, more commonly called Olorun O So Be, has recalled his humble beginning, saying he faced rejection from a lot of music producers and marketers. Akintunde, ...

Lena Dunham’s TV show Girls was on HBO from 2012 until 2017, and in that time, two of its characters apparently sang songs written by Dunham’s then-boyfriend Jack Antonoff. Allegedly, the songs were ...