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Famous

Matt Thorne, Matt Thorne

Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop

Barcode 9781474616386
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Release Date: 26/03/2026

Genre: Non-Fiction
Sub-Genre: Society & Culture
Label: White Rabbit
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop
A journey through pop in seven key encounters

When an artist becomes truly famous, there is almost no one on earth who can understand how their world has changed forever. Perhaps only a young pretender who wants to rule the charts together, or a rival who wants to bring them down from their throne, knows how they feel and how to get into their heads. Someone who wants to invite them onto their TV show, act with them in a movie, make some money by filming a commercial together, duet on a song, or have a secret affair. Or any combination of the above.

Famous examines seven moments in music when stars from pop, rock and hip-hop have come together and how the resulting reverberations impacted everything from the culture at large to the decisions of world leaders. The book sheds thrilling new light on the fascinating stories of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney and Diana Ross, Lou Reed and Paul Simon, Chuck Berry and Keith Richards, David Bowie and Tina Turner, Madonna and Tupac Shakur and Ye and Taylor Swift.