Alva became known as “el Rey Midas” because everything he touched turned to gold, just like the king from Greek mythology, ...

Clarence Lomax’s funny jingle, about food and a big back, soared to 3.7 million views on YouTube and helped him land a ...

Whether you like it or not, some commercial jingles are unforgettable. The "Five Dollar Footlong" or the "Nationwide is on Your Side" tunes have disappeared from TV. Yet many still have the catchy ...

In 1965, Barry Manilow landed a job in the mailroom at CBS and soon became known as the “piano-playing mail boy” while taking night classes at New York College of Music before attending Juilliard.

So far, the Super Bowl LVII commercials featuring musicians have been centered around music. Cardi B and her husband Offset’s McDonald’s commercial was all about their forthcoming couple’s meal at the ...

The song "What About Now" that became a No. 1 hit for the band Lonestar in 1999 started out as a few lines written with a car commercial in mind. When writers Anthony Smith, Aaron Barker and the late ...

Sitting through commercials is usually a pretty miserable experience. It feels like little sections of your life getting eaten up, 30 seconds at a time. Even the ones with good, home-made jingles are ...

On this day (September 15) in 1973, Dottie West released “Country Sunshine” as a single, backed with “Wish I Didn’t Love You Anymore.” The song eventually peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard country ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Two nobodies dream of writing one hit song for everybody, but their day job ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, the first new musical to premiere in ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs does spirits. His Cîroc vodka and DeLeón tequila prove this. Diddy does fatherhood, as his newborn daughter, Love, and his six other kids. Diddy does a lot of things, but one thing ...