A self-published album on YouTube ultimately helped connect Abel Tesfaye—AKA The Weeknd—to the rapper, Drake. With that right connection, a record deal followed and The Weeknd’s second studio album, Beauty Behind The Madness, catapulted him to international fame.

The start of a new school year is a good time to double-check your online set-up at home, since lots of people might depend on it. The FTC offers their tips for what you need to consider.

Korn wasn’t your father’s hard rock or heavy metal. They really pioneered the nu metal genre, and certainly were the first to get the modern music into the mainstream. Critically Follow the Leader received nearly positive marks across the board and they won a Grammy Award to prove it. Today’s the perfect day to give them a try!

Being an innovator is risky—some will grow to love your risk-taking while others will never respect your lack of conformity. Today’s featured artist integrated varieties of just about every music genre into his sound, and had one of the most eclectic and well-respected music careers of anyone in history.