Pop & Hip-Hop Artists

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1.Which pop artist recorded her 2019 debut with her brother Finneas in a Los Angeles bedroom?
- A. Ed Sheeran
- B. Rick Astley
- C. Billie Eilish
- D. Kylie Minogue
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Billie Eilish
Did you know? Billie Eilish was born in 2001 and won her first Grammys at eighteen.
2.Which hip-hop artist became the first artist signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label?
- A. Big Daddy Kane
- B. Ludacris
- C. LL Cool J
- D. J. Cole
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J. Cole
Did you know? J. Cole was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
3.Which pop artist launched a solo career after the hiatus of boy band One Direction?
- A. Rihanna
- B. Madonna
- C. Billy Joel
- D. Harry Styles
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Harry Styles
Did you know? Harry Styles' 2019 album Fine Line includes the hit Watermelon Sugar.
4.Which hip-hop artist won five Grammys with 1998's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
- A. Grandmaster Flash
- B. Missy Elliott
- C. N.W.A
- D. Lauryn Hill
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Lauryn Hill
Did you know? Lauryn Hill first rapped and sang with the group the Fugees.
5.Which pop artist was born Katheryn Hudson and broke through with the 2008 single I Kissed a Girl?
- A. Katy Perry
- B. Taylor Swift
- C. Phil Collins
- D. Backstreet Boys
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Katy Perry
Did you know? Katy Perry's 2010 album Teenage Dream tied a record with five number-one US singles.
6.Which hip-hop artist reshaped hip-hop's sound with futuristic videos like The Rain?
- A. Big Daddy Kane
- B. Kendrick Lamar
- C. Eminem
- D. Missy Elliott
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Missy Elliott
Did you know? Missy Elliott was the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
7.Which pop artist was formed on the British show The X Factor in 2010 after five solo hopefuls were grouped together?
- A. Rihanna
- B. One Direction
- C. Mariah Carey
- D. Shakira
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One Direction
Did you know? One Direction's fifth album marked the group's final release before its hiatus.
8.Which hip-hop artist earned one of rap's first gold singles with 1980's The Breaks?
- A. Snoop Dogg
- B. Kurtis Blow
- C. Beastie Boys
- D. Future
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Kurtis Blow
Did you know? Kurtis Blow was born Kurt Walker in Harlem.
9.Which pop artist sang the 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up, later central to the rickroll internet joke?
- A. Madonna
- B. Rick Astley
- C. Elton John
- D. Phil Collins
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Rick Astley
Did you know? Rick Astley was twenty-one when Never Gonna Give You Up reached number one.
10.Which hip-hop artist rose from Harlem with the 2011 mixtape LIVE.LOVE.A$AP?
- A. A$AP Rocky
- B. Future
- C. Rakim
- D. Snoop Dogg
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A$AP Rocky
Did you know? A$AP Rocky is a member of the A$AP Mob collective.
11.Which pop artist closed the disco era with the 1978 anthem Y.M.C.A.?
- A. Billy Joel
- B. Village People
- C. ABBA
- D. Madonna
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Village People
Did you know? Village People members each performed in a costume representing a masculine archetype.
12.Which hip-hop artist built Atlanta rap hits like Stand Up alongside an acting career?
- A. Beastie Boys
- B. Ludacris
- C. Migos
- D. Kanye West
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Ludacris
Did you know? Ludacris worked as a radio disc jockey before rapping.
13.Which pop artist hid her face behind oversized wigs during public performances?
- A. Cher
- B. George Michael
- C. Taylor Swift
- D. Sia
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Sia
Did you know? Sia wrote Rihanna's 2012 hit Diamonds before recording her own smash Chandelier.
14.Which hip-hop artist released the 1979 hit Rapper's Delight, which introduced rap to mainstream radio?
- A. Sugarhill Gang
- B. LL Cool J
- C. Public Enemy
- D. Salt-N-Pepa
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Sugarhill Gang
Did you know? The Sugarhill Gang's label was co-founded by entrepreneur Sylvia Robinson.
15.Which pop artist defined 1980s pop color with Girls Just Want to Have Fun?
- A. Ariana Grande
- B. Cyndi Lauper
- C. Elton John
- D. Madonna
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Cyndi Lauper
Did you know? Cyndi Lauper later won a Tony Award for composing the musical Kinky Boots.
16.Which hip-hop artist helped popularize trap music with albums like Trap Muzik?
- A. Nas
- B. T.I.
- C. Tupac Shakur
- D. Afrika Bambaataa
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T.I.
Did you know? T.I. is from Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood.
17.Which pop artist is the youngest sibling of Michael Jackson and scored with 1986's Control?
- A. Jennifer Lopez
- B. Ariana Grande
- C. Janet Jackson
- D. ABBA
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Janet Jackson
Did you know? Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 produced seven top-five US singles.
18.Which hip-hop artist became Chicago's conscious-rap ambassador and later a film actor?
- A. Nicki Minaj
- B. J. Cole
- C. Queen Latifah
- D. Common
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Common
Did you know? Common won an Academy Award for the song Glory from the film Selma.
19.Which pop artist was born Elizabeth Grant and broke through with the 2012 album Born to Die?
- A. Amy Winehouse
- B. Taylor Swift
- C. Cyndi Lauper
- D. Lana Del Rey
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Lana Del Rey
Did you know? Lana Del Rey's 2011 single Video Games spread widely online before radio play.
20.Which hip-hop artist won three Grammys for Coloring Book without selling his music commercially?
- A. Snoop Dogg
- B. N.W.A
- C. Future
- D. Chance the Rapper
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Chance the Rapper
Did you know? Chance the Rapper is from Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.
21.Which pop artist moved from Nickelodeon acting to pop stardom with 2014's Problem?
- A. Ariana Grande
- B. ABBA
- C. Prince
- D. Kylie Minogue
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Ariana Grande
Did you know? Ariana Grande is from Boca Raton, Florida.
22.Which hip-hop artist co-founded the Odd Future collective and won a Best Rap Album Grammy for Igor?
- A. Jay-Z
- B. Drake
- C. Ice Cube
- D. Tyler, the Creator
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Tyler, the Creator
Did you know? Tyler, the Creator also created the television series The Jellies!
23.Which pop artist debuted in 1999 with Genie in a Bottle after performing on The Mickey Mouse Club?
- A. Cher
- B. Mariah Carey
- C. Dua Lipa
- D. Christina Aguilera
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Christina Aguilera
Did you know? Christina Aguilera's four-octave range earned comparisons to Mariah Carey.
24.Which hip-hop artist affirmed women's voices in hip-hop with 1993's U.N.I.T.Y.?
- A. Queen Latifah
- B. The Notorious B.I.G.
- C. Common
- D. Nicki Minaj
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Queen Latifah
Did you know? Queen Latifah was born Dana Owens in Newark, New Jersey.
25.Which pop artist was discovered on YouTube by talent manager Scooter Braun as a twelve-year-old?
- A. Justin Bieber
- B. Shakira
- C. Elton John
- D. Madonna
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Justin Bieber
Did you know? Justin Bieber is from Stratford, Ontario, in Canada.

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