General Awareness

Music and Artists

4,837 Questions

This topic covers important questions on music, albums, and renowned artists. It includes queries about singers, bands, and major awards. These questions frequently appear in the general awareness sections of various competitive exams.

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Music and Artists Questions

Multiple choice

Which album by American singer-songwriter Bob Marley was released posthumously?

  1. Exodus

  2. Kaya

  3. Survival

  4. Uprising
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Uprising was released on June 17, 1980, five months after Marley's death.

Multiple choice

Which album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Ray Vaughan was released posthumously?

  1. Texas Flood

  2. Couldn't Stand the Weather

  3. Soul to Soul

  4. In Step
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In Step was released on March 22, 1991, six months after Vaughan's death.

Multiple choice

Which charity single has won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year?

  1. Do They Know It's Christmas?

  2. We Are the World

  3. Heal the World

  4. Live Aid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

We Are the World won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1986.

Multiple choice

Which charity single has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame?

  1. Do They Know It's Christmas?

  2. We Are the World

  3. Heal the World

  4. Live Aid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

We Are the World was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a famous Big Band singer?

  1. Ella Fitzgerald

  2. Billie Holiday

  3. Frank Sinatra

  4. Elvis Presley
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Elvis Presley was a rock and roll singer, while the other options are all famous Big Band singers.

Multiple choice

Who won the Best Music Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2018?

  1. Jung Jae-il

  2. Kim Tae-seong

  3. Lee Byung-woo

  4. Park In-young
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jung Jae-il, the composer of Burning, won the Best Music Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2018.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the 'King of Pop' and influenced designers like Michael Jackson and Prince?

  1. Elvis Presley

  2. David Bowie

  3. Freddie Mercury

  4. Elton John
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Jackson, with his iconic stage costumes and groundbreaking music videos, influenced designers like Michael Jackson and Prince and is still considered a fashion icon today.

Multiple choice

How many times has the Polar Music Prize been awarded to a popular music artist?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Polar Music Prize has been awarded to two popular music artists: Paul McCartney in 1996 and Sting in 2017.

Multiple choice

Who is the youngest recipient of the Polar Music Prize?

  1. Anne-Sophie Mutter

  2. Yo-Yo Ma

  3. Lang Lang

  4. Daniel Barenboim
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Anne-Sophie Mutter is the youngest recipient of the Polar Music Prize, having received it in 1994 at the age of 31.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the Polar Music Prize?

  1. Stig Anderson

  2. Björn Ulvaeus

  3. Benny Andersson

  4. Agnetha Fältskog
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Stig Anderson, the manager of the Swedish pop group ABBA, founded the Polar Music Prize in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common type of wedding album?

  1. Flush Mount

  2. Lay Flat

  3. Accordion

  4. Digital
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Digital wedding albums are not as common as the other types listed, as they do not offer the same level of quality and durability.

Multiple choice

Which iconic pop star is known for her elaborate and theatrical concert tour costumes?

  1. Madonna

  2. Lady Gaga

  3. Beyoncé

  4. Taylor Swift
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lady Gaga is renowned for her over-the-top and avant-garde fashion choices on her concert tours.

Multiple choice

Who was the first inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Irving Berlin

  2. Cole Porter

  3. George Gershwin

  4. Richard Rodgers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Irving Berlin was the first inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Multiple choice

How many songwriters have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame to date?

  1. Over 100

  2. Over 200

  3. Over 300

  4. Over 400
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

As of 2023, over 400 songwriters have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame the most times?

  1. Paul McCartney

  2. John Lennon

  3. Stevie Wonder

  4. Carole King
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paul McCartney has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame three times, as a member of the Beatles, as a solo artist, and as a member of Wings.