General Awareness

Music and Artists

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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 songwriter was the youngest person to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Taylor Swift

  2. Lorde

  3. Billie Eilish

  4. Olivia Rodrigo
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Taylor Swift was the youngest person to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the age of 29 in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first African American woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Aretha Franklin

  2. Diana Ross

  3. Whitney Houston

  4. Gladys Knight
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Aretha Franklin was the first African American woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first Latinx songwriter to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Gloria Estefan

  2. Selena

  3. Ricky Martin

  4. Juanes
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Gloria Estefan was the first Latinx songwriter to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first Asian American songwriter to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. David Tao

  2. Jay Chou

  3. Wang Leehom

  4. Jolin Tsai
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David Tao was the first Asian American songwriter to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first songwriter from the Middle East to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Fairuz

  2. Umm Kulthum

  3. Sabah Fakhri

  4. Wadih El Safi
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Fairuz was the first songwriter from the Middle East to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first songwriter from Africa to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Fela Kuti

  2. Miriam Makeba

  3. Hugh Masekela

  4. Youssou N'Dour
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Fela Kuti was the first songwriter from Africa to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter was the first songwriter from Bangladesh to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?

  1. Runa Laila

  2. Feroza Begum

  3. Khaled

  4. James
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Runa Laila was the first songwriter from Bangladesh to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.

Multiple choice

Which musician has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist?

  1. Michael Jackson

  2. Stevie Wonder

  3. Prince

  4. Jay-Z
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Michael Jackson has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist, with eight awards.

Multiple choice

Which musician has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Female Artist?

  1. Aretha Franklin

  2. Whitney Houston

  3. Beyoncé

  4. Rihanna
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Aretha Franklin has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Female Artist, with nine awards.

Multiple choice

Which musician has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist?

  1. Whitney Houston

  2. Janet Jackson

  3. Mary J. Blige

  4. Alicia Keys
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Whitney Houston won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist in 1986.

Multiple choice

Which artist has won the Polar Music Prize twice?

  1. Bob Dylan

  2. Joni Mitchell

  3. Björk

  4. Yo-Yo Ma
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Bob Dylan is the only artist to have won the Polar Music Prize twice, in 2000 and 2016.

Multiple choice

Which artist was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2022?

  1. Abdullah Ibrahim

  2. Maria João Pires

  3. Evelyn Glennie

  4. Anne-Sophie Mutter
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Abdullah Ibrahim was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which artist was nominated for the Polar Music Prize in 2018 but did not win?

  1. Leonard Cohen

  2. Joni Mitchell

  3. Sting

  4. Elton John
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Leonard Cohen was nominated for the Polar Music Prize in 2018 but did not win.

Multiple choice

Which artist was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2019?

  1. Anna Netrebko

  2. Yuja Wang

  3. Daniel Barenboim

  4. Renée Fleming
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Anna Netrebko was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which artist was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2020?

  1. Keith Jarrett

  2. Herbie Hancock

  3. Chick Corea

  4. Wayne Shorter
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Keith Jarrett was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2020.