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Connecting Megan Thee Stallion and Tom Petty
Megan Thee Stallion
In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "Diamonds" with singer Normani, for the soundtrack of the superhero film '' Birds of Prey'' released the same year.
Normani
On January 11, 2019, Normani and Sam Smith released the song "Dancing with a Stranger", peaking at number 3 in the UK and number 7 in the U.S.
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
In 2015, it came to light that singer Tom Petty, noting similarities between "Stay with Me" and his 1989 hit song "I Won't Back Down", had negotiated an out-of-court settlement with Smith in October 2014. Petty and co-composer Jeff Lynne were awarded 12.5 percent of the royalties from "Stay with Me", and the names of Petty and Lynne joined James John Napier (known professionally as Jimmy Napes) in the ASCAP song credit.
Megan Thee Stallion
At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, she became the second female rapper to win Best New Artist, after Lauryn Hill in 1999.
She went on to win the former, which made her the first female hip hop artist to do so since Lauryn Hill in 1999, as well as Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, both for "Savage (Remix)".
Lauryn Hill
It may not be a proper follow-up to her first album, but it is fascinating." ''Rolling Stone'' called the album "a public breakdown", and Robert Hilburn of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said the album's title opened Hill up for jokes that she had become unhinged. '' NME'' wrote that "''Unplugged 2.0'' is a sparse and often gruelling listen, but there is enough genius shading these rough sketches to suggest that all might not yet be lost." With the mixed reviews and no significant radio airplay, ''2.0'' debuted at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
Robert Hilburn
American journalist
Hilburn, too, has been widely credited with helping launch or advance the careers of Elton John, John Prine, Patti Smith, The Eagles, Tom Petty, Prince, Elvis Costello, Guns N' Roses, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Eminem, The White Stripes, Arcade Fire, and X.
Megan Thee Stallion
On March 11, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion released a collaboration with English singer Dua Lipa, named "Sweetest Pie".
Dua Lipa
Her father continued to play music at home, including his own compositions and songs of artists such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Sting, the Police and Stereophonics.
Bob Dylan
Dylan's next studio album, ''Knocked Out Loaded'', in July 1986 contained three covers (by Little Junior Parker, Kris Kristofferson and the gospel hymn "Precious Memories"), plus three collaborations (with Tom Petty, Sam Shepard and Carole Bayer Sager), and two solo compositions by Dylan.
In 1986 and 1987, Dylan toured with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, sharing vocals with Petty on several songs each night.
Megan Thee Stallion
Other inspirations she has named are the Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, and Three 6 Mafia, and she credits Q-Tip as her mentor.<ref>
Jimmy Iovine
American music executive
He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 Patti Smith album '' Easter'', which included her Top 40 hit "Because the Night". He teamed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on '' Damn the Torpedoes'' and U2 on ''Rattle and Hum''.
