Though their contributions rarely receive credit, pets have always played their part in the creative process. From gut wrenching pieces to upbeat tracks that make you wonder “who let the dogs out”, there’s no denying what pets have done for musicians over the generations.
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Annie Lennox Pets
Ann Lennox OBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” with orange cropped hair and wearing a man’s business suit, the BBC states, “all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze”.
Billy Porter Pets
Billy Porter is an American actor, singer, and author. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and achieved fame performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots.
Jade Thirlwall Pets
Jade Thirlwall is an English singer, songwriter and a member of the British girl group Little Mix. As of 2022, the group have sold over 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time. As a songwriter, Thirlwall has contributed songs to Little Mix albums since the beginning and has co-written two UK number ones (“Wings” and “Shout Out to My Ex”).
Lil Baby Pets
Dominique Jones, known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing. Throughout his career, Lil Baby has received one Grammy Award, and one BET Award.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock Pets
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a British singer, songwriter and a member of the girl group Little Mix. As of 2021, the group have sold over 65 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time. Besides music, Pinnock is known for her activism in fighting against racism, and in 2020, was awarded the Equality Award for her work towards racial equality in the UK.
Twiggy (Dame Lawson) Pets
Dame Lawson DBE is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging ’60s in London. After modelling, Twiggy enjoyed a successful career as a screen, stage, and television actress.
Meek Mill Pets
Meek Mill, born Robert Williams, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, The Bloodhoundz. In 2008, Atlanta-based rapper T.I.
Noel Gallagher Pets
Noel Gallagher is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He served as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After leaving Oasis in 2009, he formed and became the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
Bryan Adams Pets
Bryan Adams OC OBC FRPS is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. Sources state Adams has sold either more than 75 or more than 100 million records and singles worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Cyndi Lauper Pets
Cyndi Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album She’s So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—”Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, “Time After Time”, “She Bop”, and “All Through the Night”—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985.