This week on Educate Your Earbuds, we’re diving headfirst into the actor-to-musician pipeline—and yes, we have to talk about the Stranger Things stars who are secretly plotting to take over your playlists. Why are so many of them trading Demogorgons for demo tapes? And why are some… actually good?

From franchise favorites who’ve made shockingly successful jumps into the music world, to the rare hybrids who can command a stage as easily as a camera, we’re exploring what makes this crossover so irresistible in today’s entertainment landscape. And naturally, we end up at the most infamous talent factories of all time: Disney and Nickelodeon. Their music labels, their breakout stars, their cultural chokehold—yes, we’re looking at the pipelines that launched names like Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande into global stardom.

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Links:

• https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/why-do-so-many-actors-want-to-be-musicians/

• https://stereogum.com/2317502/gen-z-young-millennial-actor-musicians/lists

• https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/25-movie-stars-turned-musicians-513481/

• https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/2/18/musicians-as-actors-thinkpiece-music-film-industry/

• https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/disney-music-group/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Records

Not Used:

• https://www.savagecontent.com/post/musicians-who-were-actors-first

• https://www.filmink.com.au/musically-inclined-actors-rock/

• https://www.thegroovymoo.co.nz/post/from-mouse-ears-to-megastars-the-disney-to-mainstream-pipeline