Gifts for music fans

Know someone who loves music? Pick their favourite topic for gift ideas, with a fact to share when they open it.

• 21 Savage

  21 Savage's real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph.

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• AC/DC

  Angus Young's schoolboy uniform has become his iconic stage costume, but he actually wore a different uniform in his early AC/DC days.

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• Adele

  Adele's first album was originally titled "19," reflecting her age when she wrote it.

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• African Drumming

  Different drum tones in African drumming can represent different emotions, animals, or even entire stories.

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• Afrobeats

  Afrobeats' global popularity significantly boosted the use of the Yoruba language in popular music worldwide.

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• Aretha Franklin

  Aretha Franklin's father, C. L. Franklin, was a prominent Baptist minister and a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr.

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• Ariana Grande

  Ariana Grande's vocal range spans four octaves.

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• Bach

  Johann Sebastian Bach had 20 children.

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• Bad Bunny

  Bad Bunny's real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.

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• Bagpipe Playing

  Bagpipe players often develop a unique callus on their fingers from constantly squeezing the bag and manipulating the reeds.

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• Beatboxing Rhythms

  Beatbox rhythms often incorporate complex polyrhythms, meaning multiple rhythmic patterns played simultaneously, creating a rich and layered sound.

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• Beethoven

  Beethoven was offered a job as the Kapellmeister (music director) in St. Petersburg, but turned it down.

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• Bell Ringing

  A full peal of change ringing on a tower with eight bells can take over three hours and involves millions of possible permutations, yet only a tiny fraction are ever rung.

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• Billie Eilish

  Billie Eilish is afraid of the dark.

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• Björk

  Björk's stage name is simply her first name.

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• Blues

  The blues scale, a cornerstone of blues music, contains a characteristic "blue note"—a slightly flattened third, fifth, or seventh degree, giving it its distinctive melancholic sound.

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• Bob Dylan

  Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.

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• Bob Marley

  Bob Marley's full name was Robert Nesta Marley.

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• Bruce Springsteen

  Bruce Springsteen's first instrument wasn't a guitar; it was a harmonica.

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• Bruno Mars

  Bruno Mars's real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.

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• BTS

  BTS's song "Spring Day" broke the record for the most-liked tweet in 2017.

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• Celtic Harp

  The Celtic harp, unlike many modern harps, traditionally lacked a pedal mechanism, meaning the performer adjusted the pitch solely by hand.

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• Choir Singing

  Choir singing can lower your blood pressure.

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• Classical Guitar

  The classical guitar's nylon strings produce a warmer, softer tone than the steel strings of a steel-string acoustic guitar.

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