Line #29 AllStarCast/Music


1	* This trope is the Raison d'être of the {{Supergroup}}, which assembles a group of famous musicians (or members of famous bands) and draws in fans with the promise of awesomeness by amalgamation.
2	** A special mention needs to go to Music/TheTravelingWilburys, who assembled an utterly unbelievable amount of talent (Music/BobDylan. Music/RoyOrbison. Music/TomPetty. Music/GeorgeHarrison and [[Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]])-- and then released the entire thing under a StageName, with no reference to who they really were, because they were doing it to have fun and work with each other.
3	* This is a staple of the CharityMotivationSong genre, as seen in "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "Music/WeAreTheWorld", and the charity benefit concert, as in the case of UsefulNotes/LiveAid.
4	** USA for Africa's "Music/WeAreTheWorld" is one of the most successful charity records, and this record from 1985 -- proceeds of which were used for famine relief in UsefulNotes/{{Africa}} -- has a who's who of musical acts, from all the major genres, involved. Music/QuincyJones was the conductor, and writers Music/LionelRichie and Music/MichaelJackson were a prominent part of the chorus. Get a load of who else had solo parts: Music/StevieWonder, Music/PaulSimon, Music/KennyRogers, Music/JamesIngram, Music/TinaTurner, Music/BillyJoel, Music/DianaRoss, Music/DionneWarwick, Music/WillieNelson, Al Jarreau, Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/KennyLoggins, Steve Perry (of the band Music/{{Journey\|Band}}), [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]], [[Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews Huey Lewis]], Music/CyndiLauper, Kim Carnes, Music/BobDylan and Music/RayCharles. And who backed them up? Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/HarryBelafonte, Lindsey Buckingham (of Music/FleetwoodMac), Music/WaylonJennings, Music/BetteMidler, [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates John Oates]] (Music/DarylHall's longtime partner), [=LTD=] lead singer Jeffrey Osborne, Music/SmokeyRobinson; and various members of The News (Huey Lewis' backing band), Music/TheJacksons and The Pointer Sisters.
5	* Music/QuincyJones himself was fond of spinning through his rolodex of industry friends starting with his 1981 album ''"The Dude"'', but his most famous all-star work apart from "We Are the World" is his 1989 album ''Back on the Block'', which featured three generations of soul, pop, rhythm & blues and jazz talent. The album included vocalists Take 6, [[Music/PrincesAssociates Tevin Campbell]], Andraé Crouch, Seidah Garrett, Music/RayCharles, Chaka Khan, Music/BobbyMcFerrin, Music/EllaFitzgerald, Al Jarreau, Sarah Vaughn, [[Music/DeBarge El DeBarge]], James Ingram, Music/AlBSure and Music/BarryWhite; rappers Music/IceT, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane and Music/KoolMoeDee; guitarist George Benson; bassists Nathan East and Louis Johnson; keyboard players [[Music/WeatherReport Josef Zawinul]], Music/HerbieHancock, Steve Porcaro, George Duke, Ian Underwood, and Rod Temperton & Greg Phillinganes[[note]]two players who performed with and programmed nearly every keyboard sound for Music/MichaelJackson and Music/StevieWonder[[/note]]; horn and sax players Music/MilesDavis, Dizzy Gillespie and James Moody; and drum & percussionists Harvey Mason, John Robinson and [[Music/PrincesAssociates Sheila E.]] All told, ''over 100'' world-famous musicians, engineers and producers collaborated on the commercially and critically successful album, and ''Back on the Block'' remains the only album to score both Best Jazz Fusion Performance and Best Rap Performance at the MediaNotes/{{Grammy\|Award}}s (it also garnered the Album of the Year award in 1990, amongst others that year.)
6	* This is the entire point of a posse cut in hip-hop. Some well-known examples:
7	** "Scenario" by Music/ATribeCalledQuest & Leaders of the New School
8	** "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" the original was by Craig Mack, but the remix featured Music/TheNotoriousBIG, Music/LLCoolJ and Music/BustaRhymes.
9	** Music/DJKhaled is known for these; some examples are "All I Do is Win", "We Takin' Over", and "Out Here Grindin'"
10	* The intersection of films and songs is of course concert movies, and Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/TheLastWaltz'', which documented and celebrated the last performance of Music/TheBand, assembled a murderer's row of talent. Aside from the group themselves, there were performances from Music/EricClapton, Music/JoniMitchell, Music/NeilYoung, Music/VanMorrison, Music/MuddyWaters, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, and Bobby Charles (Music/NeilDiamond too, but [[QuestionableCasting we don't like to talk about him]])--and of course, a set by Music/BobDylan, who brought The Band to prominence as his backing group before they went solo. Oh, and just for completeness sake, the last song adds in [[Music/TheBeatles Ringo Starr]] and [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Ron Wood]] as backing musicians.
11	* It's very common in jazz as the genre relies on the skill of their protagonists.
12	** Famous example is Music/MilesDavis' ''Kind of Blue'' from 1959 that features high-profile players like saxophonists Music/JohnColtrane, Cannonball Adderley and pianist Bill Evans. ''Bitches Brew'' from 1970 collected an impressive cast as well: guitarist [=John McLaughlin=], pianists Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul as well drummer [=Jack DeJohnette=]. A bonus track from a reissue even had Billy Cobham! His two legendary quintets weren't far behind, so Miles definitly had a taste for a CastOfSnowflakes.
13	** Cannonball Adderley's 1958 album ''Somethin' Else'' had drummer Art Blakey, the "two Jones" Sam and Hank Jones (not related) and Music/MilesDavis.
14	* Music/KanyeWest's ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy'', especially on All of the Lights.
15	* Creator/JamieFoxx's video for "Blame It" both parodies this with its opening and plays it straight when you realize just [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_It#Music_video how many famous people]] are in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfjtpp90lu8 video.]]
16	* Music/MichaelJackson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3V-7DEAgdc "Liberian Girl"]] which was literally just all his famous friends walking around a set talking and waiting for Michael to show up to the video shoot while the song plays in the background. That's the whole point.
17	* Music/JohnnyCash's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlN9jdQFSc "God's Gonna cut You Down"]].
18	* The song and video for "Bed Rock" by [[Music/LilWayne Young Money]] features everybody in the Young Money group(and a few others) including Music/LilWayne, Music/NickiMinaj, Music/{{Drake}}, Birdman and Lloyd.
19	* Music/JayZ's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Revmkhxu7dk "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." video]] is packed with famous faces, some predictable ([[Creator/SeanCombs Diddy]], Roc-a-Fella artists [[ThoseTwoGuys Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel]], Jadakiss, Freeway, Tru Life, and Young Gunz), some unexpected ones (rapper Music/RickRoss, singers Music/MariahCarey, and Cassie, rap producers Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze, The-Dream, DJ Clue, and Irv Gotti, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' alum Yaya [=DaCosta=]), and a few downright surprising ones (former adversary Music/{{Nas}}, ''Series/RockOfLove'' contestant Kristia Krueger, actors [[Series/ThatsSoRaven Drew Sidora]] and [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Tristan Wilds]], athletes Zab Judah and Larry Johnson). Of this group, only Diddy and Cassie had a hand in creating the song. Ironically, the track's most famous contributors, Music/KanyeWest and background vocalist Music/{{Beyonce}}, are both absent.
20	* Music/DavidBowie's second and third videos from ''The Next Day'' (2013) attracted some name acting talent to shore him up: Creator/TildaSwinton plays his wife in "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)", while Creator/GaryOldman plays a Catholic priest and Creator/MarionCotillard a prostitute in "The Next Day". (No links because neither clip is safe for work.)
21	* Music/{{Slash\|Musician}}'s debut album was made on the theory that the guitarist would write whatever he wants in any genre he wants, then contacts the singer best suited for it when he's got a basic song laid down (most of them friends he's made throughout the years). This session ended up including Music/OzzyOsbourne, Music/IggyPop, Music/ChrisCornell, [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy Kilmister]], Music/KidRock, an instrumental with Music/DaveGrohl and his old Music/GunsNRoses band-mate Duff [=McKagan=], and Music/AliceCooper doing a duet with [[Music/PussycatDolls Nicole Scherzinger]] among others. Two of the only names he wasn't able to get for various reasons were [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Dave Mustaine]] and Music/JackWhite.
22	* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s 2013 Gigantour already included several bands with celebrity members, except they were playing in smaller or less famous bands. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nPDBGxgu2I Then one night in Texas]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L52eXjOFFuk they all]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9g9GwnQVFw got on stage together]] to perform "Cold Sweat" by Music/ThinLizzy while Slash was in the building. This ended up becoming a jam of David Ellefson and Music/JasonNewsted on bass, [[Music/{{Pantera}} Vinnie Paul]] on drums, Mustaine, [[Music/{{Mudvayne}} Chad Gray]] and [[Music/{{Disturbed}} David]] [[Music/{{Device}} Draiman]] on vocals, and Mustaine, Chris Broderick, Shawn Drover off his kit, Slash and [[Music/BlackLabelSociety Zakk]] [[Music/OzzyOsbourne Wylde]] on guitar. So basically, a number of famous names in metal (and then the fellow from Death Division). For a {{metalhead}}, Dave Mustaine announcing these names quickly became SerialEscalation.
23	* Creator/{{Disney}}'s Friends for Change's inaugural song "Send It On" features Music/MileyCyrus, Music/SelenaGomez, Music/DemiLovato, and Music/TheJonasBrothers - a rather modest lineup even by Disney's standards. The accompanying GreenAesop campaign recruited literally every star they had on their shows at the time.
24	* Creator/{{Sam Kinison}}s video for his cover of "Wild Thing" was a who's-who of 80's metal and rock stars. [[{{Music/Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler and Joe Perry]], Music/BillyIdol, the entire line-up of Music/{{Ratt}}, [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash and Steven Adler]], [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora]], [[Music/{{Poison}} C.C. Deville]] and [[Music/MotleyCrue Tommy Lee]]. All there to mostly get blitzed and sing back-up.
25	* The studio album version of ''Here Lies Love''. The music and lyrics were a collaboration between Music/DavidByrne and Music/FatboySlim. The guest talent they brought in to sing the album included [[Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]], Music/CandiePayne, Music/StVincent, Music/ToriAmos, Music/MarthaWainwright, Music/NellyMcKay, Music/SteveEarle, Music/CyndiLauper, Music/AllisonMoorer, Music/CharmaineClamor, Music/RoisinMurphy, Music/{{Camille}}, Music/TheresaAndersson, [[Music/SharonJonesAndTheDapKings Sharon Jones]], Music/AliceRussell, [[Music/TheB52s Kate Pierson]], Music/{{Sia}}, Music/{{Santigold}}, Music/NicoleAtkins, [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]], and [[Music/MyBrightestDiamond Shara Worden]].
26	* The ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]'' [[Music/Furious7Soundtrack soundtrack]], in contrast to previous albums' lesser known cast of artists, features a wide variety of big name stars, consisting of rappers, [=DJs=], and pop singers, mixed with some lesser known acts. It includes Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG, Rich Homie Quan, T.I., Young Thug, Sevyn Streeter, Dillon Francis, DJ Snake, Music/WizKhalifa, Music/IggyAzalea, Prince Royce, Charlie Puth, [[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J]], Kevin Gates, Future, Sage the Gemini, Music/DavidGuetta, Kaz James, Music/DJShadow, Mos Def, J Balvin, French Montana, Nicky Jam, Music/FloRida, Lookas, Music/LilJon, Fito Blanko, Skylar Grey, and Famous to Most.
27	** This is par the course with soundtrack albums, especially if they were cobbled together from previously recorded songs, such as the soundtrack for ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' featuring a who's who of 80's AlternativeRock groups such as Music/SonicYouth, Music/TheSmiths, Cocteau Twins, Music/NewOrder, Music/DexysMidnightRunners, Music/{{XTC}} and Music/DavidBowie.
28	* Shudder To Think's soundtrack to ''First Love, Last Rites'' had them performing songs in various {{retraux}} styles with guest vocalists - They ended up largely working with singers who, while not HouseholdNames, were definitely prominent in 90's AlternativeRock: Music/JeffBuckley, Music/LizPhair, [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]], [[Music/TheCardigans Nina Persson]], [[Music/XUSBand John Doe]], Angela [=McLuskey=], Lena Karlsson, [[Music/TheThe Matt Johnson]], and [[{{Music/Low}} Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker]].
29	* Music/JoniMitchell's 1979 tour, as captured on the ''Shadows and Light'' live album, featured some big names in jazz fusion: [[Music/PatMetheny Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays]], [[Music/MilesDavis Don Alias]], Michael Brecker and [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]].
30	* Music/RogerWaters' 1990 performance of ''Music/TheWall'' in Berlin featured guest performances from The Music/{{Scorpions\|Band}}, Music/CyndiLauper, Music/SineadOConnor, Music/JoniMitchell, Music/ThomasDolby, Music/BryanAdams, Music/VanMorrison, Music/MarianneFaithfull, Creator/TimCurry, and members of Music/TheBand.
31	* The compilation album ''When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear'' brought together artists such as Music/{{Devo}}, Music/TheOakRidgeBoys, Music/AniDiFranco and Creator/JackieChan, Roy Clark, and Music/HermansHermits to cover popular songs they'd be considered unlikely to cover.
32	* Music/EdSheeran assembled an impressive roster for ''No. 6 Collaborations Project'' that included Music/{{Khalid}}, Music/CamilaCabello, Music/CardiB, Chance the Rapper, Pnb Rock, Music/{{Stormzy}}, Yebba, Music/JustinBieber, Music/TravisScott, Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/FiftyCent, Music/YoungThug, J Hus, Ella Mai, Pablo Londra, Dave, H.E.R., Music/MeekMill, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Music/{{Skrillex}}, Music/ChrisStapleton, and Music/BrunoMars, not to mention huge producers like Max Martin, Steve Mac, and Benny Blanco.
33	* The music video for "Bad Blood" by Music/TaylorSwift ft. Music/KendrickLamar has appearances from Music/SelenaGomez, Creator/LenaDunham, Creator/HaileeSteinfeld, Serayah, Gigi Hadid, Music/EllieGoulding, Martha Hunt, Cara Delevigne, Creator/{{Zendaya}}, Music/HayleyWilliams, Lily Aldridge, Creator/KarlieKloss, Creator/JessicaAlba, Creator/MariskaHargitay, Creator/EllenPompeo, and Creator/CindyCrawford.
34	* "Forever Country" was a mash-up of Music/JohnDenver's "Take Me Home Country Roads", Music/WillieNelson's "On the Road Again", and Music/DollyParton's "I Will Always Love You" recorded in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards. The song was credited to "Artists of Then, Now and Forever" a group of 30 country superstars. In order of appearance, they are: Music/BradPaisley, Music/KeithUrban, Music/TimMcGraw, Music/FaithHill, Music/LittleBigTown, Music/LukeBryan, Music/MirandaLambert, Music/BlakeShelton, Music/GeorgeStrait, Music/KaceyMusgraves, Music/EricChurch, Music/RonnieMilsap, Music/CharleyPride, Music/DierksBentley, Music/TrishaYearwood, Music/LadyA, Music/DariusRucker, Music/MartinaMcBride, Music/JasonAldean, Music/RascalFlatts, Music/WillieNelson, Music/BrooksAndDunn, Music/{{Alabama}}, Music/BrettEldredge, Music/RebaMcEntire, Music/AlanJackson, Music/VinceGill, Music/CarrieUnderwood, and Music/DollyParton. All of the above artists appear in the song's music video, as does Music/RandyTravis.
35	* Music/EltonJohn's ''The Lockdown Sessions'' features collaborations with an impressive roster of artists ranging from living legends to modern superstars. Music/DuaLipa, Music/YoungThug, Music/NickiMinaj, Surfaces, Music/CharliePuth, Music/RinaSawayama, Music/{{Gorillaz}}, 6LACK, Years & Years, Music/MileyCyrus, Andrew Watt, Yo-Yo Ma, [[Music/SuicidalTendencies Robert]] [[Music/{{Metallica}} Trujillo]], [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers Chad Smith]], SG Lewis, Brandi Carlile, Music/JimmieAllen, Music/LilNasX, Music/EddieVedder, Music/StevieWonder, Music/StevieNicks, and (posthumously), Glen Campbell all make appearances.
36	* DeathMetal band Avulsed released a compilation of re-recorded songs titled ''Deathgeneration'' in 2016 to celebrate their 25th anniversary. While they aren't a household name among death metal listeners outside their home country of Spain, they have a sizable worldwide fanbase and are respected heavily by their fellow musicians, to the point that they were able to gather a whopping ''16'' guest vocalists for the album to create what is essentially a love letter to both their career and 90s-style death metal, almost ''all'' of whom are at least somewhat well-known. Of them all, only four (Ludovic Loez, Paul Zavaleta, Ville, and Bongo) could genuinely be considered completely underground.[[note]] These four may have been substitutes for the below mentioned singers who were contacted, but weren't available.[[/note]] The rest of the lineup (brace yourselves) includes Per Boder (God Macabre), [[Music/{{Autopsy}} Chris Reifert]], Music/RoggaJohansson, [[Music/{{Demilich}} Antti Boman]], Anton Reisenegger (Criminal), [[Music/{{Aborted}} Sven de Caluwe]], Kam Lee (Massacre), Will Rahmer (Mortician), John [=McEntee=] (Incantation), Johan Jansson (ex-Centinex), Mike van Mastrigt (ex-Sinister), and [[Music/AtTheGates Tomas Lindberg]]. To put the icing on the cake, [[Music/EdgeOfSanity Dan Swano]] mastered the record, while [[Music/NapalmDeath Barney Greenway]] and [[Music/{{Vader}} Piotr Wiwczarek]] were also supposed to appear, but they were both occupied during the period[[note]] According to the band's vocalist Dave Rotten, Napalm Death's North American tour rendered them on the road nonstop, while Vader was recording their latest album at the time.[[/note]] and were unable to record their parts in time. [[Music/{{Entombed}} LG Petrov]] and [[Music/CannibalCorpse George Fisher]] were also contacted by the band, but their messages were not received. For a fairly lesser-known group, that is nothing short of impressive.
37	* Music/IndioSolari surrounded himself with some of UsefulNotes/{{Argentina}}'s finest musicians during his solo career:
38	** The late drummer Martín Carrizo played with Gustavo Cerati (of Soda Stereo's fame) and A.N.I.M.A.L., and was the brother of TV presentator Cecilia "Caramelito" Carrizo.
39	** Drummer Hernán Aramberri was a former Los Redondos member who played in ''Último Bondi a Finisterre'' and ''Momo Sampler''.
40	** Guitarist Gaspar Benegas played with combative rock band Las Manos de Filippi during some time, and is cousin of Miguel Cantilo, former member of trovador rock band Pedro y Pablo.
41	** Keyboardist Pablo Sbaraglia is brother of Argentinean filmmaker Leonardo Sbaraglia and played on Man Ray and with Andy Chango's solo band.
42	** Trompetist Miguel Ángel Tallarita played as guest musician in a lot of works such as Los Pericos's ''Big Yuyo'', ''Yerba Buena'', ''Mystic Love'' and ''7''; Caballeros de la Quema's ''Manos Vacías''; Las Manos de Filippi's ''Marginal y Popular''; GIT's ''Distorsión''; and Gustavo Cerati's ''Fuerza Natural''.
43	** Costa Rica's own Déborah Dixon, one of Los Fundamentalistas's backing vocalists, formed part of Las Blacanblus, and has a [[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9borah_Dixon quite productive CV]] as a guest musician.
44	** Bassist Marcelo Torres played with another legendary argentinean musician, Luis Alberto Spinetta, on his solo band, Los Socios del Desierto.
45	* ''A Tribute to Tradition'' was a country album released in 1998 featuring covers of classic country songs performed by a wide variety of popular country stars of the time, including Music/TheChicks, Music/RandyTravis, Music/TraceAdkins, and Music/MartinaMcBride. Of particular note is "Same Old Train", the closing track and the only original song on the album, which is performed by a who's who of country stars past and present: Music/ClintBlack, Music/JoeDiffie, Music/MerleHaggard, Emmylou Harris, Music/AlisonKrauss, Music/PattyLoveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Music/PamTillis, Music/RandyTravis, Music/TravisTritt, and Music/DwightYoakam.
46	* Music/DollyParton's 2023 album ''Rockstar'' features guest appearances from [[Music/TheBeatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr]], Music/MileyCyrus, Music/EltonJohn, Music/KidRock, Music/{{Lizzo}}, Music/ChrisStapleton, and [[Music/{{Blondie\|Band}} Debbie Harry]], [[https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/dolly-parton-releases-wild-track-list-for-upcoming-rock-album among many others]].
47	* Music/FrankOcean's ''Blonde'' features a ridiculously stacked list of producers and guest performers in its credits. Some of the more well known names include Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/TylerTheCreator, Music/JamesBlake, [[Music/{{Outkast}} Andre 3000]], Music/PharrellWilliams, [[Music/{{Marillion}} Fish]], [[Music/{{Radiohead}} Jonny Greenwood]], Music/YungLean, Jazmine Sullivan, Amber Coffman, Kim Burrell, and the London Contemporary Orchestra.
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