8 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories About Famous Musicians

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This 1939 photo featuring a Jay-Z look-alike went viral back in 2013 and sparked many conspiracy theories about Jay-Z. People suggest that Jay-Z traveled back in time to do research for the soundtrack to “The Great Gatsby,” but the movie is actually set in the 1920’s… Others just believe he is simply a vampire who is over 1,000 years old, which would explain why he has such extensive knowledge of New York City.
Taylor Swift seems to love the number 13 and likes to incorporate it into her life whenever possible. She was born on December 13, 1989, she always chose the number 13 during sports, her first album featured 13 tracks, her twitter handle has the number, and she would write 13 on her hand during live performances. Having a favorite number doesn’t seem so strange, but conspiracy theorist would disagree. The theorists believe Taylor was bred to join the 13 bloodlines of the Illuminati. Some even believe that we all witnessed her initiation into the secret society when Kanye West interrupted her VMA acceptance speech.
The whole world was caught up in trying to figure out where such a huge plane could have vanished too. Luckily, the internet’s finest were on the case. Some people believe they found a clue to the missing plane in Pitbull’s “Get It Started” lyrics. They say he predicted the disappearance with the lines, “Now it’s off to Malaysia” and “Two passports, three cities, two countries, one day.” Apparently, conspiracy theorists claim that the two passports mentioned refer to two Iranian passengers who were found to be traveling with stolen passports. The three cities refer to the capitals of Malaysia, Vietnam, and China.
When the 16-year-old Lorde burst into the music scene with “Royals” viewers could not accept her age. Social media was a flutter with many people flat-out refusing to believe she wasn’t at least 40 years old. One journalist even went to the trouble of paying for a copy of her birth certificate, which showed she truly was born in 1996. Lorde’s own lyrics seem as either evidence for the theory or her showcasing a little humor at the theorist expense with, “I’m kind of older than I was when I reveled without a care.”
Conspiracy theorists believe Jimi Hendrix’s manager Mike Jeffery was buried in debt and took out a $2 million insurance policy on Hendrix. James ‘Tappy’ Wright, a former road manager who worked for Jeffery, said sleeping pills and red wine were forced down Hendrix throat until he drowned. Wright says Jeffery confessed to the crime to him before his death, and said Hendrix was worth more ‘dead than alive.’
Conspiracy theorists believe the real Eminem died a while ago and has been replaced by a double. According to posters on the Doppelganger and Identity Research Society forums, the long breaks between Eminem albums is proof that something has been going on. Rumors that Eminem was lip-syncing during an SNL performance apparently serve as further proof that the impostor, called “Feminem,” is doing a bad job impersonating him.
The conspiracy theory that Elvis Presley is still alive is widely believed by many. While denial of a stars death is very common, there are a few reasons behind this conspiracy. First, during Elvis’ funeral The National Enquirer paid $18,000 to a cousin of Presley’s for photos of “The King” in his open casket, but the photos looked nothing like Elvis. Apparently the eyebrows, chin, and fingers were different looking. Second, the day after the funeral there was a man, “John Burrows”, at Memphis Airport that looked and talked just like Elvis. The man bought a one way ticket to Argentina. John Burrows was the alias given to Elvis by his staff when booking a room for him at a hotel.
During a television interview, Beyonce went to sit down in a chair and her baby bump seemed to fold in on itself. This and other odd facts have lead people to believe she was faking her pregnancy the whole time. The story is she didn’t want to ruin her body during pregnancy so she used a surrogate to have Blue Ivy. As if that wasn’t enough, many believe that Blue Ivy’s name was actually chosen by the Illuminati themselves. If you reverse the letters of her name you get “Eulb Yvi,” which conspiracy theorists claim means Lucifer’s Daughter in Latin (False…).