Everyone experiences the pain of missed chances. But few can say they passed on opportunities, which would’ve led to phenomenal success and potential riches. This is especially true for those working in the cut-throat world of showbiz and particularly music.

Some of the world’s greatest superstars such as Beyonce, Britney and Taylor were all dropped or rejected by record companies as they struggled to break into the industry, in what must surely be some of the biggest mistakes ever made in music.

So what happened between Destiny’s Child and their first record label, to make them want to drop the young group? Why did Britney fail an audition with Sony executives in '97? And why did RCA records have the option to sign a fourteen year old Taylor Swift to a record deal but didn’t take it ? This mini-documentary explores these questions and more.
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Books I used for research in this video

* Becoming Beyonce - J Randy Taraborell https://amzn.to/3UKS2vG

* Inside the Dream - Steve Dennis https://amzn.to/3olE0od

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00:00 Introduction
00:58 Dropping Beyonce & Destiny’s Child
03:37 Rejecting Britney
06:23 Letting Taylor go

Don’t forget to check out my last video, which look at more of the biggest mistakes in music history    • The biggest mistakes in music history