1 - Yes 2 - No But I love Lhasa, Angélique Kidjo, Alela Diane. Maybe you can find something there?
Mostly the most downloaded songs for the day are Michael Jackson's songs. So I suggest songs from the late MJ.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.