Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman

Ariana Grande is a force to be reconed with in the world of music. She is a small girl with a powerful voice who dances to her own tune. She is spunky, kind hearted and a little bit unique. Today we are taking a look at 5 more quick facts about Ariana Grande.

Iggy Azalea became a household name after her single Fancy in 2013 (Hope 4). After she released her new album The New Classic, Iggy received acclaim for her musical ability and criticism for her racially insensitive lyrics (Drake 2). Instead of referring to herself as a "runaway slave master", Iggy claims in an open letter her lyrics were meant as a metaphor to criticize the past (Azalea 1). However, these lyrics angered powerful figures in the hip hop community such as Nicki Minaj and many became more receptive to future accusations of the racist undertones in Azalea's performances (Horowitz 1). Underlying this criticism of Iggy Azalea's lyrics is an argument of hip hop's values. According to Miller, hip hop extends beyond simply the beats and lyrics and serves to criticize social injustices (Miller 16). While Azalea's songs would top the

In the song, the line “look what you made me do” insinuates that she did not make this transition on her own. She did it as a result of someone else. Another line that suggests this thought is “The role you made me play”. This basically tells us that she is indeed playing this bad girl “role”. This is not permanent though. It is just for the publicity I must give her credit she is a decent actor and almost had me convinced.

Having two considerably different cultures can cause a strife with one’s identity. In “No Name Woman,” Maxine Kingston’s mother tells her a story of her aunt that committed adultery which therefore led to her segregation from her own family and villagers. Kingston’s mother asserts that the story should not be told by anyone and the story’s purpose was to strike fear in her daughter. Then, Kingston explores the different scenarios that could have led to her aunt’s suppressed suicide. Through the use of characterization of her aunt’s desolation, animated imagery and diction, Kingston demonstrates the difficulty of finding an identity when different cultures conflict with each other.

Nicki Minaj is a rapper/singer who was introduced to Lil Wayne who then launched her career. Her real name is Onika Tanya Maraj and she was born in Trinidad and Tobago. She moved to Queens, NY with her family when she was five. Her father was a violent drug addict and at one point attempted to kill her mother by burning the family home down. Nicki Minaj always had a female empowerment in her mind because she always wanted her mother to be stronger. This is why the majority of her songs refer to women empowerment. I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music and songs that are empowering are my favorite because I’m always trying to motivate and encourage myself.

Beyoncé once said “I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies.” (She is one of the few artists to venture out and pursue other dreams. Beyoncé has been in countless movies, on magazine covers, and has hundreds of hit songs. She is a triple threat. From growing up in a dysfunctional family, to singing in a group and having a very successful solo career, Beyoncé Knowles is a very talented woman.

She has always wanted to be the one in the spotlight and the only one that is the best out of all women singers. Don’t you think by looking at her videos you can instantly tell how she has such high thoughts about herself? She is capable of acknowledging her power and believing that her voice will be heard no matter what and she can change the world. From my understanding Beyonce in the song “Formation” mentions that, she didn’t come with be basic like other girls and not mean what she says, but she came to slay, take the throne and change the way people view Black women. Which was pointed out in Zandria’s Article which says, “[She] did not come to play with you hoes. [She] came to slay, bitch” (Par. 1). In her performances she tries to be as real as possible forgetting to choose something that will be better for show and entertainment, but chooses to sing about her personal problems that she has faced over the years. She’s truly a goddess of all singers.

Rap music has many condemning qualities, but it also has some redeeming qualities. There are musicians in the hip-hop/rap genre moving away from violent, hyper-sexualized lyrics and trying their hands at more empowering, and uplifting lyrics. Even giving a nod to the women in their lives that they love and respect. “In Drake’s best-selling album, ‘Thank Me Later’, he commends the independent woman, who exudes class, intelligence and refinement” (Farooq 2). Even women hip-hop artists, it seems, are using the popularity of hip-hop music to advance their own feminist ideas. In Rhianna’s song, A Girl Like Me, “a girl like me is just a little different from all the rest, a girl like me never gonna settle for second best” (Rhianna 1) in these lyrics she is telling girls that it is okay to be a little different, that being different is a good thing. Rap artists are slowly becoming aware of the stigma of rap music and realizing that they need to make a change if they want to continue to profit from their music.

Recently, there has been an upsurge in varying representations of femininity in popular music. Taking three prominent female popular artists as exemplars, articulations of their gender can be explored and compared. Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Beyoncé are three incredibly influential popular artists. The way they each portray femininity in their music demonstrates that there is no longer just one way for women in the music industry to depict themselves. While Taylor Swift can be described as a stereotypical version of femininity, Miley Cyrus reclaims her sexuality in her shift from her previous Disney persona, and Beyoncé demonstrates that women can achieve everything they set out for.

Iggy Azalea may be wondering why she ever decided to end her social media hiatus. The rapper decided to respond to a person who tweeted that the "Pretty Girls" single "flopped a little bit." Azalea tweeted that it was difficult for the song to become a huge success because it as promoted properly. She also made it cheap that she was just a featured artist on the Britney Spears' single. Some people took offense to the rapper's tweet, and they believed Azalea was attacking Spears. Although she didn't direct her tweet to Azalea, Spears would later send a passive aggressive message on social media. "Can't wait to get back to Vegas. So thankful I have shows for the rest of the year to look forward to... #YouWantAPieceOfMe," Spears tweeted. Most

If you’re the kind of listener who keeps track of the new hottest music through keeping tabs on the international charts, chances are, this is how you first got to know Ella Eyre. The English singer slash songwriter first had her entry on the top ten with her collaboration with Rudimental’s “Waiting All Night.” It peaked at number 1 in UK Charts going toe-to-toe with the likes of Wiz Khalifa. Thus, when Ella debuted her single “If I Go” followed by “Comeback,” we’re waiting for at least one of them to make it to the top ten. Not only with the basis of her previous team up, have the two singles had the right of their own worthy of a spot in the top ten. That is not the case though – the singles faired at 16th and 12th place, respectively. Taking a break from releasing solos, Ella went on collaboration with DJ Fresh releasing “Gravity,” which played at top

Her is a romantic comedy-drama movie written and directed by Spike Jonze, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Scarlett Johansson.

In 2014, an extremely catchy throwback to the doo-wop days called “All About That Bass” came out. The track was so refreshing when I first heard it. I remember seeing Trainor in the pastel-filled music video with some simple choreography and a message for women to embrace every inch of their body and be confident. Not only did I hear the meaning behind Trainor’s playful lyrics, the extremely catchy song spread like wildfire when it hit the radio topping national charts from over 50 countries internationally. Even though Trainor is only 21 (20 when “All About That Bass” came out) and new to being on the performing side of the music biz, her ability to craft songs that will sway what’s popular in music, makes her an artist to watch. On January 13th, 2015 Meghan Trainor will be

I need the Ariana voice in particular, and she will surprises audiences with her beautiful voice. That is an awful loud voice from such a frail figure. She exactly understood that how to do abdominal breathing during her voice becomes stable on the high notes. Farthermore, it is easy for me to ear high sounds well. Even it is a difficult piece to song, the sunger Ariana had amazing voice to hitting the high tones. While I listend her voices, she sings with a sure ear for pitch, and even it was just an ordinary voice, yet she sang in tune. She has even more gentle voice. While Ariana’s voice is not technically brilliant it has a quality which is unmistakable. However, beginning of the stage, she closed her eyes to feel the song more deeply,

Indie pop music is known as the upbeat version of dark pop. This kind of music possesses a carefree, bohemian feel. An artist that does a perfect interpretation of this music is Lana Del Rey. Her music consist of mellow instruments that are joined by her warm, rich voice. Despite the entrancing sound of Lana Del Rey’s songs, her lyrics tell the real story. Based off her songs, one could interpret that she struggles with insecurities and stereotypes. Zella Day is also an indie pop artist. Her airy voice is easily distinguishable out of many artists. The instruments in her songs, such as “Sweet Ophelia”, are much more intense than the ones heard in Lana Del Rey’s songs. Zella Day’s lyrics describes the thoughts and feelings of today’s teenagers.