Essay Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Use Their Voices for the Good

the entertainment industry. Kanye West took it upon himself to defend his opinion when it came to the winner of the Best Female Video on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. By taking the stage and grabbing the microphone from the country music star Taylor Swift and basically stating that she did not deserve the title. The event left the audience and TV land very stocked. What some may not realize is that Kanye West displayed multiple stereotypes that society may think African Americans possess. The stereotypes

shouldn’t allow anyone or anything get in their way of achieving it. And while ambition is a good quality to have, there are some cases where people lose sight of their goals and become more focused on their power or fame. In today’s world, popular culture has taken over our society, giving celebrities, particularly those in the music industry, almost unlimited amounts of power. Although many people use their determination and stardom to help others, there is a point where power and ambition becomes

woman of color the media has been known to use unflattering photos in contrast to flattering photos of the often Caucasian counterpart to the disagreement at hand. With the current string of police brutality and murders of unarmed African American men and women we have seen more examples of this type of tactic of demonizing people of color who are often victims and sympathizing with white perpetrators. While humanizing white mass murders the media will use the perpetrators mental illnesses or social

or to a particular genre of music. Everyone has that one song that they call their favorite. Is that because of their relation to the song? Or because the song is good compared to other songs that’s been heard? Music is- in ways that are considered general and evenhanded- good or bad. There are a variety of claims that can benefit the good behind music, but who do we blame for the poor being produced or that has been created? Many people delete a bad song and search for something better, never taking

surrendered to digital distribution - the crowds at live shows have drastically shrunk, studio technology has become a great deal better and more affordable, and promotional tools have become near-infinite in number - especially online. SPOTIFY VS. TAYLOR SWIFT: GET YOUR MUSIC ONTO SPOTIFY "You want people to listen to your music? Give them your music and then go play a show." - Dave Grohl (front man, Foo Fighters).

Kanye West, born June 8, 1977, is a world renown rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, and is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. (Kyles, 2013) Kanye was born to Donda West, an English professor, and Ray West, a former

in the media, and corporations using celebrity endorsement to gain clients from the existing fans of the celebrity used. The first article, titled ‘Celebrity, youth culture and the question of role models’ discusses how celebrities are portrayed as good and bad role models in the media based upon previous actions. The author of the editorial piece was ‘Kirsty Fairclough’ who published the article to ‘The Conversation’ on September 15, 2015. Fairclough takes the side of celebrities being irresponsible

lifestyle.” They work specifically in Ohio and West Virgina and one of their main target audiences are kids. Kids in school may be familiar with Fuel Up and Play 60 and also the new slogan Milk Life, where kids see influential people such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Vinny Rey, and Michael Johnson talk about how important dairy is in the diet as well as staying active. This programs has such a positive influence on kids it has so far 16 million students are more active, 13 million have improved their diet

present in every country all over the globe, varying widely between time and location. It is said to be a relaxing melodic sound and sometimes, is used to express emotion. This melodic sound has evolved through the years, from the simple singing of voices, to the accompaniment of instruments; and now as this generation slowly enters into the twenty-first century; music has decided to step into the digital age. II. INTO THE INDUSTRY Applications and Websites Generally, applications are computer

9-512-016 REV: OCTOBER 15, 2011 ANITA ELBERSE MICHAEL CHRISTENSEN Lady Gaga (A) “Let’s get everyone in a room to discuss what to do,” said Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, to his assistant as he walked into his Santa Monica office. It was September 2009, a week after the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) ceremony that had seen Gaga win a coveted Best New Artist award and that had featured a spectacular performance of her hit song Paparazzi—ending with the singer-songwriter