Carrie Marie Underwood Thesis

Commercially, some women have experienced extreme success while under the country music umbrella. Shania Twain, one of the most popular artists in the 1990s, “Not only is [...] country music’s most successful female artist, she also recorded the genre’s most successful album of all time, Come On Over in 1997” (McCarthy, par. 3). Taylor Swift’s 2013 arena tour to support her last country album was the most lucrative tour in North America that year, bringing in more than $113 million in ticket revenue (Sisario, par. 16). Critically, women have fared extremely well in recent years. A movement to make music acknowledging the genre’s roots has been lead by a group of female country musicians- to the admiration of critics and fans alike, if they get the chance to hear the music. Since 2014, seven of fifteen nominees for the Grammy Award for country album of the year have been women, with two of the three winners being female (Leight, par. 28-30). If women are given the opportunity to be heard on the radio and develop a fanbase, the chances to achieve a high level of prosperity are just as high as their male counterparts’. The level of critical success experienced by some new female artists shows that women and the themes they portray in their songs appeal to many people, even if the music is not being heard by the

Many people know Taylor Swift as the fun and adorable semi-pop and semi-country singer, but many people did not expect her recent letter towards Apple. What spawned her unexpected outspoken response? Apple decided to give users of iTunes a three-month trial period for their newest streaming system. What was the catch? Well, for customers, there wasn’t one. We simply got three free months of great music that we chose. However, for musicians, Swift saw a large injustice.

She is a 10 time Grammy award winner, and among the five artists to ever win a Grammy for album of the year she is the only female to ever win more than once. Her hit song “You Belong with Me” resonated with millions of young girls many of which connected with the lines “If you could see/ That I’m the one /Who understands you/ Been here all along/ So why can’t you see/ You belong with me”. She turns ordinary teenage girl experiences into fresh country and pop songs. She grew up fascinated by music which led to her success as a Country/Pop artist. She constantly strives to make sure that her fame does not get in the way of her truly being herself. Taylor does not read into any of the articles about her in magazines to avoid getting caught up in all the gossip that publicity spreads about her. Taylor has made a huge impact on music industry, from selling out Madison Square Garden, to record breaking songs and albums. Award winning singer and song writer Taylor Swift, is still forming her legacy as she continues to make history in the music industry, while garnering a large fan base worldwide.

Even though Hank was pushed/encourages to become a country music performer, he enjoys what he does. In result, he is one of the most well known “rock” country singer. He has several top hits and many awards. Some awards include 4 emmys, 10 #1 singles, 13 #1 albums, 20 gold albums, and 6 platinums. Also, he won a grammy award for best album/track “There’s a tear in My Beer”, which was released in 2002.

First of all, Carrie Underwood should receive this reward due to her large amount of major works. Across the world she has sold over fourteen million albums and has had fourteen number one singles. Winning five Grammys, Carrie has also “won 6 American Music Awards, 6 People Choice Awards, 7 CMT Music Awards, 9 American Country Awards, and 7 BMI Songwriter Awards.” The Country Music Association along side Academy of Country Music awarded Underwood Female of the Year three times each. In her career, she has also achieved Female Artist twice in the forty years they have had this award. Alongside these awards she also won an ACM Triple Crown Award (“Carrie Underwood Bio”).

Not only was she doing all of this at the young age of 17, but Alicia also managed to graduate out of her high school a year early, and as the schools prized valedictorian. In late 1999, Alicia followed the renowned Clive Davis to his new company J Records, where she continued to show signs of success. Now, at the age of 20 in the year 2001, releasing her Debut CD “Songs in A Minor,” Alicia Keys is still rising. Her CD has already gone triple platinum, (the first number 1 album for her new label). She has also won the 2001 Best New Artist MTV video music award. Her music is incredible, with well-written and very wise lyrics. Her sound is very unique and different from many of the artists out there right now.

Carrie Underwood is considered to be one of the most well known and popular female artists in the country music industry.  She was born in Muskogee, OK on March 10, 1983.  Not only is she a singer, she is also a famous singer -songwriter and actress.  Growing up and being raised on a farm she loved doing things outside, going on adventures and singing.  Immediately after graduating high school, she attended NSU (Northeastern State University) which is located in Tahlequah, OK.  In college, she put her dreams on hold of becoming a singer and majored in broadcast journalism.

Jenni Rivera is not only a Mexican-American singer, but she is a woman who has been through so much that can be considered an example for many people. In a press conference, Jenni said, “I am a woman like any other, and ugly things happen to me like any other woman. The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up”. This quote is saying that it doesn't matter what your situation is... there is always a way to get past it. Anybody can be as strong as Jenni is, and anyone can get through any obstacle in their life. Jenni Rivera is a game changer because she has been through so much and has gotten past it; she is a woman with so many values and so much love.

Attention material: She is the most popular female artist since 2006 when she started as a country singer; she has won many Grammy Awards, Kids Choice Awards and People’s Choice Awards with her incredible talent. She is generous, creative and successful; this could be no other than our beloved Taylor Swift.

After being condemned to state mental institution, it was believed that it was necessary for Carrie Buck to be sexually sterilized; the mental disease which she had acquired originated three generation back and had also been present in each of those three generations. This was the basis on which this suggestion was made. In Virginia state, it was legal to carry this action out on the grounds that it " promoted the health of the patient and the welfare of society." (www.oyez.org) Before the sterilization could occur, however, a hearing would have been heard and approved/disapproved by the court.

In 1958, she continued to produce another string of hits including “Stupid Cupid”, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”, “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own”, and “Don’t Break the Heart that Loves You”, which all came in at number one. Her hit singles continue to be popular today among many audiences.

Alicia Keys is a very bright and dedicated woman who is very passionate at what she does regardless of what it is. When she was in high school, she graduated at

Even the great Whitney Houston covered her song “I Will Always Love You.” Dolly Parton had many awards. She has Grammy awards for many of her songs; such as ‘9 to 5’, ‘Here You Come again’, and her album ‘Trio’, she has received 25 gold, platinum, and multi- platinum, has 153 awards and 413 nominations, she’s won 6 times female vocalist of the year, has won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won 9 grammy awards and was nominated for 47, won 11 Country Music Awards and was nominated for 46, won 12 CMT Music Awards and was nominated 48 times, and much more (“Who is Dolly Parton?...”) (List of awards and nominations received by Dolly

Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline lead the way for Jean Shepard, Skeeter Davis, Dottie West, Connie Smith, Coretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton raised to the top of the charts. Dolly was the number one though. When she came to the famous life she had ten best top hits of all time. Ya’ll music lovers out there said, “We really couldn’t adore Dolly more.” As Dolly Parton is a songwriter/ performer/ actress. Dolly was proven herself worthy. The number of career milestones in 25 gold, platinum, and multiplatinum awards. Dolly reached that number and even almost got higher. No other country singer could get that far, but Dolly did and even in a short amount of time. Everybody loved dolly, Dolly’s hits are still amazing today. Some of the old music lovers still love listening to her today. I got into her music because my mom was one of the old music lovers. She told me her name when I was little, so I decided to go to my laptop that the whole family shared and look up Dolly Parton on YouTube. I found all sorts of songs but I was little and I was in school working on numbers and letters and other stuff so I clicked on the song, “9 to 5” and I loved it I would sing it everyday after school then my mom told me to find a different song because it got annoying. I went to go find a different song and it was, “Traveling Man”. I loved that one too, I just stayed up and listened to them all. Now i love them all I even watch some of her movies that she acts

Country music is constantly changing, an example of this is how women are now viewed in country music. The American form of music became popular in the 1920’s, and continued to grow, artists of this era include the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and Vernon Dalhart. One of country’s most well-known female singers is Dolly Parton, becoming a major country star in the 1970’s. Dolly was one of the first female artists to challenge the gender stereotypes in country music, this major success led to her long career. She has contributed over 35 hits to country and popular music, including her album Coat of Colors released in 1971, by RCA records was the album that changed her career. The 8th solo album made it onto Time Magazine 's 100 Greatest