Comparing Two Music Legends

Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an inspiration to other woman wanting to achieve their goals because of her determination of singing and dancing fame. TIna Turner started out her singing career with, her later husband, Ike

I picked Aaliyah for this essay, due to the fact that she contributed some things to her genres of music that no one else can or could. Such as bringing back the teen girl's voice back to R&B. She also had a absence between her albums that only deepened her appearance to the world. Lastly her voice is unlike anyone else’s and R&B Golden era will forever have a icon.

Rap music in general has failed miserably in portraying the true worth of a woman. Women have a character that men cannot replace in any other way. “Behind every great man, there is a great woman,” and I strongly believe this because it is very applicable in my life as well. I can say that my mother plays an important role in my life, and she stood behind my success till now. Being an international student in this country takes a lot of courage, but the support and encouragement from my mother has helped me every step of the way. She is able to do things that a man cannot do; to be the nurturing, caring, patient, loving, and protective woman she can be to her children and her family.

Whitney Houston is considered as one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record of being the most rewarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was

There are so many talented female artists in music today that it's hard not to think of some right off the top of my head. Not only do they have great voices, but they're successful and confident, not to mention pretty darn rich! Some of these artists knew that they were going to become a star while they were still in diapers. The two females that I will be highlighting are two of the younger musical talents that are out in the industry at this time. They both worked hard to get to where they are today by starting off with many of the same dreams and aspirations many of us women share. These women have contributed so much at such a young age that it's almost hard to believe. Music is such a

For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.

In 1982, Michael Jackson released one of the most iconic songs/music videos the world has ever seen. “Thriller” is a Halloween classic, and has been a hit since the day it was released. The Thriller Music video is roughly 13 minutes long, and is classified as a “short film”. 34 years later, the iconic Beyoncé released her album “Lemonade.” Lemonade is made up of 12 songs, and each song has its own separate video, but all the videos somehow connect and the videos were turned into an hour-long film. For this blog, I will compare/contrast the two videos.

Becoming more of the star in Destiny’s Child performances and songs like “Survivor”, she finally broke out to do her own projects. Starting in movies and releasing her first solo album in 2003 titled “ Dangerously In Love” which ended up selling over ten million copies, and featuring the second out of many features that would include her future rap icon husband Jay-Z. Beyonce's success only continued as she went on into today. With her stunning outfits on the red carpets and at her shows, her concerts being world renowned for the consistent breathtaking choreography and breathtaking visuals making her hailed as being one the living greats. Beyonce has even been praised for inviting the music game, for example dropping her self titled album “Beyonce” a full length visual album without a single shred of promotion that became the fastest selling album in itunes history for two

This album was one of the top albums of that year and ranked in the Billboard 200. It signaled her viability as a solo artist. She has “pulled in more than $500 million in gross earnings as a solo artist” (Forbes). The number one hit for this album was “Crazy in Love”, which featured Jay-Z, also known as HOV. This hit remained number one in the United States for eight weeks. It also was named “the only song to top the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States in 2003 (Crazy). The album was a commercial and critical success and earned Beyoncé five Grammy Awards in 2004 including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Contemporary R&B Album, and Best R&B Song (Beyoncé). Beyoncé was not only making her mark in the United States but also in Europe. She was awarded Brit Award for Best International Female Solo Artist. Her second solo album, “B’Day” was released in 2006 to be concurrent with her twenty-fifth birthday. . This album sold over 541 thousand copies for the first week of being released. It was then certified three times platinum. Beyoncé became the first woman to ever win the International Artist Award at the 335th Annual American Music Awards (Arenofsky). She also sold past 617,000, on her self-titled secret visual album, which was released on December 13, 2013, and took the spot of number one on the Billboard charts (Beyoncé Knowles). Some of Beyoncé’s hit songs such as, “Baby Boy”, “Dangerously In Love”, “Single Ladies”, “Diva”, and “Irreplaceable” make her an unforgettable artist. Throughout her solo career, she was very successful and her music was listened to

Nina Simone transcended the typical ideas of blackness through her music, and used this position of respectability to further more radical, advanced ideas of black liberation that would make up much of the rhetoric for the 1970s and beyond. Before Nina Simone was an activist, or icon, or black power leader, she

To compare Chuck Berry’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Music with Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog would be similar to comparing a granny smith to a golden delicious. Both are apples, and look fairly similar but have a noticeable difference in texture and taste after the first bite. With almost a decade between both songs, the exterior shows two songs which are noted as strong contributors to the genre of rock ‘n’ roll, following very similar conventions and a focus on the same audience. Yet with a keen ear some significant changes between the instruments and utilization thereof can be heard. Both songs are arguably very similar, with a few minor changes that can make a significant difference.

Beyonce is an African American female artist making incorporating empowering messages for women around the world. She is creating work that speaks to an audience that might not receive authentic mainstream. Beyonce ultimate goal is to visually and sonically entice wisdom through her music. Recently in a shocking video release, Beyonce debuted a new song “Formation” as well as a politically charged music video. This song was an uproar in the music industry worldwide. Millions of people around the world negatively viewed this song as a controversy. The music video and song caused many people to debate and cause a worldwide conflict.

Beyonce a singer, dancer, and has an amazing voice . She is a star to the world so why not let them know. Beyonce is an african american R&B singer who is loved by all. Beyonce even has 19 grammys. As glamourous Beyonce is and can be her life hasn’t always been easy; she had to work to be in her position and look at her now.

As a firm believer to the idea that celebrities influence our lifestyles, Beyoncé personally, has significantly influenced me. Growing up, Beyoncé has been a role model since I was very young and still continues to live up to that standard today. She is considered to be a VERY mainstream artist and entertainer. What inspires me about her is the genuine quality in her work, which she produces. She is undeniably talented and over a long period of time she has been able to sustain excellent work ethics and authentic passion in everything she does. All these characteristics about Beyoncé influence my behavior because they drive me to give 110 percent in my life. This reference is evidence

While on her previous albums, Beyoncé was trying to empower all women, on Lemonade, Beyoncé speaks directly to black women. “As Jacqui Germain astutely noted on feministing.com, ‘Beyonce using the specific cultural marker of ‘Becky,’ [a social trope for white womanhood] in Lemonade is less a question of who’s excluding whom and why, and more so just us watching Beyonce be the ... multi-layered Black woman’” (Thompson, C., 2016). It was through this album that Beyoncé changed how the public thought of her. She was no longer afraid to not fully share what she wanted to say about current culture, and finally talked straight to black women to raise them up. It was also through this album that Beyoncé changed her image. Before her sixth album, Beyoncé definitely had feminist songs, but with Lemonade, she used rage to share her message, a message telling women that even after getting married, a man may not always be right for