Legendary Canadian Artists

Not only is he the most nominated living individual in the history of the Academy Awards (with 49 nominations), but he is also the third most-nominated person in Hollywood History, second only to Metro Goldwyn Mayer (62) Walt Disney (59). In his credentials he holds five Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, 22 Grammy Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. Considering that obtaining a single nomination for any of the aforementioned awards is remarkable in itself, this astounding number is truly

Kanye Omari West popularly known as Kanye west is my mentor. Kanye was born in Atlanta, Georgia and he grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Kanye was born on the 8th of June 1977. Kanye is rapper, song producer, songwriter and fashion designer. Kanye West is the creator of the record label “G.O.O.D MUSIC” and the “YEEZY” fashion line Kanye has collaborated with Nike, Adidas and Louis Vuitton respectively on different fashion projects. Kanye has released 7 solo albums throughout his musical career and all of his albums have gone platinum. Kanye has won 21 Grammys and has been nominated for 68 Grammy awards. Kanye is the highest selling rapper in the RIAA Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum lists. Kanye is one of the biggest hip hop artists

Justin Bieber’s first EP “My World” reached number six on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold over a million copies. His first number one on the billboard hot 100 was his hit song “What Do You Mean.” Bieber earned a Guinness World Record for being the youngest male artist to be on the top of the Billboard 100 chart. There is this organization called “Pencil of Promise” which Justin Bieber is involved in. This organization is to help build schools around the world. They also try to increase education opportunities. Justin Bieber and other celebrities raise money for them. Every concert ticket you get for Justin Bieber he gives a dollar to the organization. Justin Bieber won his first Grammy at age 21 for his song “Where are you now” for best dance recording. When he was only 16 years old he sold out Madison Square Garden in 22 minutes for his first tour “My World.” For the week of December 5th 2015, 17 of Justin Bieber’s songs were on the Billboard hot 100 chart. That’s the most songs an artist has placed on the chart. The record used to be 14 songs by The Beatles but Justin Bieber beat the record. Justin Bieber was signed with Calvin Klein to model for them in 2015 which led to his comeback in 2015

Three of his albums: "Bad", "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" have broken all existing popularity and sales records. He was listed as the most successful entertainer in the world by Guinness World of Records. Michael earned 13 Grammys throughout his career. Michael Jackson’s unique dancing skills and singing talent have set a new standard. Many have learned from and many aspire to achieve his mastery, and his videos inspired a new genre. Michael Jackson. (2012). Biography.com

These successes earned them two Stellar Awards and three Grammy nominations. Their third album Stand Out also took the number one spot.

In 2001, she was featured on the remix of "Lady Marmalade". The single sold over 5 million copies. It got to #1 on the Billboard 100. The single also won 2 MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy.

For Love & Basketball, she won three awards in 2001, Best Actress award from BET Award and Black Reel Award and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Award from NAACP Image Award. She again won Best Actress Award in Black Reel Award for Out of Time in 2004. For A Raisin Sun, she won Best Female Lead Award from Theatre World Award in the same year.

Within three days of Prince’s death, his album sales rose dramatically to approximately 600,000 and another 2.3 million songs were also purchased during that time. This does not include the paid online streaming that fans used to listen to his songs. Reuters reported that the "sales of his music, with 15 of the top 20-selling albums, and 19 of the top 20-selling singles on iTunes belonging to Prince. Prince also accounted for 19 of Friday's top 20-selling records on Amazon.com”

It is safe to say Prince was something special. He won his first two Grammy’s early on throughout his career, with his record selling song ‘Purple Rain’ in 1985. He was awarded as best male R&B vocal performance for his breathtaking performance of ‘Future Baby Mama’. This led to his last Grammy in 2008 (TOURE). Audiences loved Prince and like everyone says “His self-confidence sent crowds into frenzy” Prince was not only a jaw dropping performer but a warm hearted man who left a marvelous impact on many people around the world. Prince played almost every instrument you could think of and could hit almost every note (TOURE). Prince was never afraid to be himself but possibly had acceptance issues but once said the powerful words of “I think when one discovers himself, he discovers God”. Prince never failed to seek shelter for the lost

In performances, Brooks' high-energy stage show reflects his admiration for theatrical rock bands such as Queen and Kiss. Having sold more than one hundred million albums since 1989, Brooks has easily outdistanced his competition, becoming the best-selling solo artist in history.

His 2013-2014 tour “Cowboy Rides Away,” is his last tour but he's not done making music and earning awards yet. In November 2013, he received the ASCAP Founder's Award (Toczylowski), and won CMA's Entertainer of the Year Award for the second time (Jamik). He also accepted Billboard's highest accolade, the Legend of Live Award and was honored with the Country Radio Broadcasters Career Achievement Award (Billboard).

Several award-giving bodies never failed to see how Winehouse works to get to the top and heralded her some accolades such as the Grammy Awards' Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the track ‘Rehab’ all won in 2008, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the song ‘Body and Soul’ with Tony Bennett in 2012, Best Selling Pop/Rock Female in 2008 for the World Music Awards, Album of the Year for ‘Back to Black’ by the Echo Music Awards in 2009, Best British Single for ‘Valerie’ in 2008 via BRIT Awards and many more. It was in Camden, London where Amy Winehouse spent her final moments and died at the age of 27, all with her stereotypes and the musical genius that we will never listen to

Over the course of his career, Donahue garnered numerous awards and achievements, including 20 Emmy Awards, Peabody Award in 1980 and he was inducted into the Academy of television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1993.

Then in 2009 he won a second Grammy Award for best producer once again. He has also won Grammy awards for best album, in total he has won up to eight Grammy

He was gave with the Bob Marley Award Entertainer of the Year 2007, in 2008 for his captivating performances. He also won the Best Calypso/Soca entertainer 2007 along with many others to follow. On May 2, 2010 he made history as the only two-time recipient (2008) of The Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year at Martins International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) held in Queens, New York.