Persuasive Speech : Taylor Swift

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

When the opening track from Taylor Swift’s album 1989 blares through my room my whole body electrifies with sound of pure creativity. The album cover is showered with Swift’s recognizable handwriting over a polaroid showing a timeless sweatshirt, most likely from the 80’s. Inside is filled with Swift’s crisp voice singing brilliantly written hooks about everything from love to insecurities to finding yourself in a world that has already defined you.In 1989, Swift somehow found a way to take her creativity to the next level, and since my brain tends to be a creative mess with ideas bubbling through constantly I fell in love with the uniqueness that flows from the speakers when I plug in 1989. As a creative person myself, listening to something

In this work, Taylor is trying to prove how fearless she was at a young age and the extraordinary

The childhood of any individual is vital to preparing a person for their future. Taylor wasn’t born into a rich and famous family, she had to learn that one must work hard for what they have. It was that same drive she learned at a young age that lead to her incredible achievements later in life. Taylor

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

Does Taylor accurately represent the plight of the modern artist who has been swallowed by the digital economy? Or does she miss the point of the new wave of media access completely?

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”).

Taylor Swift, a pop icon and polarizing figure, is often known for her empowering music, feminist attitude, and meaningful lyrics. Many of her fans praise the feminist messages some of her songs deliver, however others say she comes from a position of privilege and only advocates for white women. Still, a common perception of Swift is that she has evolved from an innocent country singer into a more controversial and sometimes provocative pop singer. What is ignored though, is that despite this perception, themes depicted in “old” Taylor’s music still displayed highly problematic concepts about gender, just in less obvious ways. Particularly in her music video for “You Belong With Me,” the audience if presented with a fulfilling love story involving a nerdy girl getting the popular. On its surface, this concept may seem normal, but the narrative of this video unintentionally conveys significant gender issues in today’s society. Thus, through her 2008 music video for “You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift ironically presents herself as the ideal nerdy girl next door who gets the guy when she suddenly turns beautiful while demonizing a cheerleader, revealing problematic notions of how women are supposed to look and behave in society, as well as reinforcing negative female stereotypes.

Everybody knows who Carly Rae Jepsen is. She is one of the world famous singer and song writer. There is a story that Carly has told many times in interviews. She wanted to be an artist since she was a child. She went to the Canadian College of Performing Arts and studied musical theatre.

Additionally, Taylor references to her reputation a bunch in the music video. Ironically, her new album, including ‘“Look What You Made Me Do” and “Ready For It” will be called reputation. On the other hand, she also mentions her reputation throughout the music video whether on her shirt on or a cut up airplane. Showing how badly she is trying to change her reputation, whether for better or for worse, no one is quite sure yet.

Have you ever had those certain catchy songs that you just can't get out of your head? For me Taylor Swift is always at the top of my playlist. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and has a family background of singing in her family her grandmother was an opera singer. Ever since Taylor started recording her albums she has always wrote and performed all of her songs. She started performing at a very young age. At the age of 11 Taylor Swift performed the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers NBA game. (??) The contributions to Music demonstrated by the career of Taylor Swift to prove beyond a doubt the Country Music Hall of Fame should induct this singer Taylors worthiness of this award is shown in her awards, charitable contributions and impact.

In 2009, the wild child that we all know today, Kesha, came onto the pop scene competing with the likes of Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, some of the biggest names in pop music today. Her debut single “Tik Tok”, has achieved great accomplishments including ruling the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks and eventually becoming the number one song of the year. Kesha did not stop there; later on in 2010 she released her debut album “Animal” which became the first debut album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart since Leona Lewis’ “Spirit” in 2008. The starlet went on to release another number one hit “We R Who We R”; by then Kesha seemed to be an unstoppable force in pop culture.

Swift has been praised for her outspokenness about the subject, but has also been critiqued for it. It's been hotly discussed that Swift's feminism exemplifies white feminism, and is only in favor to Swift herself instead of for the good of all women. One journalist event went as far as calling her a blond, elitist “Nazi Barbie”. Many people agree with that sentiment, and believe that there are a lot more Swift can do to make her feminist philosophy more inclusive. Being at her degree of fame everything Swift says is constantly analyzed and sometimes taken out of context, it’s natural for her to want to stick to the issues that she’s familiar with. I don’t think she’s less of a feminist because of this decision of hers, and I applaud her for giving the feminist movement more recognition and encouraging young girls to join. I believe that Taylor Swift is an exemplary feminist role model, but I do think that there are certain things that she could change or do in order to better herself as a

At age 14, Taylor and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her career as a singer/songwriter. She learned

For my Taylor Swift assignment, I took very detailed notes on the music video to try and help me get a good idea of exactly what was going on. I then decided to have my main focus on the dark spots on Taylor Swifts career. I decided to focus on these because most of the music video focused in on her past and how it has changed her to be a new person. In the video, there was also reference to taboos which I explained in my writing. I was very confident on this paper and decided not to revise for that reason.