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With the alternative music scene mainly dominated by guitar-wielding male artists who bear similar sounds and tunes, it is beyond refreshing to hear the unique melodies and mysterious tones of Ella Yelich-O’Connor. The New Zealand native singer-songwriter, who is more recently known as Lorde has been compared to nineties alternative bands such as Mazzy Star and Portishead (Lipshutz, Jason). According to a Clash Music article, Lorde’s songs do not rely on open letters, open legs, or twerking. Her moments of “sharp satire and sentimental brevity” are what’s helping her stand out among her pop competitors like Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift (Zadeh, Jason). Worried less about the emotional baggage of a prosperous music career, Lorde would rather

Audre Lorde: “For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.”

In presenting herself as a child on the verge of adulthood, Lorde indicated to the reader that the things she learned at this time would be pivotal and important for the rest of her life. For example, at the beginning of her essay, Lorde wrote that her trip to Washington D.C. was “on the edge of the summer when I was supposed to stop being a child” (221). In this way, Lorde’s trip to the nation’s capital and her experiences of discrimination there provided an intellectual

Queen Latifah was one of the most versatile talents in American performing arts. S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, “In addition to her extordinary work as a musician and access, she is outstanding social advocate and piller of female strength. She is an excellent role model and source of inspiration for young people of all backgrounds” (Harvard Gazette). Her talents are acting, singing and rapping. She’s recorded many Grammy – nominated albums like “All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista.” She won a Grammy in 1994 in the Best Rap Solo category for “U.N.I.T.Y.” And also she is an entrepreneur, artist manager, and record label CEO. In 2003 Queen Laifah was selected as Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations. On Saturday February 22, 2003 she was given the award at the Harvard’s Annual Cultural Rhymes Festival. Harvard’s Dean Harry R. Lewis was inspired by Queen Latifah’s work.

On the other hand, Lorde presents a unified front. Using pronouns such as we and our, she not only unifies the all women but includes herself as well. As opposed to the many yous, mes, and thems in Welty’s work, there is a distinct contrast formed between the two. Although all women are not represented by Lorde’s work, it can be expected that many women were in the same mindset during the socially transforming time after the 1960s when feminism became more widespread (Freedman). Lorde sets up an environment where women are free to express themselves and are accepted as equals, and in this the women are unified. In using poetry to engage the self and then create transformation, the women are to do this together. The language created by poetry

In the first stanza, Lorde is making it a mission statement to adults. “The difference between poetry and rhetoric/is being ready to kill/ yourself/ instead of your children” (Lorde). She believes that if adults had the power to do anything, it would be protecting children. This is implied as adults needing to act as protectors to children, especially from violence. Lorde is a mother herself. She is expressing her anger to adults who do not have a desire to save children. The children become a possession of the adult with “your”. Children immediately become the adult’s responsibility and they need to be in their care. However, she speaks out against wrong actions caused by hatred. The hatred comes from racism, especially when it was strong in the

On Thursday night, Gwen gave an emotional performance by NBC’s on The Tonight Show, free from exaggeration. She put her heart’s desires upon words with blended melody.

For this analysis, I chose the song “Royals” by Ella Marija Lani Velich-O’Connor, better known for her stage name, Lorde. “Royals” is an electropop song recorded in 2012 at the Golden Age Recording Studio in Morningside, Aukland. The song was released on June 3rd, 2013 as a part of The Love Club EP. The track was also featured on her 2013 album, Pure Heroine. The song was recorded by Lorde herself, along with the help of her producer, Joel Little. I chose this song because I’ve always loved the simplicity of the song and how Lorde’s voice is the main attraction. This song was written as a way for Lorde to describe her feelings about other celebrities and their overly lavish lifestyles while also giving the listener a taste of how normal her life is in comparison.

Analysing Lady Gaga’s ‘Applause’ throughout the semester made me realize that a lot of times I have just listened to music and not taken time to really think of what the artist is trying to tell us. I previously just listened to music for the beat and probably a few catchy words but did not take the time to understand most of the songs that I sang out loud. Like all humans Lady Gaga tries to tell us that all celebrities and artists are humans and just like we all are looking for appreciation for the work we have done , celebrities go a step further because if their adoring fans stop idolizing them they are likely to lose their creative juices to do what they do. That is why we find that while most celebrities are in the media either doing

The social myths surrounding women’s sexuality intertwine, and in this specific case the story of female sexual passivity contributes to a gender norm in which a woman must not display too much or too little sexuality. If she is too sexual, she is labeled as a ‘slut’ or ‘whore’, but if she is known to be a virgin, she is seen as a ‘prude’. Thus, the song Blurred Lines perfectly encapsulates the problems that arise when a woman is forced to shove her sexuality into a narrow box. Thicke references “blurred lines” in which one is not positive whether sexual consent has been given. Thicke says that he knows the woman wants a sexual relationship, but these blurred lines prevent her from outright telling him what she wants.

Within the album, “teeth” are used as a motif. Analyzing the tracks closely, it becomes apparent that O’Connor uses teeth and references to types of teeth as a way to represent class and social circles. In the hit “Royals”, gold teeth are mentioned in the chorus. This reference alludes to grillz- most commonly seen on rappers, and increasingly on female pop stars- and begins the list of superficial things that Lorde claims pervade every song.

Releasing an album was exhilarating, yet she had never been more tired in her life. She was constantly being rushed to the next interview. She had done almost twenty interviews this week, and she still had one more to do before she was done tonight. This interview was with James Corden, and she loved James, but she loved the fact that she would be sharing the show with One Direction. Everyone knew that James Corden was infatuated with the four boys, so this interview was going to be simple.

About Future, she raved, "I am a huge fan of Future as well. Working with him was so cool. Finding a song for us to do together was just like a really awesome experience.

between songs, as she put both the audience and her self at ease by telling some

The ways in which people express their sexual identity went through a revolution in the past 30-40 years. Sometime ago it was frowned upon if a young lady talked about sex or even aroused interest about the topic. Sheltered under her parent’s wings as a girl, Lorde was not given the opportunity to explore her sexuality. Her parents molded her in their image and did not allow them much choice or room for her own growth. Society does not allow it to be socially acceptable for a young person to be allowed to express themselves through clothes, music or lifestyle as it is today. First impressions are very important to young people and how they have come to shape their own identity. Addressing the historical transformation of individual