1983 in music

Relationship between reducing stress and upbeat (Pop) music This study examined the relationship between reducing stress and listening to upbeat (Pop) music. It was hypothesized that listening to upbeat (Pop) music would reduce stress and elicit happiness in the 420 female participants. Method Participants Four hundred and twenty women, ages 19 to 40 participated in the experiment. Women were selected as the primary participants for this study because when it comes to emotional display, they are

small business owners and educators who visit best buy stores. The company was founded by Richard Schulze in 1966 and called Sound of Music before the name changed to Best Buy in 1983. Sound of Music operated nine stores throughout Minnesota by 1978. In 1981, the Roseville, Minnesota, Sound of Music location, at the time the largest and most profitable Sound of Music store, was hit by a tornado. The store’s roof was sheared off and showroom destroyed, but the storeroom was left intact. In response

Encyclopedia Britannica, Hip-Hop can be delineated as a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.1 Originating from a disparaged subculture in the South Bronx and eagerly spreading through other sectors of New York City during the 1970’s, Hip-Hop evolved from formerly being a relatively fraudulent style to currently being a commercialized and disseminated music genre among diverse areas around the globe. Hip-hop

Music and song have been used as communicative texts throughout history to convey human emotions and concerns (Kizer, 1983, p.3). Root (1986, p.15) suggests that music and songs can both influence and portray a certain message to the listener or the intended audience. These messages are often situated in the discontentment of one’s personal life story or provide the motivation for social change (Kizer, 1983, p.3). This can be seen in Sam Cooke’s 1964, rhythm and blues song “A Change is Gonna Come”

The King of Pop Biography Calvin de Vries 5A1 English BYEN Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson also known as the King of Pop, was an North American singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. Because he had contributed a lot to music and dance, he became a famous artist in popular culture for more than 4 decades. Family Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary. He lived in an industrial city, called Gary, Indiana. In this African-American working-class family, he was the 8th

songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, considered by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications

Popular culture film and music has long since been awash with drug references and imagery. The context of these references has majorly affected the way in which they are received and perceived by the wider public, expressly in times of social or political change and unrest. The context in which these images and sounds are being interpreted affect the response to racial vilification, representation, along with gender roles and stereotypes. Conventional practice in the entertainment industries has

of millions of followers from throughout the world even after his death? Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American artist, lyricist, performer, and lover of the dance floor. Called the King of Pop, his commitments to music, move, and style, alongside his exposed individual life, made him a worldwide figure in mainstream culture in excess of four decade. Career, creations & contributions: Jackson

Z100 has been New York’s number one radio station for nearly 35 years. Started in 1983 by legendary DJ Scott Shannon, the station aimed to bring the Top 40 format back to New York. Now owned by iHeartRadio, the station continues to be at the forefront of popular music, playing music from established pop, hip-hop, R&B and rock artists, as well as debuting music from new artists. Read on to find out more about Z100 New York. Number Seven: The First Artists They Played as Z100 Were Survivor and Neil

There are several possible explanations for the rapid growth of Rastafari. One major factor in its expansion was the emergence in the late 1960s of reggae music, a derivative of American rhythm and blues and Jamaican ska. Reggae helped spread the philosophy of Rastafari to the wider Jamaican audience and the world. During that period of time, Bob Marley and the Wailers were the principal popularizers of reggae