51st Grammy Awards

Gaga's fame was accelerating fast. Her hit song ‘Just Dance’ was released to the radio in 2008, and received both popular and commercial acclaim. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for best dance recordings. The second single ‘Poker Face’, from the album ‘The Fame’ earned Lady Gaga even more success. The song topped singles charts in almost every country. The following year, in 2009, she released the album ‘Fame Monster’. Lady Gaga released “Paparazzi”, and since then everything had changed

2017 The Grammys Every year, the most successful musicians across the globe gather for the Grammy Awards. Ever since 1959, the world has tuned into their televisions to get a glimpse of the most popular awards show in the United States. Recently in 2016, the Grammys committee changed a very controversial rule. Traditionally artists that were unsigned to a record label were unable to be nominated for an award. The new rule, however now allows unsigned artists to be nominated for a Grammy. This used

James. Etta James started out in 1954 and is known for seamlessly blending styles from R&B to rock and roll, though she performed a wide spectrum of genres including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel (Stingley). Etta James won six Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 (Stingley). Back in 2009, Adele said, “that James had the biggest musical influence on her career.” Adele said, "She was the first time a voice made me stop what I was doing and sit down

Traits of an Icon Today’s music industry has become a very competitive business to see who can make it to the top of the charts. Iconic music artist try to make themselves stand out from other musicians, by being charitable, using their personal history, crossing over to star in movies, T.V. sitcoms or drama series, or a different genres of music, outlandish attire, makeup and stage presents. Many artists reflect on their personal lives concerning how they grew up, the small community support,

Not only is Adam Levine very attractive, but he is also a very talent and unique American singer and songwriter. He has had a very successful music career that started when he was younger in high school. Part of his success involved him winning Grammys his first a young age of 25 for being the best new artist. Adam Levine isn't only a singer/ songwriter but also puts his time into different problems that are going on in the world, for example donating money to different organizations. Levine is

Whitney Houston: From Success to Struggles “As I lay me down, heaven hear me now. I’m lost without a cause, after giving it my all. Winter storms have come, and darkened my sun. After all that I’ve been through, who on earth can I turn to? I look to you.” This is a quote from the song “I Look to You” by Whitney Houston. This song came out right after Houston got out of rehab, making it seem like it was her recovery song and the way she told the world she was back in the entertainment world (Oprah

Malik Harris Dr. Dubose ENG 102 14 November 2017 “Mystery of Iniquity” by Lauryn Hill Do all Americans know what iniquity means? An American singer, song writer, rapper, record producer, and actress. Lauryn Hills poem “Mystery of Iniquity” speaks deeply about the court system. She explains how it can affect others and how people working in the system get away with lies. This poem by Lauryn Hill was written and released May 7, 2002. Lauryn Hill although written this poem for others, but also for herself;

Over her 10 years of being in the music industry Taylor Swift has won 271 awards. She is a 10 time Grammy award winner, and among the five artists to ever win a Grammy for album of the year she is the only female to ever win more than once. Her hit song “You Belong with Me” resonated with millions of young girls many of which connected with the lines “If you could see/ That I’m the one /Who understands you/ Been here all along/ So why can’t you see/ You belong with me”. She turns ordinary teenage

“God Is Trying To Tell You Something” Color Purple In a dynamic scene near the end of the blockbuster The Color Purple, the character Shug Avery engages in a soul-stirring rendition of a gospel song called God Is Trying To Tell You Something. Shug Avery in The Color Purple could be described as a prodigal daughter Shug is portrayed as a woman of the world who loved to party, loved to dress, and loved to sports men. In the church scene near the end of the film, we see Shug performing in a "Juke Joint"

“You ready to train?”questioned my crime fighting partner. “You bet,” she replied. Once we started training, we saw that our worst enemy, Ms. Control, was about to attack. You see, Control Master escaped from jail two months ago ,although, we still can’t capture her. We most likely could’ve captured her, ,but Lily -- my partner -- shot me when trying to aim Ms. Control every time we almost captured her. It’s not like she had aim, she’s an animal lover so she gets distracted when an animal comes