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Rebecca McKenney History and Sociology of Rock Music Mrs. Trimble 1 October 2016 Motown: Musical Achievements and Major Artists “As surely as Atlantic was the greatest independent record company of the fifties, Motown was the greatest of the sixties.” – Jon Landau from “The Motown Story” Rolling Stone Magazine According to Motown Encyclopedia, on January 12th, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. began the record company called Tamla Records, which would be incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April

Taylor Alison Swift is one of the most successful singers the history of music, but like many of the best performers, she started out small. On December 13, 1989 Taylor Swift was born. A fun fact about Taylor is that her favorite number is thirteen and her album is named 1989, both after her birthday. Swift was born in Reading, PA, and then later moved to Wyomissing, PA at age five, where she grew up on a Christmas tree farm. Swift was inspired to start singing by her grandmother who was an opera

released her debut album, Don't Forget, in September 2008; it debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 530,000 copies. In 2009, Lovato received her own television series, Sonny with a Chance. Her second album, Here We Go Again, was released that July and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, and it has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 496,000 copies. Its title track

uses metaphors, similes, allusion, and symbolism in many of the verses. This song was a hit all over, staying at #1 for 6 consecutive weeks on the Billboard of Hot Country. It was also was #4 on Hot Christian Songs and topping highly on the Billboard of Adult Contemporary. This song also won the ‘Single of the Year’ in 2005 at the CMA’s (Country Music Awards). can’t do this on my own/ I’m letting go/ So give me

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

Enrique Iglesias Biography The biography you’re reading right now is about the famous Spanish singer, Enrique Iglesias. You’ll be reading an inspirational story about a boy who played from the heart. Enrique Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain on May 8, 1975. He has been dating the famous tennis-player Anna Kournikova since 2001 and have two fabulous children but not married. Enrique Iglesias is known for being a Spanish singer, songwriter, actor, and one of the best-selling Latin recording

It was all started in Newark , an eleven years aged girl with an angelic voice singing at the “New Hope Baptist Church” and made all the audience stunned with her powerful voice. Yes folks ! we are talking about the undisputed diva of pop music in 90s- Whitney Houston . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxayxN4Iao ( Whitney Singing in New Hope Baptist Church at the age of 15) Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in New Jersey on August 9, 1963. With a gospel legend Cissy Houston as mother

Pitbull vs Maluma        Who are Maluma and Pitbull, and how did they get into the music industry, how successful are they now? Maluma and Pitbull are two well known artists that share the same genre of music, but also have their differences in other genres of music they play,but have other difference in how they got into the industry. There music is known for the Reggaeton, hip hop and pop. Their musical classification is different to each other. Even though they do share the same genre, they have

Selena’s Awards Selena quintanilla-Pérez was an extremely successful singer. She was referred to as the “Queen of Tejano music.” Selena released 11 albums 5 with her band and 6 without. Selena won a total of 67 awards and was nominated for 86! In 1998 Selena was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music hall of fame. Selena was nominated for 3 Grammys and received 1. To win or even be nominated for this award a great honor. The Grammys are an award ceremony for mainly English music but that

Venezuelan songstress recalls falling asleep while listening to music. At the age of five, her parents noticed that she had a natural born talent and encouraged her to follow her dreams. By the time she was eight, her passion and love for music was apparent. She gave a riveting performance while performing in a musical production featuring music by Shakira. Later, she practiced music, piano, ballet and Flamenco to prepare her for a music career. A winner of many talent shows, she has the drive to