Comparing Two Popular Artists

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Comparing artists and their music has gone on since music first began. Each person thinks their favorite artist’s album is the best, while the other argues that his is the best. Just like any other entertainment category, it is very hard to convince the other person that you are right, even though the evidence is shouting out at them. Which is better? Two popular artists on each end of the spectrum of popularity with one artist’s album being on the Billboard 200 chart at number 1 and the other artist’s album at number 13; an artist with over a decade of experience, or a new artist on his second album? Those two artists and their albums are for KING and COUNTRY with Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong., and tobyMac with Eye On It. Through their personal backgrounds, styles, lyrics, top songs, awards, and album guests, we will explore who is truly better. One important thing to learn before going into the details of each album is the artist’s personal background. for KING …show more content…
With their sister and father in the music industry, and their father organizing music concerts, they were immersed in the music culture as children. During high school, they performed background vocals for their sister, award-winning gospel recording artist, Rebecca St. James. After Luke graduated high school, Joel and Luke started their own band. The band was first called Joel and Luke, they then changed it to Austoville before settling on for KING and COUNTRY. Before releasing their first studio full-length album in 2012 they released two EP’s with success. Then, in 2012 they released their first studio full-length album, Crave, with great reception. After the release of their first studio full-length

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