2009 MTV Video Music Awards

The song Pretty Hurts, written by Sia Furler and performed by Beyonce Knowles in a video directed by Melina Matsoukas has been viewed more than 203 million times on YouTube. At first glance the lyrics and storyline of the video, are moving and even at some points heartbreaking. The setting of a beauty pageant shows some of the darker aspects of girls trying to fit into societal beauty standards, which is all too relatable for far too many people. It might not be until your second or third…

the Year When it comes to awards and recognitions for musicians, the Grammys is certainly the cream of the crop. Here are four African-American artists who earned the most prestigious, Album of the Year. 1. Michael Jackson – The legendary King of Pop won Album of the Year for Thriller in 1984. Thriller was released in 1982 and became a huge phenomenon. It became Jackson’s first number one album for 37 weeks. In 1984, he became the first artist to bag eight Grammy Awards in just one night.…

“Mrs Potato Head” is a song by Melanie Martinez off of her album, Cry Baby, The album “Cry Baby” is a twisted fantasy version of the writer's life. Cry baby is the name of the character the writer has used for the story. In the story/song Cry Baby start accepting herself but then one day she sees a women on TV who had plastic surgery and says that pain is beauty. Cry Baby disagrees and states that you should love yourself and not change who you are for society.This particular song describes…

Mary Dempster was the wife of Amasa Dempster, the Baptist priest of Deptford, Ontario, Canada. She was a kind lady and very introverted. While her husband was very religious and constantly felt as if God was testing him, Mary was not so involved in religion. However, she did not let her husband’s strong belief in God influence her life. She was calm, even-tempered, and believed that things would all eventually be resolved. Mary’s life changed when an incident occurred on December 27, 1908, which…

“Turn that music down. I thought you were doing your homework!” Perhaps you have heard or said this before. Those who listen to music while they do homework believe music helps them concentrate. This debate has been repeated over and over, but the real question is, does music actually help you concentrate or not? Researchers have divided it into five different categories, neuropathy, synapse, demographic, music, and musical genre. Each category is important in the debate of music and…

Group (Dolly Parton Awards). She shared this award with the great Linda Ronstadt and legendary Emmylou Harris. They received this award due to a hit off of their collaboration album, Trio. They later produced a second album Trio II. Dolly Parton also won a two People’s Choice Awards that year, Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer and Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program (Dolly Parton Awards). Dolly Parton was not done receiving awards. As an icon in the area of music and screen, she…

harsh living conditions through her lyrics. Speaking her mind and heart is one of her most famous characteristics which gave her the ability to contribute to country music when it was mainly focussed on men(Dolly Parton biography1). Ms.Parton took her inspiration from Rose Maddox, Molly O’day and Patsy Klein. Growing up around music Parton was given her first real guitar by her uncle who also inspired her(Dolly Parton Charity 1). The phenomenon American’s know now as Dolly Parton did not just…

and often enjoyed is the sound of music. Scientifically speaking music is just a very specific pattern of sound waves traveling through the air and are mechanically very similar to other sounds. If this is true, why is it that music can make people feel many different emotions so powerfully? This is hypothesized to be for several reasons, but there is no doubt that music can make people feel strong emotions. It is important for society to realize that music is a very powerful art form and…

around Nashville, my group went to NSAI, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, located on Music Row. This non-profit organisation helps support up and coming talent whilst targeting congress in the US over rights and laws in the songwriting industry. We received a performance from the top talent, whom she performed her top songs and shared her tactics at succeeding in the music industry. The intensity of her presence and her determination was what struck my attention, as this…

continues doing what she loves to do. Dolly Parton is now 72 but she continues to perform and she’s opened her record company and has even released an album from it. She is a cultural icon, her beautiful voice has won the hearts of pop and country music fans all over the world. She’s had her troubles but she did everything she could to be the happiest woman she could…