Michael Jackson Essay

On June 30th, 2017 JAY-Z released the music video for his song The Story of O.J. on Tidal as a soft of teaser trailer to his latest album 4:44. In lieu of shooting a traditional music video, JAY-Z opted instead to create an animated video that employs a style that calls back to flagrantly racist portrayals of African Americans in classic animated short films such as All This and Rabbit Stew and Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land. After its release, the music video was met with both universal…

Mason Montgomery History of Rock Todd Campbell 5/9/2015 The Success of John Mayer “People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them (BrainyQuote)”. John Mayer said this, referring to himself as a musician that sings about real things. Whether his quote his true or not, Mayer has always been a singer song writer that thinks highly of himself. He is obviously a great musician being awarded 7 Grammy’s, and nominated…

The movie “Gone with the Wind”, released in 1939, is considered one of the greatest love stories and even one of the best movies of all time. The story adapted from the novel written by Margaret Mitchell won ten academy awards, became the highest earning film and is still technically the greatest grossing film in the cinema history. Hattie McDaniel even became the first african american oscar winner thanks to this classic of the romantic genre. In a way, “Gone with the Wind” seems like one of…

Have you ever stopped to think about how many teen singers there are? Well there is a lot of them and one of them is MattyBraps, a teen singer/ rapper [mattybraps.com]. There is a lot of things about him that most people don't know about but one thing that you should know is that he should win the Teen Singer of the Year award. MattyBraps should get the Teen Singer of the Year award because he is one of the only teens who started singing as a kid. In fact he started in 2010 therefore he was…

Although the singles leading up to Disclosure’s new album Caracal have all been danceable enough, there admittedly hasn’t been a standout yet. “Bang That” was a little single-minded; “Holding On” catchy, yet derivative of Settle; “Omen” felt like a lifeless remake of “Latch”; finally, “Willing & Able” was interesting in its slow sultriness, but still lacked that punch. “Hourglass”, however, feels like it’s come out of nowhere - this song is a breath of warm, fresh air, the kind that permeates…

On January 28, 1935 music immediately changed forever because one of the most well known music prodigies entered the world on this day. In Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Presley was born. He is one of the most well known rock-n-roll artists to ever live. By 1956, Presley had seen it all and done it all. Starting on the radio, he become more and more well known because of his style of rock. After making an appearance on radio, he eventually made his way onto the television screen because everyone…

Wilson Pickett was an icon before he knew it. There was always something special about him. Wilson Pickett is a singer/songwriter and made it to the top and remained there until he died. Songs like “In the Midnight Hour” and “Mustang Sally” got him inducted into the Hall of Fame. Wilson Pickett had a rough childhood, but he changed that and made his life the success he was and still is today. Wilson Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama. Wilson grew up singing in Baptist church…

Dream Interview I believe that Toni Braxton is a leader in her own way and has achieved things some people can only dream of doing. 1.)Toni Braxton first started rising in the industry in the 1990s, Toni quickly established herself as an R&B icon and became one of the best-selling female artists of the 1990s decade, garnering her honorific titles such as the "Queen of R&B" and being recognized as one of the most outstanding voices of the generation. 2.) Toni Braxton’s years active are from…

Beyonce capitalizes on relatable female issues which is a reason her music has prospered her into the world star she is today. Along with the music she has award winning music videos that also project a strong argument that vibes more with feminist attitude.With a total of 20 awards and 53 nominations from the Grammys for her music (as a solo artist and with Destiny's Child), she is the most nominated woman in Grammy history! For the purpose of picking more of an artistic video to analyze I…

The song i choice is J.cole love yourz. The reason is pick my song because it portrays that woman and men should embrace what they have in life and not take what they have in life for granted. The artist is talking about how you shouldn’t falling in love with other people lives because you don’t know if their happy with their life. He states that there's no life better than yours. He talks about how we live in a modern day in time where in society where people look to other people for guidance,…