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Throughout musical history, many artists or composers have brought along controversy with their new pieces. Some controversies that these songs could bring up may be about politics surrounding the government, police brutality, sex, drugs and infringing copyrights. In 1987, George Michael released his first solo single for his debut album, “I Want Your Sex”, after leaving the duo Wham! at the age of 23. The duo was known for their upbeat and young music, but once George Michael separated, he took…

No.1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 2008. Drake received the BET Hip-Hop MVP Award and was also named Man of the Year by GQ Magazine in 2010 (Daniels et al 50-51).…

up and coming singer Halsey. This song falls under the dance genre and is very popular with the younger crowds right now and held number one on Billboards Hot 100 and many other music top charts around the world. “Closer” also helped the Chainsmokers surpass Calvin Harris’ record by becoming The Chainsmokers fourth number one dance hit on the billboard charts. “Closer” was written by Andrew Taggart, who is one of the two members of The Chainsmokers, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic…

Way From Home. These songs helped its next album land a very high spot on the Billboard chart. It’s fifth album gave the band its first #1 global hit, I Want to Know What Love Is. Moreover, that was about the time Foreigner really became popular. In 2002, Kelly Hansen joined the band on vocals, and their new music spoke to not only old foreigner fans but also the new generation. With her help, they hit the Billboard charts again in 2005 via their live greatest hits’ album,…

Hip-hop is a historically black genre of music, with different iterations almost everywhere in the world now. If you turn on your car radio on the way to work it’s likely that you’ll hear a popular hip-hop song. You may even come across street performers having a rap battle. Either way, it’s one of the most common genres today. Hip-hop is a genre dedicated to telling stories of hardship in a poetic form. Music has always been a form of expression, but hip-hop brought a new level of storytelling…

Not only bands acheived popularity. Singers also became very popular in this time period. Whether it was Disney singers or pop idols, many solo artists became very popular in the 2000's. Let's go through the list of som of the best or most iconic! 1) Pink She released her debut album in 2000 called 'Can’t Take Me Home' which included a single called 'Get the Party Started'. Pink's 'I’m Not Dead' album was released next featuring 'Stupid Girls' and 'Who Knew'.Her next album, 'Funhouse,' was…

You know who should listen to Soulja Boy? YOOUUU! Soulja Boy was only 17 when he made “Crank That”, which was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 2007. At one point, “Crank That” was the highest selling digital song in history!. The song “Superman” by Soulja Boy makes you feel energetic because of it’s lyrics and the rhythm of the beat making you want to “hit that soulja boy”. The song, “Superman” by Soulja Boy makes you feel energetic because of it’s lyrics and the rhythm of…

Who I admire There are so many talented people to admire in the world. The person who I really admire is the legendary, beautiful, French Canadian artist Celine Dion. She was born being the youngest child in a family of fourteen kids in Charlemagne, Quebec on March.10th 1968. Everyone in her whole family sang together in a group where they had went on many tours across Canada and performed as “Dion’s Family”. At just five years old, she sang various times in front…

showcased several musicians, such as Fabolous, Ron Browz, Lil' Kim, T-Rain, and the initial track, One, was performed by Akon. The album The Darkside Vol. 1 by Fat Joe was published on the E1 label in July 2010 and achieved a ranking of 27 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album had two singles: (Ha Ha) Slow Down and If It Ain't About Money. In addition, Joe made contributions to the work of other musicians and had an appearance on a remix of DJ Khaled's Welcome To My Hood. In 2011, he debuted…

Analysis: Bill Withers, “Lovely Day” My favorite song is “Lovely Day”, performed by R&B artist Bill Withers. The date of the composition was December 16, 1977 and it was released as a single. "Lovely Day" peaked at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in early 1978.[1] Rhythm “Lovely Day” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYi7uEvEEmk) is a song that I impart into my life on a daily basis, mainly because of its positive message and wonderful…