Christina Aguilera

It comes without surprise that Lara Fabian is an ultimate diva of contemporary music society. The incredible musician has over 1.2 million followers on Facebook and more that 69.7 k fans of Twitter. Over a year ago her songs on YouTube had reached over 312 million views, and all these explain her exemplary popularity. I have chosen to write about Lara Fabian because she is one of those superstars who have made significant strides in transforming the lives of their music fans. Fabian is my…

while my dad paid monthly child support. On the bright side, I thought that I would get more presents for Christmas after my dad eventually remarried, but also I feel like I matured faster than others, having to be the new man of the house. Christina Aguilera had a similar thought, “My parent 's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn 't necessarily have had otherwise” . Without…

through self-objectification, dealing with issues of depression, eating disorders, and lower self-confidence. As a child growing up in the 90’s, I myself fell victim to an ideal of beauty influenced by celebrities such and Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. I grew up believing that society valued women who entertained others by baring minimal clothing and dancing promiscuously. The lack of coverage of strong female figures in fields such as politics and medicine in adolescent programming…

Throughout her career, the pop icon known as Madonna has been both widely influential and wildly controversial. Since her beginnings in the music industry, she has consistently made headlines, drawing the admiration of her most dedicated fans and the attention of curious onlookers. Lucy O’Brien’s book, titled “Madonna: Like an Icon” is an attempt at chronicling the pop singer’s life thus far in a “definitive biography”. This book is an in depth and interesting read on the reasoning and…

How has the influence of Mexican and Mexican American culture influenced our interpretation of Hispanic culture as a whole? Since the 1900’s, Mexican migrants fled the United States to escape the Mexican Revolution. Hispanics also left their homes in search of employment and security. As a result, the Hispanic population grew very fast from then to now. Some of these Mexican immigrants had an overwhelming effect on the American culture. Some affected would be politics, sports, food, and…

For decades, America has been known as a land of immigrants; people from England, France, Spain, and other countries descended on the New World to leave a lasting impression, one that can still be seen today in American culture. But of them all, England probably had the greatest effect on America. Since the time of Columbus’s discovery of the New World, Spain had been colonizing almost all the areas in the South, in what is today South America and along the South and West coast of what is now…

Musicals Let’s change gears here into something a little different, and a lot of fun! Musicals. Who doesn’t like a good musical? And before you roll your eyes and think we’re only going to talk about Disney, there’s a lot more to musicals then animated characters singing to woodland creatures. Musicals have been around since the dawn of theatre - and like many of our genres, started on the stage. But what actually makes a musical? In this genre, we define a musical as a film where the songs are…

empowerment to the conservative housewife and businesswoman. Today, pop icons such as Jennifer Lopez, Eminem, Nelly, Sean "P" Diddy Combs, among others all influence fashion trends through their own clothing lines. Finally, cultural icons such as Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne defy the conformist trends by altering their conservative clothing to represent a sense of individuality and rebellion; thus, no matter one's personal preferences there is always an aesthetic group in which on can…

My first song is by Agust D called “The Last”, I think this song is more based to be a hardship song. The reason why I think this song is a hardship song is because he talks about how before he debuted, he suffered from depression, social anxiety, and did not have much self confidence. Agust D states this in verse 1 ,”On the other side of the famous idol rapper, Stands my weak self, Depression, OCD Around the age of 18, I developed social anxiety”. Later on,using a metaphor in verse 4 he states…

Introduction The 1950’s saw the birth of rock and roll. Ever since then, rock has not only survived, but thrived. Artists like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry paved the way for The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, and many others in the 1960s and 1970s. In turn, they made way for the new metal, punk, and grunge artists of the 1980s and 1990s. 1950s jazz, blues, and R&B have served as the basis for eighties and nineties R&B, hip hop, and rap. Pop has continued to develop with the changing minds…