Country Music Association Awards

Number Six: She Hasn’t Recorded an Album in Over 10 Years. Lil Kim has not released a studio album in over 10 years. She has released 3 mixtapes, but has been keeping herself busy making appearances on TV. Number Five: She Won The Wildest MTV Video Music Award Outfit.…

When we think of major music events that are viewed by many young adults, the MTV Video Music Awards comes to mind. But who could have imagined that in 2013 roughly 10.1 million people would tune in the watch the “public sexual blossoming of Miley Cyrus”. (Deadline, 2013) “About five million of these viewer ages ranged from 12 to 34” which is a time when many people are still forming their identity. (Deadline, 2013) This was not the only shocking display from a female artist. Singers Lady Gaga…

same year Britney received Female artist of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. That next January she won favorite pop/rock new artist. In February she was nominated for two awards at the Grammys. Later that year “Oops…I did it again” hit the radios and broke the record for most radio adds in one day. That very song also sold 1.3 million copies sold within the first week. Her next awards show was the MTV music awards where she performed. Her performance began with Britney in a black…

are at play in virtually every influential trend, ranging from the rise and decline of Airwalk shoes to an alarming escalation in suicide rates among adolescent males in Micronesia. Objective This essay examines the cultural legacy of the Korean music video Gangnam Style in context of Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Tipping Point”. The transnational success of Gangnam Style can be attributed to elements in the…

and Taylor Swift would be nothing without the context of the feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West. The “feud” between Kanye West and Taylor Swift began in 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards. During the VMA’s, Swift won Best Female Video for her song “You Belong with Me.” When Swift went up on stage to accept her award, she was interrupted by West who grabbed a mic and said, “Yo, Taylor, I 'm really happy for you and I 'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.”…

If you take one of the world’s biggest beds and accompany it with twelve of the world’s most famous people you get Kanye West’s “Famous” music video. West premiered his video live at the L.A. Forum on June 24, 2016 to mixed reviews. The controversy stemmed from not knowing if the people portrayed were real or wax figures. There were also questions of whether or not he received permission to use their likeness. The purpose of this video is to show controversial famous people in bed together as…

When I pushed open the bathroom door I couldn't move. There lying on the floor was my son's blue blanket and his pajamas, but no baby. AH, i screamed. My husband, will came running into the room, what's wrong mary. Our baby boy is dead I said. Will quickly pulled out his phone and had 911 on speed dial in a snap. Hello, the operator said. What's your emergency? My baby boy is has been kidnapped. Ok, what's your address? 194 Oak Hill. Ok, the cops will be on their way, stay calm. Then the line…

Kanye West has mastered this approach. Before the 2009 VMAs incident, where Kanye ran on stage to tell Taylor Swift that Beyoncé deserved the award for Best Female Video, he had already achieved both phenomenal critical and commercial success. Kanye also had already practiced changing styles from album to album, most notably with his 2008 release of the introspective, melancholic, and auto-tune-heavy…

considerably one of the most famous and longest running memes, involving Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” This meme has been popular for almost as long as the video has been released. This meme involves sending people the link to Rick Astley’s music video, making them believe it’s a really interesting and exciting video then disappointing them when they find out it’s not, resulting in them being “Rickroll’d.” “Bad Luck Brian” is exactly what it sounds like, a guy with bad luck, although…

known for making pop music “weird.” Five albums and eight years later, Lady Gaga continues to rock the entertainment industry not only with her excellence in music but most recently in her debut acting career, therefore, ultimately rewriting her star text. The body of work, authorized and calculated image construction, publicity, and audience participation one sees in Lady Gaga can be defined as her star text (Jackson). A star text can include a celebrity 's albums, movies, music videos,…