Grammy Award for Album of the Year

4 Black Artists who Won a Grammy for Album of 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. Jackson was presented The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Grammy Legend Award. In 1988, he went live on stage during the 38th Grammy Awards and performed The Way You Make Me Feel and Man…

The Grammy Awards this year started with “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift. Energetic and Powerful, she instantly attempted to command the crowd with her stage presence. Possibly an attempt to continue promotion for her album “1989”, or a performance to meet the standards of a “grammy moment” as mentioned by Host LL Cool J, the looks on the crowd at the beginning of the show showed great joy. From a Pop performance straight to Best Rap album award win by Kendrick Lamar, who later in the night…

singer, dancer, actress, multi-platinum, fashion designer, record producer, choreographer, and Grammy Award-winning recording artist. Beyoncé later started a solo career with her debut album “Dangerously in Love”, becoming one of music’s top-selling artists with sold out tours and a number of awards. Beyoncé had also starred in several films, including “Dream Girls” and “Goldmember”. In 2008 she married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z . One example of her passion for performance was at the…

Six years later, and Swift’s fame has increasingly skyrocketed since her Fearless Tour. Swift’s third album, Speak Now won Favorite Country Album in 2011. Her fourth album, Red (2012) was nominated for the Juno Award, and Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2014, Swift’s pop-focused album 1989 won three Grammy Awards. As well as this, Swift has won many more awards and nominations for her incredible work. Since 2012, it is evident that Swift’s music has greatly shifted from country music to…

While heading to Grammy Museum I was able to arrive before it open, I waited for about 15 minutes outside. While waiting I was able to walk around and see the Grammy Awards that have been won throughout the years. They were displayed on the sidewalk heading towards the Museum. I was able to identity some bands and artists that I knew such as; Ray Charles, Norah Jones as well as Green Day. I was truly surprised to have seen these names displayed. Outside of the museum I was able to hear a variety…

Ariana Grande's debut studio album, Yours Truly, confirmed what fans of the young actress had long suspected: This girl can sing! The 12 tracks on the album showcase Ariana's versatility and tremendous vocal ability. The album features songs from several genres, including rhythm and blues, rap, and adult contemporary. The lyrics, many of them written by Ariana, are clever and, at times, emotional. Ariana was born Ariana Grande-Butera in Boca Raton, Florida, on June 26, 1993. From an early…

Seven time Grammy winner Taylor Swift has dominated the music industry the past few years. 2014 was even dubbed 'The year of Taylor Swift ' because of all she did. Swift came from being bullied in high school to now playing sold out arenas and stadiums. She has done things in music that have never been done before. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent her early years in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on her family 's Christmas tree farm. Her first…

Lauryn Hill is a famous songwriter and poet whose work is balanced between sacred and secular. Even though all of her songs and poems are not about religion they still have strong meanings. In 2002 Lauryn Hill released a song called “The Mystery of Iniquity.” Through this song Ms. Hill expresses how the government attempts to hide the their unfair treatment. During the Era of slavery the unfair and brutal treatment of blacks was obvious, but in modern times the government is now hiding the their…

Who's your favorite best singer and who do you think has the most popularly? Well I know everybody look in billboard or th, artist singer received a Grammy award in and watch them in live performance but I wanted to know if Katy perry and Adele compare Michael Jackson from their album being sold, appeared in tv or movie, and earned a Grammy award and compare them each other so I'll know who's popular or famous artists singer. So I will start searching in Grammy.com to see if one of the artist…

“Lady Saw”, one of the most well know female artists in dancehall music, was born in 1972 in the small Jamaican village of St. Mary's as Marion Hall. At eight years old she started off singing in the Seventh-Day Adventist church choir. Later, as a teenager, she was able to practice her skills on a local sound system until moving on to Stereo One sound system.[2] She gained the attention of record producers such as Piper and Oliver Shaw. She was able to record her first single for producer Piper.…