Grammy Award for Album of the Year

ominous sound throughout Echoes of Silence while the mundaneness of ‘Real Life’ was carried throughout his Grammy nominated Beauty Behind the Madness. Disappointingly, that's not the case with his newest album, Starboy. The album kicks off with the Daft Punk produced 'Starboy', a marvelous ode to his luxurious lifestyle, which is one of my favorite songs that's released throughout the year. In his recent Zane Lowe interview he said that the song was inspired by his new love for cars and his…

Ludacris Ludacris was born September 11th 1977 in Champaign, Illinois but when he was only eight years old he moved to Chicago. His real name was Christopher Bridges and when he was twelve he joined a Chicago gang. Ludacris did go to school he went to Emerson middle school, oak park high school, river forest high school, Georgia state university. His parents’ names were Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges who died from diabetes. Ludacris had a interesting life and many accomplishment’s.…

the Sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. The album was released on 10th June 2008 by Cash Money Records and Universal Motown now Universal Republic Records. The album's artwork features a baby picture of the rapper. The album was met with outstanding success, commercially and critically. The album debuted at number one the U.S. Billboard Top 200 chart, with sales of 1.005million copies in its first week of availability. It had the largest first-week sales for any album released in…

This essay will discuss and analyse how far the album Buena Vista Social Club can be considered a great work, paying particular attention to the music on the album, the recording process and the impact and reactions of the Cuban public. In the year of 1997 the album BVSC was released and managed to sell 8 million copies. The album was produced by popular guitarist and film score composer Ry Cooder and featured 20 musicians. Ry Cooder had met Nick Gold, the world music producer who worked for…

producer and songwriter Clarence Paul, and he started going by Little Stevie Wonder. He released his first two albums when he was only twelve years old. “Tribute to Uncle Ray” was his first album at only twelve years old. The album contained covers of Ray Charles’ songs. Although neither of the albums sold well, things took a turn when he released the live album The 12 Year Old Genius. The album was so successful that it became Motown’s very first top charting LP. When Stevie started going…

Miles Davis is one of the greatest jazz musicians. Davis’ career spans fifty years, which is almost unheard of in the music industry where careers tend to be short. His long career includes awards such as eight Grammy awards, a life time achievement Grammy, and three Hall of Fame awards. Through his music, Davis inspired many other musicians during his career. Davis is an icon in the jazz world, not only for his long career, but for revolutionizing the jazz genre. Without Davis’ influence, jazz…

single year. Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted alongside his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marion as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1964. He began his solo career in 1972. As a part of the Jackson 5, Jackson released songs like I Want You Back (1969), ABC (1970), The Love You Save (1970), and I’ll Be There (1970), which hit the number one spots on the Billboard hot 100, setting a new record.…

1999 LP, Supernatural, is one of the most wildly popular albums of all time. Green was part of the album, and he was part of the song "Do You Like the Way," along with Lauryn Hill. Number Seven: He Almost Joined Outkast. Green is reportedly friends with Andre 3000 and Big Boi, and he has known them for a long time. In an interview, Big Boi admitted that Green almost joined the group. However, he only sang on two songs for their debut album, and he didn't actually join the group.…

the albums title track. John Landis directed this horror-tinged video. It featured complex dance scenes, special effects, and a voice-over by actor Vincent Price. The video for “Thriller” became immensely popular, boosting sales for the already popular album. (Michael Jackson Biography) It stayed on the charts for 80 weeks holding the No. 1 spot for 37 weeks. Thriller earned 12 Grammy Award nominations and won 8 of those awards. (Michael Jackson Biography) Jackson received Grammy Awards…

Even though the songs features Tupac as the main artist and Dre as sthe backup artist, it was orginally set to be Dre's first single for the album "Aftermath." However, Suge Knight placed 2pac on the second verse, which essentially made it Tupac's song. 3) Dr. Dre And Tupac Did Not Get Along During Their Time At Death Row…