Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Hey, have you ever wondered about biggie smalls before fame? Or how about his only two studio albums? I will tell you some information you may or may not have known. Biggie Smalls, “The King of New York”, has done many thing in his 24 years of living. In the first paragraph I talked about his early life. Second and third paragraph, i’m talking about his first and second album. Biggie Smalls was born as Christopher Wallace on May 21st, 1972. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York as an only child…

“Morning Morgantown” by Joni MItchells Lyrics that explain how a teen views the day? What more could someone want?! Joni Mitchell’s song, “Morning Morgantown” goes further with not only insight on a teenager’s point of view, but also proficiently made a song with a sweet melody and harmony, and musings of Joni’s own days as a teenager. I chose to use “Morning Morgantown” because I appreciate the artist Joni Mitchell, and think that this song is still relatable. Joni Mitchell has never…

1946, in Pittman Center, Tennessee. She spent her childhood in Sevierville, Tennessee. Beginning her television career at the tender age of twelve, she went on to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and record for a tiny label by the time she was thirteen years old. She relocated to Nashville to begin her career as a country singer in 1964, after finishing high school. Carl Dean was the owner of an asphalt paving company; she fell in love with him, and they are still together after getting married on…

profit he made from his debut album, Kanye spent a lot more time and money making Late Registration. If College Dropout was his coming out party, than Late Registration was the reason that we still speak of Kanye. Kanye spent more than a million dollars of his own money to sign orchestras and book studio times most record labels do this themselves, but since he is a perfectionist, he spent way too much time and money in the studio, and the orchestras. When the album was finished, he had created…

dancing and singing her heart out when performing. When he was only 11 years old, Timberlake went on the TV show Star Search. He made it far, but lost to a cute 10 year old girl. He was also on the show The Mickey Mouse Club. When on that show, he met some people who would become very relevant in his life. He met his future girlfriend, Britney Spears. Timberlake and Spears became really good friends and started dating a few years later. Timberlake became very well known in the entertainment…

Bob Dylan has used his multiple years of making music and writing countless poems to earn himself an outstanding award. He is the first musician to ever win the Nobel Prize Award for Literature and it has come with a lot of controversy. Even though some consider him not to be one of the best musicians, he is one of the most important poets and musicians of all time because he has expressed so many social and political concerns throughout his lyrics. His great works can be not only sung but also…

Jon Bellion is a Grammy Award winning producer, songwriter, singer and rapper. Jon was born on December 26, 1990 in Long Island, New York. Started playing piano when he was six and has stuck with music ever since then. In high school, he was torn between playing basketball, and making music. Finally in his junior year he decided to focus fully on music. After high school Bellion attended Five Towns College, but eventually dropped out with his band Beautiful Mind. With the promise to always have…

The band released four successful albums in the 1980s before ultimately disbanding in 1987 due to differences between Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. After the band’s breakup, Morrissey wasted little time embarking on a solo career. His debut solo album Viva Hate was released in 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim. After releasing a number of other successful albums in the 1990s, Morrissey moved to Los Angeles, California and took a five-year hiatus from 1998 to…

CDs to their neighbors. He then grew dramatically, getting many hits. Later in his life, one of his songs, Thriller, won eight grammy awards and was one of the best selling records of all time. The first song that he performed as a solo artist was “Off the Wall,” in efforts to have a solo career in addition to his band, The Jackson 5. He received his first grammy award for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance in 1980. Now extremely famous, the Jackson 5 continuously were touring and were…

getting shot, “ The Saints Are Coming” which is about those who suffered from Hurricane Katrina, and “Pride” which was written about Martin Luther King Jr.” One of U2’s most famous albums “The Joshua Tree” brought awareness to drug addiction, homelessness, and political turmoil. After the attacks on 9-11 the album “Walk On” gave everyone hope for a safer future. Bono has said “ music can change the world because it can change people” Although it would be easy for Bono to just write a check and…