Grammy Award for Album of the Year

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.”…

divorced when he was ten years old, and while he lived between them for some time Prince eventually moved in with a neighbor and befriended their son, Andre Anderson. School was somewhat of a relief for Prince, although he ignored most of his classes he particularly enjoyed…

His impact on society and music was so profound and mind blowing that it will be an inspiration to many for years and years to come. His death had, and still continues to have, a major impact on all of the music industry today. His murder caused deep sadness for millions of fans around the globe and his memory will forever be remembered by all who loved him. John Lennon…

Beyonce Knowles-Carter was born on September 4th, 1981. She has sold over 118 million records, and has won 17 Grammy Awards both as a solo singer, and as part of a previous group of which she was the lead singer in, Destiny's Child. Beyonce first sang for an audience when she was 7 years old at a talent show. taking out first place and ,beating people aged 15 and sixteen. She attended school at St Mary elementary school, where she enrolled in dance classes. Her talent for singing was…

of Rogers, she was then signed with Def Jam Records. The album Music of the Sun is what made her famous at the age of sixteen. Her song “Pon de Replay” hit the top five on the billboard chart “It’s just language that we speak in Barbados. It’s broken English. Pon is on, De means the, so it’s just basically telling the DJ to put my song on the reply.” she says. After many hours in the studio working on her music she’s won six Grammy Awards.…

focuses on the music process as Madonna prepared to release her album True Blue. The most successful album of Madonna’s discography, it featured notable hits such as “Live to Tell”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Open Your Heart” and “La Isla Bonita”. Her unhappiness in while filming Hong Kong prompted her to write the lyrics to “La Isla Bonita” (O’Brien 2007 page 103), a good reflection of how Madonna channeled her feelings into her music. The album, dedicated to then husband Sean Penn, has a different,…

of time because they have many fans, they are original, and they have won many awards. In just a short period of time, One Direction has gained many devoted fans that have demonstrated an abundance of love and support. Their many fans range from boy-crazed, social media obsessed fan girls to famous celebrities (including other musicians). Even though the band received boos from the audience at the Video Music Awards after being awarded “Best Song of the Summer”, International Business Times…

flourishingly popular. In all, Shel Silverstein’s creativity and diversity allowed him to become one of the most well known children’s authors of our time. Shel Silverstein’s story begins September 25th, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois ("Shel Silverstein").Two years after graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School,…

greatness considering Michael Jackson’s prior experience in the music industry. Ever since he started singing at the age of just 5 years old, Jackson had stunned the world with his musical and performing skills. It is certainly an understatement to say this guy had already had some success in the industry before releasing Thriller. Coming off of his hugely-successful album, Off the Wall in 1980, he certainly had high expectations to fill, but there is no doubt that he surpassed any expectations…

inspiration (Vincent, 2017). Adele has been a fan of Michael ever since she heard his band’s hit, “Fastlove”, when she was ten years old (Vincent, 2017). Their friendship was so loyal, that when Adele won a best album award, Michael made his first public appearance after recovering from an illness and flew all the way to Britain from Australia just to personally give Adele her award (Vincent, 2017). The age difference and mutual respect and love between Michael and Adele also signify a father…