Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Music is a universal language that has a deep connection with people across cultures and generations, providing solace, inspiration, and joy in both the best and most challenging times of our lives. At the heart of this musical era are the unsung heroes behind the scenes: music producers. From directing recording sessions to meticulously sculpting the sonic palette of a song, music producers are the architects of the auditory experience, ensuring that every note, every beat, and every melody…

Mr. One Man Band Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is a two-time Grammy nominee and one of the greatest musicians in the world today. His love and dedication to the guitar, shows why he is one of the greatest players in the world. Emmanuel’s professional career has been going on for over fifty years and he continues to play over three hundred concerts a year. It is no small fact that this man is referred to as being the greatest acoustic guitar player alive with musicians such as; Steve Vai,…

As described on page 20, a skyscraper shows culture as a hierarchy where at the pinnacle of the skyscraper it 's a description of high culture or classy things that we like. However, visually it can be stated that we have less of class than we have of our guilty pleasures. It can also be stated that we have more guilty pleasures because as the shape of a skyscraper starts at the base that holds the flow of the building which is much bigger as you progress up to our idea of high culture. In other…

authentic to one’s self. Many think pieces and constant debates emerged around the OutKast style of dress that questioned if they were weirdos, on drugs or losing their minds. Still, OutKast never conformed and eventually their visual aesthetic became a new way to not only resist limited ideals about what Hip Hop looks like on the body, but more rappers including Goodie Mobb, Common and Mos Def emulated their…

Lesane Parish Crooks, we all know him as the great Tupac Amaru Shakur. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Harlem New York. He lived with his mother and his sister who was only two years younger than him. His mother, Afeni Shakur who was born as Alice Faye Williams, raised Tupac and his sister on her own. She was a member of the Black Panther Party and was arrested for causing the start of a riot, she battled with drug abuse for a long time and was always in and out of jail. Tupac probably would…

Grammy award winning R&B artist, Adele, conquered the billboards with the number one album ‘21’, selling over million copies. Her most popular song on the album is “Someone like you”, which tells the story of her previous lover. Though she wants nothing but the best for her ex, she prays he remembers the good in the relationship. This soulful song lures in people with situations similar to hers, such as; having to move on from a break up when your heart doesn’t want to and staying strong in…

Channel Orange One of the artists that has inspired me to produce my own music is Frank Ocean with his second album, Channel Orange. The first time that I ever listened to the album back in 2012, I remember thinking, “Holy shi*t…I have never heard anything like this before in my life.” Telling a song-by-song story, his poetic lyrics about his personal sexuality, strip clubs, pregnancy, wealth, drugs, and corruption show Frank’s slightly strange perception of it all. That is one thing that…

The donor of this large sum of money remains anonymous, but these funds allowed the university to accept 30% more students into its honors program. The Carolina Honors Program has long been nationally recognized as one of the best and most accessible in the country. Additionally, 58% of Carolina Honors Program participants reported that their invitation to the program played a very significant role in their decision to attend Carolina. On February 7, 2008, UNC held a science…

Jazz is known as one of the most influential forms of music in the history of the United States. Jazz began when one of the most historical wars, World War I, had just ended. It has many origins, from New Orleans to Kansas City to Memphis. New Orleans is the main center from where many of the influential pieces and origins were located. A big part of the development of jazz came from a lot of people who went to many bars and warehouses. What had made jazz be seen as a different perspective of…

You should be here” Today I’m going to talk about my favourite artist, I’m going to talk about who she is, what her music teaches and cyber bullying in her life. Her name is Kehlani and those were her words. Point one: Who is Kehlani? Born and raised in Oakland, California, with a blend of ethnicities including Black…