Grammy Award for Best New Artist

The award was the first ever to have been presented to a rap artiste.This exceptional rap artiste was declared the ‘Emcee of the Year’ by popular website ‘HipHopDX’ in 2010, while ‘MTV’ named him the ‘Hottest MC.Three years later, in 2013, the rapper won the title of 'YouTube Music Awards Artist of the Year', which was being presented for the first time. The same year, he was named the 'Global Icon' at the 'MTV EMA Music Awards'.The following year, his'TheMarshall Mathers LP 2' won a 'Grammy'…

do not think about a rapper. Nevertheless, one that can be expected to be sporting overalls on stage one day, and is meeting with the President on another. Even more confusing, he has not released a studio album, but has won three Grammy awards. He was the first artist to perform on Saturday Night Live without a studio record deal and even participated in a recent Kit-Kat advertising campaign. I am describing one of the most influential and inspiring celebrities of our time, Chance the Rapper.…

become “crossover artists” whom can per- form good in more than one field of music. For example, Wynton and Branford Marsalis was train in jazz by their father, the great pianist Ellis Marsalis. Both of the sons has became successful classical artists. Bran- ford’s saxophone captures the richness of pieces by Ravel and Stravinsky. Wynton’s albums of classical trumpet music from the Baroque period has brung him many awards. Still, if he was to choose which kind of music he likes best, Wynton…

Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again, and Islands in the Stream. Her distinctive voice and insightful lyrics have garnered her several accolades, including ten Grammys, and in 1999 she was welcomed into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She is a phenomenally talented singer-songwriter. On the big screen, she has been in 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Steel Magnolias, among others. Part of a larger chain of attractions, her Dollywood theme…

extravagant costumes and a wide vocal range. His music had a wide variety of styles, including rock, funk, soul, R&B, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artist of all time. He has won seven Grammy awards, a Golden Globe award and an Academy award for the film Purple Rain. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. A few weeks before, Prince had cancelled a show because he was getting a cold, and after a show one…

As the 1980s dawned, pop-influenced country music was the dominant style, through such acts as Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt, and Crystal Gayle. Crystal Gayle best known for her 1977 country-pop crossover hit, the jazz-flavored ballad, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Kenny Rogers’s crossover success was important; his lush, easy listening productions and smooth croons showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience, if produced and marketed correctly. By the beginning of the '80s,…

working at a Sunapee, New Hampshire, ice cream parlor” (Erlewine 1). In Rolling Stone magazine, it mentions that after the fact that the group formed in 1970, it was signed into Columbia Records. As Rolling Stone writes, “Clive Davis saw the band perform at Max’s Kansas City in New York and signed them to Columbia” (Rolling Stone 1). Columbia Records, as we learned throughout this semester is one of the biggest music records to sign into and is a huge step to take as an artist looking to step…

Have you ever thought you would become a multi-platinum recording artist? Well I'm about to tell you about one of them. Beyoncé is one of the most-known singers in the world. Having over 30.4 million followers on Instagram, and over thirteen million Twitter followers, she has shown the world her talent of singing and dancing. Now we're going to take it back to when it all started. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. At an early age she was known for…

enjoyed music so much that she wrote her own. While she was popular outside of school, inside school had its own little twist. Finally, Swift was able to release her music and won awards for them. In her spare time, Swift picked up many relationships during her hit career. I believe that Taylor Swift is one of the best singers out there and that she has lived a forever lasting career. Taylor Swift’s childhood is about many interesting things, but she mainly has her family. Taylor Alison Swift…

introduced around the 1970’s. During this time, there were block parties around New York and largely the Bronx going on where DJs would introduce their innovation of popular funk and soul tunes. DJ Kool Herc is one of those who is thought to be a founding father of hip hop for his manipulation of these genres in his work and the isolation of percussive breaks in the songs.…