Grammy Award for Best New Artist

There are many different countries and territories that make up Latin America. There are a total of 22 different territories and countries. Some of the most well known countries that people often associate with Latin America are Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Cuba. Some places that don’t come to people’s minds as often or as easily are Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, however these three comprise Latin America as well. Because there are many places associated with Latin America…

Count Basie. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, where he became a pianist and a player of vaudeville based entertainment. Basie ultimately formed his own big band that had many hits, for example: “Blue Skies” and “One O’Clock Jump.” Basie’s band and music helped to define the ‘swing’ era. He became the first African American male to receive a Grammy Award. Throughout his years he’d worked with a variety of different artists and had won countless other Grammys. Unfortunately, his life came to…

culture of the United States and how social media is used as a new rhetorical device. The feud between Kim Kardashian and 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,…

won many awards for her other hobbies, but she says that dance is her passion and her life (Maddie Ziegler Biography). Her passion definitely showed and she became recognized by another great artist, Sia. In 2014, twelve year old Maddie was featured in Sia’s music video for Chandelier. The music video received over 1.4 billion views and an ARIA Music Award for Best Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, and a Grammy Award for Best Music…

have been highly recommended on Billboard Hot Country Song Charts. Girls are loving with her music and she has promoted her album in the USA and having a meet-and-greet session with her fellow fans. The Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist and Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) has won by her. She has started to make her name be famous at that…

add new elements to existing contents. In this research paper, we are going to look into the development of modern days neo-soul music in America, what makes this style of music fascinating to a lot of music lovers, artists that excels in this style of music and how it influenced musicians around the world. It is extremely difficult to separate R&B, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul as these genres of music are closely tied together in history. In this research, focus will be heavily put on artist…

recognition, society decides who makes it in the music industry and who does not. Infamous artists do not simply make to the mainstream scene overnight. Instead, they earn their way up with efforts; breaking records, creating mesmerizing beats, and in this instance developing the “chipmunk soul” sound. While, breaking social barriers and being oppressed by the music industry. The self-conscious, big ego, Grammy award winner, and fashion mogul; Kanye Omari West, became everything he had ever…

Exhibit Review I decided to visit the “Making Music Modern, Design for Ear and Eye” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art a.k.a. MoMa. The MoMa is located in west midtown New York and was founded in 1929 for the soul purpose of exhibiting the best modern art. The MoMa houses many types of modern art such as paintings, architecture, and sculptures. It allows the public to experience existing styles and creations, and perceive art in a non-historical sense. The public gets to see creations for what…

icons worked hard to be where they are to day, so they know the struggle and give back to the community. Many artists reflect on and incorporate into their music experiences from their personal lives concerning how they grew up, the small home town community support, someone or something that has personally touched their life. Giving back is a form of charity some of today’s top iconic artists enjoy sharing with their fan base. Some icons such as Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, and Toby Keith choose…

the mental powers of society. There are four qualities that an artist must have present in their work in order for them to be considered a genius. First, the artist must have a talent. The artist must produce something in which no definite rule can be given and their work must be original. The artist must also have this talent naturally without having learned it from somewhere outside of themselves. The second quality that an artist must have to be considered a genius is that their work must be…