Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Michael Jackson was known as the “King of Pop”. He is an international superstar loved by all who listens to his albums and sees him live. He has won many awards and recognition of written songs that became classic we love like such as “Thriller, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, etc.” Throughout his life, he suffered great trouble and overcame it with Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Katherine Jackson, his mother, was a homemaker and a faithful Jehovah's Witness.…

During the first two games of preseason for the San Francisco 49ers (August 14th and August 20th 2016), Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the national anthem, which is usually honored by standing. Many did not notice this until the third preseason game on August 26, 2016. Once gaining national attention, this protest created much controversy throughout the nation. Kaepernick was heavily ridiculed because he openly supported the Black Lives Matter movement. This was a momentous event…

Brittney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi. However, she was raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. In 1997, she signed with her first record label, Jive Records. As a result, in 1999 she came out with an album called Baby One More Time. In time, she became the best-selling teen artist of all time. For this reason, she was nicknamed, “Princess of Pop”. Rolling Stone wrote: "Britney Spears carries on the classic archetype of the rock & roll teen queen, the dungaree doll, the…

INTRODUCTION The daughter of housewife Avie Lee Parton and tobacco farmer Robert Lee Parton, Dolly Rebecca Parton, came into this world on January 19, 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…

She also appeared at the at 51st annual Grammy Awards she wins Best R&B ALbum for her self titled debut,“Jennifer Hudson”,and she also performs her song”You Pulled Me Through”.She is also photographed beautifully on the cover of EW and credits God,her fans and career for helping cope with the tragic murders of her family.Hudson’s biggest triumph of the spirit is when she forgives her brother in law,who is responsible for the deaths of her family members. Besides her overcoming the death of her…

artist, Amy Winehouse performed along with her backing band, a soul group called The Dap-Kings. I chose to view this concert because Amy is my all-time favorite jazz/ soul singer. Amy performed songs from her masterpiece album "Back To Black" and a few songs from her debut album, "Frank". The Dap-Kings, male only band, consists of Dale Davis on the bass, Zalon Thompson & Ade Omatayo as backup vocals. Robin Banerjee on the guitars, Nathan Alan playing the drums and Xantone Blacq on the keyboards.…

problem with the boy’s family out of court. So after that he married Elvis Presley daughter and then got divorced after two years of marriage. Then his music career started to go down but he made an album called Past, Present, Future, Book I, it included old hit songs and new ones which Scream earned a Grammy for such cool effects for the music video. Then he got accused of molesting a different thirteen year old in 2003. The jury found problems with the statement against Michael Jackson so he…

Chapter 15- Rock Traditions and the Business of Change The music industry itself developed and introduced a new idea in selling albums. Starting from the 1970s, with the DIY revolution, to the 1990s, featuring digital recording, prices and accessibility to digital music became cheaper and easier to use. Thus, electronic distribution was the first to revolutionize. Internet sales thrived as compact disks became less of a desire for people to travel to buy; the sales of physical CDs declined…

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 that anyone could have had. Recorded by Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, produced by the legend Quincy Jones, and co-written by genius Rod Temperton, the album has just a few honors worth noting.…

destiny child band mates. She is a very generous person and has worked with several charities. Her voice is categorized as a mezzo soprano. She is a multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning recording artist. She is one of music’s top-selling artists. She is known for her strong voice and her variable vibrato which is considered one of the best in the business. history Beyonce was born in Texas. She went to St. Mary’s Elementary School in Fredericksburg where she followed dance classes. Her talent…