Grammy Award for Record of the Year

he has achieved success as an entrepreneur and currently holds the position of executive chief at the entertainment firm, Terror Squad Entertainment. Initially, he collaborated with many musicians and subsequently recruited them to his personal record company. He has published numerous studio albums and singles. Jealous Ones Still Envy J.O.S.E. was his most financially lucrative…

paid to artists are given to the label. Jared Leto, lead singer of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars, told the Rolling Stone that "if you think the fact that we have sold in excess of 2 million records and have never been paid a penny is pretty unbelievable, well, so do we” (Kreps 2). Of the millions of records that the band sold, zero profit has been made. It’s easy to think that artists should read their contracts before they sign them so that they know what they’re getting themselves into. If…

mimicking the sounds he heard from other musicians such as Fats Waller. He played so well that by age three he was considered a prodigy. At the age of fifteen, Tatum attended Columbus school for the blind, and later attended Toledo school of music. In the year of 1927, Art started playing on Toledo radio station WSPD as ‘Author Tatum, Toledo’s Blind Pianist’. He also played…

victims. He joined humanitarian community to end atrocities and started to participate in many movements for civil rights. He said ,"Hating people because of their color is wrong and it doesn’t matter which color the hating, it’s just PLAIN WRONG!” A year after, he was called out by the US Military for Vietnam war, but he stayed true to his morals that do not allow him to kill innocent civilians refused it. Consequently he was stripped of the heavyweight crown, passport , boxing license and…

Didn’t Start The Fire was one of the most powerful songs in 1989, written by no other than Billy Joel. The number one hit mentions some famous events between the years of 1949 and 1989. In 1949 was when the singer was born and in 1989 was when the song was released. We Didn’t Start The Fire was nominated for record of the year at the Grammy Awards and was also number one in the United States at that time. But that’s not all the song was noticed for. The hit was known for it’s strong message and…

thirteen year old could accomplish the types of dreams every girl would fantasize about. But, she made her dreams real. Her first two albums did not turn out as well as Shakira hoped for. She claimed that they were poorly produced and designed out of her own creative power. She then released an album in 1996, called Pies Descalzos, which translates to"bare feet”. It sold more than 3 million copies. The album featured her style of sound, a mix of Latin, rock and Arabic music. Her record,…

“If you have a dream, don’t let anyone take it away and always believe that the impossible is always the possible.” Those are words said by Selena Quintanilla, a famous Tejano, Mexican singer. It is crazy how a few strong words could be remembered for so long and perhaps even change history. According to Biography.com Selena Quintanilla was daughter of Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla who was a musician when Selena was young. Selena the was youngest sister of two; a brother named Abraham…

Studios in October 1994. For their first album (Foo Fighters), Dave Grohl wrote every song, played every instrument and sang every vocal with the exception of a guitar part played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Wings. After the album created interest among record labels, Grohl formed a band to support it. The Foo Fighters made their live public debut on February 23rd, 1995 and then March 3rd. They released their first single,…

movies, television shows, music, sports and fashion. The number one song on the Billboard charts in 1998 was “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy & Monica. The number one album was the self titled: “The Backstreet Boys”. The Grammy Awards were big in 1998. Lauryn Hill won album of the year with “The Miseducation of Laryun Hill”. Lauryn Hill also got best new artist. The best pop album went to “Ray of Light” by Madoma. Best pop duo or group was “Jump Juce An’ Wail” by The Brian Stezer Orchestra. Best…

that would allow for the acceptance of eventual platinum recording artists such as Drake, Future, and Kid Cudi. Drake cites 808s as the chief inspiration to his R&B heavy, introspective style that would go on to get him nominated for twenty-seven Grammies. Throughout the piece, West challenges the listener emotionally and intellectually by making them walk for 56 minutes in his shoes. West’s previous album, Graduation, describes his unstoppable nature and relentless success but when the two are…