Gwen Stefani

Lambert tonight at the CMA Awards. These two may not be together anymore, but they still run in the same circles and will be seen at the same events. Miranda walked the red carpet with her new boyfriend, Anderson East. It is unknown at this time if Gwen Stefani is with Blake Shelton at the award show, but she isn't on The Voice right now so she might have time to make the event. Fans would love to see her at the show by his side. Are you shocked to hear that Miranda Lambert is selling the house…

Jazz is comprised of many different elements of dance, like African, concert, ballroom and street dance. Jazz became a melting pot and people have strayed from jazz in exchange for new types of dance. In my opinion, that is why jazz does not get the respect it deserves sometimes in comparison to other dances. I believe, however, that people should respect the roots where most modern day dances came from, jazz. Although jazz is more of a tradition dance, people can still learn a bunch of…

Marketing to Their Own Beat Founded in 2006 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Beats is a premium auditory brand in quality entertainment dedicated to giving music lovers superior sound they can appreciate. Almost 10 years into the business, and the company has already had incredible success, which can be attributed to their intelligence in marketing strategy. When Dre and Iovine, first came up with the idea all they knew is that they were going to sell speakers and headphones. Then, as they began to…

friends and I stampeded into the living room where my parents and their companions watched in reverence as we bounced around to “Since U Been Gone” on repeat, each of us working to claim the unspoken title of Best Dancer. However, it was when a Gwen Stefani impersonator’s “Rich Girl” came on that everything changed for me. As I danced along, a slightly inebriated family friend made the decision to pull me aside and (loudly) warn me that I had “no rhythm,” I “dance like a white girl,” and I…

Norma Jeane Mortensen, also known as Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. In the beginning Marilyn had a rough start at life. She didn’t know her father, and her mother Glady Pearl Bakers developed psychiatric problems and was placed in an institution. Monroe spent a lot of her time in foster care and in an orphanage. In 1937, Doc and Grace Goddard took care of Monroe for only a few years. At seven years old Marilyn was placed back in a foster home where she had…

the perfect body figure in American Culture. Monroe's daring persona, sexual appeal, and attitude made her the go to image for artists, musicians, designers and social influencers. From artists such as Lady Gaga and Madonna to Taylor Swift and Gwen Stefani, Marilyn Monroe continues to be described as the embodiment of Hollywood glamor. Despite her influence in media 50 years’ postmortem, Monroe still continues to be praised for her curvaceous figure and naturally unobtainable body proportions.…

Cultural appropriation refers to picking and choosing elements of a culture by a member of another culture without permission. Cultural appropriation has been around for years but is becoming more evident to members of minority groups. While not important to some, it is imperative that this growing trend of cultural disrespect end. Ignorant of the history and tradition the cultural appropriation of minority groups leads to misrepresentation and further oppression. In recent years, the group…

How Aboriginal Culture is Becoming Mainstream in Today’s Society Culture can be defined as the “characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts”9. Despite efforts throughout the years to destroy the traditions and their way of live, Aboriginal culture is nevertheless thriving in today 's society because Western and Indigenous culture have become somewhat meshed. The Indigenous have people…

In the early 1800s, a philosophical movement called Transcendentalism developed in the Northeast United States. Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and that the individual is more powerful than the institution. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author of “Self-Reliance”, was one of the founders of Transcendentalism. Emerson befriended and mentored Henry David Thoreau, a fellow Transcendentalist and author of works such as “Walden”. Both men were pioneers for the movement and were the true…

African American culture in the United States is very specific and individualistic from any other culture on the globe. Being that is fairly a new developed culture compared to the older countries who’ve been around for hundreds of years, Black culture still sticks out like a sore thumb. Dealing with major social and political complications Black Americans are forced into making certain decisions into their lifestyle due to the obstacles that they faced. Also, granted as America grew so did the…