Pop 100

Care” I Don’t Care is a song released in 2008 by the rock band Fall Out Boy. The song became certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America that same year. It placed #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008 as well. It was ranked at #68 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. Lead vocalist and guitarist of Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, refers to I Don’t Care as a narcissist's anthem. The band agrees that the song focuses on the emptiness and superficiality of life…

use among adolescents by removing barriers for illicit drug use and endangering the lives of those who take part in the drug fueled culture. Music is present almost anywhere and easily accessible through radio, TV, and the Internet. “A study with 100, fourth through sixth-graders revealed that 98% of these children listened to popular music, 72% of them on “most days” or every day. Furthermore, it has been reported that children between the…

by Sadaja Oliver 4th block  Pop art is a 1950s art movement that began in Britain. In the late 1950s pop art started in the United States. The term pop art refers to the artist’s attitude behind his or her art. It is sometimes referred to as the reaction to abstract expressionism. The people that started the pop art trend in Britain were Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton. Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns started it in the United States. Pop art has been used in many…

When we think about a summer anthem that makes us want to dance and sing all at the same time “one dance” is very likely to pop up in the head of most people. Everywhere you turn you can hear this sexy, provocative song playing, and as hard as you try it hard to not sing along. “One dance” has received many awards this summer, and Billboard, a popular charting company has even named it the song of the summer. It has been number one on the chart for a consecutive 14 weeks. It keeps at No. 2 on…

the DJ duo the Chain-Smokers, incorporates a stylized beat and lyrics through the singing styles of soloist Daya, that embodies the key aesthetic of a commercial success in todays popular music industry. In establishing itself on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for over six months, the electronic dance music song has affectively been advertised to the masses as a clear embodiment of “popular music” through its peak in summer popularity that occurred in July for a solid three weeks. However, when…

He was the first rock’n’roll artist to have 108 Hot 100 hits (Billboard, Elvis Presley Chart Records). Of those 108 songs, 80 made it to number 40 or above. Elvis 's music spent 67 weeks on the Billboard 100 charts (Trust). That was 16 weeks more than Michael Jackson! Presley won three Grammy Awards: Best Inspirational Performance, Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical)…

top of the list but accompanied in the increase of popularity of South Korean culture outside the country of origin, many people are trying to emulate a non—Western version of beauty. In the news recently there was a Brazilian man who was into Korean pop and underwent surgery (Auerbach 1). This may hint to the effects South Korean popular media is having internationally as…

Hey. Happy birthday! I hope you 've been having a great summer so far and it 'll be even better after your 17th! I kinda miss you and I 'm still hoping to get a text from you someday saying that we can give it another shot or start over but I 'm not expecting it. I really regret what I did. Everyday I regret it. I wish it didn 't happen. Good luck at GHP and with your subject SATs, and I already know you got a 5 on all your AP exams! I have no doubt that you will get a 5 on the national exams. I…

Since the late 1990's, South Korean popular culture entered the global market via its television series better known as K-drama. The export of Korean dramas sparked off a palpable craze for Korean cultural commodities in early 2000. This popular cultural phenomenon known as the Korean Wave or Hallyu has seen a surge in interest in Korean culture especially through the study of the Korean language and understanding of the culture through travel. In this essay I would like to shed light on how…

One example of this materialism is through Kim Kardashian. Her famous Kim Kardashian game attracted more than 22 millions of players within the few months of the game’s release. By early 2016, she earned more than $100 million from the launch (Rao). This game is essentially a materialistic game because it encourages players to buy outfits and jewelry with real money. Players would often spend $5 on 50 silver stars because there is this beautiful dress that they have…