Analysis of: Rihanna’s Song “Diamonds” The Barbadian Singer Rihanna, known for her hit songs like “Only Girl,” “Where Have You Been,” and “Disturbia” is one of today’s most well-known singers. She came on the scene in 2005 with her debut album Music of the Sun; the first single released from that album was “Pon the Replay.” This single was very fun and playful with a reggae, dance hall vibe to it, and the music video reflected this as well. With the release of her sophomore album A Girl Like Me came a lot more exposure, and the first single off that album “SOS” became her first billboard top 100 single. Though she had some success with her first two album, it was with the release of her third studio album that skyrocketed her to fame, and made her a household name. The single off her third album that put her on the map worldwide was “Umbrella.”
Rihanna had already put out two albums between 2005 and 2006, but it was not until she went from a good girl to a bad girl that she started to achieve real success in her career. With the release of her third studio album in 2007, Rihanna reinvented her image and her style of music. She has collaborated with artists such as Kanye West, Shakira, and Wale. She has headlined four concert tours, and even tried her hand at acting in the movie Battleship. Rihanna
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After the release of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad, a lot of her songs seem to take on a darker tone. The decision she made to revamp her image and musical genre seems to have catapulted her career into the stratosphere. Is it possible that humans around the world resonate more with things that are bad? It may very well be that we are more in touch with our darker side than we would like to admit because we all seem to find her more interesting now after she has gone through this change than we did at the beginning of her
And that's saying a lot. Consider that she's already appeared in five television series, made seven albums, and starred in a major motion picture. She's sold over 24 million albums worldwide, achieved five Top Five hits from her 1986 record, Control and a record seven Top Five Hits from the 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album, four went to no.#1. She followed that up with a record breaking world tour, a movie and her self-titled album Janet.
Named the most successful female music artist ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, Diana Ross has been one of the top RnB singers since the beginning of her career in 1959. Between her work with The Supremes and as a solo artist, she has released 53 studio albums and 70 singles. Ross continues to record and tour to this
On the night of December 13, 2013 Beyoncé, released her fifth self-titled album on iTunes. The album caught many people by surprise because Beyoncé did not set a date for the album, nor did she use any promotion; she did release a video on her Instagram asking her followers if they “were ready”. The buzz spread through social media like wildfire. With no promotion or warning, Beyoncé album took the world by storm and made it for her audience and critics to take in the album and its contents. Many people loved the album for not only its catchy songs, but also the growth and “looser” conservative Beyoncé.
In terms of music, Demi Lovato has made an impact in the music industry. In 2017, she was ranked the #8 Top Female Artist (“Top Artists Female...”). She has released six albums, including her self-titled album which hit #1 on ITunes in over 50 countries during 2013. In 2016, her album Confident received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album (GRAMMY.com). Her song “Cool for the Summer” ranked #1 on ITunes in 37 countries within hours of its release. “Neon Lights” and
Demi Lovato is a famous singer, songwriter, and actor born in 1992 in New Mexico. Although she was on “Barney & Friends” as a child, most people know her from her years as an actress and an occasional singer on disney channel. She co-starred in the famous movie series “Camp Rock” and also in the television series “Sonny with a Chance.” After these acting positions, Lovato began a career in singing. She has released many albums and has had many hit songs such as “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Summer.” In 2012 and 2013, Lovato was a judge on “The X Factor” (Wikipedia). Singing is a huge part of Lovato’s life, and she pours her heart and should into her lyrics.
She is quite a good songwriter as well but she is not world famous but most thinks she does well singing in clubs but often most of the time she moved on to the another place once they notice she age because she does not want them to a think she is some monster so she often moved one place or another. She does not really attach to a person because she knows whoever she attach will die and she would be alone again and well love she believe is not opinion.But another part of her is well she has got attach to good animals but it was never with people because people are the different
Whitney Houston is considered as one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record of being the most rewarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was known as the innocent, girl-next-door, who promoted positivity and love within her professional career. Houston's good-girl image was shattered, when she married R&B bad boy, Bobby Brown in 1992. Towards the late 90's, it was rumored that she was using drugs and she looked very thin. In 2006, Houston divorced Bobby Brown and entered into rehab, to end her addiction to cocaine and other drugs. The world was happy to see her healthy and singing again; everyone thought she had made a full recovery and was ready for her to appear back into the spotlight. Tragically, on February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel, she was 48 years old. Her mother, Cissy Houston, has written a book about her daughter's life, entitled: Remembering Whitney, which depicts the rise and fall of the tragic singer's life.
When she graduated from her school in 1998 she signed a deal with Clive Davis the head of the Arista Records. When she graduated she wanted to focus only on her music as she got accepted to Columbia University on a full scholarship. She got a decision if she wanted to go to Columbia University on scholarship or to sign with Columbia Records and chose her music over her college. She wrote a soundtrack of " Men In Black" and she got attention of how she made the song. She recorded two more songs for her soundtracks and released her song " A Minor" on June 2001 and in 2004 she performed with Beyoncé's and Missy Elliott on the Version Ladies First Tour and got to go to Asia and .Auastralia Also she won Best Female R & B Vocal and Best R & B Albums Performances for the songs " If I Ain't Got You", " You Don't Know My Name" by Duo or the group " My Boo". She also won the Best R & B video in 2004 and in 2005 music
In today’s world, celebrities are often misunderstood, especially singer/songwriter Robin Rihanna Fenty, referred to as Rihanna. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos have been talked about in negative ways for some time now, but what people do not understand is that it is all for fame. Celebrities will do anything to keep their careers going strong. If one really took the time out to take a deep look at Rihanna, they will notice how humble she really is. After going through the abusive relationship with Chris Brown, Rihanna has struggled with gaining that strong confidence in who she is.
During Beyoncé's career she later released her first solo recording which was a feature on Jay Z's “Bonnie & Clyde" that was released in October 2002, which was ranking number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. She then released which was her first solo album. Part of Beyoncé career got her a lot of awards, one of them being the 46th Annual Grammy Awards which was for “me, myself and I & naughty girl. Beyoncé has sold numerous amounts of copies of her singles and albums.
Cardi B introduced her musical prowess for the first time on Jamaican singer “Shaggy’s remixed single “Boom Boom” in March 2017 she released her first mixtape Gansta B**** Music. And that september collaborated with other hip-hop artists to produce the KSR Group compilation underestimated the album which included her single What a girl likes. Staying busy on the touring circuit, cardi b was recognized as a rising star, being nominated at the 2017 BET Awards under the Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Categories. As for her being accomplished b her goals. She also accomplished many rewards while trying to prepare to the person she is today. From all the ones she has experienced, the most popular accomplishment is she had gotten soul train music award for rhythm and bars award in 2017n also bet was her best hip hop award for the best
In 2013, the self-titled visual album BEYONCÉ sold almost eight hundred thirty thousand digitally in the first three days, while her sixth number one and second visual album, Lemonade, only sold four hundred ninety thousand digitally in the first week. Although Beyoncé’s second visual album wasn’t numerically successful, both show a vulnerable, an artistic, and a controversial side of Beyoncé. Both albums have surprising visuals and stunning lyrical content with either an obvious meaning or a meaning we have yet to figure out, such as the famous line, “You better call Becky with the good hair.” (Beyoncé, “Sorry”). BEYONCÉ and Lemonade show that Beyoncé tries to better herself as an artist and make herself more vulnerable.
Rihanna in her childhood was inspired by Bob Marley, Madonna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. This reflected most in her very first single “Pon de Replay”, which was a reggae inspired dance track, immediately hitting the top 2 on billboard singles chart. The song not only reached a second place but also shout out to the world: Rihanna is coming! It was 2005, the year she kick
In her songs, she is often changing between hip-hop and pop that no other rapper is capable of, or
Pop music is defined as a type of music, mostly played on electronic instruments, which can be appealing to individual of large age range due to the short, catchy phrases with beats and simple tunes (Macmillan). One of the notable pop singers is Katy Perry. She grew up around gospel music since her parents are both pastors and she used to sing in their church. Katy Perry started her music career during her first year of high school. In 2007, she changed her style from religious music to pop music. In 2008, she released her second single "I Kissed a Girl", and later on "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", and "Firework”. Katy Perry is the first female artist in history that recorded five No. 1 hits in an album. Her music consists of different elements including disco, electronic music, pop and rock. Her latest album, Prism (2013), includes her number-one singles "Roar" and "Dark Horse", which the main focus of the music is about self-empowerment (Perry). The song "Firework" is known to be an important single from her third album, Teenage Dream and is written by herself, Ester Dean, Stargate, and Sandy Vee. “Firework” was released on October 18, 2010 and it peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 9th. The song also lasted for 4 non-consecutive weeks at the triumph position on Hot 100 (Aceshowbiz). The song “Firework” makes a positive impact as it encourages listeners to express their individual worth, instills hope within listeners, and motivates individuals to achieve their goals without restriction.