Artists around the world are making their mark in the pop culture world. There are many artists that deserve recognition and fame in their life. However, there are some artists in particular that deserve it much more than others. For example, Taylor Swift. Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter who is one of the leading contemporary recording artists. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have led to a lot of media coverage around the world. A few of her most popular songs include "Look What You Made Me Do" or "...Ready for It?". So, classmates, wouldn't you want to listen to upbeat music when you're feeling down or out of it? I know I would. Taylor Swift is not only great at her music, but she's also great at her skill. She's definitely …show more content…
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. During the age of nine, she started becoming interested in musical theater and even performed at the Berks Young Theatre Academy productions. She took many vocal lessons and traveled regularly to New York City. Later, she shifted her focus to country music and was inspired by Shania Twain's songs. Furthermore, she spent her weekends performing at local festivals and events. With this ongoing determination since childhood, Taylor Swift is an artist who most definitely deserves to be on the Hall of Fame. Swift is not only dedicated, but also passionate. She is passionate to create amazing music for the world and never stops. Taylor Swift was about 12 years old when Ronnie Cremer taught her how to play guitar and she started writing her first single, "Lucky You". Finally, to help her break into country music, her father transferred to the Nashville office of Merrill Lynch when she was 14 years of age. After she attended public high school, which through homeschooling could accommodate her touring schedule, her career beginnings truly began. Swift first worked with
Travis Tritt was born on February 9, 1963 to Georgia and James Tritt. Travis fell in love with music as a young boy. By the age of eight he had already taught himself how to play the guitar and by the age of 14 he was beginning to write his own songs. When Travis was younger his parents did not want him to follow his instincts; his mother wanted him to sing in the church, but he wanted to sing and write country music.
At 10 years old, she started to perform for television and receiver shows in Knoxville. Importantly, she had her first performance at the Grande Ole Opry community where she moved to after high school. She lurched into a tour and produced her first record where she started to gain awards, eventually made it to the topmost of country music
Whitney Houston was born in August 9th, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. Whitney came from a long line of illustrious singers, for her mother, Cissy Houston, was an American gospel singer. Her mother was the Choir minister at “New Hope Baptist Church”. As well, her cousin Dionne Warwick was also an American singer and TV-host, her best songs include “Walk on By” and “Heartbreaker”. Finally, her godmother, Aretha Franklin, was an accomplished American singer and musician. Her father, John Russell Houston, was also an artist in a sense through his work as a professional theatrical manager, although he didn’t have a career in singing.
Popular R&B artiste Beyoncé Knowles songs and videos have a great influence on young women, in particular teenagers, who tends to incorporate the lyrical meaning in their personal lives. Although internationally, this diva, as she often refers herself to, has many critics, millions of fans adore her for her energetic and raunchy videos, and live performances, her sense of style and most of all, the empowerment women feel from her songs.
Taylor continues to maintain her clean appearance by making wise attire decisions. Her consciousness of being a role model and inspiring young girls is a decision that she chooses to permanently tattoo into her mind. On a special for 60 Minutes, she tells Leslie Stahl that when she gets dressed in the morning, she thinks of the opinions of the millions of fans that have confided in her (Swift). She is aware that something as simple as a wardrobe choice is something that makes young women look up to her. A single provocative piece of clothing she chooses to wear has the ability to alter the dressing styles for girls, but she does not try to experiment with risqué choices. Taylor knows that her clothing choices are being monitored from such a young audience, and she does not find this a challenging task. In an older interview for Glamour Magazine she states that it is easy for her to keep her clothes on and refuses to take them off (Swift). Swift expresses no intent to exposes flesh because she wants to ...
Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 near Gordonsville, Virginia. His parents, Richard and Mary Strother moved to Kentucky after she was born. Richard, his father served in the American Revolutionary War as a lieutenant colonel. As a third child out of nine, he spent his childhood in the frontier of Kentucky. They lived in a small cabin, but then moved to a brick house when they gained prosperity. His father owned 10,000 acres of land, and 26 slaves (Britannica 2013). Taylor’s family was rich in American history. He was a descendant of the colonist leader of the Plymouth Colony, William Brewster. Taylor’s second cousin is believed to be the fourth president, James Madison (Britannica 2013). As a child, Taylor received very little education as a child. There were no formal schools available in Kentucky. Taylor was homeschooled for only a couple of months (Britannica 2013).
Who would of ever thought that a little boy who grew up in the country would grow up to be a wonderful president! Well that’s exactly what happened to Zachary Taylor. He was born on November 24th, 1784 in Montebello, Orange County, Virginia. HE grew up on Beargrass creek, Louisville Kentucky. The Taylor family spent a great deal of time at the Springfield Farm, which had a large brick house on it. His family was large consisting of four brothers and, three sisters. Later on when he married Margaret Mackall Smith on June 21st, 1810, they had a large family also, five girls and one boy. During his lifetime, he spent a lot of his time and energy working and helping out on the farm. He also grew close to his riding horse, which he enjoyed. His old war-horse went by the name of Whitey. Unfortunately Taylor passed away on July 9th, 1850 in Washington D.C while he was still serving in office. His death was rather peculiar though. On July 4th, while at a party, Taylor was enjoying a bowl of cherries and glasses milk but suffered from cholera morbus for five days then died on July 9th.
Elizabeth Taylor, or Liz for short, was born February 27th, 1932 in Hampstead, London, England, UK to American parents, Sara Warmbrodt and Francis Taylor. In 1939, Elizabeth and her mother, Sara, left Hampstead and went to Los Angeles. Her father later joined them. Sara Warmbrodt, also known as Sara Sothern, was an actress on stage. So naturally, Liz was groomed to be an actress as well (Boman). A family friend suggested that Liz be taken for a screen test because of her striking beauty. She caught the eye of executives at Universal Pictures, and they signed her in 1941, but she was dropped after the first film. A year later, Elizabeth again captured the attention of another studio, and she was signed by MGM for a full year. By the age of twelve, Liz had become a leading child star (Jackson). When Liz was fourteen, she published a book titled Nibbles and Me. It was about her adventurous experiences with her pet chipmunk, Nibbles, whom she said she found on the set of one of her films. In 1947, Elizabeth appeared solo on the cover of Life magazine. On January 6th, 1950, Liz received her high school diploma from University High School in Los Angeles after she had attended school on the MGM lot. By the time Elizabeth was eighteen, she had a lot of a...
Pop music has long been defined by “idols” and superstars that are subjects of high levels of adoration from severely devoted fans, whose love of these superstars often blurs the line between fandom and obsession. This love is mainly based off of physical looks and charm more often than actual musical talent, as majority of the songs written by these massive superstars are not written by the artists themselves, instead by people hired to write for these artists in a way that will best connect with a crowd willing to spend their money on these manufactured stars. Therefore, it has become evident that in the world of popular music, image has overtaken talent as the determining factor of success in the industry. Instead of skill and songwriting ability, good looks and the ability to draw large crowds of impressionable people have become the main factors of fame in music.
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981. She lived in Kentwood, Louisiana and was constantly performing in front of people and always wanted to be on 'Star Search'. Britney tried out for the New Mickey Mouse Club at age 8 and then again at 11 and made it. Then she went solo because her talent was evident and she wanted more (A & E Television Networks, 2011).
In today’s society music influences people in many ways both for the better and for the worst. Music plays such a big role in modern society due to its easy accessibility like the radio. There are many artist in the world some that influence people for the better, muses, and others that influence others for the worst ,Monsters. Jon Lajoie is an example of a monster, he displays this in his song “Show me your genitals” when he degrades women to a lower standard, and talks about them like the are property On the other hand, Katy Perry represents a muse when she influences people for the better when she talks about being the best that you can be, never giving up, and that everything happens for a reason in her song “Firework”.
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop-country sensations of the 21st century. With over billions of sells, she is also one of the top selling artists of our generation. But what makes her so unique? Are there not other pop-country artists out there? This is the story of Taylor Swift, and how she came to be.
She has numerous achievements and awards, Swift has shown an outstanding impact throughout the world, and has multiple contributions to the country music industry. These been shown through all of the work Taylor Swift does. She deserves this award not only because of the top hits she writes and performs, but also because of the person she is off stage too. Works Cited "Charity." TaylorTalk.
In Hampstead, London on February 27th, 1932 Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born. Elizabeth Taylor was the second child to Francis Taylor and Sera Taylor- formerly known as famous actress, Sera Sothern- the first child being her older brother. The Taylors had hired a nanny for their children, Frieda Gill and not long after Elizabeth Taylor was introduced to the world of acting. The war with germany had forced the Taylors return home to the United States, where the father sold art in St.Louis Missouri and her mother pushed for her to have a career just as she did. (d’Arcy) Although her mother had called it quits on her acting days she still pushed for her daughter to be a star as well. By the time Elizabeth had turned ten years old she had been signed with Universal Studios.Which was to a one year contract, during which time she had released her first movie Lassie Come Home. In 1942 she had begun to work with metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and by then, Elizabeth Taylor had “become a household name” Susan d’Arcy in the biography she wrote called The Films of Elizabeth Taylor.
Ever since I was in eighth grade, I have been obsessed with Taylor Swift. She has been my role model since I was thirteen. When you look at most singers today, they have to be singing about drugs or alcohol, using vulgar language, or performing half-dressed. You never see Taylor Swift doing anything that she would be ashamed of later in life. On the other hand, she has had many relationships that have lasted short time periods. At least, she is not getting married for 72 days or even 24 hours such Kim Kardashian or Britney Spears. This is why I chose to write a research paper on her.