Babyface has made quite the career in his life thus far. He's worked with a countless number of celebrities and has quite the reputation. Here are more facts about this man that many people don't know. Number Eight: Ariana Grande Blows His Mind One of the most recent artists that Babyface has worked with is Ariana Grande (on her debut album). According to him, "she’s got great passion... That’s always fun when you find a new artist that can really blow your mind... It’s not easy to find these days." This is what he said about her in his interview with Creative Loafing. Number Seven: He Worked on an Animated Cult Classic From the '90s Babyface has contributed to many different films, one of them being The Pagemaster. The song he worked on,
that also ended up on the soundtrack, is called "Dream Now." Number Six: He's Friends with Mariah Carey People know that Babyface produced Mariah Carey's song Everytime I Close My Eyes, but not many people know that these two have pretty much remained friends since. It's super cool to see people get along more than professionally. Number Five: He Censors, but for a Reason While it seems that today's music is full of profanities, Babyface likes to keep it classy. He has said that it is good policy to "tone it down" so that it can reach more people. Number Four: He Didn't Like His Nickname When the man was first starting out, he acquired the name of Babyface, but he didn't like it very much. It was only with reluctance that he did so. Number Three: He Doesn't Really do Broadway Upon being asked whether or not he would write for Broadway, the man has said that although he likes the shows, he's not to well-versed in the matter. Until he does, he won't really be doing that. Number Two: He's Strictly Commercial Although Babyface has produced many different artists, he still prefers to work with those he feels has commercial potential. That is an interesting perspective to hold, that's for sure. Number One: He's Works for Charity In 2012, this producer worked at a store known as Nathan's. All the money he raised went to a charity known as Toys for Tots.
His music still has a very devoted fanbase, particularly in many Arab countries. Richie continues to release music to this day, and remains one of the most influential and best-selling RnB singers of all time.
Bill Cosby has always provided the world with fresh, clean, family comedy. His comedy albums often received Grammy honors. In the 1980’s, Bill Cosby had the nation’s top-rated TV series, The Cosby Show. The books he has written on the subject
The celebrity selected for this analysis is Ellen DeGeneres. Emmy-winning talk-show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres is born on 26th January 1958 and she is an American comedian, television host, actress, producer and a writer. With her own talk show, she is one of America's most well-known television hosts.
In spite of the fact that Faith Evans carved out a recording career in her own right, her name will forever remain linked in the minds of many to her late husband the Notorious B.I.G. Evans was an active session singer and songwriter before signing her own solo deal and marrying Biggie, and while she never matched the level of his stardom, she continued to come into her own as a vocalist in the years after his untimely death.
Throughout his musical career, he earned many titles “Mr. Dynamite” and “The Godfather of Soul” known as the hardest working man in show business. His demeanor at times was often that of a tyrant, generous nature, tolerant, or at times demanding. He was the greatest entertainer during his time. He is known for his performances on stage. The cape act that he uses on stage came from the wrestler Gorgeous Geor...
While in Quincy’s lifetime, he has made hundreds of albums and scores for movies and television shows. He has made albums for famous music
Ariana Grande broke down on the year 2014 Grammy Awards red carpet. This singer was in tears while taking the photos for the photographers; according to January 27 report by the Wet Paint. What happened to this singer? Grande seemed very happy and very confident when she stepped out on the Sunday night. She looked somewhat gorgeous in the retro floral dress and her pink pumps. It seemed like pressures of fame got to this R&B singer. A fan said that the photographers were ordering her to look every way. She had the trouble listening to all of them at one time. Grande moved little very quickly on the red carpet. She stepped backwards and then tripped. That is when she got very embarrassed and even cried. Grande ended up crying in bathroom during that night. Fans got word of this singer's reaction. They flocked to the Twitter by showing the support, tweeting We Are Here for You Ariana. Ariana Grande seemed flustered when she spoke to the Giuliana Rancic earlier. Giuliana asked singer to describe her own style and she could not form right wor...
Before the songstress appeared on the pop scene, the name “Madonna” was used in reference to the Christian Mother of God. The original “Madonna” was the symbol of Roman Catholicism and Western Christianity. Madonna the entertainer however proved she was unlike this original female figure. She violated all the innocent icons of religion and femininity and by using the phrase “like a virgin” she began a long string of inserting religious, political and sexual references into the world of pop music.
She was assigned to Jive Records at the age of 15 which was where she recorded a album that was never released. She dropped from them immediately and started to process her work with Missy Elliott who was producing number one tracks. She took her songwriting in her own hands and started later on to contributed with Missy Elliott.
We all admire the currently famous singer Meghan Trainor, but do you know her life story? Well, I’m going to tell you. She is inspired by everybody by her amazing songs. That woman has a strong ambition for singing. Obviously, she has of course written many songs. In fact, by the time she was eighteen she had written three albums! Her top two hits are “Lips are Moving” and “All about that Bass”. I chose Meghan Trainor for my project because I love her awesome songs. We will learn more about Trainor as we go along.
The star text of a celebrity can help to decipher their image and transitions they may undergo. In order to better understand these transitions, one must know the definition of a star text. A star text is the sum of everything we affiliate with celebrities, which includes their body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience participation (Jackson, 08/09/16). One must note that “celebrity doesn 't happen because someone has extraordinary qualities – it is discursively constructed by the way in which the person is publicised and meanings about them circulate” (O 'Shaughnessy and Stadler 424). Destiny Hope Cyrus, “an American singer and actress, became a sensation in the television series
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 [eople do not understand is that it is all for fame. Celebrities will do anything to keep their career 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 with who she is. Her critics believe that she is still trying to discover herself and figure out who she really is as a person. Rihanna is often given two choices, to do what she is being asked to do, or throw her career out the window. She either gives the crowd the sexual acts they want or let her career die down. In the song “S&M,” Rihanna was really exposing herself to the crowd, as well as “Good Girl, Gone Bad.” She is basically telling the crowd that this is the person she is, but is it really? For my original piece I will be creating a journal, expressing the feelings Rihanna felt as she overcomes her struggles. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos are really all for fame and therefore, are easily misunderstood.
The contract that started it all was with Def Jam Records, which accompanied her rising for a considerable period of time. Rihanna describes herself being at the studio fronting Jay-Z, the rap king. Jay-Z was living his golden age when he met Rihanna, and more importantly, heard Rihanna. He was at once convinced, blown away by the young prodigy’s talent. Rihanna later shared her experience at the first audition with Jay-Z.
...current boyfriend, Simon, in late 2012. Simon is the CEO of the Drop4Drop foundation, and the co-founder of the United Kingdom bottled water company Life Water. Adele has had a many different awards for her voice. Although in 2011, her voice was not all that pretty. She had a vocal hemorrhage, which is bleeding on the vocals, but she had a laser surgery and as of today she is just like normal. As any singer does she had many different inspirations or influence. In 2013 Wiz Khalifa said that he and Adele would be collaborating on his fifth studio album. Right now it is said that Adele is currently occupied by working on her third album, this album should be amazing. She has had her share of television bits, and she supports many different charities
The celebrity lifetime story that intrigue me is MICHAEL JACKSON. He was born MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON in August 29 1958 in Gary Indiana. His parents were Jo and Kathrine Jackson. Michael Jackson had 7 siblings named RANDY, JANET, MARLON, TITO, JACKIE, LATOYA and JERMAINE . He engaged in music at a very young age and founded the Jackson 5 alongside his siblings Marlo, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito . Michael Jackson turned out to be the break out star of the group and went on to pursue a solo career in 1971 and sure enough he didn’t disappoint. By 1980’s MICHAEL JACKSON had achieve great success with his songs and his music videos like THRILLER that top the chart for 37 weeks , BEAT IT, and BILLIE JEAN. He reveal his signature dance move