Britney Spears versus the Music Industry Britney Jean Spears was born in Mccomb Mississippi on December 2, 1981. She was raised in rural Kentwood Louisiana. Brit as she is lovingly referred to by her close family and friends, dreamt of a life outside of the deep south. (“I want to be more than swamp trash!”) she was quoted saying in a Rolling Stone article. Britney’s parents Jamie and Lynne Spears desperately wanted and needed their daughter to succeed, in order for their own life to improve. A multitude of financial mistakes surrounding the Spears family would greatly shape the drive and urgency behind making Britney a star. At age 8 Britney would try, but fail to make it to the final cuts for an audition for The Mickey Mouse Club. …show more content…
After 2 seasons and full year run on Disney, Britney returned to Kentwood and realized, she could have more. Her parents, especially Lynne Spears worked tirelessly to get her young daughter to the right people, who could make her a star. Completely broke and unsure of where the funds would come from Britney and her mother, headed off to New York, where for the next 3 years, Britney would do bit pieces, casting calls, and off-off Broadway productions. In 1997 with a second bankruptcy looming over the Spears family, Lynne and Britney knew this was her last chance to make it. Britney began in early 1997 auditioning for record labels, but to no avail, until Jive records, a new subsidiary of Sony Music, was in desperate need of a star. In comes Britney, sweet, kind, somewhat talented, and in desperate need of money to save her failing family. According to People magazine Britney was signed the same day, and other reports state that her appeal was that she was just poor swamp trash that could be manipulated. Lynne Spears signed for her daughter’s new record deal without any hesitation, or legal representation present. Britney and her mother were now locked into a 10-year contract equipped with what the industry refers to as control clauses. This blanket name refers to moral, exclusivity, conservatorship, and also clauses that control your ability to speak on certain subjects in public or in print. These
You might think that a woman with a pedigree and resume as impressive as this would have had a smooth ride all along. Not so. Says Janet, "I went through a great deal of pain from about sixteen to nineteen and a half… Pain that I really wouldn't wish upon anyone." During those years, challenging years for anyone, Janet released two albums, Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984). She spent a difficult and lonely year away from her family in New York while appearing in "Fame," and by the time she was nineteen, had been through a divorce after a short-lived marriage to James DeBarge of another somewhat less famous singing family, the DeBarge Family.
For this assignment I choose Kylie Jenner. She is constantly in the Public eye and her family is well known around the world also. The Kardashian-Jenner family is always a fascination to the public. The Jenner family and Kardashian family are all connected in some way. The television show “Keeping up with the Kardashian’s” is where a lot of the spotlight comes from.
Thanks to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, the world has come to know a talented artist by the name of Nelly Furtado. You'd never gone to have any difficulties reminding her, as her goddess-like face is all that you need to remember. But when that mouth opens to sing songs, then it's a whole new level to like her even more than you expect. Her musical inclination is not just about singing by playing an impressive set of instruments on the likes of keyboard and piano, guitar, ukulele and even trombone.
Whitney Houston is considered to be a legendary singer in the world today. Houston was not just a singer, she was an actress, producer, and model. Even though she is known for her singing voice, Whitney Houston had many ups and downs throughout her life, such as drug and health problems that almost ended her career. Throughout her singing career, she has been honored for her great singing voice. Whitney experienced many things in her personal life from being an outstanding woman, an award winning singer, and an actress and model.
To add to that she has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. She has done well for herself, and plans to write, sing, and choreograph for as long as she can. Paula’s dance “nasty” a song by Janet Jackson was created in an interesting way Abdul says “I'm very grateful, because this was really the big start to my career. When I was introduced to Janet, I was told by A&M Records that Control was going to be an important album for her, and when I started hearing demos, I was really, really excited to work with her. I felt like I had a chance here to really create something big for her. It was so inspiring. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wrote genius music, and Janet had a really important voice in it. You don't hear 'Nasty' and go, 'Oh, this is a dance jam.' It was a very different kind of song, kind of like how 'Straight Up' was for me: This could define an artist completely, and I wanted to create something that would be signature moves but also define her as being in charge. This video was nerve-wracking for her, because she had never danced with just all guys. But I picked the best in the business, and everything came into place perfectly. I choreographed 'Nasty' —
The horrific murder of the beautiful Nicole Brown Simpson was one that had shocked the world. The story of her murder has been told all across the nation on television, in newspapers, and across the internet. During the initial investigation to attempt to find out who had stabbed her to death, an impossible person was accused of the crime. Many clues and significant pieces of evidence found by police officers and crime scene investigators point to Nicole Brown Simpson’s obvious killer: O.J. Simpson.
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter an R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born on September 4,1981, from the mother of Celestine Knowles, who was also a hairdresser at the time. Her father Mathew Knowles, was a sales manager along with a great father. She had one younger sister, Solange, who was also extremely beautiful. Beyoncé was born and raised in Houston, Texas.
In the United States of America, victims’ rights are established in every state providing victims protection, security, respect, compensation, restitution, prosecution, and ultimately justice. The right to protection includes security from threats, manipulation and coercion, revenge, and much more depending on the victims’ circumstances. In some states, protection also entails police services and escort, witness protection, relocation, and restraining orders (The National Center for Victims of Crime, 2012). In the state of California, in which the murders of Nicole Simpson and friend, Ronald Goldman, took place, victim services of rights and protection include safety for the victim so that the case against
Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey to her parents Cissy and John Russell Houston. Some people said that she was destined to be a singer. Her mother was a backup singer for Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and was also a two time Grammy Award winning artist. Her cousin, Dionne Warwick, is an American singer,
Attempting to take her talents to new levels, at the age of 8 Britney auditioned to get on the new and upcoming The All New Mickey Mouse Club T.V show, but unfortunately got denied due to her young age. Although
As a child Jennifer loved to sing and dance and immediately her parents recognized her talent and enthusiasm for performing so they the enrolled her in dance classes. Her mother, Guadalupe, said "Jennifer always loved to sing, but she was also a great actress and knew that she would have a bright future ahead of her.” Jennifer grew up, very close to her family, she even bought her mother a Cadillac with the
From a young age, Spears was a natural performer. As a child, she participated in a vocal entertainment competition called Star Search in 1992 (“Britney Spears”). She was picked for The All-New Mickey Mouse Club television show when she was 11 years old (“Britney Spears”). Spears was always performing for guests, family, and friends. In 1995, she started focusing more on her music career (“Britney Spears”). In September 1998, Spears released her first single, "...Baby One More Time." (Britney Spears”). The catchy tune reached the top of the pop charts at the end of
The contract that started it all was with Def Jam records, which accompanied her rising for a considerable period of time.
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).