Boyz 2 men is an American R&B vocal group best known for their emotional songs and a cappella harmonies. The quartet won 4 grammys and the trio won 2. They are the most successful R&B groups of all time selling over 60 million albums worldwide. The group was originally a quartet but Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to his health issues. the groups first single was end of the road which hit number one on charts, it stayed number one for 13 weeks straight.
B. King, an American blues guitarist and singer songwriter, to say "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats." He was also ranked38th in the Rolling Stones list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Many artists cited Peter Green as a great influence. Fleetwood Mac, started in 1967 by two former members of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and became an enormously popular pop-oriented group in the late 1970s. Problems of Alcohol and Drugs resulted in a breakup of Fleetwood Mac.
Michael Jackson had an unprecedented number one record in four charts: pop singles, pop albums, black singles and black albums. No African-African artist had ever had this much success in mainstream music. Today, the charts are domi-nated by talented African American artists many of whom were inspired solely by Michael’s legendary Thriller album. If Elvis was the “King of Rock” then Michael was most definitely the “King of
* He has achieved 14 UK number 1 singles * His 1958 single Move It was considered the first authentic English rock music John Lennon said that before Cliff and the Shadows British music wasn’t worth listening to * As he converted to Christianity his songs turned softer more like pop and sometimes gospel * He is the biggest selling artist in the UK Switchfoot * Formed in 1996 * On 2002 Switchfoot’s music was featured in the movie “A Walk to Remember” * The original members for the band was Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman and Chad Butler * From the exposure that came from the movie “A Walk to Remember” they attracted a lot of attention from multiple record labels * Signed a contract with the major record label Columbia Records * Their album “The Beautiful Letdown” was certified as a double-platinum which sold over 2.6 million copies * On August 10 2007 Jon Foreman announced that the band has severed all ties with Columbia Records * They made a song called “This is Home” and was put as part of the soundtrack of Narnia: Prince Caspian * Made an album “Hello Hurricane” and licensed it at Atlantic Records * The album “Hello Hurricane” was nominated and got a Grammy award on February 11 2011 Led
After that, he signed with Def Jam and released his next album, "In My Lifetime, Volume 1." This album had much to do with Jay-Z's life in his earlier years. It won platinum status. A year later, he released "Volume 2, Hard Knock Life," which has sold over five million copies and is five times platinum. With continued success, Jay-Z's net worth is expected to reach $1 billion or more within his lifetime.
He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. [16] As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. [17][18] Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the tenth-most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard as well as the fifth top solo male artist and fourth top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. [19] He was also ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
John Denver .Henry John Deutschendorf Jr (John Denver), singer, guitarist, songwriter: born Roswell, New Mexico 31 December 1943; married first 1967 Ann Martell (one adopted son, one adopted daughter; marriage dissolved 1983), second Cassandra Delaney (one daughter); died Monterey Bay, California 12 October 1997. It is surprising to discover that John Denver only had one UK Top 30 hit, "Annie's Song". Despite numerous tours and television appearances, the British public ignored all his other US No 1s - "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Back Home Again", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", "Calypso" and "I'm Sorry". In the same way that the British public never latched on to surf records, maybe his Johnny-One-Note theme of the Rocky Mountains was too
C. 1983, Michael Jackson established himself as the most popular and searched up entertainer in America. V. Personal Life A. In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing a thirteen year old boy. B. Jackson’s contract with Pepsi was at risk. C. May 1994, Michael and Lisa Maria Presley got married.
In 1977 she released Blue Lights in the Basement, which was one of the top selling albums of the year. This album featured a duet with Donny Hathaway, “The Closer I Get to You”, which reached number two on the pop charts. She followed that up with the album Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway. Hathaway died before the album was released in 1980. Soon after he died she found a new partner in Peabo Bryson.
In 2001 it succeeded in shutting down Napster (the leading on-line source of digital music), and it has threatened thousands of individuals with legal action. [10] This failed to slow the decline in revenue and proved a public-relations disaster. [10] However, some academic studies have suggested that downloads did not cause the decline. [11] Legal digital downloads became widely available with the debut of the iTunes Store in 2003. The popularity of internet music distribution has increased and in 2009 more than a quarter of all recorded music industry revenues worldwide are now coming from digital channels.