Each of these fabulous artists has been regarded as "one of the greatest pop acts of all time" and dubbed the "Queen of Pop" by various sources. In the same way Madonna and Spears are in the Guinness World Records but Madonna is listed as the world's most successful female recording artist of all time and the top-earning female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of US$490 million, having sold over 200 million records worldwide while Spears also holds the title to multiple records such as Most Searched Person on the Internet (2009). In addition, Madonna and Britney are both legends not only in their genre but universally. There was no bigger legend in pop than Madonna. No one, not even singers like Janet Jackson has achieved what Madonna did.
When she was 19, Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the renowned Clive Davis of Arista Records, who signed her immediately and took the helm of her career as she navigated from gospel to pop stardom. Her debut album “Whitney Houston” became the biggest-selling album by a debut artist. Several hit singles, including 'Saving All My Love For You', 'How Will I Know', 'You Give Good Love', and 'The Greatest Love of All', were released from the album, setting her up for a Beatles-beating seven consecutive US number ones. In 1989 she teamed up with Aretha Franklin on the R&B hit "It Isn't, It
With nine studio albums and twenty-five mixtapes, all eyes are on Lil Wayne to see what is bound to come next. Wayne is my favorite choice as a “National Living Treasure” because when people listen and hear what Wayne is speaking about in his songs, they become inspired and motivated. For example, If Lil Wayne talked positively about President Obama in a song, I believe his polls would increase just because the rapper is that influential over his fans. If put to good use I think Wayne could become a very inspirational and motivational speaker, who catches the attention of millions of people. With his most recent album, The Carter IV, selling over three million copies in only five months; all he has to do is say something negative or positive about someone and all of his fans automatically have the same opinion.
[4] In 2002, El Cangri.com became Ayala's first album with international success, receiving coverage in the markets of New York and Miami. Barrio Fino was released in 2004, and the album received numerous awards, including Lo Nuestro Awards and a Latin Billboard, as well as receiving nominations for the Latin Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards. Barrio Fino performed well in the sales charts of the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Japan. [edit]2004–05: Barrio Fino and "Gasolina" Ayala's next album, Barrio Fino, was produced by Luny Tunes and DJ Nelson among others and released in July 2004 by El Cartel Records and VI Music. It was the most highly anticipated album in the reggaeton community.
Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Gail Winfrey on January 29, 1954 is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. She is the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk show. Oprah Winfrey is considered to be many things. She is a strong black woman.
Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the Fame Ball Tour, Gaga followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro" and allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011), topped the charts of several major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles that include "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Aside her musical career, Gaga has also involved herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism. Influenced by such acts as David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen, Gaga is well-recognized for her flamboyant, diverse and outré contributions to the music industry through fashion, performance and music videos.
Her style and body language portrays her attitude to life and people which reflect back to her genre of music that is Pop and pop rock. Her hit singles, ‘ Fear’ , ‘ F**** *** ‘ spawned mostly in Europe and because of her ‘ freedom of speech’ attitude Allen and alongside, Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media- proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that has seen five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness long" nominated for the Mercury Prize Back. , Lily Allen is often seen in gossip magazines flashing cameras and people watching. Some artists feel that they need to produce and share every aspect of their life to gain publicity for their music and other work with their fans and critics through the use of interviews and stories in magazines. For example, in the front page opposite, ‘SEXY BEAST LILY ALLEN & HER WICKED, WICKED WAYS...’ may show Lily Allen as more of a sex kitten than a person and go into detail about her relationships and actions.
She is the second child of Lynne Irene and James Parnell | |Spears. She began performing as a happy and energetic child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. | When Britney was 17 years old, she released her debut album “Baby One More Time” in early 1999. it was an instant success, becoming a pop hit around the globe as it was sold 13 million copies worldwide. For the next few years, she became the only female in music history to have her first four studio albums debut at number one. Already becoming a world's pop phenomenon, She won numerous awards internationally, including Grammy Award and Billboard Music Awards.
After signing with Hollywood Records, Duff expanded her repertoire to include pop music and has released several albums. Her debut studio album Metamorphosis (2003) was RIAA-certified triple platinum while the subsequent studio album Hilary Duff (2004) and compilation album Most Wanted (2005) were both certified platinum. She exhibited a more adult image with the release of Dignity (2007), which displayed a shift to more of a dance-oriented sound. Certified gold, the album spawned her highest charting US single to date "With Love" which also peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart, becoming the first of her three consecutive number ones on that chart. Prior to the release of Best of Hilary Duff (2008), a compilation of her greatest hits, Duff had sold thirteen million albums worldwide and had performed across the world on four concert tours.
Week 1 Madonna Case Analysis Strategy is the means by which individuals such as Madonna used to achieve their long –term career goals (Grant, 2010, p.16). Madonna had a keen understanding of her operating environment which enabled her to become one of the world’s leading female entertainers for over two decades. During her tenure she has won seven Grammy Awards and is the first female entertainer to receive the lifetime achievement Video Vanguard Award (Russell, 1994). The life story of Madonna is an example of how an individual achieved a successfully business strategy by having simple consistent goals, understanding the entertainment competitive environment and capitalizing on her abilities to self-promote and stay current with emerging entertainment trends (Grant, 2010, p.10). Synopsis of the Case Madonna started her entertainment career at the age of nineteen.