Albums: 14 Shades of Grey, Break the Cycle, Chapter V, Dysfunction.
Staind has been around since 1995. They formed in SpringField, Massachustts. Fred Durst from LImp Bizkit was one of the executive producers for the albums, Dysfunction and Break the Cycle. He also directed a few videos for the band later on. Here is one of the earlier songs from Staind “It’s Been Awhile.”
Beyonce started off in a band that contained 4 girls Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Letoya Luckett, & LaTavia Roberson. Their band was called Destiny’s Child. In 2002 the band went from 4 members to 3. The three that stayed were Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams., known as Beyoncé, is a singer, and actree. She is originally from Houston, Texas. Her education consist of going to a number of performing art schools, where she learned dance and music. Beyonce’s first real break through was when she became a part of a band in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child. The band changed member narrowing it down to three performers instead of five. Through out the struggles faced by the group, they eventually were recognized as the world’s best-selling female group of all time. In June 2003, after a series of commercial successes with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album; Dangerously in Love became one of the most successful albums of the year. These singles “Crazy in love” and “Baby Boy” earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in 2004. The wins established her standing among the most successful female artists in the United States.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Singles:
“Deja Vue”
“Beautiful Liar”,
” Irreplaceable”.
She became one of the most marketable artists. Beyonce decided to expand her horizons and wnder into acting. She played in The Pink Panther and the 2006 musical film Dream girls.
Young Joc is one of the many Rap artists featured on FM90. He name is Jasiel A. Robinson and was born on April 2, 1983. His home toen is Atlanta Georgia. Most people know him as Yung Joc. His most popular single that he is featuredi n is “Buy U A Drank” and is also featured in “Show Stoppin,” a single released in 2007.
Some of his own singles are “It’s Goin down,” “I Know you See It,” and “1st Time.”
Carrie underwood is a name we all know from the famous American Idol. She has come a long way with her music. Her singles have both hit top 40 station and country. Some of the better known songs are “When he Cheats,” “All American Girl,” “Jesus Take the Wheel,”and “So Small.”
Started with country but her songs became so popular that a select few were chosen to be played on the top 40 stations. “When he Cheats” is one the singles chosen along with “So Small.”
She has recieved many awards. For two consecutive years she has revieved the female vocalist of the year.
Genras sometime intertwine. Taylor Swift, for instance, is mainly known for her country music talent. She now is changing her songs to more of a pop sound. her songs are not only played on country stations, but also on top forty stations. FM 90 is currently playing 2 of her songs. One is “Tear Drops on my Guitar” and the other is “Our Song.” Here are the videos.
I really enjoy her music because it’s not overly country. There’s another genre that it fits into, which is pop. This is why many top forty stations are playing music of this variety. Taylor Swift isn’t the only artist being played. Carrie Underwood has also come out with singles that are being recognized on stations other than country stations. Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift didn’t start this trend by any means. Back in the 90’s, Shania Twain had her share of singles that were made into more of pop songs. As a matter of fact, she released an album including two CD’s. One consisted of the country version of her songs and the other had the pop version.
