Beyonce Vs Shakira Comparison Essay
Omotade Alabi
English 101.066
Nathaniel Fuller
12/20/2014
The Queens of Music In the past few years, the music industry has seen the ascension of many prolific names. Some generations producing one great name, while some generate two icons, which more often than not, are persistently compared by their respective fans, in an attempt to determine which one is better. Many female icons have been associated with one another through their whole career. The comparisons span from the likes of Madonna with Cyndi Lauper, and Diana Ross with Aretha Franklin. In this day and age, two new artists have been subjected to the same fate, Beyoncé, and Shakira. While Beyoncé and Shakira, two popular musical artists, have some similarities, I feel that Beyoncé is the better artist, due to her background, performance style, music and lyrics, and endeavors outside of music have more impact than Shakira. Beyoncé and Shakira are undoubtedly the world’s most powerful singers. Through their songs, they have reached heights of fame that would make their status comparable to the likes of the President of the United States. However, due to the similar …show more content…
Shakira’s performance style is emphatic to say the least. She often dances smoothly, (much like most of her songs) as she focuses more with singing the song, than moving her body to the beat. When she does one of her upbeat songs, she will tend to move around the stage, anticipating the crowd to sing along while she embraces different sections. Beyoncé is more of a choreographer. She will most likely have a couple backup dancers with her, and will dance her way through her performance, regardless of the duration. What distinguishes Beyoncé in this category is her ability to offer both singing and dancing. While Shakira tends to only deliver one at a time; one can be rest assured that with Beyoncé, both your visual and aural desires will be
English 101.066
Nathaniel Fuller
12/20/2014
The Queens of Music In the past few years, the music industry has seen the ascension of many prolific names. Some generations producing one great name, while some generate two icons, which more often than not, are persistently compared by their respective fans, in an attempt to determine which one is better. Many female icons have been associated with one another through their whole career. The comparisons span from the likes of Madonna with Cyndi Lauper, and Diana Ross with Aretha Franklin. In this day and age, two new artists have been subjected to the same fate, Beyoncé, and Shakira. While Beyoncé and Shakira, two popular musical artists, have some similarities, I feel that Beyoncé is the better artist, due to her background, performance style, music and lyrics, and endeavors outside of music have more impact than Shakira. Beyoncé and Shakira are undoubtedly the world’s most powerful singers. Through their songs, they have reached heights of fame that would make their status comparable to the likes of the President of the United States. However, due to the similar …show more content…
Shakira’s performance style is emphatic to say the least. She often dances smoothly, (much like most of her songs) as she focuses more with singing the song, than moving her body to the beat. When she does one of her upbeat songs, she will tend to move around the stage, anticipating the crowd to sing along while she embraces different sections. Beyoncé is more of a choreographer. She will most likely have a couple backup dancers with her, and will dance her way through her performance, regardless of the duration. What distinguishes Beyoncé in this category is her ability to offer both singing and dancing. While Shakira tends to only deliver one at a time; one can be rest assured that with Beyoncé, both your visual and aural desires will be