In the last decade Electronic Dance Music‚ or EDM‚ has made a complete 180 in the United States. It has shifted from a genre that was mostly underground with few listeners into popular music. Not only has it begun to top billboards‚ but it has influenced artists of many other genres to “hop on the bandwagon” and begin using it in their songs as well. From commercials to theme songs of popular television programs‚ the influx of EDM can be seen throughout American society. One of the biggest changes
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Lady Gaga is beyond just a modern pop star; she is a product as well. From literally selling singles‚ albums and concert tickets‚ Lady Gaga is also selling herself as a brand. She is a media construct who is artificial and created for a specific target audience in the effort for the maximum commercial gain. Her ‘Little Monsters’ are the ‘buyers’ in the product and purchaser relationship and they not only buy into the idea of her as an artist but also as an icon and a brand. Her brand and image is
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Argumentative Writing Say No to Crazy Fan Do you have a friend or roommate who is crazy about a pop icon? I have. She would never like to miss any launching ceremony of new album even if she has to skip all day’s classes. She spent most of her allowance buying all products about the pop icon even if she has no money for a decent meal. She can’t concentrate on homework because some people are criticizing her idol on the Internet and she must defend his image for him. This is a typical example
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Lana Del Rey is a famous singer. She is American and sings all over the word. She barely sings in the USA though. Her music has won many awards for her music and certain songs have won their own awards. Many of her songs have made charts and made it high in the charts. She describes herself as a Roman Catholic. She has also had a lot of tragedies happen in her short lifetime. Lanas age and a little about her Lana Del Rey isn’t that old. She hasn’t even hit her thirties. She is only twenty-nine
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are Blue-eyed soul‚ pop rock‚ and rock. Blue-eyed soul -> R&B / Soul performed by white artists‚ this music has a really nice vibe. Pop rock -> Mix of a catchy pop style and guitar-based rock. [Target group] In my opinion‚ there is not one specific target group for this album‚ just like the other three albums of DeGraw. He has a voice that is attractive for a lot of people. Teenage girls and boys‚ 20-30 year olds‚ and even 50 year olds like his voice and music. His album is a mix
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One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London‚ consisting of members Niall Horan‚ Zayn Malik‚ Liam Payne‚ Harry Styles‚ and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by the power of social media‚ their two albums Up All Night and Take Me Home‚ released in 2011 and 2012 respectively‚ broke several
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One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London‚ consisting of members Niall Horan‚ Zayn Malik‚ Liam Payne‚ Harry Styles‚ and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by the power of social media‚ their two albums Up All Night and Take Me Home‚ released in 2011 and 2012 respectively‚ broke several
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late 20th century and today is did the arts change history or do the arts reflect the changes that are taking place in society? It is a difficult question to answer since art and music have become so increasingly popular over the past 50 years. Also‚ for this question‚ no one’s opinion was exactly one and the same. Music and the arts had such a widespread influence on our nation over such a small period of time; it seemed as if it was sometimes hard to comprehend. Art in general became such a talked
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poorly documented -until the 16th century‚ most of the literate people in the western world were clergy and students of universities run by the church. -9th century A.D. notation developed to accurately re-create composed music. -vast majority of music preserved was religious. -music of the common people was confined to oral tradition‚ dependent upon the memory of the performers for survival. -12th century - song collection - Carmina Burana‚ compiled by male university students. Songs are tales of
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SPEAKING TEST – LEVEL B1 TEST PAPER 1 Part 1: Social interaction YOUR STUDY 1. What’s your major? My major is Chinese language. 2. What do you find difficult about your major? I think writing Chinese characters and Chinese pronunciation are really difficult. Especially writing chinese characters so I often forget how to write them. 3. What do you like about it? Many chinese characters represent the symbol of something in the word. Such as : human‚ mountain‚ water etc…So learning chinsese
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