Alicia Keys the Keys' on fire

                                            Alicia Augello Cook born on January 25,1981, in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan, in New York City. She is known professionally as Alicia Keys, an American R&B singer-songwriter, pianist, musician, record producer and actress. She is the only child of Teresa Augello ( paralegal and part-time actress ) and Craig Cook ( flight attendant ). Her parents separated when she was two and raised by her mother during her formative years in Hell's Kitchen. At the age of four, Alicia Keys and a group of girls made an appearance on The Cosby Show and played the part of Rudy Huxtable's sleepover guests in the episode " Slumber Party ". Throughout her childhood, she was sent to music and dance classes by her mother. She began playing the piano when she was seven and learned classical music of composers like Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin. At age of twelve she enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School were she majored in choir and began writing songs. She graduated in four years as valedictorian as age of 16.

                                              In 1994, Alicia Keys met long-term manager Jeff Robinson and introduced Alicia to her future A&R at Arista Records, Peter Edge. Edge helped Robinson create a showcase for Alicia Keys and also got involved in developing her demo material. Alicia Keys signed to Columbia Records and she was accepted to Columbia University. But after a month, she dropped out of college to pursue her musical career fuul-time. Alicia Keys first studio album Songs in A Minor was released in June 2001, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 236,000 units. It went on to sell over 6.2 million copies in the US and 12 million copies internationally. Additionally, it was certified six times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor led her to win five awards at the 2002 Grammy Awards Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for " Fallin ", Best New Artist, and Best R&B Album: Fallin was also nominated for Record of the Year. She followed up her debut with " The Diary of Alicia Keys ", which was released in December 2003. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 618,000 copies in its first week of release, and becoming the largest first-week sales of female artist in 2003. It sold 4.4 million copies in the US and certified four times Platinum by the RIAA. The albums lead single, " You Don't Know My Name ", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The albums second single, " If I Ain't Got You ", was releaseed in February 2004 and peaked at number four on Billboard Hot 100. She also won Best R&B video at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards for that single. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she won four Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocals for " If I Ain't Got You ", Best R&B Song for " You Don't Know My Name ", Best R&B Album for " The Diary of Alicia Keys ", and Best R&B Performance by a DUO or Group with Vocals for " My Boo " with Usher. Alicia Keys opened a recording studio in Long Island, New York, called the Oven Studios which she co-owns with her production and songwriting partner Kerr " Krucial " Brothers. They are the co-founders of KrucialKeys Enterprise, a production and songwriting team who assisted Alicia Keys in creating her albums as well as create music for other artist.

                                                 In May 2009, music producer Swizz Beatz announced that Alicia and he were romantically involve. In May 2010, a representative for Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz confirmed that they were engaged and expecting a child together. During the time of 2010 FIFA World Cup, the couple had their union and their unborn child blessed in Zulu ceremony which took place in the Illovo suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. On July 31,2010 they had a wedding celebration on the French island of Corsica. In October, Alicia gave birth to their son Egypt Daoud Ibarr Dean, in New York City. Throughout her career, Alicia Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 65 million records worldwide. Billboard magazine named her the Top R&B Artist of the 2000 decade. In 2010, VH1 included her on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Billboard magazine placed her number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years.   

Lorde the Lord of alternative music

                       Ella Yelich-O'Connor was born in Auckland New Zealand on November 7, 1996. She was also known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She was the child of Sonja Yelich ( a poet ) and Vic O'Connor ( civil engineer ). At age 5, Lorde followed her friend into a drama group and discovered a love of singing and acting. Lorde's mother encourage her to red books and at the age of 12 she was proofreading her master's thesis for her. In 2009, Lorde and friend Louis McDonald participated in, and won, the schools talent show in Belmont Intermediate School. After seeing Lorde's performance in the talent show, McDonald's father sent out recordings of Lorde covering Duffy's hit song " Warwick Avenue " and Pixie Lott's " Mama Do " to various talent scouts. At age of about 13 or 14, Lorde began writing songs with her guitar.

                       Lorde's debut EP. The Love Club, was originally posted on SoundCloud in November 2012 and was available for free download. A music supervisor in the United States heard the EP and played it to Lava Records CEO Jason Flom who subsequently wanted to meet Lorde and sign her to his Universal subsidiary label. The Love Club EP features five songs, including the number one hit " Royals ", was officially released digitally in March 2013 and on CD in May 2013. " Royals " debuted as a single at number one on the New Zealand Top 40. In August 2013, with "Royals ", Lorde became the first female in 17 years to top the US Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. The release of " Royals " in the US in June 2013, 85,000 copies were sold during a single week in July. The song also peaked number one in the US on the Billboard Hot 100. With all these, Lorde became the first solo artist from New Zealand to top the US Hot 100, and the youngest artist to hold the US number one in more than 25 years. Lorde's musical style has been described by AllMusic as a " stylish mix of arty, confessional bedroom pop and club-ready electro-rock ". Lorde described her sound as maturing when working on debut album. Her music draws from electro-pop, but she grew up listening to soul musicians Etta James and Otis Redding. Lorde also stated that her music is also inspired by authors, citing Tobias Wolff, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman, and Leonard Cohen as influences in her writing. She also indicated that she is influenced by artist who originated in the late 1970's era of american Alternative and punk rock.

                           Lorde is a self-identified feminist. As of July 2013, Lorde is a Year Twelve student at Takapuna Grammar School. In January 2014, media articles revealed that Lorde is in a relationship with 24-year-old New Zealand-born photographer James Lowe, whom she met before her music career and both attended the 2014 Grammy Ceremony together. 

Bruno Mars is out of this world

Peter Gene Hernandez ( born October 8, 1985 ), also known as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians. He is the son of Peter Hernandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot ( who died June 1, 2013 ). His father is half Puerto Rican and half Eastern European Jewish. Bruno Mars' mother immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child, and was of Filipino and some Spanish descent. He was nicknamed  " Bruno " by his father, because of his resemblance to legendary professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. Bruno Mars is one of six children and came from a family of musicians who expose him to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B. Bruno Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci, and R. Kelly, as well as 1950's rock 'n' roll and Motown. Bruno mars began performing five days a week with his family's band at age four. He was featured in MidWeek as " Little Elvis ", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1990. In 2003, after having graduating from president Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of 17, Bruno Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career. He adopted his stagename from his nickname his father gave him, adding " Mars " at the end because lot of girls say that he's out of this world.

                                      Doo-Wops and the Hooligans, was Bruno Mars' debut album and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010. Its lead single " Just The Way You Are ", was released on July 19, 2010 and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.  The second single, " Grenade ", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance. The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning Best pop Vocal Performance for " Just The Wat You Are ". On September 19, 2010, Bruno Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possesion of cocaine. He pled guilty to felony drug possesion, an in return for his plea, he was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year, paid a $ 2,000 fine, did 200 hours of community service and completed a drug counselling course. March 22, 2012, it was announced that Bruno Mars had signed a worldwide publising deal with BMG Chrysalis US. On December 11, 2012, Bruno Mars released his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox. The album charted number one album in Switzerland and in United Kingdom. It was the fastes selling album by a solo artist in 2012. As producer and writer of  " Young, Wild and Free ", Bruno Mars was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards. It was announced on January 10, 2014, that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers would be joining Bruno Mars for the Super Bowl half time performance.

                                     Bruno Mars has earned numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He has sold 10 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide as a singer. He has sold over one hundred fifteen million records worlwide as a singer, producer and songwriter.

Boyce Avenue a must watch band

                                            Boyce Avenue is a Puerto Rican-American rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida by brother's Alejandro Manzano ( lead vocals ), Daniel Manzano ( percussion, bass, backing vocals, violin ), and Fabian Manzano ( guitar, backing vocals, keyboards ). The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as a children. Boyce Avenue formed in 2004 when Daniel moved back to Florida after graduating from Harvard Law School. Alejandro and Fabian were both attending classes at the University of Florida. Both tried to graduate before leaving the University but couldn't.

                                             Boyce Avenue began posting videos of original music and covers on popular songs on YouTube in 2007. While producing the videos for YouTube, they continued to create original material for their album, All You're Meant to Be. In 2009, they performed a stand-alone sold-out show in New York City at the Mercury Lounge. WWE in October that year also featured their single " Hear Me Now " in a video tribute to Eddie Guerrero on their decade of Smackdown show. With their sights set on connecting with their online fan base, Boyce Avenue turned their attention to touring, playing for headlining shows in the Philippines. Shortly following this, the band began its first tour of the US. They returned to the Philippines in early 2010 with Kris Allen and the Jabbawockeez. And followed by a spring visit tour of Europe in 2010. The band signed with Universal  Republic on January 23, 2010 and had a debut album entitled " All We Have Left " which was released on June 15, 2010. The album was produced and financed entirely by Boyce Avenue prior to being signed to Universal Republic. In August 9, 2011, the band are no longer signed to Universal Republic and started their own independent record label called 3 Peace Records. In November 2011, they released their own original music video, " Dare To Believe ". The following month they received one million subscribers on YouTube. On April 16, 2012, Boyce Avenue released the official video for their song " Broken Angel " as a worldwide debut through Q Magazine and YouTube. In June 2012, Boyce Avenue performed in its biggest headline tour to date, including stops at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, the Waterfront in Belfast, the Tubbinhalle Oberhausen, Stadpark in Hamburg, Several 02 Academy main halls throughout Great Britain and 2 shows at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.

Taylor Swift Sweeps the Music Scene

                             Taylor Allison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress. She was born on December 31, 1989 in Reading, Pennslyvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner, a homemaker who previously worked in finance and Scott Kingsley Swift, a stockbroker. She has a younger brother named Austin and her maternal grandmother was an opera singer. When Taylor was in fourth grade she won a national poetry contest. Her interest in playing the guitar was because at the age of ten, a computer repairman showed her to play three chords on guitar. She began writing songs regularly and used it as an outlet to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school because she was a victim of bullying. Taylor Swift attended Hendersonville High School in Tennessee but was subsequently homeschooled for her junior and senior years. She earned her high school diploma in 2008. Her greatest musical influence is Shania Twain.

                           Taylor Swift at age 11 made her first trip to Nashville, hoping to obtain a record deal by distributing a demo tape of her karaoke songs but was rejected. She caught the attention of Scott Borchetta after performing at Nashville's songwriter's venue. Scott Borchetta signed her to his newly formed record label, Big Machine Records. She became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV  Tree publishing house. In mid-2006, Taylor Swift released her debut single " Tim McGraw ", reaching number 6 in Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart. Her self-titled debut album spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of  the Top Country Albums Charts. In 2007, Taylor Swift won an award for the music video of        " Tim McGraw " for Breakthrough Video of the Year in CMT Music Awards. Her second single " Teardrops on My Guitar " peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and number 33 on Billboard Hot 100.

                           In September 21, 2007, she helped launch a campaign to protect children from online predators. In October 2007, she was awarded Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Assn. Intl., making her the youngest artist ever to win an award. Taylor Swift's lyrics are highly autobiograpical; she has said that " If you listen to my albums, it's like reading my diary. " In early 2008, Taylor Swift donated the pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to the children's charity, the Victory Junction Gang. In November 2008, Taylor Swift released her second album " Fearless ', and earned 4 Grammy  Awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009.

                           In January 2010, Nielsen SoundScan listed her as the most successful digital artist in music history with over 34.3 million digital tracks sold. Her third album " Speak Now " released on October 25, 2010, which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week. She also has been listed in the 2012 Guinness World Records/Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling Digital Album by a Female Artist for her album " Speak Now."

Rihanna Rules the Music Scene

Rihanna Rules

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a barbadian recording artist, actress, and fashion designer. She was born on February 20,1988. Her parents were Monica Braithwaite and Ronald Fenty. Since the beginning of her career icess, reaching number one in more than 20 countries globally. Her 5th studio album was certified platinumn 2005, Rihanna has sold 30 million albums and 120 million singles worldwide which make her one of the best-selling artists of all time. Rihanna's 3rd studio album, peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified two-times platinum in the United States and five-times platinum in the United Kingdom. Rihanna also collaborated with American rapper Eminem in 2010 and the song was a worldwide success in the United States and six-times platinum in the United Kingdom. Rihanna's 7th studio album in 2012 became her 1st number one on the Billboard 200 and features the lead single " Diamonds " which top the charts in over 20 countries worldwide.

                           

Girls' generation music of next generation

GIRLS' GENERATION

Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine member group consists of Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoheon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. The songs " Into The World " and " Kissing You " is the beginning of their career when they gained attention. It was 2009 when they gained significant popularity with their hit single " Gee ". That song was classified by the online music store MelOn as the most popular song of the decade in South Korea. They solidified in Korean music industry with their follow-up singles. In 2010, the group sold more than 11,730,000 digital albums and singles. After series of activities in Japan in 2011, the group returned to the Korean Music scene with " The Boys " which was released in three languages : Korean, Japanese, and English. They received immense popularity which earned them titles " The Nation's Singer " and " The Nations Girl Group ". They also have been listed as #1 on the Top Female Singer's List for 4 consecutive years on the Leespair Popularity Survey in Korea. The Girls' Generation is truly the music of young girl's generation.

Pink is Red Hot

Pink ( born Alecia Beth Moore ) grew up in a small town outside Philadelphia. At thirteen, Pink made her singing debut with a local rap group. She had her 13 tattoos when she's only nineteen. Pink is a singer-songwriter and actress. She began her solo career in 2000 with the single " There You Go " Pink gains further recognitions upon collaborating with Cristina Aguilera and Mya for the cover of " Lady Marmalade " for 2001 Moulin Rouge! sountrack. That cover earned her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals and her first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Pink nreceived different awards and recognitions in her career. Her songs charted top ten in the U.S. and in U.K. Pink also received her first solo Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the album " Try This ". Billboard magazine named Pink the #1 Pop Musician of the Decade in 2009. In 2012 VH1 named Pink #10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Pink has become one of the most successful artist of her generation, for having sold over 50 million albums and 95 million singles worldwide as of 2014. Her net worth as of January 2014 is estimated to be around $115 million. So, who will say Pink is not Hot?

Katy Perry Really Roars

                                                                                                          

                                                    

Katy Perry Really Roars

Katy Perry ( born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 24,1984 ) is an American dance-pop singer. She has a contralto vocal range. Katy Perry is the only female artist to get five number one singles on one album. On November 30,2012 Katy Perry went to the 2012 Billboard Women in Music Event. She was given the Woman of the year award there.She became the celebrity with the most followers on twitter in November 2013. On December 5,2013 Katy Perry's single " Roar " was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. On May 2014 Katy Perry will start the Prismatic World Tour. These past 3 years Katy Perry proved that she really roars when it comes to music and awards as well. 

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking ball

         
           

   

Miley Ray Cyrus ( born November 23,1992 ) is an American entertainer. She is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley met Australian actor Liam Hemsworth in 2009 on the set of her movie, The Last Song. They dated for four years and became engaged in June 2012. On September 16,2013, Miley and Hemsworth broke their engagement and the reason is unknown. After portraying a sweet role as Hanna Montana, Miley Cyrus comes out of her shell to show the world what's inside her. Her music video of Wrecking ball is really fantastic! The lyrics itself explains her true feelings about her journey in her lovelife. A real must see video! New image, new Miley.