My quest has come to an end. Over this last month I have gone farther into to four musicians lives. I have learned so much about these artists. Some of what I learned was a bit crazy, and some a little out of the ordinary. I feel like this has help me figure some stuff out about the music industry. Most of all it has helped me learn something new each week, without things getting to broad or boring. At the end of my quest I am now saying that what I have learned will be valuable sometime down the road.
Thank you to all my followers.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Mary J. Blige- Personal Life, ect.
In the early 90s, Blige dated K-Ci singer from Jodeci. The affair ended in 1997. In 2000, Blige met record industry executive Martin Kendu Isaacs, who became her manager. The two were married on December 7, 2003, in a small private ceremony at Blige's home attended by 50 guests.
Blige earned her GED in 2010.
Blige has had many business ventures including her own record label, Matriarch Records launched in 2004 through Interscope. In July of 2010, Blige launched her first perfume, My Life exclusively on HSN. Also in October 2010 Blige released a line of sunglasses called "Melodies by MJB". The first of the collection will feature four styles with a total of 20 color options. Each style will represent a specific facet of Blige’s life.
It was confirmed in August of 2010 that Blige had begun work on her tenth studio album. Reports claimed the album would be titled, LovHer and be released first quarter of 2011, but Mary revealed to Rap-Up. com during her Music Saved My Life Tour in 2010, she was in no hurry to release the album and she had not given it a title yet.
Blige earned her GED in 2010.
Blige has had many business ventures including her own record label, Matriarch Records launched in 2004 through Interscope. In July of 2010, Blige launched her first perfume, My Life exclusively on HSN. Also in October 2010 Blige released a line of sunglasses called "Melodies by MJB". The first of the collection will feature four styles with a total of 20 color options. Each style will represent a specific facet of Blige’s life.
It was confirmed in August of 2010 that Blige had begun work on her tenth studio album. Reports claimed the album would be titled, LovHer and be released first quarter of 2011, but Mary revealed to Rap-Up. com during her Music Saved My Life Tour in 2010, she was in no hurry to release the album and she had not given it a title yet.
Mary J. Blige- career continued
On August 26, 2003, Blige's sixth album Love & Life was released by Geffen Records. Although the album was certified platinum, it is Blige's lowest-selling to date. Geffen Records released Blige's seventh studio album, The Breakthrough on December 20th, 2005. Her leading single "Be Without You" peaked at number 3 on Billboard's top 100 and stayed there for over sixteen months.
Blige's eighth studio album, "Growing Pains", was released on December 18, 2007. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It sold 629,000 copies in its first week, making it the third time since Nielsen SoundScan began keeping data in 1991 that two albums sold more than 600,000 copies in a week in the United States. In its second week, the album climbed to number one, making it Blige's fourth number-one album. Blige's ninth studio album, Stronger with Each Tear, was released on December 21, 2009, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 332,000 units in its first week of release.
Blige's eighth studio album, "Growing Pains", was released on December 18, 2007. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It sold 629,000 copies in its first week, making it the third time since Nielsen SoundScan began keeping data in 1991 that two albums sold more than 600,000 copies in a week in the United States. In its second week, the album climbed to number one, making it Blige's fourth number-one album. Blige's ninth studio album, Stronger with Each Tear, was released on December 21, 2009, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 332,000 units in its first week of release.
Mary J. Blige-career
In 1993 Blige came out with her debut album "What's the 411?". After releasing a few singles, they knew that the albums would be successful. The first single released reached number one on the R&B charts. Not but a year later dropped her sophomore album "My Life". This album reached high status as did her first. Many of the song got high on the charts with "I'm Going Down" being the highest at number twelve.
Blige took a few years off to do various collaborations with other artist. In 1998 she came out with her third album "Share My World", which debuted at number one and had five hit singles. The following year Blige released "Mary" her fourth studio album. Unlike her first three albums this one did not receive as much praise. In 2001 Blige released her fifth studio album entitled "No More Drama". The album went double platinum selling over two million copies.
Blige took a few years off to do various collaborations with other artist. In 1998 she came out with her third album "Share My World", which debuted at number one and had five hit singles. The following year Blige released "Mary" her fourth studio album. Unlike her first three albums this one did not receive as much praise. In 2001 Blige released her fifth studio album entitled "No More Drama". The album went double platinum selling over two million copies.
Mary J. Blige-early life
Mary J. Blige was born January 11th, 1971. She was the second of four children. Her mother Cora Blige was a nurse, and her father Thomas Blige was a Jazz musician. Blige spent her early years in Richmond Hill, Georgia, where she sang in a Pentecostal church. She would later move back to Yonkers into the Slobaum Houses with her mother, older sister, five cousins, and two aunts.
Blige dropped out of school in the eleventh grade. She also started to focus on a singing career then also. At seventeen Blige recorded an impromptu cover of Anita Baker's "Caught Up In the Rapture" at a recording booth in the Galleria Mall in White Plains, New York. Her mothers boyfriend at the time later sent it into Jeff Redd who was a recording artist for uptown records. Redd shared it with the CEO of the label and not long after Blige was signed to a record deal.
Blige dropped out of school in the eleventh grade. She also started to focus on a singing career then also. At seventeen Blige recorded an impromptu cover of Anita Baker's "Caught Up In the Rapture" at a recording booth in the Galleria Mall in White Plains, New York. Her mothers boyfriend at the time later sent it into Jeff Redd who was a recording artist for uptown records. Redd shared it with the CEO of the label and not long after Blige was signed to a record deal.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Kanye West- Influence and Personal Life
Kayne West says that Wu-Tang Klan producer RZA was his influence and the reason his for his style in music and producing. West has said before that he likes to listen to rock music over rap when he is outside of work, and that the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killer are some of his favorite. West also got inspiration from rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin.
Kanye had been engaged to Alexis Phifer a designer for 18 months. In 2008 they broke it off. Alexis said that there was way to much strain which had been put on due to Kanye putting to much time into his concert tour. On November 18, 2008 Kanye's mother passed away due to complication from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast augmentation. Kanye told reports, "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that,". In honor of her death, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the "Donda West Law," which makes it mandatory for patients to get medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery. Kanye dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin", to his mother, and did the same on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.
Kanye had been engaged to Alexis Phifer a designer for 18 months. In 2008 they broke it off. Alexis said that there was way to much strain which had been put on due to Kanye putting to much time into his concert tour. On November 18, 2008 Kanye's mother passed away due to complication from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast augmentation. Kanye told reports, "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that,". In honor of her death, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the "Donda West Law," which makes it mandatory for patients to get medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery. Kanye dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin", to his mother, and did the same on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.
Kanye West- Career continued
West announced in September of 2005 that he would release his Pastelle Clothing Line. He released his third album Graduation on September 11th, 2007. Like his debut and sophomore albums it also brought more success to Kanye. For his Graduation album he won four Grammy's including Best Rap Album for Graduation and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Stronger" from the Graduation album.
West performed at the American Music Awards ceremony on November 23, 2008. That same night he won two AMA awards, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for his album Graduation and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist. He released his fourth album November 24th, 2008 entitled 808's and Heartbreak.
Kanye is currently working on his fifth studio album. He recently performed at the MTV music awards, where he for the second year in a row had the ending performance in the show. He showed that he is still pushing forward and changing hip-hop like always.
West performed at the American Music Awards ceremony on November 23, 2008. That same night he won two AMA awards, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for his album Graduation and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist. He released his fourth album November 24th, 2008 entitled 808's and Heartbreak.
Kanye is currently working on his fifth studio album. He recently performed at the MTV music awards, where he for the second year in a row had the ending performance in the show. He showed that he is still pushing forward and changing hip-hop like always.
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