Whitney Houston

Selena Quintanilla was star eyed even from childhood. She had always been playful, happy, and most importantly, a great singer. Though she got better over time of course. Selena’s dream was not originally to be a musician, but her father had imposed the idea on her at a young age by making her and her siblings play music together. Her sister and brother weren’t as enthusiastic about the idea as she was, but over time they came to love the idea of practicing and rehearsing together. In the…

African-American History and Culture did a great job at selecting objects. To begin each showcase has a subject: performer or television show. Then each showcase has images, textiles, and other tangible objects relating to the subject. For example, the Whitney Houston showcase has some of her costumes, awards, and images of her. Also, in some of the showcases there are images from when the performers or television show. Furthermore, there is a description for each artifact explaining when an…

If you’re anything like me, when a show isn’t interesting at the beginning, you don’t want to continue watching it. I told myself I was going to watch Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for this blog post so I had to keep watching. Now I tend to watch reality shows or shows that are set in the past, but Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a show set in the present about, you guessed it, Kimmy Schmidt. She was just rescued from a bunker in the ground in Indiana, along with three other women, all who are referred…

somethings about Walt Disney and Ghibli if you are a big fan of the cartoon, I am sure that you have heard about Walt Disney Animation Studios - a big company of cartoon in the USA. Besides the USA, Japan is also considered as a land of a cartoon with great anime movies. Studio Ghibli can be said to be one of the best animation studios in this country. Although Walt Disney seems like Ghibli in some ways, they have many differences. That is the reason why I always have distinction feelings…

What is Singer? China's 'X Factor equivalent revealed after Jessie J wins competition For years, Jessie J, when not producing popular radio hits, has been well-known to audiences in many countries by serving as a judge on The Voice UK and The Voice Australia. Now, she’s turned the tables, competing in and winning in a singing competition TV show. Jessie J recently won Singer, China’s equivalent of The X Factor. Whereas many TV singing competitions revolve around discovering unknown talent,…

Adele, you sweet, sweet woman you, where have you been for five years? The world, myself included, has missed you and your soulful voice. Adele’s highly anticipated album 25 was released Friday, November 20th and it did not disappoint. While her album 21 is and will probably always be her best album, 25 definitely holds its own. “Hello:” This song was the first single released by Adele. It wet our appetite for what was to come. It’s a heartbreaking ballad that shows the beautiful range of…

The music business is filled with scandals and drama; therefore, it is no surprise as technology evolves opportunities for musicians to face scandal increases. One scandal allowed by technology is lip syncing. An increasing amount of musicians take the easy way out and lip sync during concerts and important events. Lip syncing is an inexcusable offense for a musician. It is deceitful and wrong for artists to lip sync in live performances, and it should not be allowed. Performers are held to a…

his story. He also wanted them to know that it is okay to need someone and it’s okay to have setbacks and rely on someone else. Ferrell also used allusions to his advantage in his speech. He said, or sang, the iconic song by the very well-known Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”. Sure, Ferrell did this to be funny, and humorous but he also was giving them a message. He was telling them that he loved them personally, because he went to school there, himself. He also sang the Star Trek…

difficult concept to me at the time, as I could do nothing but topple over endlessly. Or who could forget their embarrassing first play or performance of some sort? Mine was a horrible elementary school rendition of ‘I will always love you’ by Whitney Houston, practicing for days to try to remember the song, just to have a three minute bit on stage with overwhelmingly proud parents watching who didn't care whether we did right or wrong regardless. Experiences like these surrounded me, and I…

wrote: "Britney Spears carries on the classic archetype of the rock & roll teen queen, the dungaree doll, the angel baby who just has to make a scene." A few of her biggest influences in her music, and style were, Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Whitney Houston. She did very similar songs as her biggest influences. Throughout her singing career she has stuck to the same two genres, pop, and pop-dance. Even though her only instrument is her vocals. Her voice has a unique rasp, giving her an extreme…