Ariana Grande on Landing the Role of Glinda: 'It Has to Be Earned… Period' Grande has beenvocal about her love for theWizard of Ozfor years. When she was just 10, she met Kristen Chenoweth (who starred as Glinda) backstage after a Broadway performance of the musical.She began auditionin...
Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flashtackles the stress and struggle of inner-city poverty in this influential rap song. Its vivid style of street reporting would open the floodgates for a bevy of subsequent acts, including N.W.A and Public Enemy. Lines like "You'll grow in the ghetto livin' ...
No matter your feelings about Taylor Swift, one thing you can't deny is she is one of the biggest stars on the planet right now. Her Eras Tour has already made over a billion dollars and shows no signs of slowing down. Ms. Swift, who started in country music has crossed over to pop...
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“Beyond reggaetón, dancehall is hugely influential in pop music in general,” Herrera explains, using late-’10s U.S. pop hits Tory Lanez’s“LUV,”Sia’s“Cheap Thrills”and Ariana Grande’s“Side to Side”as examples. “It hammers the point that dancehall’s influence is stronger than...
Rife with clever wordplay and a dexterous combination of styles, Chuck Berry's first major hit single was a rock 'n' roll revolution in the making. While the lyrics weren't necessarily subversive, Berry's skin color and influential sound were enough to generate a degree of controversy. Mainst...
One of the most influential characters not fromThe Wizard of Ozfilm is Madame Morrible, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh, the December cover woman forAARP The Magazine. Morrible is one of the most esteemed members of the faculty at Shiz Universit, the school Elphaba and Glinda attend; however, El...
next year more women in hip-hop will be nominated, because I know I'm working hard, I know they're working hard, and hip-hop is the culture right now. So I would love to see more of my women in hip-hop nominated in more categories because we are highly, hi...
It's hard to overstate just how influential Lavigne's breakout year was, starting with "Complicated." The track peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, helping the newcomer earn nominations for Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album (...
Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress and comedian. She started as a stand-up comic and then moved into film, television, and theater. Why Doesn’t Whoopi Goldberg Have Eyebrows? She is one of the most influential actresses of all time who has appeared in over 50 films and has won two...