Music-Genres & Styles-Pop Vocal

Color in each page as Melanie Martinez's fictional character Cry Baby takes you on her journey into becoming more comfortable in her skin. Parental Advisory Explicit ContentAuthor: Melanie MartinezISBN-10: 1612436862ISBN-13: 9781612436869Publisher: Ulysses PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2016Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.80h x 8.80w x 0.30d

Embrace the humor of everyday life with this spiral weekly planner, featuring a lyric-inspired 'Mediocre' design and plenty of space for your schedules, notes, and to-dos. Featuring a soft cover and spiral binding, it's the ideal companion for success from January to December 2026.Author:...

Sonic Modernities situates Southeast Asian popular music in specific socio-historical settings, hoping that a focus on popular culture and history may shed light on how some people in a particular part of the world have been witnessing the emergence of all things modern. In...

From the Beatles' 'White Album' in 1968 to Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in 1973, this eclectic group of records had a huge influence on the prevailing pop culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s - and making the Top 40 and...

Before Cliff Richard and the Shadows, there was nothing worth listening to in British music.' - John Lennon. Cliff Richard tells his story, in his own words, in his highly anticipated new autobiography. Achieving a hit in every decade since the 1950s, Cliff Richard...

The mass media make it possible for fame to be enhanced and transformed posthumously. What does it mean to fans when a celebrity dies, and how can death change the way that celebrities are perceived and celebrated? How do we mourn and remember? What...

In the past fifty years Sparks have recorded over twenty-five albums and a huge number of non-album tracks, demos and unreleased songs. Their music is characterized by the fact that it can hardly be characterized. There is little out there that can be compared...

K-pop, or Korean pop, is a South Korean genre of music that incorporates influences from a range of musical genres, including rap, R&B, dance, pop, and reggae. Korean artists, also known as idols, have become some of the most popular global superstars, with thousands...

Dive into the world of kpop (also written k pop) with a vivid, story-driven journey through K-pop history-from basement practice rooms to stadiums lit by thousands of lightsticks. This book traces the rise of the Hallyu / Korean Wave, following the labels and legends...

Bethany Easton explores Beatles Real Person Fiction (BRPF) as a significant element of 21st-century Beatles fandom through which fans connect with each other and feel more intimate with the group. Drawing on interviews with authors and readers alongside textual analysis, this work aims to...

This collection delves into the politics of language choice when composing and performing popular music in punk, metal, hip hop and rap. It provides examples of language change, resistance, reclamation and revitalization from across the globe, giving readers insights into the work of artists,...

A revealing intimate capture of Destiny's Child and the girl who would be Queen! You may know Destiny's Child as one of the most successful girl groups of all time but only a few know the whole story of their formative, peak and dissolution...

In the mid-1990s the Spice Girls burst onto the music scene in towering platform shoes and promptly dominated the radio waves with a string of joyously catchy chart-topping anthems about female friendship. While other groups aimed for uniformity, the Spice Girls were unrefined but...

This book explores how researchers in music therapy define and engage with reflexivity, and what reflexivity accomplishes. Through critically reviewing music therapy literature from the past 20 years and drawing on interviews with many of the authors of those papers, six approaches to reflexivity...

Taylor Swift, arguably the most prolific and acclaimed singer-songwriter of the 21st century, has shaped her listeners' collective consciousness and challenged her industry's often limiting attitudes toward genre, revision, and collaboration. Although Swift is a perennial subject in the media, cast in both a...

An opportunity to dive into those green eyes, messy hair and raspy yet soulful voice, this book is a must-have collection of quotes, facts and trivia for fans of Harry Styles. Known for his artistry in singing, songwriting and acting, Harry Styles portrays amazing...

The North of England is regarded as a region economically and culturally lagging behind the South of England. However, this situation does not refer to popular music in which the North has had an influence which is comparable to that of London. Many bands...

From 'Neighbours' TV teen queen to Stock Aitken Waterman's megastar, the rise of Kylie Minogue to the top of the charts is one of the biggest smash hit success stories in pop music. Across 15 studio albums her transition from SexKylie (with help from...

With a listing of over 3,600 books about individual artists and groups, this is the most accurate and comprehensive bibliography available on Rock/Pop stars. It is the most authoritative source for English-language titles, which are listed in the main directory under an A-Z presentation...

For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the Grateful Dead have been earning the "deadication" of more than a million fans. Along the way, Deadheads have built an original and authentic American subculture, with vivid jargon and rich love, and its own...

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about being a fan of Taylor Swift and...

Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin all yearned to be famous and eventually their dream became a reality. They shared a talent for storytelling, performing, writing. All exceptional artists and musicians.The focus in Amy, Jimi and Janis is to show them as rounded...

A visually stunning, definitive tribute to rock's most enigmatic, enduring, and stylish icon, Stevie Nicks, written by New York Times bestselling music journalist Annie Zaleski. This beautifully illustrated book goes beyond the glitter and shawls to explore the raw artistry, resilience, and magic that...

Make a bold statement while staying organized with this spiral weekly planner, featuring a lyric-inspired 'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?' design and plenty of space for your schedules, notes, and to-dos. Featuring a soft cover and spiral binding, it's the ideal companion for...

This large-format 8.5"x 11" softcover weekly planner provides functional features that are ideal for laying out the year ahead. In addition to monthly snapshots with a sidebar to write down monthly priorities, there are two-page weekly spreads that provides ample space for detailed planning....

Keep your plans in check with this compact spiral weekly planner, featuring a lyric-inspired 'Everything is Fine' design and plenty of space for your notes, schedules, and to-dos. Whether you're a student, professional, or creative, this planner is a reliable, iconic companion that exudes...

Stay on top of your busy life with this spiral weekly planner, featuring a lyric-inspired 'A Lot Going On' design and plenty of space for your schedules, notes, and to-dos. Featuring a soft cover and spiral binding, it's the ideal companion for success from...

This book examines the profound legacy of Johnny Clegg (1953-2019), the South African musician, anthropologist and cultural activist who revolutionised the nation's musical landscape. From his groundbreaking collaboration with Sipho Mchunu in the 1970s through to his success with Juluka and Savuka, and as...

Think you know everything there is to know about about Taylor Swift? Well, think again. 1000 Taylor Swift Facts contains all you could ever wish to know about this popular singer and global star. Facts about songs, albums, fashion, food, boyfriends, movies, famous friends,...

Illusions of Happiness picks up the story as John recovers from his injuries and returns to performing and recording. On this often turbulent journey back, he is heckled by The Sex Pistols, negotiates a tricky Criminal Injuries Compensation case, has his portrait hung in...

Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign is the first critical anthology dedicated to exploring the legacies of two pop music icons who died within months of one another in 2016: David Bowie and Prince. Daphne A. Brooks brings together an extraordinary array of writers,...

Stay on top of your busy life with this spiral weekly planner, featuring a lyric-inspired 'In My Planning Era' design and plenty of space for your schedules, notes, and to-dos. Featuring a soft cover and spiral binding, it's the ideal companion for success from...

From 1987 to 1995, Bristol, England's Sarah Records was a modest underground success and, for the most part, a critical laughingstock in its native country-sneeringly dismissed as the sad, final repository for a fringe style of music (variously referred to as "indie-pop," "C86," "cutie"...

What does it mean when a singing voice is detached from an originating body through recording? And how does this affect consumers of recorded song? This book examines the practice of lipsynching to pre-recorded song in both professional and vernacular contexts, covering over a...

From the Fairlight CMI through MIDI to the digital audio workstations at the turn of the millennium, Modern Records, Maverick Methods examines a critical period in commercial popular music record production: the transformative digital age from the late 1970s until 2000. Drawing on a...

If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the second time around? This anthology features compact essays from past 33 1/3 authors on albums that consume them, but about which they did not write. It...

Through in-depth case studies, Religion and Popular Music explores encounters between music, fans and religion. The book examines several popular music artists - including Bob Dylan, Prince and Katy Perry - and looks at the way religion comes into play in their work and...

K-pop, described by Time Magazine in 2012 as "South Korea's greatest export", has rapidly achieved a large worldwide audience of devoted fans largely through distribution over the Internet. This book examines the phenomenon, and discusses the reasons for its success. It considers the national...

"-One of very few books on religion and popular music -Covers a wide range of musical styles, from heavy metal and rap to country, jazz and Broadway musicals -The essays are written by academics and informed by their enthusiasm for the music Many books...

Music industry insiders on the nature of fame Our cultural darlings make music; we make them mythic. Every musical genre begets a community of listeners, performers, and critics, and quite often those categories are blurred. From the principled punk refusal of celebrity to hip-hop's...

This work presents 12 of the most volatile ethical issues facing the music industry. Real-life examples depict both sides of each controversy, and the list of resources provides tools for readers who wish to pursue the controversies further. Primary sources including court cases and...

A prime source of one of country music's greatest, this closely-documented history follows the musical career of Waylon Jennings--from his early days as a member of Buddy Holly's group, The Crickets, through his sometimes combative relationship with the Nashville musical establishment and his emergence...

What are the interactions between transnational communication and national cultures? This work attempts to answer this critical question in the study of culture and communication. It takes as its vehicle of study the music industry and music making in 13 different cultures, presenting an...

This book explores the artistry, psychology, and worldwide influence of K-POP-from idols to fandoms to global stardom. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a newcomer, this guide offers deep insights into the K-POP phenomenon.K-POP is more than music. It's a movement, a force that...

More than 120 cute and colorful temporary Taylor Swift tattoos! You've bought the album; you've been to the Eras Tour. Now it's time to adorn your body with art inspired by your favorite artist, Taylor Swift. Featuring dozens and dozens of tattoos, you can...

Bobby Vee got his "lucky break" after the infamous crash of the plane Buddy Holly was riding went down in an Iowa cornfield, killing all aboard. Auditions were quickly held to find temporary replacements so the Winter Dance Party tour could go on. That...

Nevin Grant, avid record collector and musician, left law school in the 1960s to pursue a career in radio - and became part of music history, leading one of the nation's most influential stations to become an acclaimed hit-maker on Top 40 CKOC radio....

This fascinating and lively volume makes the case that the Eurovision Song Contest is an arena for European identification in which both national solidarity and participation in a European identity are confirmed, and a site where cultural struggles over the meanings, frontiers and limits...

This new study of British popular music shows how it engages with class in mythical ways that allow audiences to perform class-based identities. Case studies on folk rock, punk and indie rock show how this performance works and explore the implications for listeners and...

This book examines the BBC's campaign to raise the cultural awareness of British mass audiences in the early days of radio. As a specific case, it focuses on policies and plans behind transmissions of contemporary music between 1922, when the BBC was founded, and...