In 1987, Tracy Chapman signed a record deal with Elektra Records. A year later, she released her self-titled debut album. Landing as it did during a time when hair metal and arena rock ruled, her introspective brand of acoustic folk-rock should have bombed. Instead, it soared, selling over a million copies in its first two…
The Chainsmokers, an electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander “Alex” Pall and Andrew “Drew” Taggart, started out releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. In 2014, they broke into the charts with #Selfie, a song they’d cut for fun but which turned into their major breakthrough. Since then, they’ve won multiple awards, become…
Charlie Wilson is an American musical artist better known as Uncle Charlie. He served as the lead vocalist for the Gap Band. He’s a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and became prominent in the R&B genre as one of the top male vocalists. He is also a songwriter and record producer. He was honored with a…
In late 1981, Tesla was formed by bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon By 1984, vocalist Jeff Keith and drummer Troy Luccketta had jumped on board. Over the next decade, they established themselves as the “thinking man’s hair metal band,” a welcome (if underappreciated) antidote to overblown posturing of the genre’s biggest bands In…
Born to Albanian refugees, Ava Max grew up listening to Mariah Carey’s pop hits, and her mother sang opera. After living in Paris for one year, her parents moved to Wisconsin, where a good Samaritan helped them acquire passports. Ava Max’s parents supported her decision to pursue music and always accompanied her to singing competitions…
Jack Johnson is an American celebrity personality. He is a multi-talented singer and songwriter who plays a lot of different musical instruments. The list of his talents goes into record producing, documentary, filmmaking, acting, and even professional surfing for a period. He’s currently best known for his singing and songwriting, although he is still active…
By any measure, Garth Brooks is one of the most popular music artists of all time. After making his debut in 1989, the country singer went on to dominate the 1990s before retiring in 2000. In the process, Garth not only changed the perception of country music, he transformed the recording industry as a whole….
Melanie Martinez is an American singer, actress, songwriter, photographer born in Astoria, Queens, on April 28, 1995. Raised in Baldwin, New York, Melanie Martinez came into the limelight after appearing on the American television vocal show, The Voice in 2012. With the recognition Melanie Martinez gained after the show, she released her debut single, “Dollhouse,”…
Natasha Tameika, commonly known as the “Gospel Queen” of worship, is an excellent asset to any church. Her songs are always on point and full of inspiration, with excellent musicianship, including piano solos from her husband, Kenneth Leonard. They had introduced this talent when he played during a conference, and now fans can’t get enough…