Amy Grant is a gospel singer who found tremendous success in the mainstream. The music business can be a fickle industry, but Amy Grant became successful while she was still in her teen years. After establishing herself solidly as a Contemporary Christian music artist, she made an easy transition from Christian music to secular. This…
Ashley Purdy was brought up by his grandparents after his parents died when he was still very young. Being an only child, he grew to be independent, and his unique style had his schoolmates looking up to him for fashion and art tips. Growing up in Missouri, the bassist knew that he wanted to move…
Better known as Top Dawg, Anthony Tiffith is CEO of one of the most successful record labels in recent years. Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) has helped breathe new life into West Coast hip hop and R&B. The label is home to popular artists like Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Isaiah Rashad, and SiR. Although the artists are…
When his fourth album, “Heaven and Earth,” hit the stores back in 2009, Phil Wickham was already a popular name in the gospel music circles. Just as his career had taken off with the release of several successful studio albums, Phil Wickham was sidelined with a vocal injury in 2014. In 2016 he overcame his…
Before Alice Cooper was a man, it was a band. Formed in 1964, Alice Cooper featured Vincent Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass. A couple of years later, they expanded their ranks to include Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar and Neal Smith on drums. Between 1969…
From a child star on Barney & Friends to one of the top triple-threat stars in the world today, Selena Gomez’s career has had many ups and downs. I’m not talking about her relationships with Justin Bieber or The Weeknd, but her music. After being discovered by Disney to play the role of Alex Russo…
Liam Payne rose to prominence through The X-Factor. He participated in the fifth series in 2008 and then in the seventh series in 2010. Famously, Nichole Scherzinger suggested that he and four other contestants form a group during the latter. The result was One Direction, which didn’t win The X-Factor but did go on to…
Drums date back to 5500 B.C. They are found in Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures, primarily used for religious ceremonies and cultural gatherings. According to Drum Sector, drums have always served an essential purpose in many different cultures, each type influenced by the style of the area. These early roots became the twentieth and…
Maneskin was founded in 2016 in Rome, Italy. Vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio met in J.F. Kennedy Scientific High School. Raggi and De Angelis knew each other, but David and Torchio were recruited through Facebook ads. DeAngelis is the one who came up with the band’s…