Top Four Most Popular
Artists of 2014
By: Vashima Ahuja
- Katy Perry
Katy Perry, now 30 years old, started out as a singer at age 16. When she was younger, Katy’s parents did not allow her to listen to pop or rock music, which is a big difference to the music she makes today. Perry’s career as a pop singer took off when she let out her single Hot ‘n’ Cold later followed by her album One of the Boys. Katy Perry is known for her pop, rock, and disco music that is usually about love.
- Jason Derulo
Starting his music career at age 19, Jason Joel Desrouleaux (Jason Derulo) let out his first single Whatcha Say. He started out writing songs for artists such as Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Cassie, Lil Wayne and was later found by music producer J. R. Rotem. After Derulo's single
became a huge hit, he got right to work on his debut album and not to long after, he let out a second album. Jason Derulo is now popularly known as a singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and rapper.
3) OneRepublic
This American pop rock band was originally formed by high school friends Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins. After hanging out together for some time, the two discovered a shared liking in the same artists and started a small band called Tedder, Filkins & Co. (later called Republic) earning a few gigs at parties with family and friends. Nine months later, Ryan and Zach along with Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle, and Drew Brown (their three other band members) found themselves getting signed with Columbia Records. Since then, the band OneRepublic has let out three award winning albums and is currently working on a fourth.
4) Iggy Azalea
Amethyst Amelia Kelly, more commonly known as Iggy Azalea, was originally born in Sydney, Australia and moved to the US to pursue her hip hop music career. She initially became popular after two of her music videos went viral on Youtube. Shortly after signing with Atlanta-based rapper T.I., Azalea was discovered by Wilhelmina Models and then became the new face of Levi Jeans. Iggy Azalea released her debut album The New Classic in April of 2014 with four singles including "Work", "Bounce", "Change Your Life" (featuring T.I.) and "Fancy" and is currently working on her second.
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I like your list of artists. I really liked that you attributed the source for each of your bits of information. Good digital citizenship!
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