Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American pop and R&B singer, actress, record producer, dancer, model, fashion and perfume designer and film and television producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to People en Español’s list of “100 Most Influential Hispanics”.

Starting in 1999, Lopez released seven albums, including two #1 albums on the Billboard 200 charts and four Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles. She won the 2003 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and the 2007 American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist. She has appeared in numerous films, and has won ALMA Awards for outstanding actress for her work in Selena, Out of Sight, and Angel Eyes. She parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement.

Media attention has also focused on her personal life. She has had high-profile relationships with Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, Sean Combs, Ben Affleck, and Marc Anthony. Her first children, fraternal twins named Max and Emme, were born on February 22, 2008.

Jennifer Lopez was born and grew up in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez. She has two sisters, Lynda and Leslie.

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Rihanna

Saint Michael, Barbados (2005 – present)
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name, Rihanna, is a Bajan singer. Her song Umbrella was one of the highest-selling songs of 2007 and her 3rd album Good Girl Gone Bad was critically acclaimed, helping propel her to superstar status. She has attained nine Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far and is the second Bajan artist to win a Grammy Award. She is also a cultural ambassador for Barbados.

Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor, and Monica Fenty, an accountant. Her mother, a native of Guyana, is Afro-Guyanese and her father is Bajan and Irish. She is the oldest of three siblings; two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She began singing at around the age of seven. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father’s addiction to crack cocaine and parent’s rocky marriage, which ended when she was fourteen years old. Rihanna attended Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates at the age of fifteen. In 2004 she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant. She was an army cadet in a sub-military programme that trained with the military of Barbados and Shontelle was her drill sergeant.
source: http://www.last.fm/music/Rihanna

Ke$ha

Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, United States), better known mononymously as Kesha (stylized as Ke$ha or K$), is an American recording artist. An active singer since before 2005, her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida’s number one single Right Round. Ke$ha later supported Calvin Harris on tour in the UK and toured with Mickey Avalon in the US. She also performed at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2009 for the Z100 Jingle Ball. She was announced as one of the acts for the 2010 revival of Lilith Fair and presented at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

Her debut album, entitled Animal, was released on January 5, 2010 in the US to mixed reviews from music critics. The album sold 152,000 copies in its first week in the US, debuting at number one. Animal was seven years in the making and resulted in Ke$ha’s accumulating over two hundred songs by the time of its release, with fourteen making the final cut. A number one placing in New Zealand for the first single TiK ToK (first released on August 7, 2009) gave Ke$ha her first solo number one; this was followed by number one positions in Canada, Australia, Norway and the United States, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as the first number one of the 2010 decade. During its second week at number one on the chart, TiK ToK set the female download record and became the second best-selling single in a week, after Right Round, for shifting over 610,000 copies. During its fifth week at the top of the chart, it broke the record for the highest weekly plays on the radio airplay chart. Her second single, Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3), was first released on February 19, 2010 and has since charted within the top 10 in four different countries.

On March 5, 2010, it was announced that Ke$ha will be performing at Lilith Fair 2010, which is back by popular demand. ABC is the official sponsor of this year’s Lilith Fair. For more information on the tour schedule and artists visit the Lilith Fair official website.

source: http://www.last.fm/music/Ke%24ha/+wiki

Katy Perry

Santa Barbara, California, United States (2007 – present)
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Perry rose to fame in 2007 with her internet hit “Ur So Gay”, and has since had three number one hits, in the forms of ‘I Kissed a Girl’, ‘California Gurls’ and ‘Teenage Dream’.

Perry was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, United States by Christian pastor parents and grew up listening only to gospel music. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to pursue a music career. Perry’s musical influences include Alanis Morissette, pop rockers Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Shirley Manson, and Freddie Mercury.

As Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled gospel album in 2001. In 2004, she recorded an album with production team The Matrix. After signing on with Capitol Music Group in 2007, she took on stage name Katy Perry and released her first mainstream album, One of the Boys. Her newest album, Teenage Dream, was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States, and went worldwide August 30, 2010.

Katy married UK comedian Russell Brand in India on October 23rd 2010.

source: http://www.last.fm/music/Katy+Perry

The Script

Heartbroken or full of love, The Script once again delivered a masterful creation of melodies and lyrics.

After its first album, self-titled “The Script,” and its slow crawl to success, the band’s much-anticipated release of “Science and Faith” came with high hopes.

And listeners won’t be disappointed.

While its first album was unappreciated until the re-release of “Breakeven” last fall, “Science and Faith” proves the group’s more than a one-trick pony.

Some songs do sound reminiscent of older pieces, but they keep the band’s true voice throughout.

With songs drenched in the poetry of lead singer Danny Donoghue, it’s enough to make a heart swoon or even break.

I went into this review with an optimistic outlook and can honestly say I wasn’t disappointed.

Yes, the album has the songs that will appeal to the teenie-boppers of today, but The Script found its own style, too.

Love songs are a common theme, as is loss, but the band’s developed a way to combine rap, soul and pop into a blend of reality in music — something we’re missing in today’s pop culture.

When listening to this music, I feel like I genuinely know where these guys are coming from.

Better yet, they know where I’m coming from.

The band’s single, “For The First Time,” is guaranteed to be a sure-fire hit. With traces of John Mayer lingering in the opening chords, it immediately transports the listener back to the beauty of why these guys should be performing.

“Even after all these years/ We just now got the feeling that we’re meeting/ For the first time” puts love into a new light, and not one that is necessarily pretty.

The Script took risks with its songs — the members put themselves in them.

“Walk Away” is an instant favorite, too, and lucky for the listeners, the new album features two versions.

The first one — also most likely to get airtime — features B.o.B rapping away with Donoghue.

This song features the versatility that makes me love The Script.

The group can rap, feature a killer line-up of guitar, bass and drums, and yet still blow you away with the lyrics.

“Cause if you’re looking for heaven, baby it sure as hell ain’t me” speaks to the honesty of what it means to be in love. And to know it’s not the right thing.

These are the songs that make The Script an artistic band.

Other easy favorites include “Nothing,” “Science and Faith” and “If You Ever Come Back,” for their catchy melodies and backbeats.

Granted, they may not be the first songs you’ll fall in love with, but they get better and better with every play.

And quite frankly, the songs appeal to the college crowd.

The Script sings of frustration, love and what else? Alcohol.

The band doesn’t once take it over the top, but the members are not afraid to be real.

And that’s pretty darn refreshing.

It’s clear from the start that the album — released more than two years after its predecessor — took some time.

Songs are original, despite the repetitive “ooo’s” found in a few songs.

Nothing squelches The Script’s sound though.

These boys have found their beat and should have no problem continuing it in the future.

All I know is that I can’t get them out of my head.

source: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2011/01/25/the_script.aspx