B’Day by Beyonce Career Overview Beyonce Knowles rose to fame as a member of the R&B ensemble Destiny’s Child. With Beyonce’s father as a manager, the group garnered massive success with their 2001 album, SURVIVOR. Soon Beyonce, sporting a sexy yet girl-next-door image, broke out on her own, with major roles in the Austin Powers [...]
Pictures by Katie Melua Career Overview Ketevan “Katie” Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She was born in the Georgian SSR, but moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then relocated to England at the age of 14. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management [...]
Konvicted by Akon Biography b. Aliaune Thiam, St. Louis, USA. The son of jazz percussionist Mor Thiam, Akon spent his early years in the west African country of Senegal before his family returned to the USA and settled in New Jersey. His parents relocated to Atlanta while he was still at high school, leaving the [...]
Futuresex/Lovesounds by Justin Timberlake Career Overview Though he gained superstar status as a member of the definitive “boy band” N Sync, Justin Timberlake stepped out on his own with his first solo album in 2002. JUSTIFIED showed that there was more to the then-21-year-old Timberlake than teen pop, highlighting the young singer’s pronounced R&B influences [...]