Carolyn McHugh

Tämä kirja kertoo Taylor Swiftin tähänastisen elämäntarinan hänen albumiensa kautta.Swiftin levyjä on myyty maailmanlaajuisesti yli 200 miljoonaa kappaletta, ja hän on Spotifyn striimatuin naisartisti. Yhdysvaltalaisen laulaja-lauluntekijän kappaleita on ladattu miljardeja kertoja. Kun hänen Midnights-albuminsa ilmestyi vuonna 2022, se kahmi ensimmäisen vuorokauden aikana huikeat 184,69 miljoonaa striimausta. Swift on julkaissut kymmenen studioalbumia, joista jokainen on singahtanut listojen kärkeen.Supertähden viimeisin konserttikiertue, Eras Tour, on hänen maailmankiertueistaan kunnianhimoisin: kolme tuntia kestävä konsertti on jaettu kymmeneen osaan hänen albumiensa mukaan ja sisältää yhteensä 44-45 kappaletta. Spektaakkelimainen stadionkiertue myytiin hetkessä loppuun. Sekä kriitikot että yleisö ympäri maailmaa ylistivät Tayloria niin laulajana kuin muusikkona tämän kiertäessä sinnikkäästi maasta ja mantereesta toiseen.Lahjakas artisti on voittanut uransa aikana huikean määrän eri palkintoja ja kunnianosoituksia, kuten 14 Grammya (joista historialliset neljä Vuoden albumista) ja ennenkuulumattomat 40 American Music Awards -pystiä - enemmän kuin kukaan muu artisti palkinnon historiassa.Mikä siis olisikaan parempi tapa kertoa Swiftin uskomattomasta matkasta musiikkimaailman huipulle kuin tehdä se hänen musiikkinsa avulla?

This is Taylor Swift's life story, in albums so far, in a beautifully illustrated hardback edition. Her record sales top 200 million worldwide and she is the most streamed female artist on Spotify. Her 2022 album Midnights added to her many billions of streams by amassing a record 184.69 million streams in its first 24 hours. Along the way, every one of her 10 studio albums has topped the charts. Her latest worldwide tour, the Eras Tour, is her most ambitious yet - a three-hour, 44-song set split into 10 acts, each celebrating one of her albums. Universally acclaimed, critics and audiences alike marveled at Taylor's vocals and musicianship as she headed up the strenuous and inventive all-stadium shows which sold out in seconds. As testament to her talents, she has won 11 Grammy awards, including three for Album of the Year, and is the most awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards with an unprecedented 40 trophies. Among many other accolades and prizes she was named Woman of the 2010s Decade by Billboard and Artist of the 2010s Decade by the AMA. So what better way to tell her incredible story than through the musical development shown in her albums?

Loreen released her debut album “Heal” in 2012. The album showcased her unique sound, characterized by a blend of pop, dance, and electronic elements, and received incredible reviews from critics. Loreen also won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest held in Liverpool England with her song’ Tattoo’.

• Harry Styles on yksi maailman kuuluisimmista julkisuuden henkilöistä. Häntä käsitteleviä etusivun juttuja ilmestyy merkittävimmissä aikakausilehdissä ja sanomalehdissä säännöllisesti.• Artistin sooloalbumeita sekä albumeita One Directionin jäsenenä on myyty yhteensä yli 100 miljoonaa kappaletta.• Hän on yksi maailman suurimmista muotivaikuttajista sekä nuorten seuraama yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttaja.• Stylesilla on Instagramissa yli 35 miljoonaa seuraajaa.• Hän on paitsi äärettömän menestynyt muusikko, hänen uransa on nousussa myös näyttelijänä.Harry Styles on englantilainen laulaja, lauluntekijä ja näyttelijä. Hänen muusikon uransa käynnistyi vuonna 2010, jolloin hän osallistui sooloartistina brittiläiseen The X Factor -laulukilpailuun. Vaikka Styles putosi kilpailusta melko aikaisessa vaiheessa, tuomaristo päätti muodostaa hänestä ja muutamasta muusta pudonneesta kilpailijasta yhtyeen nimeltä One Direction, josta tuli yksi kaikkien aikojen menestyneimmistä poikabändeistä.Stylesin nimeä kantava debyyttialbumi sooloartistina ilmestyi vuonna 2017. Columbia Recordsin kautta julkaistu levy nousi Britannian ja Yhdysvaltojen sekä Suomen listojen kärkeen ja oli vuoden kymmenen parhaiten myydyn albumin joukossa ympäri maailmaa. Albumilta julkaistu ensimmäinen single, Sign of the Times, singahti Britannian singlelistan ykköseksi.Stylesin toinen levy, Fine Line (2019) nousi US Billboard 200 -listan kärkeen. Kyseistä albumia myytiin julkaisuviikollaan enemmän kuin yhdenkään muun englantilaisen miesartistin levyä. Levy löytyy myös Rolling Stone -musiikkilehden ”500 kaikkien aikojen parasta albumia” -listalta. Harryn uusin albumi Harry's House julkaistiin vuonna 2022. Levy nousi suoraan Billboard 200 -listan kärkipaikalle ja löi samalla monta ennätystä. Styles on ensimmäinen brittiläinen miespuolinen artisti, jonka kolme ensimmäistä albumia ovat singahtaneet suoraan kyseisen listan ykköspaikalle.Styles on voittanut uransa aikana lukuisia eri palkintoja ja kunnianosoituksia, kuten useita Brit Awards-, American Music Awards-, ARIA Music Awards, Billboard Music Award -palkintoja sekä kolme Grammya. Musiikin lisäksi Styles tunnetaan näyttävästä pukeutumistyylistään. Hän onkin ensimmäinen Vogue-lehden kannessa yksin poseerannut mies.Heinäkuussa 2017 Styles debytoi valkokankaalla Christopher Nolanin menestyselokuvassa Dunkirk. Styles esittää sotaelokuvassa Alex-nimistä brittisotilasta, joka osallistuu Dunkerquen evakuoimiseen toisessa maailmansodassa.

That 'll Be The Day - The Birth of Rock & Roll takes you on a musical journey through the first decade of this extraordinary genre that has influenced popular music to the present day. The book features the stories of the biggest rock & roll artists such as Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chuck Berry through to The Beatles and the Stones and how they influenced fashion film and art to the present day. While Elvis Presley is the genre's undisputed 'King', other seminal figures in the rock and roll movement were key in bringing the new music to the mainstream mass market. Step forward Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly - all exceptional talents whose hit songs soundtracked the major rock and roll years, ensuring, as the 1958 Danny and Juniors song put it; 'Rock and roll is here to stay' Add to the roll call artists including Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and Eddie Cochran. The ground-breaking talents of Elvis and his contemporaries made an incalculable contribution to music, which has inspired generations ever since.

A comprehensive illustrated biography of Harry Styles's amazing story to date Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor. Following his elimination early on, he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US, and became one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year. Its lead single, "Sign of the Times", topped the UK Singles Chart. Styles' second album, Fine Line (2019), debuted a top the US Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist in history, and was listed among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Harry's new Album Harry's House was released in 2022 and achieved No 1 on The Billboard 200 breaking records along the way. He is the first UK male artist to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Chart with his first 3 albums.

BLACKPINK’s meteoric rise to global fame has seen them storm the charts, sell out arenas and achieve multi-platinum sales all around the world.

During a dazzling 50 year musical career Sir Elton John has risen from playing the piano in the pubs of Pinner in North London to become a multi award winning global superstar with record sales of over 1 billion. Elton John - Farewell tells his extraordinary story and features the story of the Farewell Tour which runs through to July 2023. His 1970 breakthrough single 'Your Song' began his domination of the pop charts and established his credentials to fill the post Beatles landscape with his unique take on piano based ballads pop and rock. Not since 50s stars Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard had a man and his piano made such an impact on modern music. Few would have imagined that Elton's early success and real emotional connection with his fans would be sustained over the next 50 years and see him become a singer songwriter extraordinaire and one of the most successful musical theatre composers in history. Flamboyant and prone to excess Elton has overcome problems with drink drugs and his sexuality to become notable fundraiser and charity campaigner notably through the Elton John AIDS foundation. Now married with two sons Elton's priorities have changed. Farewell Elton.

Whitney Houston was certified as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and sold over 200 million records worldwide. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums and is regarded as one of the greatest artists and female vocalists of all time. She signed Arista Records at the age of 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), reached number one on the Billboard 200, and are among the best-selling albums of all time. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988. Houston made her acting debut in The Bodyguard (1992). She recorded six songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You", which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history. Houston renewed her contract with Arista for $100 million in 1999. However, her personal struggles received widespread media coverage, and on February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton. This is her story.

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.This is her story.

BTS also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band. BTS became the fastest group since the Beatles to earn four No 1 US Albums, doing so in less than 4 years.This is their story.

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band composed of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, Dark & Wild, and Japanese- language studio album, Wake Up, in 2014. The group’s second Korean studio album, Wings (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. BTS became the fastest group since the Beatles to earn four No 1 US Albums, doing so in less than four years. By 2020 they had become the biggest selling band on the planet.

Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor. Following his elimination early on, he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best- selling boy bands of all time. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US, and became one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year. Its lead single, "Sign of the Times", topped the UK Singles Chart. Styles' second album, Fine Line (2019), debuted a top the US Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist in history, and was listed among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Throughout his career, Styles has earned several accolades, including a Brit Award, a Grammy, an American Music Award, two ARIA Music Awards, and a Billboard Music Award.

Sir Elton John is a singer/songwriter/performer extraordinaire, selling over 300 million records during a glittering international career spanning five decades.Born Reg Dwight in the post-war suburb of Pinner, then working as a jobbing pianist in 1960s London, he seemed an unlikely candidate to break out and achieve international acclaim. Yet his exceptional musical talent, outrageous showmanship and incredible capacity for hard work combined to propel him into the pop stratosphere in America and the UK - and he has barely been out of the headlines ever since.His monster back catalogue of gold and platinum-selling recordings includes fan favourites Your Song, Rocket Man, I'm Still Standing and of course the world's best-selling single of all-time, Candle in the Wind 1997 which he sang at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.His move into composing for musical theatre, particularly The Lion King and Billy Elliot added a further string to his bow winning him an Oscar and a Tony to add to the Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello awards given in recognition of his extraordinary talent.Flamboyant and extravagant, Sir Elton has done it all - broken the mould, topped the charts, chaired a football club, created an AIDs charity and maintained a unique and enduring partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin.Now happily married and settled with two children, he is retiring from touring. As he bids farewell to life on the road, this lavishly illustrated book pays tribute to Sir Elton John - the most successful male solo artist of all time.