Himani Butler-Frost

Find out who owns the copyright of the song you have chosen and find either an email address or a postal address for them or their management. Put a copy on your blog.  Write a letter seeking permission to use their track.   - Destiny Childs group manger is Mathew Knowles who is Beyonce father he owns the right the everyone song, and created the group in the 90's when Beyonce wad a teenager.

Choose the track you are going to use. Your track should be approx. 3 mins long. Write about why you have chosen this track and artist. Approx. one hour "Independent Woman" - by Destiny's Child  - Song duration - 3:56 Destiny's Child Context  -Destiny's child preached a powerful litany of embracing womanhood and celebrating individuality.  - Destiny's Child  was an American  girl group  whose final and best-known line-up comprised  Beyoncé Knowles ,  Kelly Rowland , and  Michelle Williams . The group began their musical career as  Girl's Tyme , formed in 1990 in  Houston , Texas.  After years of limited success, the  quartet  comprising Knowles, Rowland,  LaTavia Roberson , and  LeToya Luckett  were signed in 1997 to  Columbia Records  as Destiny's Child.  - This girl group was highly influential to millions of young women just like them and still  idolise ...

First ten frames of the protest song - "Where is the love?"by Black Eyed Peas Take the first ten frames of three protest videos and analyse their shot type and duration, transitions between shots, M-E-S, and whether it is performative or narrative. Put a screen shot of each of these plus your analysis on your blog.  First shot -This is the first shot of the music video, this close up shot of this large poster questions "where is the love?" opening people's eyes to this crisis.   -This shot at the beginning of the song lasts for 0.08 seconds, this could be to make people aware of this poster which is shown in majority fo shots throughout the video.   -The transition for this shot is narrative, as it is visually telling a story.  -The colours on this poster where specifically chosen to represent the meaning of the poster but for the song as a whole -Red = this colour connotes energy, courage, strength and stimulation all of which need to b...

Full textual analysis - "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY Context -The song "Alright" by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, was taken from his third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). The song lyrically is a festive song about hope featuring vocals from the song's co-producer Pharrell Williams during the chorus. "Alright" was released to radio stations as the album's fourth single on June 30, 2015. -"Alright" is the Sound Of Black Life, Bothe party and protest the Kendrick Lamar song turned protest chant against police violence eindentifies a d -The song was associated with Black Lives Matter after several youth-led protests were heard chanting the chorus, with some publications calling "Alright" the "unifying soundtrack" of the movement. -This Pharrell Williams co-produced jazzy hip-hop infusion finds Lamar, despite all his bad trips and hard times, ready to face another day. Wit...

Full textual analysis - "Where is the love?" by Black Eyed Peas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc -The target audience is 11+-30 both males and females. -In June 2003, Black Eyed Peas released the hit song "Where is the love?" in response to the 9/11 terror attacks. The songs lyrics directly addresses issues including terrorism, racism, gang crime, pollution, war, intolerance, and violence against LGBT people. As soon as the song was released it was an immediate eye opener and forces us to have a think about what is going on in the world, and how we can love and appreciate those around us. -The song talks about unnecessary violence going on in the world and where has all the peace and love disappeared to over time. There is an underlying selfishness among people and they we've forgotten about being human and helping other in need instead of starting or making war. -Throughout the video "Black Eyed Peas" have put aside there musical importa...