TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's eponymous debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the top-selling album of 2009 and was supported by an extensive concert tour. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Swift's third album, 2010's Speak Now, sold over one million copies in its first week of US release and was supported by the thirteen-month Speak Now World Tour. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards. Swift's fourth album, Red, was released in 2012. Its opening US sales of 1.21 million were the highest recorded in a decade, with Swift becoming the only female artist to have two million-plus opening weeks. The lead single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", was Swift's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became a worldwide hit. The Red Tour is scheduled to begin in March 2013.

Swift is known for her hook-laden, narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and young adult. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include six Grammy Awards, eleven American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards. She has sold over 26 million albums and 70 million song downloads worldwide. In addition to her music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009), the ensemble comedy Valentine's Day (2010) and the animated film The Lorax (2012). Forbes estimates that she is worth over $165 million. As a philanthropist, Swift supports arts education, children's literacy, natural disaster relief, LGBT rights, and charities for sick children.

Birth name: Taylor Alison Swift

Born: December 13, 1989. Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Genres: Pop, pop rock, country, country pop, electronic

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician, actress

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, banjo guitar, ukulele, piano

Years active: 2006–present

Labels: Big Machine

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Taylor Swift - Live in Concert 

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Taylor Swift Full Tracklist-RED (ALBUM)

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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem was an American-based dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records. The group released three critically acclaimed albums, LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver and This Is Happening, with the last charting in the Billboard Top 10.

On February 5, 2011, a statement was posted on the band's website that announced its disbandment following a farewell concert, which took place on April 2, 2011, at Madison Square Garden. The farewell concert is chronicled in the documentary film Shut Up and Play the Hits. Their last televised performance was on February 14, 2011 on The Colbert Report.

Origin: New York City, U.S.

Genres: Dance punk, indie rock, electronic

Years active: 2001–2011

Labels: DFA Records, Capitol, EMI Records, Virgin/EMI Records

Associated acts: Hot Chip, Out Hud, The Juan Maclean

Past members: James Murphy, Nancy Whang, Tyler Pope, Pat Mahoney, Gavin Russom, Al Doyle, David Scott Stone.

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LCD Soundsystem live - Berlin Festival 2010 

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LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/ ste-fə-nee jurr-mə-nah-tə; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side, and was signed with Streamline Records by the end of 2007. During her employment as a songwriter for the record company, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution.

Lady Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". The Fame Monster's success allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts of most major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles, including "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism.

Influenced by David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen, Lady Gaga is recognized for her flamboyant, diverse and outré contributions to the music industry through her fashion, performances and music videos. She has sold an estimated 23 million albums and 64 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time and her singles are some of the best selling worldwide. Her achievements include five Grammy Awards and 13 MTV Video Music Awards. Lady Gaga has consecutively appeared on Billboard magazine's Artists of the Year (scoring the definitive title in 2010), ranked fourth in VH1's list of 100 Greatest Women in Music, is regularly placed on lists composed by Forbes magazine and was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine. In 2012, Gaga was ranked at number four on Billboard's list of top moneymakers of 2011, grossing more than $25 million.

Birth name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Born: March 28, 1986 (age 26), New York, U.S.

Genres: Pop, dance, electronic

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, performance artist, record producer, musician, composer, entertainer, dancer, businesswoman, activist, director, entrepreneur, actress, fashion designer, philanthropist

Instruments: Vocals, piano, keyboards

Years active: 2005–present

Labels: Def Jam, Cherrytree, Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope

Associated acts: Lady Starlight, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Elton John

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Lady Gaga - Concert for "A Decade Of Difference" 

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Lady Gaga - Born This Way 

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MORCHEEBA

Morcheeba

Morcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop. They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.

Origin: London, England

Genres: Trip-hop, Electronic

Years active: 1995–present

Labels: Echo, Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records, Discovery/Sire Records, Indochina Records

Members: Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, Skye Edwards

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Morcheeba-Casino de Paris - 05.04.2011

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KRAFTWERK

Kraftwerk

The influential electronic music project Kraftwerk (German pronunciation: [ˈkʀaftvɛɐk], meaning power station) from Düsseldorf, Germany, was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. Kraftwerk were one of the first groups to popularize electronic music and are considered pioneers in the field. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary, and has had a lasting effect across many genres of modern music.

Origin: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Genres: Electronic, synthpop, krautrock

Years active: 1970–present

Labels: Kling Klang, EMI, Astralwerks, Elektra, Warner Bros., Capitol, Vertigo, Philips

Associated acts: Organisation, Neu!

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Kraftwerk: Minimum-Maximum 'Live Full Concert' World Tour 2004

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Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine Full Album

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