... actual real inspiration and make a huge difference to today's youth. But these pop idols are very rare such and you do not find many of them. An example of a pop idol that achieves this is Eminem because instead of rapping and producing music that he is told too he produces what he wants and feels that he ... should produce. He makes music that has not been processed by the music industry but is fresh cut and to the chase. ... It's very different because he talks about the world as it really is and not as a place full of love and nourishment because in the real outer world we know that ...

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... all lyrics from popular songs in today's pop culture. These are just a few of the very many risqué lyrics to today's most popular songs amongst teenagers. Not only are the lyrics very suggestive, but also some of the videos for these songs are downright raunchy. Popular music videos portray women in a very negative way. Music videos fling messages to young women that ... in the video. The video contains many women, including Christina, acting out an assortment of freakish male fantasies. Christina Aguilera isn't the only pop princess who's all grown up, Britney Spears is also making he...

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POP MUSIC HAS IT RIGHT America is the land of opportunity. Children are raised and taught that America is the best and they can do whatever they want. At this moment, ... keep our minds off of the war and the thousands that will die because of it. One of these distractions is music. Music of today is really at a high point. As I walk down the aisle at my music store, I glance at the old music of the 60's and 70's and begin to question the time period. The Vietnam War was in full throttle ... expanding drugs and basically just doing nothing to help the people of the country. I pick up a Door...

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Popular Radio These days you get into your car, flip on the radio, and what do you hear? A barrage of fake music. Lets name just a few to familiarize you with what I am speaking of: Back Street Boys, N" Sync, Brittany Spears, 98 Degrees, Christina Agulera, Jessica Simpson, the list goes on and on. Where did this surge of teenybopper music come from? Well, it has always been around, yet I don't think it has played such a role in popular music like it does today. Groups like New Kids on the Block and Minueto were some of the first "boy bands" and Paula Abdul and Madonna were among the first "fem...

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... Shakira are all beautiful young ladies that made it into the Top-10 of the world's music charts. On the other hand they trigger more and more controversies with their provocative Fashion-Trend and explicit song lyrics. Due to a Mass Media Presentation of those hip-shaking Pop Sirens through television and magazines our Teenage generation has been contaminated with idolizing a look and ... ...

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... , latest gossip, and base how the normal type of living should be. Many things factor into the ideas put into Americans heads. For instance, pop culture, the hip current trends and interests of people and gossip; technology, the advances today that control most Americans daily lives; and how these things ... seven, Britney Spears was the highlight of the media I knew of. She was also the prettiest person I had ever seen and, of course, I loved her music. So much that I would keep a poster of her album cover on my wall. One day I was really down on myself because she was so famous, ... ar...

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... & roll. Rock rolled into the 80s where hip hop dance became popular. Now we've made it through the millennium, with the likes of Britney Spears and other pop royalty making more advances in dance. All of these different styles of dance were instigated by the youth of the times. There is an overlapping theme in these eras, ... men would willingly spend most of their weekly earnings at the dance halls for an hour of dancing. Rock & roll ultimately took the place of the dance hall music in the 50s, and was widespread by the 80s. For the while that rock & roll took over, minds were more on th...

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... and subconsciously train the psyche of individuals within society. These influences come in many shapes and forms ranging from commercials, television shows, music, and magazines. The mass majority appears unbeknounced of this "programming." This is because people are blinded by the system in which ... the mix and it consumes them instilling the wrong ideas regarding sex. Music has many genres: rap, pop, rock, punk, and easy listening are just an obscure few. Music Television (M. T. V.) is the cultural stew for sex. M.T.V. intertwines television and music to promote clothing, artists, val...

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... in" and "the perfect body" are two examples of "eye-catching" headlines that I observed in many women magazines. I learned that the media influences us through television, fashion and health magazines, music videos, film, commercials, and various other advertisements. Sadly, as a result, this repeated exposure, the "thin" ideal, can lead many young girls in triggering eating disorders, depression, low self-esteem, stress ... . The three central types of media that I found that did indeed influence body image are: Fashion magazines, famous top-models and actresses, and teenage or young ad...

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... in" and "the perfect body" are two examples of "eye-catching" headlines that I observed in many women magazines. I learned that the media influences us through television, fashion and health magazines, music videos, film, commercials, and various other advertisements. Sadly, as a result, this repeated exposure, the "thin" ideal, can lead many young girls in triggering eating disorders, depression, low self-esteem, stress ... . The three central types of media that I found that did indeed influence body image are: Fashion magazines, famous top-models and actresses, and teenage or young ad...

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... could be made. MTV appealed to its viewers by constantly televising popular singers and other role models. Each music video sublimenaly endorses many nonmaterial items, as well as material items. In music videos with popular singers, messages and images are promoted to every viewer. Videos increase an entertainer's popularity, ... thus promoting his/her record, producer, type of music, style of dance, and physical image. With the popularity of the artist, the viewer reacts by wanting to be just like ... tight pants j-lo wears to that thing on fiddy cents head. Many people including arti...

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... you would think in common. But yes, there still are a lot of differences also. For example, both Marilyn Manson and Justin Timberlake are in the music industry, and have been for a very long time. They even started around the same time as each other. Marilyn Manson started his band in 1989 ... both have the same natural hair color, brown. They are both singers in their group. They both have a music group, and both of them listen to the same type of music that they sing. Both Justin Timberlake's and Marilyn Manson's parents are divorced. When each of them were younger, both ... wears is ...

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... , but MTV is an icon to most children and the children see these luxurious stars and try to imitate them in every way. Take for example Brittany Spears she is a pop superstar. Every little girl in America tries hard to be just like her. The truth behind it though is that these girls are being given the wrong idea of what ... around and everyone looks exactly the same. MTV is a company that when it first started did a lot of good things for music. But now it is destroying what music should be in order to make a buck. As a musician myself, I feel music should be something that comes from t...

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As the lights go down, thousands of girls scream with anticipation as they wait for the worlds "pop princess- to take center stage and explode into dance. Raised in the suburbs of Louisiana former Mouseketeer, Britney Spears appears accompanied with eye catching flashing lights and ... fans accept her coming of age and embrace the new images and personas she has made for herself. Fans know that along with the more mature clothing attire Britney's music will also mature, emphasizing subjects and experiences that can only come with age. Britney is one of the few female vocalists that are not a...

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As the lights go down, thousands of girls scream with anticipation as they wait for the worlds "pop princess- to take center stage and explode into dance. Raised in the suburbs of Louisiana former Mouseketeer, Britney Spears appears accompanied with eye catching flashing lights and ... fans accept her coming of age and embrace the new images and personas she has made for herself. Fans know that along with the more mature clothing attire Britney's music will also mature, emphasizing subjects and experiences that can only come with age. Britney is one of the few female vocalists that are not a...

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... how to balance them. Besides, if life doesn't make you crazy then why bother living it like what Lana Lang of Smallvile once said. And yes, I am a big movie-buff. Music, sports and movies are three of my greatest passions in life. I really enjoy watching movies, and I have to be honest in this, movies except that of ours. Malena & Moulin Rouge ... are my faves. I can practically spend a whole weekend just watching especially when there's CSI or Smallville on the screen. I listen to pretty wide range of music, from the bubble-gum pop of Britney Spears, to the modern classic of Maksim to ...

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The kiss between pop stars Madonna and Britney Spears happened on live television, at the Video Music Awards in 2003. The controversy was discussed through many forms of media. The issues surrounding it dealt with the representation of sexuality in the media and the ways in which ... ...

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... to gain attention of an audience, and I think that the Budweiser ads are a perfect example of how this is done. Pepsi The anticipated Pepsi ad featured Britney Spears dressing from pop eras of the past in a 90-second spot that moves from the malt shop to '80s chic to today's 2002. Out through the ad Britney sings and dances with either ... a Pepsi in her hand or with the logo behind her. As the surroundings change, the music also changes to suit the given decade. The ad is dependent on the recognition of Britney, something which is guarantied with a superstar like her. The ad uses visua...

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... mother, for all the love she gave/and every morning that I wake I look back on yesterday/and I"m OK." All the drama and fear is surprisingly how Christina became interested in music. She would go into her room and usually sing for her stuffed animals. "As a child, I ran up to my room when all the fighting was going on and everything was ... Night Live", and has graced the covers of many magazines including Teen People, and Entertainment Weekly. She has won many Grammies, including the Grammy for Best New Artist, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Christina Aguilera is a truly amazing person. Man...

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