Justin Bieber Scandals

Now if you have ever even heard of Justin Bieber only once or twice in your life you are sure to know about his not so good record on staying out of trouble. From "egging houses" all the way to "Spitting on fans in his balcony" we can confirm that there are clearly some hiccups this young adult still has within his career, and like every good deed, his sins will not go unpunished.

In a recent article it was announced that Bieber has recently completed his anger management classes ordered by the court, but still has a lot to make up for. I think that this should be a lesson for all of us to take note on, no matter who you are, karma will always come back around to bite you in the a** (so the quote states). Now I find it very refreshing to see such punishment taking place. It reminds not only us outsiders, but those rapped up in their celebrity lives that there are still consequences to all, and that no one is above the law, no matter who you are. While Bieber does his penance, we should all take note in remembering that.

Everyone has their own opinions, but I personally believe that community work definatly shapes someone into doing good and thinking twice, just in a different way them jail does. Jail scares the crap out of you, you see the kind of people in the scary movies that you never actually wanted to meet in real life, and witness some unimaginable things you never wanted to be apart of. In turn when you are out, you never think twice about doing something that could have the outcome of possibly going back (at least most people feel that way after the situation anyways). Then there is community work for lesser crimes, that teaches respect, patience, and opens your eyes to how goo you truly do have it, in turn making you want to be a better person. I think that Bieber is set up in the perfect option for him. After all, we cant have an international superstar running around like he is the king, think about how much that would screw up the tabloids.

Raven Symoné

We all know her as the famous actress who played Raven in "That so Raven", confident and passionate were just a few words you might use to describe her character (with a dash of attitude, of course) but whats even more interesting is the her true life seems to run parallel.

Recently Symoné spoke out about Miley Cyrus, agreeing with her statement that no one deserves to labeled by their "sexuality" and that everyone should be treated as equals. For me it's not what she said that caught my attention though, it's how she said it. You know how you can tell how you can feel how confident and strong willed someone is by their tone or like their posture? Now don't make fun of me here, but it's kind of like Beyonce, her poise and strong willed attitude inspires people everyday, it's kind of like that. We all strive to be people like Symoné or Beyonce, and want to feel powerful and not discouraged by our words, and Symoné clearly was not. 

Having previously been interrogated by the people of the internet, Symoné not only backed Cyrus up, but made a strong statement about how she believes people should be viewed, and how wrong others are for seeing people of different sexuality as different, constantly categorizing them. Now, ask yourself this : If you got asked by a salesman to buy into their product which one would you choose, the one with off the fence comments and holes here and there about their stories, or the ones that simply come out, state the facts, and make clear their ideas? My guess would be you would choose option two, in that case, agreed. Symoné was most definitely option number two compared to all of the other option ones being presented all over the internet. You would be surprised how much impact someone would have on altering your ideas of right and wrong based simply on their attitude and poise they bring to the table on the subject.  

Lea Michele Celebrates For Cory

As I had touched upon in an earlier post Cory Montheith (Lea Michele's fiance) died just a little while back from an unexpected drug overdose. This left Lea devastated, but she held strong and made her fist appearance to her audience since the tragic death at the Teen Choice Awards show to accept an award for him, and shared a heartfelt speech.

Now, only months later, Monteith's birthday is upon us and previous friends and cast mates everywhere posted pictures of him in remembrance and in celebration. Scrolling through the article about this was quite bitter sweet, but to see how well Michele took all of this, was even more inspiring. It was obvious during speeches that she got teary-eyed and a little choked up from time to time (which is extremely appropriate considering the circumstances) but the poise she presented deserves endless amounts of respect. She always seemed to know exactly what to say, and never got too caught up in the moment to break down in front of the world and mourn of her loss, which must have been one of the hardest tasks to face.

What also we surprising was to see her support she had towards the fans. Instead of talking of her experiences and talking about Cory she actually focused the attention to her fans making comments such as "We can all get through this together" and "I know Cory is looking down right now thankful for all of your love and support through these hard times". Her interviews seemed to match up as well, all very clear statements, never broken up. However, you could still feel the emotion being poured out in conversation.

As we mark the first birthday without Cory there is not a shadow of a doubt that the love and support of his family, close friends, and fans are not even shy of slipping away. What a great example of mourning and healing for such a great live lost. Lea Michele put is perfectly in her Instagram post "I know you're serenading everyone right now.. We love you Cory! Happy Birthday..❤️ "

The Beatles

Lately in my US History class we have been studying about music from the 70's and 80's, but more specifically the hippie movement. So, I made the executive decision to talk about the ever so well known Beatles and express my opinion. Let's not get off on the wrong foot here though, please remember as you go on that I in no way shape or form am a well known fan of the Beatles, I mean I think I've heard maybe a few of their songs. So, I am just going off of what Coach Whites power point specifically has taught me. Okay, now that we have that cleared up, lets proceed.

So, the Beatles became a hit and started growing a fan base from before the hippie movement. Winning over the hearts of millions everywhere, they were known as the "One Direction" of the 70's and 80's era, but even bigger. Then, we got into talking about how the Vietnam War started to cause issues within the states (the whole idea that our country wasn't fighting for us but rather for other countries). People started to rally and "leave society" and music (and people started to change).

Now, it makes sense to me that the Beatles would have a change in music along with the ear, famous people do that all the time, whether to gain more fans along the way or just because they want to (like Taylor Swift or the ever so "interesting" Miley Cyrus). However, what caught me off guard was not that part of the story, it was the other major factors that changed within their group as well. 

Now, considering that it kind of became a main stream thing to do I am in no way bashing on the Beatles, however I am questioning some of their choices. As the era progressed drug became of heavy use, and people starting adapting to them like they would food, and so did the group. Even taking to writing songs while they were on a "high" making it more of an enjoyable listen and take to the fans that did the same. 

A better counter approach in my opinion would have been to use their influence of mass numbers and trying to actively protest the war together, rather than promoting the idea that sitting around getting high was going to change anything. However, I guess since I didn't exactly live in that era, I wouldn't fully understand the logic. But my idea sounds logical to, doesn't it?

Overall however, learning about the Beatles was awesome, and hearing about how they came to change the hearts of millions truly is inspiring. No wonder they will live on as legends. 

MTV Movie Awards

As most of us know the MTV Movie awards took place about a week ago, and a ton went down. Now it seems like in every award show there is always someone who "sweeps" (or so to speak) the a majority of the major awards away. This isn't a surprise though, considering that if your goo enough to win even one of the major awards your probably capable of wining another one..or two..or how ever many.

This year was quite remarkable however. Shailene Woodly (rather new to the industry) has spontaneously come out of the wood work (no pun intended) and captured the eyes of thousands. Her particualr work in "The Fault in Our Stars" playing as the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster is what seemed to pull on the heartstrings of the world winning her awards such as best kiss, but what is even more extraordinary is how she grew from there.

After her heart wrenching role as Hazel Grace people just couldn't get enough (or at least I couldn't). This is what seemed to make her other very popular role as Tris in Divergent very popular, stringing along in even more fans. These two very strong roles combined earned her the title of the best actress as well. 

Now, along with "sweep" of awards, comedy seemed to follow suit as well. With stars such as the Rock and Kevin Hart announcing awards the awards really seemed to have the whole package. Now, some people don't see what the need for comedy skits is. I mean lets be honest, I didn't at first either. But after thinking it over, it makes complete sense. Thinking on award shows we always just think of, well just that. the awards. But the comedy has been just as much of a tradition on the show as the awards have. It's just another way to showcase the talent and (in some cases) a way to lighten up the mood. Comedy shows don't often receive awards for their efforts, but comedy is just as essential to us as the movies being nominated for the awards are, and it's great to have those brief showcases of that sort of talent as well, because it is just as important to us. Besides that who doesn't like to laugh once in a while to am I right? Sorry, I know this paragraph was a little off subject but while on the topic, I figured I would speak my mind on that wandering thought about it as well. 

Overall the awards were a success, as they always are. It was great to see such amazing talent grace the stage and receive awards we all know were well deserved. I don't know about you personally but its my dream to sit in at a live award show some time. To be able to see all of the amazing actors and actresses all on the same night, in the same room, all on the same stage, within a matter of hours. Talk about powerful. I could probably never afford it, but as they say, it's always nice to dream. 

Key Teams Up at the White House

I'm pretty sure most of us have seen, or at least heard of, the hilarious show called "Key and Peel". If you haven't however, or just aren't very keen on the details, let me catch you up. Key and Peel is on Comedy Central and their show pretty much consists of comedic strips they act out together, some are just random and others are to make fun of people. Specifically an ongoing segment Key does about making fun of Barack Obama. He pretty much crops himself into Obama's speeches, takes his kind gestures, and makes them into something that "Obama really meant"(click here for examples). Now to return the favor, Obama recently invited Key to the White House, for a very comedic kind of night. The mood was kept light and tons of jokes were made, and in my opinion, it turned out to be quite successful.

A lot of the times we have Presidents that get too into politics to remember what it's like to have fun. Now, I understand that it is not there fault and I commend them for getting into so into their work (it is our country we are protecting). However I think it is nice that Obama takes time to chill out, a while back he had a concert acknowledging some of the best voices of our time. It's also cool that he can still joke around, such as having Key join him last night.  What a great way to lighten the mood, putting away all the condescending factors of life for a night and just having fun. 

Last night was a perfect example of how great nights should look like in the white house, and how just a little bit of fun once in a while, can go a long ways. 

Review

So after reading about just a few of the incredible experiences I have had music wise that have changed me, don;t forget to go out of your way sometime and have your own experience sometime, I promise it will change you forever.

There truly are no words to express how much music means to me, and how much it really can change your view of just about anything, Let it be love to drag you there, let it be heartbreak, let it be a moment of vulnerability, or just a spontaneous idea to let yourself go for a while and enjoy yourself, let it be whatever it may be draw you to this musical experience of  a lifetime. But whatever you do, don't pass it up.

Music shapes us more than we know, don't deny it. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try it and find out for yourself, I promise whatever the experience is, it won't let you down.