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Explores the rise and fall of this popular trio based on recollections from friends, family, and Motown contemporaries who were there when their songs were made, their hits climbed the charts, and the group faded away into history due to personal issues and professional strife.

"A frenetic, gonzo account of Britney Spears's historic rise and equally tragic fall told by an iconoclastic music journalist. America, 2003: A country at war, its shiny veneer beginning to crack. Von Dutch and The Simple Life dominate. And on the cover of every magazine, a twenty-one-year-old pop star named Britney Spears. Tracking her every move for a third-tier gossip rag in Los Angeles was an unknown young writer taking whatever job he could while...

With her deeply personal songwriting, countless hit songs, and genre-bending yet unmistakable sound, Taylor Swift has cemented her status as one of pop music's most iconic and culture-defining voices. On the heels of her latest album, "Midnights," this visually stunning book pays tribute to Swift's different eras as a musician, her sonic and aesthetic influences, personal inspirations, and the incredible community she has fostered among her international...

The noted singer's notes from abroad, written during a nonstop 1980 concert tour through Europe and Australia, present the Divine Miss M's bawdy, raunchy, innocent, and perceptive views of the world at large.

Unveil the mystique behind the Summertime Sadness singer in this lush biography. Lana Del Rey offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and career of one of the most captivating and controversial artists of the twenty-first century. From her transformation from the uncertain Lizzy Grant to the attention-grabbing and enigmatic Lana Del Rey, this book traces her evolution not only as a musician but as a cultural phenomenon. Through an analysis...

With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to Nina Simone, jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist. Shared as a lullaby to her daughter, a soulful song recounts Simone's career, the trials she faced as an African American woman, and the stand she took during the Civil Rights Movement. This poignant picture book offers a melodic tale that is both a historic account of an iconic figure and an extraordinary...

It's hard to believe that Katy Perry started her career in music as a Gospel Singer, following a strict, religious childhood during which she was barely exposed to any commercial pop music. So it's all the more astonishing that this remarkable lady is now one of the world's foremost pop talents and is regularly voted one of the sexiest women in the world. But Katy Perry appears to know exactly what she wants to do and where she wants to go.

An intimate portrait of the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, who is a muse to some of the 20th-century's most influential rock musicians, reveals the strength, resilience and inner and outer beauty—as well as her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family—that helped her survive and thrive the music world

With her deeply personal songwriting, countless hit songs, and genre-bending yet unmistakable sound, Taylor Swift has cemented her status as one of pop music's most iconic and culture-defining voices. On the heels of her record-breaking The Eras Tour, this visually stunning book pays tribute to Swift's evolution as an artist, her sonic and aesthetic influences, personal inspirations, and the incredible community she has fostered among her international...