Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer Lopez is another stellar woman who has come a long way to prove herself. She has proven herself to be a singer/actress with no fear and a whole bunch of strength. She first embraced the public on the hit TV show In Living Color as a “Fly Girl.” Jennifer Lopez’s fame first rose in 1997, when she landed the lead role in the movie Selena. She would star in many more roles to come.

In the summer of 1997, she graced the musical community with her debut album, On the 6, which held her addicting single “If You Had My Love.” In 2001, she released another album called J.Lo. Of this record, “Jenny From the Block” hit the charts with great assurance to succeed. Her latest record, 2005’s Rebirth, has proven to be a success as well. Jennifer Lopez overcame the odds with starting off as a back-up dancer for a television show to rise to great heights and reach super stardom.

Paula Abdul was made huge around the same time Madonna was on top of the world. Paula Abdul was a former L.A. Lakers cheerleader who had the moves of a gleaming star. In 1988, she released her first album, Forever Your Girl, which held her smash hit “Straight Up.” With the huge success of “Straight Up,” Abdul released 6 more singles that really sky-rocketed her career.

Her career would be put on a hold for a short while when Abdul checked herself into a rehab center with an eating disorder. In 2002, Paula Abdul agreed to be a judge on the hit TV show, American Idol, which put her success and fame back on track. Paula Abdul overcame a serious illness just to prove to herself and her fans she can battle anything that is sent her way.

It all started with the hit TV show American Idol: The Search for a Superstar competition, which in 2002, turned Kelly Clarkson from a music industry no one to a huge pop star success. A 20-year-old Texas born girl showed American Idol viewers just how it was done. In winning the number one spot on American Idol, Kelly received a $1 million recording contract with RCA. Her album was named Thankful and was released in the summer of 2003. Kelly would later star in her own movie and make several TV guest appearances on hit shows. Kelly Clarkson is great inspiration for any artist who are struggling and don’t think miracles exist, because they truly do.

Madonna first ruled the world in 1984 with her music, sexuality, and openness of her life style. She has said to be the first female pop star to have complete control over her music and image. It seemed everything Madonna touched turned to gold, and that is definitely not excluding her music. With every new song written, a new success was created, climbing to the top of every chart made throughout the entire world. During the ’80s, majority of Madonna’s songs of her self-titled album were huge hits at all the clubs. Her second record, Like a Virgin, transformed Madonna into an international music goddess, selling millions of copies.

With each decade that approaches, Madonna manages to create new images of her that fit each year perfectly. When the ’90s hit Madonna transformed her and made nothing but success. Confessions on a Dance Floor is Madonna’s latest album that came out in 2005. There isn’t anything in the world that can bring this super star down. Madonna will remain and continue to rise to the top of music history as one of the very best female artist to ever walk this earth.

Beyonce gives millions of women all over America pride in being “curvy.” She is not ashamed of her curves and embraces them with every breath she takes and every shake she makes. Beyonce was first a part of Destiny’s Child who sold over 33 million records worldwide by 2002. Destiny’s Child was quite the sensation winning numerous Grammies for their hit songs. In 2001, the group split allowing Beyonce to start a career on her own, hoping to succeed.

And succeeding is just what Beyonce did! Beyonce became the first African-American female artist and second woman ever to win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. Beyonce overcame many obstacles throughout her life to rise to the very top. She is an inspiration to women and men of all ages and races.

Pink first appeared in the late 1990s and seemed to be just another pop-princess; Pink’s true colors would later come out and shock the world. At the mere age of 14, Pink began writing her own songs, influenced by her musical family. She was scouted by an executive for MCA and jumped into an R&B group called Basic Instinct. In 2002, Pink released a double-platinum album, which held three of her Top Ten singles: “There U Go,” “Most Girls,” and “You Make Me Sick.”

She later began touring with N*Sync and found herself to be sick and bored of the teen-pop culture. Pink wanted her music to have more meaning and relate to fans older than children and young teenagers. Toward the end of 2002, Pink released yet another hit “Get the Party Started,” which became her most successful song yet, reaching at the Top Five list. Her second album M!sunderstood also became a double-platinum record.

Her latest album I’m Not Dead, debuted its first single “Stupid Girls,” with much promise of becoming a number one success.