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'''Honorific titles'''<ref name="Honorific">{{cite news
| url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorific
| title=Merriam Webster Definition: Honorific
| publisher=Merriam Online Dictionary
| accessdate=2008-07-29}} ("Belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior.")</ref> are often conferred upon [[popular music]] artists for their contributions to the field. These titles – such as [[King]], [[Queen]], [[Godfather]], [[Princess]], or [[Boss]] – may be given to them by the media, marketing departments of the record companies, fans, or critics. In some cases, more than one artist may have been given the same title.


After years of selling insurance in Madison, he decided to pursue his passion for fitness. He began to engineer jump ropes in his home. He wanted to improve the standard jump rope and make them more efficient. He didn't have all the money in the world to advertise his ropes, so he used his past experience of selling and his personality to sell. He would demonstrate and challenge his customers to jump rope contests. Eventually his hard work paid off when he landed a slot on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 1975. And as they say: the rest is history.
== Male artists ==
=== King of Pop ===
;Michael Jackson


As his jump rope continued to improve in technology and customer kept buying, soon he ventured into 'functional fitness', which is what his current line of products is based off of. Today, the Lifeline Brand is multi-million dollar empire, with equipment to get any body type into shape, without the strain and stress on joints.
At the 1989 [[Soul Train Awards]], before [[Elizabeth Taylor]] brought [[Michael Jackson]] out to receive a lifetime achievement award, she said, “In my opinion he is the true king of pop, rock, and soul.” Since then the King of Pop was the title that stayed with him throughout his career.<ref name="MJKing">{{cite news
| url=http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kda07/KOP.html
| title=INDEPTH: MICHAEL JACKSON The King of Pop
| publisher=Singnet
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> He has won countless awards including 13 Grammys<ref name="Grammy50Years">{{cite news
| url=http://www.musicouch.com/Musicouching/Grammy-Awards-50-Years.81128
| title=INDEPTH: Grammy Awards: 50 Years
| publisher=Musictouch
| date=2005-06-13
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> and ''Thriller'' is the biggest selling album in music history.<ref name="newsday_MJ">{{cite web
| url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etlede5572856feb12,0,1999586.story
| title=Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' turns 25
| date=2008-02-12
| accessdate=2008-07-10
| publisher=newsday.com}}</ref> Michael Jackson's impact on music video is as indisputable as his unmatchable influence and impact on the art of popular music.<ref name="flakmag-MJ">{{cite web
| url=http://flakmag.com/music/mj/videos.html Michael Jackson: A Life in Film
| title= Michael Jackson In Film
| publisher=Flakmag
| date=2007-06-13
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Jackson's influence today is evident on artists like [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]], [[Neyo]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Alien Ant Farm]] and [[Beyonce]] to name a few.<ref name="flakmag-MJ"/>


(http://lifelineuse.com/)
=== Kings of Rock and Roll ===
;Elvis Presley
[[Elvis Presley]] was a legendary performer<ref name="Elvis1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/elvis-presley
| title= Inductee: Elvis Presley
| publisher=Rockhall
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
who became the first international superstar during the mid and late 1950’s by putting Rock 'n' Roll on the map for the masses<ref name="Elvis Bio">{{cite web
| url=http://www.elvis.com/
| title=Elvis Bio
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Elvis went on to become the biggest selling artist in the United States, while still being the most certified artist in U.S. history, according to [[RIAA]].<ref name="elvis2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt/
| title=RIAA Gold and Platinum Certifactions
| publisher=RIAA
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
No individual had a more sustainable impact on popular music at the time, in spite of his two-year stint in the Army, his subsequent nine year absence from the stage (which coincided with the arrival and global success of the [[Beatles]]), nor his death in [[1977]].<ref name="Elvis Bio"/>

;Little Richard
[[Image:Little Richard in 2007.jpg|upright|thumb|Little Richard On Stage]]
Sometimes suggested as the true King of Rock and Roll<ref name="Richard1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/1NJBFXT65UBKX
| title= 50's Rock and Roll
| publisher=Amazon
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> but better known as the Architect Of Rock 'n' Roll,<ref name="Richard2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/little-richard
| title=Inductee: Little Richard
| publisher=Rockhall
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
more than any other performer, [[Little Richard]] blew the lid off the Fifties by laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. <ref name="Richard2" />The song, "Tutti Frutti," was his catalyst for success and led to an huge run of smash hits such as "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "Lucille," "Jenny Jenny," "Keep A Knockin’", "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Ooh! My Soul."<ref name="Richard3">{{cite web
| url=http://www.generalentertainment.com/artists/LittleRichard.htm
| title=Artists: Little Richard
| publisher=General Entertainment
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Now as a icon of music he has been awarded several lifetime achievement awards and special awards for his influence on music.<ref name="Richard3" />

;Chuck Berry
[[Chuck Berry]]'s music has transcended generations. With his catalog of well-known rock songs, such as "[[Johnny B Goode]]", "[[School Days (song)|School Days]]", "[[Sweet Little Sixteen]]" and "[[My Ding-a-ling]]" made him a pioneer of Rock and Roll.<ref name="chuckB1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.chuckberry.com/about/bio.htm
| title=Chuck Berry
| publisher=Chuck Berry
| date=2008-07-13
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He earns respect to this day because he is truly an entertainer. Berry's incredible success is due to his ability to articulate the concerns and attitudes of his audience in his music.<ref name="chuckB1" /> Chuck Berry is one of the few artists of his time period to have retained ownership of much of his incomparable catalog of songs, many of which are considered the greatest rock and roll songs of all time.<ref name="chuckB2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.chuckberry.com/music/licensing.htm
| title=Chucks Licensing
| publisher=Chuck Berry
| date=2008-07-13
| accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref>

=== King of Reggae ===
;Bob Marley
[[Image:Bob Marley Live - Painting by Steve Brogdon1992.jpg|thumb|upright|''Bob Marley Live'' a painting by Steve Brogdon 1992]]
[[Bob Marley]], is not only a reggae legend, but also music legend. Marley almost single-handedly brought reggae to the world. His album ''Legend'' is the best-selling reggae album ever.<ref name="marley2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/marley_b.html
| title=American Masters: Bob Marley
| publisher=PBS
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Marley is an international star with a strong following in the Third World. He is one of the few deceased people with strong commercial success after death.<ref name="bob2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939216/the_immortals__the_greatest_artists_of_all_time_11_bob_marley.
| title=The Immortals: Number Eleven- Bob Marley
| publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He saw music as a way to spread his religion making some people to regard him as a prophet.<ref name="marley1">{{cite web| url=http://caribbean.halloffame.tripod.com/Bob_Marley.html
| title=Carribean Hall Of Fame: Inductee Bob Marley
| publisher=Carribean Hall Of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== King of the Blues ===
;B. B. King
[[Image:BBKing.jpg|thumb|upright|B. B. King at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada]]
[[B.B. King]] is one of the greatest, most influential blues guitar stylists, composers and singers of the 20th century. He remained faithful to blues while inspiring artists like [[Eric Clapton]], the late [[Mike Bloomfield]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], [[Albert Collins]], [[Albert King]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]].<ref name="bbking1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.jazzandbluesmasters.com/bbking.htm
| title=bb king . american blues musician . b 1925
| accessdate=2008-07-10
| publisher=Jazz and Blues Masters}}</ref> "The Thrill Is Gone" is King's most remembered and biggest hit and the biggest blues hit ever at the time.<ref name="king3">{{cite web
| url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_bb_kings_thrill/|title=ThrillIsGone
| title=The Thrill Is Gone by BB King
| publisher=Mix Online
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
King is so honored for his contributions The state of Mississippi celebrates "B. B. King Day". A decree of the State House and Senate reads: “No matter where he appears in the world, B. B. King is a proud ambassador of his home state, and Mississippi is even prouder of this native son.”<ref name="bbking2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/bb-king
| title=B.B. King
| accessdate=2008-07-10
| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum}}</ref>

=== King of Funk ===
;Rick James
[[Rick James]] is a major star of the 1980s who helped define the "punk funk" style of that decade.<ref name="Rick1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/06/rick.james/index.html
| title=Showbiz: Rick James
| publisher=CNN
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> He broke many cultural taboos and is said to have gone further than anyone had gone before in funk.<ref name="rickjamesbio">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rickjames.com/
| title=http:Rick james Bio
| publisher=Rick James
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> His album ''[[Street Songs (album)|Street Songs]]'' went triple-platinum and catapulted James into the forefront of the funk movement.<ref name="Rick1"/>

=== Kings of the South ===
;Ludacris
[[Ludacris]]<ref name="jacksonacquitted">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rapcapital.com/review/ludacris.htm
| title=Rap Capital Bio: Ludacris
| publisher=Rap Capital
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> first started of DJing at an Atlanta radio station until he became the Dirty South's most popular rapper. With a provocative song, "What's Your Fantasy?" he and the song became an enormous success.<ref name="mtvludacris">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ludacris/artist.jhtml
| title=Ludacris Bio On MTV
| publisher=MTV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
"Saturday(Oooh, Oooh)" and "Move Bitch" from his next album ''Word of Mouf'', performed similarly during 2002, and all three songs' videos enjoyed [[MTV]], [[BET]], and [[MTV2]] support. Afterwards being in the game for over seven years, he had several hit urban albums like ''Chicken n Beer'' and ''Red light district''.<ref name="ludacris">{{cite web
| url=http://www.ludacris.info/
| title=Ludacris Information
| publisher=google
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

;T.I.
[[T.I.]]<ref name="TI2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Video-T-I-King-Of-The-South-Performs-Live-hip-hop-7064.html
| title=The King Of The South Performs
| publisher=Hip Hop Galaxy
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
established himself as one of rap's greatest and most successful rappers during the 2000s. He made tough and smooth songs that appealed to a wide audience.<ref name="mtvti">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/t_i_/artist.jhtml#bio
| title=MTV Artist Bio: TI
| publisher=MTV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
"Bring Em Out," "Rubberband Man" and the rap chart-topping "What You Know" has had great success for T.I. in the past and ''T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' has had two urban hit singles, "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" and "You Know What It Is." <ref name="eoti">{{cite web
| url=http://www.eonline.com/print/index.jsp?uuid=2f7cd6b4-5fb3-472d-933a-d7c47117bc72&contentType=newsStory
| title=E Online News story: TI Vs. TIP
| publisher=E
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Kings of Country ===
;Garth Brooks
[[Garth Brooks]] is a phenomenon of country music who brought country music to a massive audience in the 90's.<ref name="Garthrolling">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/garthbrooks/articles/story/5931274/brooks_still_the_king_of_country
| title=Garth Brook Is Still The King of Country
| publisher=Rolling Stone
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Before Brooks, it was unimaginable for a country artist to go multi-platinum but he did, shattering that barrier in 1991 when his second album, ''No Fences'' went on to sell 13 million copies. <ref name="cmtgb" />He changed the concept of a country star by putting rock antics into his country stage shows.<ref name="cmtgb">{{cite web
| url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/brooks_garth/bio.jhtml
| title=CMT Artists: Garth Brooks Bio
| publisher=CMT
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He sold more records then any other artist in US history in such a short amount of time becoming a pivotal figure in the history of country music.He later <ref name="gactvgb">{{cite web
| url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_garth_brooks/article/0,,GAC_26099_4709190,00.html
| title=Garth Brooks
| publisher=gactv
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
retired in the early 2000’s. <ref name="cmtgb" />

;Roy Acuff
[[Roy Acuff]]<ref name="cmhofra">{{cite web
| url= http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/inductees.aspx?cid=95
| title=Country Music Hall of fame: Garth Brooks
| publisher=Country Music Hall Of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>formed the bridge between country’s rural string band era and the modern era of star singers backed by fully amplified bands.<ref name="cmhofra" /> A huge success in the 1940s Acuff's popularity rivaled that of the legendary Frank Sinatra. Acuff topped the charts with his biggest its like "Wreck on the Highway," "Night Train to Memphis" and "The Precious Jewel.” <ref name="ymra">{{cite web
| url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-290824-bio--Roy-Acuff
| title=Yahoo! Music: Bio- Garth Brooks
| publisher=Yahoo
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He eventually with songwriting partner Fred Rose formed Acuff-Rose Music Publishing.<ref name="fmra">{{cite web
| url=http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/royacuff.html
| title=Facts about Garth Brooks
| publisher=Factmonster
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Although Roy came from a rural, folk-based background, he helped bring country music to the city and to the world of big business.<ref name="ymra"/>

;George Strait
[[George Strait]]’s<ref name="">{{cite web
| url=http://www.countrymusiconline.net/georgestrait_contest.html
| title=Country Music Online Bios: George Strait
| publisher=CMO
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
name has become synonymous with “real country.” Always true to his roots, he draws from both the western swing and the honky-tonk traditions. His albums have been certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum, and he throughout the years he has remained a huge concert draw.<ref name="cmhofgs">{{cite web
| url=http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/inductees.aspx?cid=1749
| title=Inductee: George Strait
| publisher=Country Music Hall of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
The Academy of Country Music has awarded George Strait a Special Achievement Award.<ref name="mcangs">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mcanashville.com/georgestrait/
| title=Music and nashville: George Strait
| publisher=Nashville
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He remains an influential singer of country music history who sparked a wave of neo-traditionalist singers from [[Randy Travis]] and [[Dwight Yoakam]] to [[Clint Black]], [[Garth Brooks]], and [[Alan Jackson]].<ref name="ymgs">{{cite web
| url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-265875-bio--George-Strait
| title=Yahoo!Music: Bio- George Strait
| publisher=Yahoo
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Kings of R&B ===
;R. Kelly
[[R. Kelly]]<ref name="Kelly1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?artistID=49133
| title=Artist News: R Kelly
| publisher=jambase
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
has had a 15 year career.<ref name="jbrkelly">{{cite web
| url=http://www.jambase.com/Artists/49133/R.-Kelly/Bio
| title=Artist Bio: R Kelly
| publisher=Jambase
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
First calling himself the King of R&B in his song with T-pain "I’m a Flirt", he has had many hits to back him up.<ref name="Kelly3">{{cite web
| url=http://www.lyriczz.com/lyriczz.php?songid=42584
| title=I'm a Flirt Lyrics
| publisher=lyriczz
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He was able to take sexual explicit songs and make them into hits like "Bump and Grind", "Feeling on Your Booty", and "Sex me."<ref name="ymrkelly" /> He was one of the biggest-selling male artists of the '90s and he has written many hits for several artists.<ref name="ymrkelly">{{cite web
| url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-253009-bio--R-Kelly
| title=Yahoo! Music
| publisher=Yahoo
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
R. Kelly released a new album every year between 2002 and 2007.<ref name="jbrkelly"/>

;Usher
[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]<ref name="msnusher">{{cite web
| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5209619
| title=Usher the new King of R&B
| publisher=MSNBC
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
first broke on the commercial scene with the album ''My Way.''<ref name="tvusher">{{cite web
| url=http://www.tv.com/usher/person/17506/biography.html
| title=TV: Biography- Usher Raymond
| publisher=TV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He had 3 hit singles off the album. He followed that with the long awaited ''8701'' which had 3 hit songs also, and the number one hit "U got it Bad". <ref name="rotnusher">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-u/usher_main.htm
| title=Rock On The Net: Usher Raymond
| publisher=RockNet
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
First week sales of ''Confessions'' broke R&B album records, staying 9 weeks at number one. Usher has had an unprecedented level of success for an R&B artist.<ref name="msnusher"/>

=== Chairman of the Board ===
;Frank Sinatra
In 1961 [[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]]<ref name="Sinatra1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2008/sr08_050.htm
| title=U.S. Postal Service announces Frank Sinatra Stamp
| publisher=U.S.P.S.
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
founded [[Reprise Records]]. It was as the head of Reprise that Sinatra earned the nickname "The Chairman of the Board."<ref name="MIT">{{cite web
| url=http://www-tech.mit.edu/V110/N57/sinatr.57a.html
| title=''The Chairman of the Board hits another quarter century''
| publisher=[[The Tech (newspaper)|The Tech]]
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> In music, what earned him that title was a professional career that lasted 60 years. <ref name="Sinatra2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sinatra_frank/bio.jhtml
| title=Vh1 Artist A-Z: Frank Sinatra
| publisher=Vh1
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He demonstrated a remarkable ability to maintain his appeal while never changing his styles to fit trends. He came to the fore during the swing era of the 1930s and '40s, helped to define the "sing era" of the '40s and '50s, and continued to attract listeners during the rock and roll era that began in the mid-'50s, and was still making million-selling recordings in 1994.<ref name="Sinatra2" />

=== Godfather of Soul ===
;James Brown
[[Image:JB1223.jpg|thumb|upright|James Brown]]
[[James Brown]] has been called the "Godfather of Soul" and "''Mr. Dynamite''".<ref name="jbrown2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/25/AR2006122500049.html
|title=James Brown dead
| publisher=Washington Post
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He was one of the most influential artists in history. An innovator of R&B music, he was able to dominate and revolutionize black music so much that many of the African American associated genres of today like [[soul]], [[funk]], [[rap]] , and [[hip hop]], stem directly from “''The hardest working man in show business''” (another famous title). Brown's music transcended generations and musical genres, beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing to the present.<ref name="jbrown1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/james-brown
| title=James Brown
| accessdate=2008-07-10
| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum}}</ref> He gave black people hope and pride with the song "Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud". James Brown mesmerized all with his style and dancing.<ref name="Jbrown3">{{cite web
| url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/poprock/185904,CST-FTR-brown26.article
| title=James Brown Dies
| publisher=Suntimes
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Godfather of Heavy Metal ===
;Ozzy Osbourne
Innovator of Heavy Metal,<ref name="sozzy">{{cite web
| url=http://www.sonymusic.com/labels/epic/newmusicmondays/ozzy/
| title=New Music:The Return Of Ozzy
| publisher=Sony
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
[[Ozzy Osbourne]] revolutionized music by being a driving force with the revolutionary heavy metal band Black Sabbath.<ref name="rhbs">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/black-sabbath
| title=Inductee: Black Sabbath
| publisher=RockHall
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Osbourne created Ozzfest, a tour package that featured himself along with many other metal bands.<ref name="ymozzy">{{cite web
| url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/14203193
| title=Yahoo Music: Ozzy Osbourne
| publisher=Yahoo
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Ozzy Osbourne had his biggest American hit in the spring of 1992 with a power ballad called "Mama, I'm Coming Home." Most of his albums have either gone platinum or double platinum.<ref name="rotnozzy">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-o/ozzyosbourne.htm
| title=Ozzy Osbourne
| publisher=Rocknet
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Godfather of Punk ===
;Iggy Pop
[[Image:IggyPop1979.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Iggy Pop in 1979]]
[[Iggy Pop]] has a musical career dating back to the late 1960s and his simple musical style and lyrics strongly influenced [[punk rock]]. His stage antics, too, involving [[stage diving]] and [[self-mutilation]], were in line culturally with that movement, and gained him some notoriety. He is still performing in the early 21st century.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/04/22/iggy-birthday-2007-04-22.html
|title=Godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, turns 60
|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|accessdate=2008-07-31
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|work = [[Seattle Times]]
|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960501&slug=2326844
|title=Entertainment & the Arts - The Godfather Of Punk: Iggy Pop Is Still Going Strong |publisher=[[Seattle Times]]
|date = 1 May 1996
|accessdate=2008-07-31
|last=Rose
|first=Cynthia
}}
</ref>

;Pete Townshend
Whilst not as often as Iggy Pop, [[The Who]]'s [[Pete Townshend]] is also referred to by some as the Godfather of Punk,<ref>{{cite journal | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,84581,00.html | title = Who's Next | last = Angulo | first = Sandra P. | date = Aug 11, 1999 | accessdate = 2008-09-08}}</ref> as well as the [[Mod (lifestyle)|mod]], [[Grunge music|grunge]] and [[Britpop]] genres. This is due to his displays of aggression and attitude, both in his performances and though his songwriting, which lead The Who to be cited as a major influence by many punk and grunge bands.<ref name="Townshend1">Wilkerson, Mark (2006). ''Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend'',
[[ISBN]] 1411677005, 9781411677005.</ref><ref name="Townshend2">[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/in-the-attic-a-website-with-lofty-musical-ambitions-437401.html In The Attic: A website with lofty musical ambitions], [[The Independent]], 22/02/07.</ref>

=== The Boss ===
;Bruce Springsteen
[[Bruce Springsteen]]<ref name="mp3springsteen">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/5002/bossipod.html
| title=The Boss- Ipod
| publisher=Mp3newswire
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
was called the savior of rock and roll by critics and was called a new [[Bob Dylan]] of his time. He was first called the boss when he was in charge of collecting the band's nightly pay and distributing it amongst his bandmates <ref>''Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader'', Penguin, 2004.</ref> With his performances and style he was put at a level with [[Chuck Berry]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[the Beatles]] and Bob Dylan.<ref name="rhbs">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/bruce-springsteen
| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee: Bruce Springsteen
| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He was said to be the single artist who brought together all the exuberance of '50s rock and the thoughtfulness of '60s rock, molded into a '70s style. With a rocking taste of [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]. <ref name="ymbs">{{cite web
| url=http://uk.music.yahoo.com/ar-265591---Bruce-Springsteen
| title=Yahoo! Music UK: Bruce Springsteen
| publisher=Yahoo
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
He hit a huge peak in 1984 with the multi-platinum ''[[Born in the USA]]'' album while ''[[Born to Run]]'' was very critically acclaimed <ref name="rotnbs">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-s/brucespringsteen_main.htm
| title=Rock On The Net: Bruce Springsteen
| publisher=RockNet
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== The Modfather ===
;Paul Weller
[[Paul Weller]] is frequently referred to as the Modfather<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The modfather returns|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2347958.ece |work=[[The Times]] |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Modfather |last=Lines |first=David |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |publisher=[[Random House]] |location= |isbn=0099476592}}</ref> due to his significant contribution to [[Mod revival]] music. His key roles in the bands [[The Jam]] and [[The Style Council]], followed by a successful solo career have influenced subsequent bands like [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Great Indie Discography |last=Strong |first=Martin Charles |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=Canongate |location= |isbn=1841953350}}</ref>

=== King of Bhangra ===
;Malkit Singh
[[Image:2005 09 03 Malkit Singh Getxon.jpg|thumb|upright|120px|right|Malkit Singh]]
[[Malkit Singh]], a [[Punjabi]] [[Bhangra]] singer based in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], has enjoyed success for many years and his albums have sold millions. In 2000 he was listed in the [[Guinness Book of Records]] as the biggest selling bhangra artist of all time,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Malkit_Singh_bag_top_British_honours/articleshow/3128429.cms | title = Malkit Singh "King" of Bhangra bag top British honours | date = 14 June 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-24}}</ref> and in 2008 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to Punjabi music.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.honours.gov.uk/~/media/assets/www.honours.gov.uk/honours2008/2008uk%20pdf.ashx | work = [[London Gazette]] | title = New Year Honours—United Kingdom|date = 29 December 2007 | accessdate = 2008-08-24}}</ref>

=== King of Skiffle ===
;Lonnie Donegan
[[Image:Lonnie Donegan.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Lonnie Donegan]]
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, [[skiffle]] bridged the gap between [[folk music]] and [[pop music]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]; one of its most successful artists was [[Lonnie Donegan]], who had three UK number one hits and several other chart successes.<ref>{{UKChartHits|1125}}</ref><ref name = BBCobit>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2400229.stm | title = 'Skiffle king' Donegan dies | date = 4 November 2002 | accessdate = 2008-09-27}}</ref> His influence was summed up by [[Brian May]] as "he really was at the very cornerstone of English blues and rock." Similar tributes were paid by [[Cliff Richard]] and [[Rolf Harris]].<ref name = BBCobit/> In 2000 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to music.

=== King of Swing ===
;Benny Goodman
[[Image:BennyGoodmanStageDoorCanteen.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Benny Goodman]]
[[Clarinet]]tist and [[bandleader]] [[Benny Goodman]] was one of the most popular artists of the [[Swing music|Swing]] era of the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name = NYTimes>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0530.html | title = BENNY GOODMAN, KING OF SWING, IS DEAD | work = [[New York Times]] | date = June 14, 1986 | accessdate = 2009-09-11 | last = Wilson| first = John S.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.america.gov/st/arts-english/2008/July/20080818101721eaifas0.2138178.html | title = The King of Swing | date = 26 July 2008 | accessdate = 2008-09-11}}</ref> His combination of [[jazz]] and dance music became a template for the big bands of that age, and his 1938 concert at the [[Carnegie Hall]] is regarded as a landmark in popular music. He was one of the first white bandleaders to integrate black musicians into his orchestra and was also awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree from [[Columbia University]] and a lifetime achievement award at the [[Grammy Awards]] in February 1986.<ref name = NYTimes/>
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== Female artists ==
=== Queen of Soul ===
;Aretha Franklin
[[Image:Arethafranklin.jpg|upright|thumb|Franklin performs]]
[[Aretha Franklin]] is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole.<ref name="legacyafranklin">{{cite web
| url=http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Aretha-Franklin/Biography.aspx
| title=Legacy Recordings: Aretha Franklin
| publisher=Legacy
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Her songs were smashes and according to The Rolling Stone Album Guide, ''[[I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You]]'' “may stand as the greatest single soul album of all time.” <ref name="rhafranklin">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=106
| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee: Aretha Franklin
| publisher=Rockhall
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Being a black symbol in the sixties she sang empowering songs to inspire black people. <ref name="legacyafranklin" /> Throughout her career she won countless awards.<ref name="answersafranklin">{{cite web
| url=http://www.answers.com/topic/aretha-franklin?cat=entertainment
| title=Answers: Aretha Franklin
| publisher=anwsers
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Queens of Pop ===
;Madonna
Author Mary Cross documented in her book, ''Madonna a Biography'' (2007), that "the year 1984 was unbelievable for [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] [with the release of her second studio album ''[[Like a Virgin]]'']. Indisputably, she was now the Queen of Pop".<ref>{{cite book | last = Cross | first = Mary| title = Madonna a Biography | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | date = 2007 | pages = 31 | isbn = 9780313338113}}</ref> Rodger Streitmatter reported in his book ''Sex Sells!'' (2004) that "from the moment Madonna burst onto the nation's radar screen in the mid-1980s, she did everything in her power to shock the public, and her efforts paid off".<ref name="sex sells">{{cite book | last = Streitmatter | first = Rodger | title = Sex Sells! | publisher = Westview Press | date = 2004 | pages = 126-127 | isbn = 9780813342481}}</ref> He further commented, "The reigning Queen of Pop thrived on the criticism, and continued, throughout the decade, to reiterate the most fundamental of her issues by consistently celebrating women's sexual power".<ref name="sex sells"/> ''Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge'' (2000) stated, "Madonna may have preached control, but she created an illusion of sexual availability that many female pop artists felt compelled to emulate".<ref name="Routledge">{{cite book | last = Kramarae | first = Cheris | coauthors = Dale Spender | title = Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge | publisher = [[Routledge]] | date = 2000 | pages = 1408 | isbn = 0415920914}}</ref> The book further documented she served as a role model as a businesswoman, "achieving the kind of financial control that women had long fought for within the industry" generating over $1.2 billion dollars in sales within the first decade of her career.<ref name="Routledge"/> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Madonna "remains one of the greatest pop acts of all time".<ref>{{cite web | title= Madonna |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/madonna/biography |publisher= ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' |accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref> Madonna is also "the world's highest earning female singer on earth" <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-407501/Queen-Pop-Madonna-crowned-highest-earning-female-singer-earth.html</ref>.

;Whitney Houston
In 1987, Frank Rizzo of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' reported, "there is no denying who is queen of popular music right now - 24-year-old Whitney Houston".<ref name="whitney">{{Citation | last= Rizzo | first=Frank | title=Whitney Leads Female Pop Pack / Women stake their claim on the charts | newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | pages=65 | year=1987 | date=[[1987-09-03]]|issn=07459696}}</ref> Houston's second studio album ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' enabled her to become the first female recording artist to have an album debut at number on on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album charts.<ref name="whitney"/> In 1994, nearing the end of [[Whitney Houston]]'s The Bodyguard World Tour, Patrick Macdonald of the ''[[Seattle Times]]'' observed: "Houston's voice is one of the greatest in the history of pop, with a purity of tone and an octave range unmatched by anyone on the scene today... she can send a chill through you when she wrings all the drama out of songs such as "[[I Will Always Love You]]" or "[[Greatest Love of All|The Greatest Love]]," which become almost religious experiences in her hands. Nobody puts more punch in a pop song than Whitney Houston".<ref>{{Citation | last= Macdonald | first=Patrick | title=One dances, the other sings -- pop music queens Janet and Whitney whirl into the northwest just days apart | newspaper=[[Seattle Times]] | pages=D.3 | year=1994 | date=[[1994-08-12]]|issn=07459696}}</ref> The following year, ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' magazine reported: "Having conquered all musical worlds in America, Whitney Houston capped an unprecedented year of awards and adulations by flying off to South Africa for three tumultuous weeks. In what was called "the biggest media event since the inauguration of [[Nelson Mandela]]," the singer performed for more than 70,000 South Africans at her concert for Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium, "billed as "Whitney--The Concert for a New South Africa.... There was also a private visit to [[Swaziland]], where the "Queen of Pop Music" visited [[King Mswati III]]".<ref>{{Citation | title=Whitney in South Africa | newspaper=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|volume=50|issue=4| pages=116 | year=1995 | date=February 1995|issn=00129011}}</ref>

;Janet Jackson
[[Janet Jackson]]—the youngest sister of "King of Pop" Michael Jackson—released her self-titled debut album in 1982 and later impacted popular music with her third studio album ''[[Control (Janet Jackson album)|Control]]'' (1986). According to Richard J. Ripani Ph.D., author of ''The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999'' (2006), the success of ''Control'' "in the R&B and greater popular music market led to the incorporation of many of the stylistic traits of rap over the next few years."<ref name="The New Blue Music">{{cite book | last = Ripani | first = Richard J. | title = The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999 | publisher = Univ. Press of Mississippi| date = 2006 | pages = 132-153 | isbn = 1578068622}}</ref> By the late 1980s, after the release of her fourth studio album ''[[Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814]]'', ''Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge'' (2000) documented that Jackson's success during this time period placed her on par with several other recording artists, including her older brother Michael Jackson, Madonna, and [[Tina Turner]].<ref name="Routledge"/> Jackson was dubbed a reigning "Princess of Pop" by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last= DeKnock |first=Jan |title = Abdul, Jackson poised for battle | page = S | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | date = [[1990-02-23]] | year = 1990}}</ref> Upon the release of Jackson fifth studio album ''[[janet.]]'' (1993), Robert Johnson of ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' commented "it should be enough to make her the Queen of Pop".<ref>{{Citation | last=Johnson | first=Robert | title=Jackson delivers under pressure with "janet." | newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] | pages= | year=1993 | date=[[1993-05-28]]}}</ref> Sonia Murray of ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'' later reported, "Janet [had become] a whirlwind of fashion, personality and slick musical packaging rivaled only by Madonna and Whitney Houston in today's pop pantheon".<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Murray | first1 = Sonia | title = Janet: The Queen of Pop: Michael could lose his crown to his hot little sister | pages = C1 | newspaper = [[The Vancouver Sun]]| date = [[1994-02-03]]| year = 1994 | issn = 08321299}}</ref> After embarking on her [[All for You Tour]] in 2001, Rudy Scalese of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' commented, "Janet Jackson hasn't skipped a beat. She is still the Queen of Pop".<ref name="All for You Tour">{{Citation | last1= Esparza | first1=Rafael | last2= Massey | first2=David| last3= Scalese| first3=Rudy| title=Let Jackson's Energetic Beat Go On| newspaper= The Los Angeles Times | pages=F-4 | year=2001 | date= [[2001-10-06]]}}</ref>

;Mariah Carey
[[Image:Mariah Carey at the Grammys 2007 Cropped.jpg|upright|thumb|Carey performing at the [[Grammy Awards]] in 2007]]
In 1994, the year [[Mariah Carey]] released her third studio album ''[[Music Box (album)|Music Box]]'', Michael Saunders of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' announced, "Mariah, you're the Queen of Pop, and your reign extends with another chart-topping single, "[[Without You]]".<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Saunders | first1 = Michael | title = We give up, Mariah | page = 58 | newspaper = [[The Boston Globe]] | date = [[1994-02-04]]| year = 1994 | issn = 07431791}}</ref> Jason Ankeny of [[Allmusic]] observed "The best-selling female performer of the 1990s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice; an elastic talent who moved easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop, she earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material".<ref>{{cite web | last= Ankeny | first= Jason | title = Mariah Carey > Biography | publisher = [[Allmusic]] | url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ijjw7i3jg77r~T1 | accessdate = 2008-08-13}}</ref> In addition to being declared the most successful recording artist of the 1990s by ''Billboard'', Carey has amassed eighteen number one singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Mayfield | first1 = Geoff | title = Totally '90s: Diary of a decade | volume = 111 | issue = 112 | newspaper = Billboard | date = [[1999-12-25]] | year = 1999 | issn = 00062510}}</ref> This accomplishment allowed her to surpass Michael Jackson and Madonna as a solo recording artist and moved her into second place among all musical acts behind The Beatles.<ref>{{cite web | title = Hot 100 Anniversary: Most No. 1s By Artist | publisher = ''Billboard'' | date = 2008-08-06 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003836006 | accessdate = 2008-08-13}}</ref> In April 2008, Roger Friedman of [[Fox News]] reported: "The war is over and there’s a new queen of pop: Miss Mariah Carey".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353538,00.html]</ref>

=== Queen of Urban Pop ===
;Aaliyah
[[Aaliyah]] was one of the most successful female [[R&B]]/[[Pop music]] artists of her time. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Urban Pop".<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/10-03-2001/0001584657 Aaliyah]</ref> During her career she sold over 32 million albums worldwide and also had success with singles such as "[[Try Again]]" and "[[Are You That Somebody]]".

=== Queen of Pop/Power ballad ===
;Celine Dion
[[Celine Dion]] has been often referred to as the best-selling female artist of all time and is another contender for the title of "Queen of Pop".<ref>{{cite journal | work = [[Ladies Home Journal]]| last = Jerome | first = Jim | accessdate = 2008-09-16 | url = http://www.lhj.com/lhj/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/lhj/story/data/14163.xml | title = Queen of Pop}}</ref> She has achieved five [[Grammy Awards]] and 21 [[Juno Awards]]. Her hit "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" became the biggest-selling record of 1997. [[The Boston Herald]] deemed her the "queen of the power ballad,"<ref>[{{cite journal | work = [[Boston Herald]]| last = Falcone | first = Lauren Beckham | accessdate = 2008-09-08 | url = http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2008_08_13_Celine_Dion_brings_a_little_Vegas_to_Hub_/srvc=home&position=recent | title = Celine Dion brings a little Vegas to Hub}}</ref> remarking, "This lady handles the high notes like [[Dean Martin]] used to treat his liquor: She can hold it for what seems like forever and makes it look easy."

=== Queen of Rock and Roll ===
;Tina Turner
[[Image:Tina turner 21021985 01 350.jpg|thumb|upright|Turner on stage]]
John Bush of Allmusic wrote, "The most dynamic female soul singer in the history of the music, [[Tina Turner]] oozed sexuality from every pore in a performing career that began the moment she stepped onstage as lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the late '50s. Her gritty and growling performances beat down doors everywhere, looking back to the double-barreled attack of gospel fervor and sexual abandon that had originally formed soul in the early '50s. Divorced from Ike in the mid-'70s, she recorded only occasionally later in the decade but resurfaced in the mid-'80s with a series of hit singles and movie appearances; her high-profile status was assured well into the '90s".<ref>{{cite web | last= Bush | first= John | title = Tina Turner > Biography | publisher = Allmusic | url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifqxqr5ldde~T1 | accessdate = 2008-08-13}}</ref> Mablen Jones's ''Getting It on: The Clothing of Rock 'N' Roll'' writes: "If any woman deserves the title of Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, it is Tina Turner a hundred times over".<ref>{{cite book | last = Jones | first = Mablen | title = Getting It on: The Clothing of Rock 'N' Roll | publisher = Abbeville Press | date = 1987 | pages = 1979 | isbn = 9780896596863}}</ref> In Maureen Orth's ''The Importance of Being Famous'' (2004) documented that Tina Turner has been referred to as "the queen mother of rock 'n' roll".<ref>{{cite book | last = Orth | first = Maureen | title = The Importance of Being Famous | publisher = Macmillan | date = 2004 | pages = 29 | isbn = 9780805075458}}</ref>

=== Queens of the Blues ===
;Billie Holiday
[[Billie Holiday]] started singing at clubs all over New York City as early as 1930-31.<ref name="isbholiday">{{cite web
| url=http://www.isound.com/billie_holiday
| title=Bio: Billie Holiday
| publisher=isound
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Since then she started recording songs with the great jazzmen from that time.<ref name="billie1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Billie+Holiday
| title=Artist: Billie Holiday
| publisher=Discogs
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
From that point on she became the pre-eminent jazz singer of her day and among the most revered vocalists of the century.<ref name="rhbholiday">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/billie-holiday
| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee: Billie Holiday
| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
She became the first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues.<ref name="rhbholiday"/>

;Dinah Washington
Inspired by the Billie Holiday, [[Dinah Washington]] dropped out of high school at the age of sixteen to begin a singing career.<ref name="dinah washington">{{Citation |last=Boyd |first= Valerie | title=Royal tribute to the Queen of the Blues | newspaper=[[Journal-Gazette]]| pages=15.A | year=2004 | date=2004-09-12|issn=07343701}}</ref> The singer began "touring incessantly and recording an album almost annually for the next two decades. Along the way, she acquired a couple of nicknames - "Queen of the Blues" and "Queen of the Juke Boxes" - and several enduring hits, including "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" and "This Bitter Earth".<ref name="dinah washington"/>

=== Queen of Jazz ===
;Ella Fitzgerald
Also known as the "First Lady of Song", [[Ella Fitzgerald]] was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time. Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range,<ref name="Panella">{{cite web
| url=http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/ella+fitzgerald
| title=pandora artist: Ella Fitzgerald
| publisher=pandora
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
she sold millions of records with her skillful scat singing and jazz-tinged versions of pop standards.<ref name="lentriolaef">{{cite web
| url=http://www.lentriola.com/legends/fitzgerald.htm
| title=Legends: Ella Fitzgerald
| publisher=Lentriolaef
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
For half a century, Ella Fitzgerald has been the most technically accomplished jazz singer. Fitzgerald was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. <ref name="nprefitzgerald">{{cite web
| url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10208984
| title=Story: Ella Fitzgerald
| publisher=Npr
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Fitzgerald is known for her instantly recognizable voice, which is lauded by critics for both his technical quality and the emotions it conveyed, which became a part of her public persona.<ref name="nprefitzgerald"/>

=== Queen of Gospel ===
;Mahalia Jackson
[[Mahalia Jackson]] reigned as a pioneer interpreter of gospel music whose was one of the great voices of the Twentieth century. [[Little Richard]] has cited Jackson as an inspiration, calling her “the true queen of spiritual singers.”<ref name="rhmahalia">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/mahalia-jackson
| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee: Mahalia Jackson
| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
| accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref>
She is known as gospel's first superstar, and a half a century after her death, she remains for many listeners a defining symbol of the music's transcendent power.<ref name="ammahalia">{{cite web
| url=http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifqxqq5ldke~T50
| title=All Music: Mahalia Jackson
| publisher=All Music
| accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref>
She will also be remembered for singing a song prior to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.”<ref name="rhmahalia"/>

=== Queen of Hip Hop Soul ===
;Mary J. Blige
In 1992 [[Mary J. Blige]] broke into the world with the hit album ''What’s the 411''. People and critics alike hailed the album, a modern R&B album with an edgy rap sound, as a hit.<ref name="ammblige">{{cite web
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fcfwxqy5ldke~T1
| title=All Music: Mary J. Blige
| publisher=All Music
| accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref>
Similar to Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan,<ref name="ammblige" />she brought soul music to a new generation.<ref name="ammblige" /> Blige has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.She has had several top ten, top five hits, and two number one singles and platinum certified songs.<ref name="rotnmblige">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-b/maryjblige_main.htm
| title=Rock On The Net: Mary J. Blige
| publisher=RockNet
| accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref>

=== Queens of Hip Hop ===
;Lauryn Hill
[[Image:Laurynhill.jpg|thumb|upright|Hill In 2007]]
Starting off with the platinum group [[The Fugees]], [[Lauryn Hill]] transformed herself to a prophetic vocalist/ poet/ musician/ actress/ activist/mother who redefined herself and Hip Hop. <ref name="nhlhill">{{cite web
| url=http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2007/05/lauryn-hill-post-modern-prophetic-hip.html
| title=Lauryn Hill Modern Prophetic Hip Hop Mother
| publisher=blogspot
| accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>
Her words and actions are said to reflect her ability to constantly redefine her conception of self inspiration, and escaping the oppression of social norms and elevate her level of consciousness in the pursuit of freedom.<ref name="nhlhill" /> Also called the “Mother of Hip Hop Invention, she broke new ground by successfully integrating rap, soul, reggae and R&B into her own sound.<ref name="lauryn1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.angelfire.com/hiphop2/ladiesofhiph/laurynhill.html
| title=Ladies of Hip Hop: Lauryn Hill
| publisher=angelfire
| accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>
Roger Ebert called her "the girl with the big joyful voice<ref name="lauryn2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.defsounds.com/profiles/lauryn_hill/biography
| title=Lauryn Hill Biography
| publisher=Defsounds
| accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>
Shes currently working on a new album.<ref name="lauryn3">{{cite web
| url=http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=1526
| title=lauryn article
| publisher=soulshine
| accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref>

;Missy Elliott
[[Missy Elliott]] started as a genuine hitmaker alongside her longtime producer Timbaland but as a rapper, no female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott. <ref name="mtvmelliott">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/elliott_missy/artist.jhtml
| title=MTV-Artist: Missy Elliott
| publisher=MTV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

;Lil' Kim
[[Lil' Kim]] first started with the rap group [[Junior Mafia]] with the help of secret love [[Notorious B.I.G.]] she launced her solo career with her debut album [[Hardcore]] and since then has esablished herself as one on the greatest female rappers featured on the number one single [[Lady Marmalade]] with [[Mya]] ,[[Pink]] ,[[Christina Aguilera]] and winning a grammy. She is also the first and only female rapper to be awarded the coveted five mics from the [[source]] for her work on her fourth solo album [[Naked Truth]]. Critics have commended and lashed at her for her sexual nature and hardcore lyrics in her songs they also commend her to sound a new voice for women in [[hip-hop]] when at a time it was man dominated. She is also known to fight for her self-acclaimed title of queen through her feuds with fellow Brooklyn rapper [[Foxy Brown]] and bronx rapper [[Remy Ma]].
=== Queen of Clubs ===
;Dannii Minogue
[[Danni Minogue]] has been described as the "undisputed [[Queen of Clubs]]" for her [[Dannii Minogue discography|13 consecutive]] number one UK Upfront club chart hits. <ref>http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/36258/Dannii_Minogue_Club_cultures_princess_of_pop</ref> <ref>http://www.danniimusic.com/chronologycontent.php</ref> [[The Sun]] reported that sister "[[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]] might be the Queen Of Pop but Dannii is without doubt the Queen Of Clubs." <ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article511732.ece</ref> Music critic Natalie Kalow wrote that Danni's title as "Queen Of Clubs" is "undeniable, with 13 UK club chart #1s and four top selling albums to her name since 1997, more than any other female artist in history." <ref>http://music.generationq.net/bm/reviews/Dannii-Minogue-Club-Disco-120581.shtml</ref>

=== Queen of Latin Pop ===
;Gloria Estefan
[[Gloria Estefan]] become the first worldwide crossover Latin music star in the 80s.<ref name="rotngestefan">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-e/gloriaestefan_main.htm
| title=Rock On The Net: Artist- Gloria Estefan
| publisher=Rock On The Net
| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>
Gloria has had several hits including , "Anything for You", "Conga", "Turn the Beat Around", "Heaven's What I Feel", "Cuts Both Ways", "Music Of My Heart" and "Don't Wanna Lose You", a number one single on the Hot 100 credited to Gloria as her first true solo hit <ref name="bgestefan">{{cite web
| url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2003/10/04/
| title=Music Articles: Gloria Estefan return to the Spotlight
| publisher=Boston
| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>
She has won several Grammys and American Music Awards to ensure her legacy.<ref name="">{{cite web
| url=http://music.aol.com/artist/gloria-stefan/biography/1003568
| title=Gloria Estefan Biography at Aol Music
| publisher=Aol Music
| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>

=== Queen of Disco ===
;Donna Summer
[[Donna Summer]] had a consistent amount of chart success throughout the 70’s that was only rivaled by the Bee Gees.<ref name="bedsummer">{{cite web
| url=http://www.bookingentertainment.com/artists/disco/booking-donna-summer.php
| title=Artist Page: Donna Summer
| publisher=Booking Entertainment
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> She has more than a dozen hits in the United States and several Grammys and American Music Awards. <ref name="rotndsummer">{{cite web
| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-s/donnasummer.htm
| title=Rock On The Net: Artist- Donna Summer
| publisher=Rock On The Net
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
Donna had hits throughout her career with "I Feel Love," "Last Dance," "I Love You," "Dim All the Lights," "On the Radio," "She Works Hard for the Money," and "Finger on the Trigger (Love Is in Control)" and the number one singles "MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (her duet with Barbra Streisand). <ref name="rotndsummer" /> Donna Summer was one of the few artists to still produce hits in the 80s even after the disco "craze" was over. Proving her staying power, she scored two No. 1s on the US dance chart in 2008. <ref name="bedsummer" />

=== Godmother of Punk ===
;Patti Smith
[[Patti Smith]]'s influence on the [[punk rock|punk]] movement is regarded as important to the extent that in 2005 she was named a Commander of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] by the French Minister of Culture,<ref name="Commandeur">{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actualites/conferen/donnedieu/patti_smith.html |title=Remise des insignes de Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |accessdate=2008-02-08 |publisher=Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication |language=French |date=2005-07-10}}</ref> and in 2007 inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news | work = [[Billboard]] | last = Cohen | first = Jonathan | date = 7 January 2007 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003528752 | title = R.E.M., Van Halen Lead 2007 Rock Hall Class | accessdate = 2007-07-31}}</ref> Her first album, ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'' released in 1975, is regarded as seminal.<ref>{{ cite news | work = [[The Independent]] | date = 12 June 2008 | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/patti-smith-the-original-queen-of-punk-is-back-845096.html | last = Mottram | first = James | title = Patti Smith: The original queen of punk is back |accessdate = 2008-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = [[Chicago Sun-Times]] | last = Swenson | first = John | date = 31 August 1988 | title = Ex-punk Patti Smith matures with her new `Dream of Life' album | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3902157.html | accessdate = 2008-07-31}}</ref>

=== Queens of Folk ===
;Joan Baez
In the mid-1960s, [[Joan Baez]] was almost as influential as [[Bob Dylan]], and is strongly linked to the [[nonviolence]] and [[civil rights]] movements of the time; many of her songs have since become regarded as classics of the era.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DA153AF931A25757C0A963958260
|title=POP REVIEW; Joan Baez: Resilient, Romantic, Undiminished - New York Times
|publisher=[[New York Times]]
|date = 12 April 1995
|accessdate=2008-07-31
|last=Holden
|first=Stephen
}}
</ref>

;Sandy Denny
In a career lasting only ten years, [[Sandy Denny]] was a pivotal influence in defining British [[folk rock]] music.<ref>{{cite news | work = [[The Independent]] | last = Brown | first = Jonathan | date = 21 April 2008 | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-ballad-of-sandy-denny-return-of-the-folk-queen-811740.html| title = The ballad of Sandy Denny: Return of the folk queen | accessdate = 2008-10-09}}</ref> Her signature song [[Who Knows Where the Time Goes?]] has been covered by numerous artists from [[Judy Collins]] to [[Kate Rusby]].

;Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
[[Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi]] is a scholar and performer of Indian [[folk music]] whose career began in the 1920s as a child; she has received an honorary doctorate from [[Andhra University]] in 1977 and won Lifetime Achievement awards in U.S.A.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150360200.htm
|title=The Hindu : Friday Review Hyderabad : Queen of folk music
|publisher=[[Hindu Times]]
|date = 11 April 2008
|accessdate=2008-07-31
|last=Narasimham
|first=M. L.
}}
</ref>

=== Princesses of Pop ===
;Britney Spears
[[Britney Spears]] was a leading pop sensation of the late 1990s and became a worldwide phenomenon, <ref name="bspears">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/spears_britney/artist.jhtml?extcmp=SEO_SSP_Y#bio
| title=Britney Spears
| publisher=MTV
| Date accessed=2008-07-09
| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>
leading the way forward for other female teen sensations such as [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Jessica Simpson]] and [[Mandy Moore]].<ref name="bspears" /> She has had 4 number one albums and received many awards.<ref name="mfyibspears">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mfyi.com/b/britneyspearsawards.html
| title=Brittanys Awards
| Date accessed=2008-07-09
| publisher=mfyi
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
With the album ''...Baby One More Time'' she had the highest-selling female debut album, and as of 2008 the album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Spears has sold more than 90 million albums, and 70 million singles to date, despite only singing for 9 years.<ref name="bspears" /><ref>{{cite web | last=Hall | first= Sarah | work=[[E! Online]]| title = Breaking Down the Britney Bucks | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | url = http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/56349507 | accessdate = 2008-06-21}}</ref> Spears has some of the best-selling single and most popular music video in world music history, including [[...Baby One More Time]], [[(You Drive Me) Crazy]], [[Oops!...I Did It Again]], [[Stronger]], [[I'm A Slave 4 U]], [[Me Against The Music]] [[Toxic]], [[Everytime]], [[Gimme More]], [[Piece Of Me]] and [[Womanizer]].

;Kylie Minogue
In Australia and Europe, [[Kylie Minogue]] has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols, as well as their biggest selling female artist.<ref name="kylie1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/minogue_kylie/artist.jhtml#bio
| title=Kylie Minogue
| publisher=MTV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
In Australia, after being dismissed early in her career by some critics, she has been widely acclaimed for her many achievements.<ref name="kylie2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.celebritybazar.com/kylie_minogue/
| title=Kylie Minogue Biography
| publisher=Celebrity Bazar
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>
She has many hit singles around the globe and has released 10 studio albums but is also well-known for her elaborate music videos and expensively mounted stage shows.<ref name="kylie3">{{cite web
| url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/minogue_kylie/artist.jhtml#bio
| title=Kylie Bio
| publisher=MTV
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> Maintaining a high profile around the world for over 20 years, she has sold in excess of 60 million records.<ref>Webster, Philip. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3105760.ece Kylie Minogue and Michael Parkinson lead list with heroes of summer floods]. ''[[The Times]]'', [[2007-12-29]]. Retrieved on [[2008-08-14]].</ref> She has also been cited by the [[BBC]] and various publications throughout the world as the "Princess of Pop."<ref name="PrincessPop">{{cite web
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6139654.stm
| title=Entertainment News
| publisher=BBC
| accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref>

=== Princess of Hip Hop & R&B ===
;Ashanti Douglas
[[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]] is most famous for her eponymous [[Grammy Award]]-winning debut album ''[[Ashanti (album)|Ashanti]]'' which featured the hit song "[[Foolish (song)|Foolish]]", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. in April 2002. The album set a Soundscan record as the most albums sold by any first-time female artist in the chart's history, outselling debuts by [[Alicia Keys]] and [[Lauryn Hill]].<ref>Margena A. Christian (June 9, 2008). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_22_113/ai_n27497009 Ashanti returns more empowered with 'The Declaration']. Accessed September 7, 2008.</ref> In the same week, she became the first female performer to simultaneously hold the top two places on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] singles chart with "Foolish", and "What's Luv" (with [[Fat Joe]]). She broke records again by having three Top Ten songs Foolish, What's Luv, and [[Always on Time]], with [[Ja Rule]], on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the same week, being the first female to accomplish this feat and being second only to [[The Beatles]].<ref name="autogenerated1">''Guinness World Records 2005: Special 50th Anniversary Edition'' (2005). pg. 196. UK: Guinness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-892051-22-2.</ref> Ashanti also wrote and sang background on the song "[[Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)|Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)]] sung by [[Jennifer Lopez]] which was also in the top 10 charts at the same time as "Foolish", "Always on Time" (with Ja Rule), and "What's Luv" (with Fat Joe).<ref name="Ashanti Biography">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_rewind.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Singles&y=5 "Billboard Chart Rewind"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved April 2007.</ref> Later that year, she was acclaimed as the "Princess of Hip Hop and R&B"<ref name="Ashanti Means War">[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933321/ashanti_means_war/print "Ashanti Means War"]. RollingStone.com. Retrieved [[May 15]], [[2007]]</ref> <ref>http://www.theboombox.com/2008/06/10/ashanti-returns-with-newfound-independence/</ref> <ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-84743315.html</ref> by the media and her record label and capped off her successful debut era by winning eight Billboard awards, two American Music Awards and a grammy award. She has since sold 8 million copies in the U.S. and 15 million copies worldwide. Ashanti has 14 hit songs, 65 awards, and according to Billboard.com, she has had the most top 10 songs on the R&B/Hip-hop charts by a female this decade. <ref>http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20080803/Ashanti+Top+World</ref>

== Bands or Groups ==
===Godfathers of Punk===
;The Who
[[The Who]] have been called the Godfathers of Punk, not least in ''The [[Rolling Stone]] Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll'',<ref>Romanowski, Patricia, et. al., eds. (1995) ''The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll''.</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thewho/biography The Who: Biography], [[Rolling Stone|RollingStone.com]]</ref> and their 1965 single "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]" is often hailed as the first punk song.<ref>[http://www.wnew.com/2008/03/top-20-british.html Top 20 British Invasion Songs Ever], wnew.com</ref> By extension, both [[Pete Townshend]] and [[Roger Daltrey]] have also been referred to as Godfather(s) of Punk.<ref name="Townshend1" /><ref name="Townshend2" /><ref>[http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/the_who/article/3041.html Roger Daltrey chats to Tumshie Smillie], [[Virgin Radio|VirginRadio.co.uk]]</ref>

;The Ramones
The [[Ramones]] are often regarded as the first punk band and have been named a major influence by many bands in the genre resulting in the title Godfathers of Punk <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/oct/12/ramones ''Ramones biopic in the works'', [[The Guardian]], 10/12/06] </ref>

== See also ==
*[[Jazz royalty]]
*[[Pop icon]]
*[[Popular culture]]
*[[Teen idol]]
*[[Sobriquet]]
*[[List of best-selling music artists]]
*[[List of best-selling albums worldwide]]
*[[List of number-one hits (United States)]]

== References ==
{{reflist|3}}

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[[Category:pop music]]
[[Category:popular culture]]

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