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K-pop

the ultimate fan book : your essential guide to all the hottest K-pop bands
2019
Text and photographs look at the bands, tracks, and styles of South Korean pop music.

Shake it up

great American writing on rock and pop from Elvis to Jay Z
2017
"[Presents a collection of] fifty selections from fifty writers covering approximately fifty years of American rock and pop writing"--Page xi.

99 red balloons

and 100 other all-time great one-hit wonders : from doo-wop to pop-rock
2008
Ranks one hundred and one one-hit wonder songs from American popular music, and features additional information about the artists and their follow-up careers.

On Highway 61

music, race, and the evolution of cultural freedom
2014
Explores cultural freedom through the significance of African-American music and discusses the deep roots of mainstream America's cultural and musical progression.

Hearts of darkness

James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and the unlikely rise of the singer-songwriter
2012
Discusses many popular songwriters and their careers such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Cat Stevens.

K-pop confidential

2020
"A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet"--Amazon.

Shine

Seventeen-year-old Rachel Kim confronts the dark underbelly of the K-pop world as she strives to become a K-pop star.

I'll be the one

"Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her. She'll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she'll do it better than anyone else. When Skye nails her audition, she's immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn't count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho. But Skye has her sights on becoming the world's first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition--without losing herself"--From the publisher's web site.

The making of Motown

"Motown music emerged in the United States in the 1960s. It launched the careers of many African American musicians. Motown music shaped culture and society during the American civil rights movement. The Making of Motown explores the history and legacy of Motown"--Provided by publisher.
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Taylor Swift

her song
A juvenile biography of Taylor Swift.
Cover image of Taylor Swift

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