Template:Rescue This article lists the several honorific titles used when referring to artists in popular music. When certain artists display individualism and longevity, the media, the marketing departments of the record companies, fans and critics confer on them an honorific title as a "reward" for their contributions to music. This is a collection of well-known music artists whose mark on history made them a King, Queen, Godfather, Princess, or Boss, and so on. In some cases, there is more than one title holder.
Male artists
King of Pop
Michael Jackson
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 it’s been a title that has stayed with him throughout his career.[1] Michael Jackson is the most successful entertainer in music history.[2] He has won countless awards including several Grammys[3] and Thriller is the biggest selling album in music history.[4] Michael Jackson's impact on music video is as indisputable as his unmatchable influence and impact on the art of popular music.[5] Jackson's influence today is evident on artists like Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Missy Elliot, Alien Ant Farm and Beyonce to name a few.[5]
Kings of Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was a legendary performer[6] who became the first international superstar during the mid and late 1950’s by putting Rock 'n' Roll on the map for the masses[7] 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.[8] 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.[7]
Little Richard
Sometimes suggested as the true King of Rock and Roll[9] but better known as the the Architect Of Rock 'n' Roll,[10] 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. [10]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."[11] Now as a icon of music he has been awarded several lifetime achievement awards and special awards for his influence on music.[11]
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry's music has transcended generations. With his catalog of well-known rock songs, such as "Johnny B Goode", "School Days", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "My Ding-a-ling" made him a pioneer of Rock and Roll.[12] 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.[12] 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.[13]
Godfather of Soul
James Brown
James Brown has been called the "Godfather of Soul" and "Mr. Dynamite".[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
Godfather of Heavy Metal
Ozzy Osbourne
Innovator of Heavy Metal,[17] Ozzy Osbourne he revolutionized music by being a driving force with the revolutionary heavy metal band Black Sabbath.[18] Osbourne created Ozzfest, a tour package that featured himself along with many other metal bands.[19] Ozzy Osbourne had his biggest American hit in the spring of 1992. A power ballad called "Mama, I'm Coming Home." Most of his albums have either gone platinum or double platinum.[20]
Godfather of Grunge
Neil Young
Kings of Reggae
Bob Marley
The King of Reggae,[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] He saw music as a way to spread his music making some people to regard him as a prophet.[24]
King of the Blues
B. B. King
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 Vaughn, Albert Collins, Albert King and Jimi Hendrix.[25] "The Thrill Is Gone" is King's most remembered and biggest hit and the biggest blues hit ever at the time.[26] 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.”[27]
King of Funk
Rick James
Rick James has been a star since 1981. A music idol of the 1980s who helped define the "punk funk" style of that decade.[28] Rick James broke many cultural taboos. He was one of the first artist to use drugs and eroticism as his extravagant lifestyle. Rick James went further than anyone had gone before in funk.[29] Street Songs went triple-platinum and catapulted James into the forefront of the funk movement.[28]
Kings of the South
Ludacris
Ludacris[30] 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.[31] "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.[32]
T.I.
T.I.[33] established himself as one of rap's greatest and most successful MCs during the 2000s. He made tough and smooth songs that appealed to a wide audience.[34] "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." [35]
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.[36] 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. [37]He changed the concept of a country star by putting rock antics into his country stage shows.[37] 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 [38] retired in the early 2000’s. [37]
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff[39]formed the bridge between country’s rural string band era and the modern era of star singers backed by fully amplified bands.[39] 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.” [40] He eventually with songwriting partner Fred Rose formed Acuff-Rose Music Publishing.[41] Although Roy came from a rural, folk-based background, he helped bring country music to the city and to the world of big business.[40]
George Strait
George Strait’s[42] 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.[43] The Academy of Country Music has awarded George Strait a Special Achievement Award.[44] 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.[45]
Kings of R&B
R Kelly
R Kelly[46] has had a 15 year career.[47] He was able to take sexual explicit songs and make them into hits like "Bump and Grind", "Feeling on Your Booty", and "Sex me."[48]{{He was one of the biggest-selling male artists of the '90s. 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.[49] He has written many hits for several artists.[48] R. Kelly released a new album every year between 2002 and 2007.[47]
Usher
Usher[50] first broke on the commercial scene with the album My Way.[51] 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". [52] 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.[50]
Chairman of the Board
Frank Sinatra
In 1961 Sinatra[53] founded Reprise Records. It was as the head of Reprise that Sinatra earned the nickname "The Chairman of the Board."[54]
The Boss
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen[55] was called the savior of rock and roll by critics and was called a new Bob Dylan of his time. With his performances and style he was put at a level with Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Bob Dylan.[18] 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. [56] He hit a huge peak in 1984 with the multi-platinum Born in the USA album while Born to Run was very critically acclaimed [57]
Mr Excitement
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson became one of the first R&B vocalists to enjoy success in the early rock and roll era while still becoming one of the first great soul singers.[58] With hit songs like "Lonely Teardrops," "Whispers (Getting Louder)," the classic "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," a top R&B and smash pop hit, and "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" he remained a staple during the 50's and 60's.[59]{{Dramatic soaring vocals, athletic aggressive dance steps were the major components of a Jackie Wilson live performances that mesmorized all who watched.[60] With all the flair and finesse at his disposal, Wilson routinely drove audiences to the brink of hysteria.[59]
Female artists
Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole.[61] 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.” [62] Being a black symbol in the sixties she sang empowering songs to inspire black people. [61] Throughout her career she won countless awards.[63]
Queens of Pop
Madonna
In the mid-80s, Madonna burst onto the worldwide music scene and remains one of the biggest music personalities in the world. [64] Madonna is able to portray her sexuality and femininity while still maintaining an empowering image of control. Madonna is one of the most recognizable names in the world. Since her debut she has been a controversial figure.[65] By the 1990s, her commercially successful albums, constantly reinvented image, and groundbreaking music videos kept her a staple into the 90's.[66]
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is the most dominant female artist in the 1990’s. Her powerful voice helped signify her as a pop icon.[67] She has had many hits throughout the years and outshine any other female artist since then. She has the ability to create touching ballads to uptempo dance hits.[68] She is claimed to be the biggest selling female artist in history[69] and she has now the most top charters on billboard.[70]
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson has been regarded as one of the most influential recording artists in the history of contemporary R&B.[71] Emerging from the shadows of her already famous relations (the youngest sister of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson), Janet Jackson broke into the music scene with the release of her album Control which spawned 5 hit singles.[72] Jackson's career as a hitmaker became consistent as her chart success over the long haul rivaled that of Madonna and Whitney Houston.[73] In the 1990s she was established as one of the highest paid recording artists in contemporary music while winning numerous awards.[73]
Queen of Rock and Roll
Tina Turner
In the 1960's through the 1970's the Ike and Tina Turner Revue was one of the highest energy ensembles on the soul circuit, [74] but in the mid-80s, as a solo artist, Tina Turner became one of the most successful female artists of the decade. [75] She has won many gold, platinum and multi-platinum album certifications all around the world. She has also won many lifetime awards, [76] while being inducteed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[74] She is also the most sucessful female rock artist of all time ,selling nearly 180 million records.
Queens of the Blues
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday started singing at clubs all over New York City as early as 1930-31.[77] Since then she started recording songs with the great jazzmen from that time.[78] From that point on she became the pre-eminent jazz singer of her day and among the most revered vocalists of the century.[79] She became the first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues.[79]
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington was a beloved blues figure to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers while also being a controversial singer to the critics, who believed she sold out for commerce in the mid-20th century.[80] In 1959, Washington made a sudden breakthrough into the mainstream pop market with "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes,"[80]Dinah Washington skirted the boundaries of blues, jazz and popular music, becoming the most popular black female recording artist of the ‘50s.[81]
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,[82] she sold millions of records with her skillful scat singing and jazz-tinged versions of pop standards.[83] 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. [84] 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.[84]
Queen of Gospel
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson reigned as a pioneer interpreter of gospel music whose was one of the great voices of this century. Little Richard has cited Jackson as an inspiration, calling her “the true queen of spiritual singers.”[85] 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.[86] She will also be remembered for singing a song prior to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.”[85]
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.[87] Similar to Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan,[87]she brought soul music to a new generation.[87] She has had several top ten, top five hits, and two number one singles and platinum certified songs.[88]
Queens of Hip Hop
Lauryn Hill
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. [89] 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.[89] 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.[90] Roger Ebert called her "the girl with the big joyful voice[91] Shes currently working on a new album.[92]
Missy Elliot
Missy Elliot started as a genuine hitmaker alongside her longtime producer Timbaland but as a rapper, no female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott. [93] Differentiating herself from other female rappers, Missy Elliot writes, produces, and arranges her own material and she performs them as well.[93] Missy has also written hit songs for other artists including Aaliyah, Jodeci, Ginuwine, 702, and SWV. [94]
Queen of Latin Pop
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan become the first worldwide crossover Latin music star in the 80s.[95] 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 [96] She has won several Grammys and American Music Awards to ensure her legacy.[97]
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.[98] She has more than a dozen hits in the United States and several Grammys and American Music Awards. [99] Donna had hits throughout her career with "Last Dance," "I Love You," and "Rumour Has It" and the number one single "On the Radio". [99] Donna Summer was one of the few artists to still produce hits in the 80s even after the disco "craze" was over. [98]
Princesses of Pop
Britney Spears
No other singles artist drove the teen pop sensation of the late 90’s to a worldwide phenomenon more than Britney Spears.[100] With her leading the pack, other female teen sensations were born like Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, and Mandy Moore.[100] She has had 4 number one albums and many awards[101] and with the album One More Time she had the highest female debuting album [100]
Kylie Minogue
In Australia and Europe, Kylie Minogue has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols their biggest selling female artist.[102] In Australia after being dismissed early in her career by some critics she has been widely acclaimed for her many achievements.[103] 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.[104] Although she has maintained a high profile around the world for over 20 years her success in North America is very limited,[103] She has now sold in excess of 68 million albums.She has also been cited by the BBC as "Princess of Pop."[105]
See also
- Jazz royalty
- Pop icon
- Popular culture
- Teen idol
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of number-one hits (United States)
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