I have outlines 3 possible topics for this next paper:
1. Beyonce and how she has tackled the issue of race through her works
2. Beyonce and gender: her ongoing theme of female empowerment and how that has shaped the music industry today especially regarding female pop stars
3. Explore how now in oder to be a well known pop star, you have to branch to various forms of media not just music. Use Beyonce as an example, how she has been in movies, a covergirl, her own perfume, and a coke spokesperson
I am leaning more towards topic 3, just because it is something different than what I have written about on my past 3 papers, and I think I can find a lot of interesting evidence and commentary on it. This topic interests me, because I have noticed now with almost every singer, they have branched out into other forms of media and I think it will be a really interesting topic to explore.
http://visionaryartistrymag.com/2011/11/beyonce-multi-faceted-diva/
This source talk about all the different ways Beyonce has appeared on media. She has her own clothing line, she is a grammy award singer, she was in several movies. Beyoncé is a World Wide Woman with her hands in more than just music. We all know her name and at the rate she’s going, we always will. It shows in order to be a successful artist, you must be involved with more than just music.
I like how you say Beyonce is a "World Wide Woman." I think your third topic is very interesting. There are so many different angles you could see it from like Twitter, business ventures, magazine covers, etc. You could also discuss how this has helped her career both money-wise and in broadening her exposure to a wider audience. If you wanted to, you could make this a genre encompassing topic but have Beyonce be the focal point.
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