The Concept of Masculinity in the World Within the world of music and entertainment, it is common to discuss how the world perceives women. But what about Men? What defines masculinity? In the dictionary, the term Masculinity means the possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men such as handsome, muscled, and driven. The ideal man, according to the world, is meant to be a strong, emotionally disconnected and tough. This idea dates to the ages of cave men. The men who were strong and manly enough to bring home food were always preferred where as the man that was ‘weaker’ died off. That was just natural selection. But today, is this truly the definition of Masculinity? Artists such as Olly alexander (Years and Years) Boy George, David Bowie, Jaden Smith (Son of Famous actors, Will and Jada Smith) and Prince have challenged the traditional definition of the word. These men have been famously known for stepping outside of the box and challenging the tradit...
Over the years, I have learned and discovered many new things about the music industry. One of the things I discovered when I was young and soon fell in love with was Latin music. Latin music has become increasingly popular in English speaking countries with the recent release of the Popular track ‘Despacito’ By Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee with a remix featuring Justin Bieber. Since the release of the track, the world of Latin music seemed to crack open and flood to the rest of the world. Since then, the Latin influence has been used by several artists like Little Mix, Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello. In 2004, Daddy Yankee (who is one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre) released his track ‘Gasolina’ . The track was released at the time when the genre of reggaeton was crossing over into the USA and Europe. For now, Latin music popularity is on a steady incline. But is this love of Latin music just a thing of the times? If you have any question or querie...