This paper will discuss Beyonce as one of the famous modern divas. She is an American popular singer and actress who started her career by singing and dancing in various competitions while still a child. She became famous in early 1990s leading R&B group. Beyonce has been successful in her music career and won very many awards in the course. She is also one of the stars that have changed the face of music (Scheper, 2016, p.2). Her reputation in music has been shaped by many factors. First and foremost, Beyonce is a bold person when taking risks. More so in her music career, she has been able to sell massive records because of this specific attribute. The other factor is that she is a smart business woman who is aimed to achieve an outstanding goal in the business world. Such attributes have contributed in shaping her reputation in her career (Biography.com Editors, 2017).
For one to be a diva, it begins with personal traits that can drive that person towards reaching there. One needs to be driven; for instance, by identifying the specific thing you to attain in life and steps involved in attaining that. With this in mind, one will always strive to do the best in life so as to be a role model that others can look up to (Scheper, 2016, p.61). Secondly, one needs to be inspiring; for instance, one needs to focus on the qualities of one’s best interest by looking at how to attain such qualities and how to exercise them in a perfect way possible. This teaches us on how to avoid negativity in life. One is also required to learn on how to deal with every kind of person including the most difficult ones. Additionally, it is important to be accountable of every day of your life; with this, we cannot waste any opportunity in life. The third characteristic of a successful diva is one who strives to be victorious. Such person will always aim keep forward regardless of the challenges. For one to be victorious, it is important to learn how to respond to new environments. Victory is also characterized by a person who does not get afraid of the failures but instead builds up from the missteps. The other important trait is taking action; action speaks that you have done something it is always the start of success. Therefore, for one to attain diva status, she must put all these traits in consideration. The other factors include being confident in oneself, independent and someone admirable attributes.
Beyonce’s personal life has played a significant role in shaping her reputation as a diva. Firstly, she has always wanted to be a superstar since her childhood (Scheper, 2016, p.61). This is a goal she has always longed to achieve and having this goal in mind, she has always been motivated to attain it. She starts her career by singing in and dancing in celebration and he went on strengthening it as time went on. This means, having a goal in mind pushes one towards attaining it. Beyonce also has a character of being bold; by looking at all her performances, she is ashamed of performing in any way and that has made her win many awards because of her distinct courage. Creativity is also another character of Beyonce as she aims at coming up with a new things always (Easlea, 2011, p.4). She releases new things after a short time including new styles of music and this makes her stay popular time after time. Despite her popularity and unique styles in her music, the singer and the actress has faced severe criticism from the public. In most of her performances, she has been criticized of her nude dressing.
With the advancement in the technology, Beyonce as one of the divas has been able to strengthen her status. Modern technology plays a big role in promoting music experts. Mass media plays a significant role in sales promotion. In the past years, it would take a long time for a given song released to reach the market. However, with the current technology, mass media plays a big role in delivering songs in the market and a song can flood allover as soon as it is released. This has simplified marketing for many divas today. Musicians are able to interact with their fans through social media and through interacting with their customers; they always produce the best in the market. Advancement in technology also promotes creativity; Beyonce is one of the divas who have invested in technology to boost her music. Through creativity, she is able to incorporate other people’s talent in her own music thus, making her music smarter (Scheper, 2016, p.61). Additionally, she comes up with new things, new styles that hit the world in a different way always and this is through the help of technology. However, technology has also affected music industry in a negative way by encouraging piracy. This is a disadvantage to musicians because there music is able to leak out without their authorization.
Beyonce is a public image whose characters have inspired many. She is known of wearing revealing clothes in her performances, however, while in her day to day life, she does not dress the same. She is a vocal feminist who has fought for feminism through her songs. She is hood at dealing with problems (Scheper, 2016, p.131). When she faces criticism, just as she did with her ex-destiny members, she was able restructure and move on. In addition to all these, Beyonce is also a charitable woman; she donated to Houston charity. And all these traits have contributed to her being a public image. The truth is that she is loved by many.
One of the tragic incidents by the diva was a story about miscarriage which was narrated by the diva herself. After their joyous wedding with her husband, they were well prepared to get a baby. However, something went wrong in the early stages of pregnancy which led to the loss of their baby (Biography.com Editors, 2017). This tragic incident attracted many reactions from the public and many associated it to illuminate.
Conclusion
Beyonce is one of the successful divas that are famous worldwide. She started her music career early in her childhood. She was motivated by the fact that she had a goal of becoming a superstar and this made her strive towards attaining that. One of the characteristic attributed to her personal life is being fearless. In all her performances, she is always brave and this is the attribute that can make any diva successful. She has clear understanding of business and she is always aimed at attaining the best and this has increased her popularity. She has had outstanding popularity because of her unique and new styles in music. Beyonce is a diva that has inspired many people in the realm of music acting.
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