Spoken Word
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| Derivative form | Hip hop music |
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About Spoken Word
Spoken word is a performance art that is word-based. It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play such as intonation and voice inflection.
Michelle Williams' impression of Justin Timberlake gets thumbs up from fans
... " Michelle William s Grammy for best Spoken Word album secured, " a fan added...
Seamus Heaney: Digging through Nobel Prize winner's legacy
... As for performance poetry - or Spoken Word - that is a world generally removed from the more traditional verse of Heaney...
Glastonbury review: Guns N' Roses are sporadically brilliant, while Lana Del Rey is cut short
... Oscar winner Tilda Swinton treated the crowds to an unexpected Spoken Word performance alongside composer Max Richter; and rap star Dave cropped up during Central Cee s set on The Other Stage to perform their summer anthem Sprinter...
Mae Muller: The UK's Eurovision entrant says her dad 'will be shaking like a leaf'
... So there isn t someone sitting at home going, Wait a minute? Oh, probably! There ll be a few people saying, " Hang on, is that song about me? " Where did the Spoken Word section come from? I actually wrote the song before I was offered Eurovision and, at that point, that section wasn t in it...
Coronation concert: Katy Perry and Take That gear up to perform
... Strictly star Oti Mabuse, guitarist Steve Winwood, and honey enthusiast Winnie the Pooh will also appear at the concert, while Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor will deliver a Spoken Word performance...
Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to perform at Coronation concert
... The event will reflect a broad mix of music genres from pop to classical along with Spoken Word and dance...
Love spoons: How showing love by a spoon became a Welsh symbol
... The history of the love spoon was mostly passed down by the oral tradition of Spoken Word, according to Fflur Morse, senior curator of cultural life at the St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, where they have a 300-strong collection of spoons, including that 1667 example...
Maxine Peake stages Betty Boothroyd's life in comedy musical: 'This is me letting rip'
... " She is, it must be noted, in a band called The Eccocentric Research Council, although her vocal delivery with them is more like Spoken Word...
Michelle Williams' impression of Justin Timberlake gets thumbs up from fans
By Andre Rhoden-PaulBBC News
There are calls for actress Michelle Williams to win a Grammy for her voicing of Britney Spear's memoir, After Her impression of Justin Timberlake went viral.
Michelle voiced Britney's account of Justin changing his accent during An Encounter with R& B singer Ginuwine.
And now The Star could be in the running for an audiobook nomination.
Britney's memoir caused headlines with revelations about her ex-partner.
She revealed she. The Woman In Me also lifted the lid on her career and other relationships.
In the viral clip, Michelle reads a segment about The Stars ' meeting in New York , in which Justin apparently said: " One Day J [Justin] and I were in New York , going to parts of town I had never been to before. Walking our way was a guy with a huge blinged-out medallion. He was flanked by two giant Security Guards .
" J got all excited and said so loud 'Oh Yeah , fo' shiz fo' shiz, Genuwine, what's up homie?'"
Britney explains she thought Justin's pop boyband NSYNC, who were white hip-hop fans, " tried too hard to fit in" with black artists they hung out with.
" J wasn't event embarrassed, " Britney added After Her assistant mocked J's greeting.
Many on Social Media said they were left in stitches over her interpretation of what they called his " blaccent".
" I gagged when it was revealed who Justin Timberlake was throwing on a blaccent for, " one person tweeted.
" I never had any real opinions on Michelle Williams before but I bet she's incredibly fun to hang out with, " said another.
" Michelle William's Grammy for best Spoken Word album secured, " a fan added.
Other celebrities mimicked by Michelle include Mariah Carey . In her book Britney describes trying to take a photo with The Heartbreaker singer who insisted on taking the snap on her " good side".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
