International in USA

As I am from Norway, I figured why not write about a topic that I am a little more familiar with. Norwegian pop music has proven itself to become a very popular genre in Norway. I often get asked what we listen to in Norway, and we do listen to a lot of the music that originated from America and all these popular artists such as Drake, The Weeknd, Post Malone, etc... We listen to a lot of English music, but of course we listen to a lot of Norwegian music as well. Below is a little history of the pop genre in Norway before we dive deeper into the music... According to an article by Alex Cosper "The History of Norwegian Pop Music", the Oslo Philharmonic was founded in the year of 1919 and continued to serve Norway with diverse classical music. Eventually they signed a contract with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, also called NRK, in 1923. Now, the orchestra started performing outside of the homeland in 1962 and was internationally known for their performance, and NRK we...

When I think of family, I think of someone that is related to me and someone I deeply care about. The person that I chose for my interview is my mom. My mom is someone I have a great relationship to and has a musical background when growing up.  Down below I will be sharing the questions that I asked her and tell you what she said; "What was your favorite music growing up? What artists did you listen to the most?" My mom's favorite music growing up was classical pop music. One of the favorite musicals that is still popular today that she grew up with today is "Grease", which represents the type of music her generation would grow up and listen to. This was particularly popular at the parties she would have when hanging out with her friends etc... Very much music consisting of classical pop music.  When I asked her what artists she would listen to the most, she would mention one in particular that would stand out. Her name is "Gloria Gaynor", and you may...