Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records. Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success,

selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New

Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'" becoming the second American recording artist to win five Grammys in one night. Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another

success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at

number one in the United States. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one.

Hit SinglesDoesn't Mean Anything - Empire State Of Mind - Fallin' - Girl On Fire - If I Ain't Got You - Like You'll

Never See Me Again - No One - Superwoman - Tears Always Win - Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart

Her career began upon meeting record producer Evan Rogers in late 2003 through mutual friends; she recorded demo tapes with his guidance. Her tape was sent to several record labels, and she

subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay-Z. Both her debut album, Music of the Sun (2005) and its follow-up A

Girl Like Me (2006) peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard 200; the former featured the commercially successful song "Pon de Replay" while the latter produced her first Billboard Hot 100

number-one single,"SOS".

Hit SinglesCalifornia King Bed - Diamonds - Disturbia - Don't Stop the Music - Drunk on Love - Good Girl Gone

Bad - Love The Way You Lie - Only Girl - Pon De Replay - Rude Boy - Russian Roulette - S&M - S.O.S. -Shut Up And Drive - Take A Bow - Umbrella - We Found Love - What's My Name - Who's That Chick

In 2009,Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide. Houston's crossover

appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps. Houston is the only artist

to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the only woman to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards on the Billboard magazine year-

end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album ’Whitney Houston’ became the best-selling debut album by a woman in history. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 1986. Her second studio

album ’Whitney’ (1987) became the first album by a woman to debut at number one on the Billboard200 albums chart. Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film ’The Bodyguard’ (1992).

The film's original soundtrack is the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a woman

in music history. Houston had 11 number one singles in the United States.

Hit singlesSaving All My Love For You – Greatest Love of All – How Will I Know – I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Didn't We Almost Have It All – So Emotional – Where Do Broken Hearts Go – One Moment In Time – I’m Your Baby

Tonight – All The Man That I Need – I Will Always Love You – I’m Every Woman – I Have Nothing – Exhale – My Love Is Your Love – Its Not Right But Its Okay – Million Dollar Bill

Jackson's 1982 album ‘Thriller’ is the best-selling album of all time. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. His

other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 26 American Music

Awards, more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century" and "Artist of the 1980s"; 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career, more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era; and the estimated sale of over 400 million records worldwide. Jackson has won hundreds of awards, making him the most-awarded recording artist in the history of

popular music.

Hit SinglesBad – Beat It – Billie Jean – Dont Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Earth Song – Man In The Mirror –Smooth Criminal – The Way You Make Me Feel – Thriller – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – You

Are Not Alone

Carey came to prominence after releasing her self-titled debut studio album ‘Mariah Carey’ in 1990; it went multiplatinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles on the

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive and later husband Tommy Mottola, she continued booking success with follow up albums ‘Emotions’

(1991), ‘Music Box’ (1993), and ‘Merry Christmas’ (1994), Carey was established as Columbia's highest-selling act. ‘Daydream’ (1995) made music history when its second single "One Sweet

Day", a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest-running number-one song in U.S. chart history. During the recording of the album, Carey began to deviate from her R&B and pop beginnings and slowly traversed into hip

hop.

Hit SinglesVision Of Love - Love Takes Time – Someday - I Don't Wanna Cry – Emotions - I'll Be There –

Dreamlover – Hero – Fantasy - One Sweet Day - Always Be My Baby – Honey – My All