Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country/country pop singer born in 1961 who as well as singing, plays the guitar and piano.

Billy has created 12 studio albums and has had 44 singles released since 1992; those of which have been translated into 100 different languages. He had a number one with ‘Achy breaky heart’ which was the first ever single to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. Billy Ray Cyrus has had 8 top ten singles on Billboard Country Songs. He also produced 35 charted singles, these of which 15 charted in the top 40.

Shania Twain

Shania Twain is a Canadian country pop singer that was born in 1965, who as well as singing plays the guitar.

Her song ‘come on over’ became the best selling studio album of all time by a female artist in any genre of music. She also had the best selling country album of all time and won 5 Grammy Awards. Shania sold more than85 million albums worldwide.

Billy Ray Cyrus

How is he represented as an artist in his hit single, ‘change my mind’?

I think that Billy Ray Cyrus has been represented as a traditional artist in the country-pop genre of

music. Although he has tattoo’s which doesn’t fit in with the ‘godly’ connotations of country music;

these shots from the music video portray him to be a traditional male in this in this genre.

Traditional Modern

-Cowboy hat (typical male accessory)-Sunglasses (not showing emotions)-Desert background (fitting to genre)

-Tattoos (not seen on many country pop artists, ‘bad boy’ connotations

Shania Twain

How is she represented as an artist in her hit single, ‘man I feel like a women’?

Traditional Modern

-Red lipstick (feminine)-Heavy eye makeup-Cleavage showing-Face covered with netting to seem mysterious

-Men wearing makeup-Men standing behind the female (she is the main focus)-Female wearing a male accessory (top hat could show a form of defence)

I think that Shania Twain has been represented in this music video as a modern female artist with in

the country-pop genre. Although she is still appealing to the male gaze by being ‘sexy’ I do think

that with the male band behind her and the male accessories she looks like a strong female figure .