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Rock Star
A rock star or rockstar is a member of a successful rock and roll band, or only an artist in the genre (the term usually implies celebrity status, or 'stardom'). The following are references in music:
* "Rockstar" (Nickelback song), from the album All the Right Reasons
* "Rockstar" (Poison song), from the album Hollyweird
* "Rockstar" (Prima J song), from the Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack
* "Rockstar" (Reemer song), from album Snakes and Ladders
* "Rockstar" (Bizarre song), from the album Hannicap Circus
* "Rock Star" (R. Kelly song), featuring Kid Rock and Ludacris from the album Double Up
* "Rock Star" (Hannah Montana song), performed by Miley Cyrus on the albums Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
* "Rock Star" (N.E.R.D song), from the album In Search Of...
* "Rock Star", a song by Chamillionaire featuring Lil Wayne from the album Ultimate Victory
* "Rock Star", a song by Ben Folds from the EP Sunny 16
* "Rockstar", a single by Everclear from the album Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude
* "Rockstar", by Jimmy Eat World from the album Static Prevails
* "Rockstar", by B5 from the album Don't Talk, Just Listen
* "Rockstar", by Hole from the album Live Through This
* Rockstar, an alternate name for rapper Cyssero
* "Rockstar 101" by Rihanna From The Album "Rated R"
Musician
A musician is a person who writes, performs, or makes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:
* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.
* A singer is a vocalist.
* Composers, songwriters and arrangers create musical compositions, songs and arrangements. These may be transcribed in music notation, performed or recorded.
* A conductor leads a musical ensemble. A conductor can simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
* A recording artist creates recorded music, such as CDs and MP3 files.
Singing Career
The salaries and working conditions for vocalists vary a great deal. While jobs in other music fields such as music education tend to be based on full-time, salaried positions, singing jobs tend to be based on contracts for individual shows or performances, or for a sequence of shows (e.g., a two-week series of performances of an opera or musical theater show). Since income from singing jobs can be unsteady, singers often supplement their performing income with other singing-related jobs, such as vocal coaching, voice lessons, or as working as a choral director in a church. Due to the large number of aspiring vocalists, it can be very competitive to get jobs in singing.
Maria Callas during her final tour in Amsterdam in 1973.
Church choir soloists can make from $30 to $500 per performance (all figures in US dollars). Performers in a community choral group can earn from $200-$3,000 yearly; members of a professional concert choral group can make $80 and up per performance. Singers who perform on radio or TV shows can make $75 and up per show on a local station and $125 and up per national network show (e.g., CBS or NBC). Jazz or pop singers who perform with dance bands or nightclub show groups can make $225 and up per week. Professional opera chorus singers can make from $350-$750 per week. Opera soloists, for which the number of job openings is very limited, can make from $350 to $20,000 per performance for the most elite performers. Classical concert soloists, for which the number of job openings is very limited, have approximate earnings of $350 per performance and up.