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Popular Searches 24Comments Dec 14, 2012 4:18PM  Divas we adore? Who is this headline talking about? I have not found an entertainer nor any human being that I adore. They are just people but jugheads without a life may adore them. Get real folks the only reason they make a lot of money is that you give it to them at overpriced concerts, etc. Dec 14, 2012 4:00PM Dec 14, 2012 6:27PM Dec 14, 2012 6:27PM Dec 14, 2012 6:40PM Report Are you sure you want to delete this comment? |
| Diva-lution: The rise of the female superstar |
The evolution of the species for pop, rock and R&B divas By Sean Nelson The meaning of the word "diva" has changed a lot in the past century, though unlike "awesome," "literally" and many other words devalued by slang, the new definition actually comes closer to the origin of the word. Time was when a diva was an opera singer and not much else. The current usage applies to superstar female performers in any genre -- preferably with an attitude (and entourage) to match -- and is as much about presence, about magnitude, as talent, harking back to the Italian root of the word: diva, as in divine one, as in goddess. This gallery examines the evolution of not just the word, but of the incandescent women who have embodied it over the years. |
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