2024 In American Music
The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2024 in music in the United States. Notable events January *8 – Fantasia (singer), Fantasia performed the The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. *12 – 21 Savage released his first solo studio album in five years, ''American Dream (21 Savage album), American Dream''. ** Exit Eden released their first studio album in seven years, ''Femmes Fatales''. *16 – After teasing a reunion show, it was announced that No Doubt would be performing at Coachella (festival), Coachella in April 2024. *19 – Green Day released their first studio album in four years, ''Saviors (album), Saviors''. *26 – Static-X released their first studio album in four years, ''Project Regeneration Vol. 2, Project: Regeneration Vol. 2''. It features the final recordings of the band's original frontman, Wayne Static, who ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fantasia (singer)
Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor (born June 30, 1984), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series ''American Idol'' in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, " I Believe", which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, '' Free Yourself'', which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and earned Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. In 2006, she released her second album, ''Fantasia'', which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. This album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical ''The Color Purple'', for which she won a 2007 Theatre World Award. Her third studio album, '' Back to Me'', was released worldwi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Porter, Alkaline Trio released its debut single, "Sundials", in 1997. Following its release, Doran departed from the band and was replaced by Andriano. The band subsequently recorded an EP, ''For Your Lungs Only'' (1998), and its debut studio album, ''Goddamnit'' (1998). Following the release of the band's second album, '' Maybe I'll Catch Fire'' (2000), Porter left the band and was replaced by Mike Felumlee for its subsequent album, ''From Here to Infirmary'' (2001). Backed by the singles " Stupid Kid" and "Private Eye", ''From Here to Infirmary'' significantly increased the band's exposure, and its follow-up, ''Good Mourning'' (2003), charted highly on the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Good Mourning'' marked the recording ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crypto
Crypto commonly refers to: * Cryptocurrency, a type of digital currency secured by cryptography and decentralization * Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information Crypto or Krypto may also refer to: Cryptography * Cryptanalysis, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information * CRYPTO (conference), an annual cryptographical and cryptoanalytic conference * Crypto++, a free, open source library of cryptographic algorithms and schemes *'' Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age'', a book about cryptography by Steven Levy * Crypto AG, a Swiss manufacturer of encrypted communications products Finance * crypto.com, a cryptocurrency online News platform. Biology and medicine * ''Cryptococcus'' (fungus), a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals ** Cryptococcosis (also called cryptococcal disease), a disease caused by ''Cryptococcus'' * ''Cr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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66th Annual Grammy Awards
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards are an upcoming music awards ceremony which recognizes the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year (from October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023) as determined by the members of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. They will be held on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, their 21st year at the venue, and will be broadcast on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+. A host for the ceremony has yet to be announced. Background For the 2024 ceremony, the academy announced several changes for different categories and eligibility rules: Category changes *Three new categories – Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording – were added. *Two categories, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, were moved to the General Field and can now be voted on by the entire Grammy voting membership. *The number of nominees ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peacemaker (Vera Sola Album)
''Peacemaker'' is the second studio album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Vera Sola, released on February 2, 2024, through Spectraphonic Records and City Slang. It was co-produced by Sola and Kenneth Pattengale, and received acclaim from critics. Critical reception ''Peacemaker'' received a score of 80 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on seven critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. ''Mojo'' stated that "there's a full band, a string section Swarmatron and brass. Reassuringly, the songs are strong enough to carry the new load". '' Uncut'' felt that "Sola can be detached but is at her best when she leans into the songs". ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...''s Jordan Currie opined that Sola and Pattengale's inten ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vera Sola
Danielle Aykroyd (born November 18, 1989), known professionally as Vera Sola, is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist. She studied poetry under Jorie Graham at Harvard University. She performed, produced, and arranged everything on her debut album, which was self-released on November 9, 2018. Biography Vera Sola was born Danielle Aykroyd to actor Dan Aykroyd and actress Donna Dixon, on November 18, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. She grew up between New York and Canada. She went to Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) and graduated from Harvard with a degree in literature. After college, she worked on the radio and as a voice actor. She still provides commercial voice-overs and narration for television and film. Sola is shy about her family by nature, and decided to distance herself from her recognizable name in order to establish a career in music on her own. She has also stated in interviews that, though she is proud of her lineag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chapter & Verse (Gabby Barrett Album)
''Chapter & Verse'' is the second studio album from American country music singer Gabby Barrett. The album was released on February 2, 2024, via Warner Music Nashville. Background The title ''Chapter & Verse'' was inspired by Barrett's faith, and she co-wrote nine of the album's 14 tracks and co-produced the project with Ross Copperman. Phil Wickham is featured on the closing track, and Luke Combs lends background vocals to "Dance Like No One's Watching", a song Combs co-wrote about being the parent to a daughter. He gave it to Barrett after discovering his wife was expecting a boy, knowing that Barrett had just given birth to a girl. " Glory Days" was released as the album's lead single on June 12, 2023. "Cowboy Back", "Growin' Up Raising You", and "You're My Texas" were all issued as promotional singles leading up to the album release. Barrett co-wrote the latter track as a tribute to her Texan husband Cade Foehner, with Miranda Lambert who also hails from East Texas. Track l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabby Barrett
Gabby Barrett Foehner (born March 5, 2000) is an American country music singer. She finished third on the 16th season of ''American Idol''. Her debut single " I Hope" was the first top 10 Hot Country Songs debut by an unaccompanied woman since October 2017. It became a top three hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and has been certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA. Her debut album '' Goldmine'' was released on June 19, 2020. ''Country Now'' called Barrett "country music's next female superstar". Early life Barrett is one of eight children born to Blaise and Pam Barrett. She attended Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, but transferred to Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. She started singing at nine and doing shows at eleven. In 2014, she won the Kean Quest Talent Search. At 14, her father encouraged her to sing in an all-black choir, which prompted her to join the Lamb of God Christian Ministries in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Career 2017–2018: ''American Idol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson; January 23, 1933), is an American actress, singer and dancer best known for originating roles in Broadway musicals including Anita in ''West Side Story'', Velma Kelly in ''Chicago,'' and the title role in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. She is a ten-time Tony Award nominee and a three-time Tony Award recipient, including one for Lifetime Achievement. She is the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honor and is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom."President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients" White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 30, 2009 Early life and education Rivera was born in[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People Who Aren't There Anymore
''People Who Aren't There Anymore'' is the seventh studio album by American synth-pop band Future Islands, released on January 26, 2024, by 4AD. Their fourth release on the label, the album was produced by the band and previous collaborator Steve Wright, who shared mixing duties with Chris Coady, the producer of the band's fourth album, ''Singles'' (2014). Written and recorded between 2020 and 2023, the album chronicles the dissolution of frontman Samuel T. Herring's long-distance relationship across worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns. Artwork The album was named after a painting by New Mexico-based artist Beedallo, whose painting ''Fading Memory of a Face'' serves as its cover. Critical reception ''People Who Aren't There Anymore'' received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Tr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |