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Amy Kuney
Amy Kuney, known professionally as AMES, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Early life Kuney began piano lessons at the age of four and participated in piano recitals and church performances growing up. She wrote her first song at the age of 12. When she was 13, Kuney's father moved the family from their home in Oklahoma to Honduras to live as missionaries after he saw a video highlighting the destruction of Hurricane Mitch. Kuney started playing guitar when she taught herself guitar chords off of a poster her dad bought from Wal-Mart after a trip to the United States at the age of 16. Career 2008–2010: Bird's Eye View Kuney's song, which she co-wrote with Tim Myers, "All Downhill From Here" opened the season 5 finale of ''One Tree Hill (TV series)'' on May 19, 2008. The song was also featured in the documentary "Catfish." Other placements include: The Blacklist (NBC), Looking (HBO), Hemlock Grove (Netflix), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) and advertisements f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. As well, the University of Oklaho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Rossdale
Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English guitarist and actor, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for Institute and later began a solo career. He resumed his role in Bush when the band reunited in 2010. In 2013, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement. Early life Rossdale was born in Marylebone, London, England, the son of Barbara Stephan (''née'' Bowie) and Douglas Rossdale, a doctor. His mother was born in Scotland, whereas his father was of Russian Jewish descent, with the family's surname originally being "Rosenthal." Rossdale was unable to speak until the age of four, and his parents divorced when he was 11 years old. Rossdale was educated at the independent Westminster School. Music career Before Bush During the 1980s, Rossdale formed a pop band called Midnight with Sach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Kate Kestner
Molly Kate Kestner (born November 29, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter most notable for her song "His Daughter", which went viral in 2014 in many countries. After the release of her debut self-released single, Kestner was signed to Atlantic Records and has released seven major label singles since joining their roster. Early life Kestner is one of seven siblings in her family. Before the success of "His Daughter", Kestner performed covers and original material, and put them on YouTube for extended family members too far away from her and her family. In addition to singing and piano, Kestner is also an accomplished violinist. Kestner was a member of the 2012-2013 Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State Mixed Choir. Success of "His Daughter" "His Daughter" is a song written by Kestner that chronicles a woman that has an unplanned pregnancy. Her video later brought the attention of ''Star Trek'' actor George Takei, who commented on his Facebook page "Has America fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Branch
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: ''The Spirit Room'' and '' Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Santana for their 2002 single, " The Game of Love". As a solo recording artist, she signed to Madonna's Maverick record label in early 2001, and released her debut album ''The Spirit Room'' later that year. The album contained the hit singles " Everywhere" and "All You Wanted" and was followed up with '' Hotel Paper'' in 2003. In 2005, she formed the country music duo the Wreckers with Jessica Harp, and produced the Grammy-nominated single "Leave the Pieces". The Wreckers disbanded in 2007 to pursue their respective solo careers. Since then, she has released extended plays in 2010 and 2011, and a third solo album, '' Hopeless Romantic'', on April 7, 2017. Her fourth studio album, ''The Trouble with Fever'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fader
''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes. It is owned by The Fader Media group, which also includes its website, thefader.com, as well as Fader films, Fader Label and Fader TV. The Fader Fort The Fader Fort is an annual invitation-only event at Austin, Texas's South by Southwest (SXSW) founded in 2001. The four-day party features live performances. Fader Fort NYC is a party produced during the annual CMJ Music Marathon. Anthony Fantano controversy In October 2017, ''The Fader'' published an article by Ezra Marcus about YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano of ''The Needle Drop'' which accused his now-defunct second channel, ''thatistheplan'', of catering to an alt-right audience, while scrutinizing Fantano's past associations with right-wing and anti-SJW provocateurs such as Sam Hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Café
The Hotel Café is a live music venue located off an alley on the Cahuenga Boulevard strip in Hollywood, California, United States, that has become known for helping to establish the careers of new singer-songwriters in the 2000s. The venue began as a coffee shop, but has gained a reputation as an intimate performance space featuring acoustic-based songwriters, such as John Mayer, Adele, Brandy Norwood, Damien Rice, Anna Nalick, Sara Bareilles, Katy Perry, Ingrid Michaelson, Tony Lucca, Priscilla Ahn, Charlotte Martin, Emi Meyer, Laura Jansen and Meiko. The venue has become its own brand, with its Hotel Café Tour, a record label, and two albums, ''Live at the Hotel Café, Volume 1'', and ''The Hotel Café Presents...Winter Songs'', that are downloadable via the iTunes Store. History When The Hotel Café opened in 2000, it operated as a coffee shop where singer-songwriters came to perform their material for small audiences. Co-owner Maximillian Mamikunian has noted that in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meaning Of Life (album)
''Meaning of Life'' is the eighth studio album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released on October 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records. Executive produced by Clarkson and Craig Kallman, the album is her debut release for the label after completing her recording contract and leaving previous label, RCA Records, which she had signed after winning the first season of ''American Idol''. Weary of the structure of the previous record deal where she was strictly limited to releasing pop music, Clarkson wanted to pursue a different genre—soul and R&B music, which she had previously wanted to make and had only finally found the opportunity to do so after being signed by Kallman to the label. ''Meaning of Life'' is Clarkson's second foray into soul and R&B music, after her debut single " Miss Independent", departing from the predominant pop and pop rock sound established from her previous studio releases and returning to her multi-genre performances on ''American Idol''. Insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Move You
"Move You" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson, from her eighth studio album, ''Meaning of Life'' (2017). It was produced by Nick Ruth, who had written it with Molly Kate Kestner and Amy Kuney. A soul rock power ballad, it was released by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from the album on September 7, 2017. Composition "Move You" was produced by Nick Ruth, who had written it with Molly Kate Kestner and Amy Kuney. Even though Clarkson was listed as a co-writer by several media outlets, she later clarified that she was not a part of the writing process. It is a soulful gospel ballad with a powerful drum-string combination. Jon Blistein of ''Rolling Stone'' noted that Clarkson's vocals carries the song to a rapturous peak before descending gracefully, while ''Forbes''s Hugh McIntyre opined that the song chucks the ideas of structure and goes straight for the heart, Thematically, Joe-Marie Mckenzie of ABC News described its atmosphere as "dark", while McIntyre remarked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopeless Romantic (Michelle Branch Song)
"Hopeless Romantic" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michelle Branch, released as the lead single from her third studio album of the same name on February 3, 2017. The song was written by Branch, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Gus Seyffert, Amy Kuney and Harlan Silverman. Produced by Carney, it is Branch's first single since 2011's "Loud Music". Background After breaking up with her country duo The Wreckers in 2008, Branch announced that she was working on a new solo album titled '' Everything Comes and Goes'' which was slated for a June 2008 release, but due to personal and professional struggles the full album went unreleased. Although an abridged version was eventually released as an EP in 2010. Branch attempted to release her next album titled ''West Coast Time'' in 2011 which also ended up being scrapped, again due to issues with her record label Reprise Records and its parent company Warner Bros. Records. At this point, Branch was seriously considering to qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopeless Romantic (Michelle Branch Album)
''Hopeless Romantic'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Michelle Branch. It was released on April 7, 2017, by Verve Records. Co-written and co-produced by Patrick Carney, the album is Branch's first release with Verve after leaving her previous label, Reprise Records, and having the original album material scrapped. ''Hopeless Romantic'' is also Branch's first full-length album to be released since ''Hotel Paper'' (2003), and first overall release since the ''Everything Comes and Goes'' EP in 2010. The eponymous lead single from the album premiered on ''Billboard'' from her Vevo account on February 2, 2017, and was released digitally on February 3, 2017. Background In early 2001, Branch signed with Maverick Records under Warner Bros. Records and released two highly successful studio albums, ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper'', in August 2001 and summer 2003, respectively. ''The Spirit Room'' was certified double platinum by the RIAA, selling more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobalt Music
Kobalt Music Group is an independent rights management and music publishing company. Founded in 2000 by CEO Willard Ahdritz, Kobalt acts primarily as an administrative publishing company, not owning any copyrights. Also offering label services and neighboring rights, the company has developed an online portal to provide royalty income and activity to artists and allow them to manage their rights and royalties directly. In 2015 it was reported that Kobalt was "the top independent music publisher in the UK and the second overall (to Sony/ATV) in the US," with around 600,000 songs and 8,000 artists in its catalogue Examples of artists served by Kobalt include Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, John Denver, The Weeknd and Marshmello. Kobalt owned 17.3% of the top 100 radio songs in the US in of 2015, ranking it third after Universal. With headquarters in London, Kobalt also has offices in New York, Berlin, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Stockholm and Sydney. Kobalt paid $29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Tookey
Stacey Tookey (born July 10, 1976) is a Canadian choreographer and dancer known for her frequent appearances as a resident choreographer and guest judge on the Canadian and American versions of the dance-competition reality-television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Tookey served as director on the sold-out 2009 ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada'' Tour. She also choreographed the music video for the song "Jar of Hearts" by pop singer Christina Perri and appeared on the CBBC show '' The Next Step''. Early life and education She was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta."Stacey Tookey Comes Home to Edmonton" |
