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Free 6lack
''Free 6lack'' is the debut studio album by American singer 6lack. It was released on November 18, 2016, by LVRN and Interscope Records. The album was supported by two singles: " Ex Calling" and " Prblms". It was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Release On November 13, 2017, three additional new songs were added to the album to celebrate the album's anniversary. Singles The first single from the album, "Ex Calling", was released on July 25, 2016. The song contains samples of "Perkys Calling" by Future from the mixtape '' Purple Reign''. The music video for "Ex Calling" was released on December 5, 2016. The second single from the album, " Prblms", was released on September 23, 2016. The music video for "Problems", featuring 6lack rapping next to a grizzly bear, was released on October 14, 2016. Commercial performance ''Free 6lack'' debuted at number 68 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 for the chart dated December 10, 2016 and has sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6lack
Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr. (born June 24, 1992), known professionally as 6lack (stylized as 6LACK, pronounced "black"), is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he gained recognition following the release of his 2016 single " Prblms", which marked his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He signed with Love Renaissance, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, ''Free 6lack'' (2016), which was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two years later, he released his second studio album '' East Atlanta Love Letter'' (2018), which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200. That same year, he released the single " OTW" (with Khalid and Ty Dolla Sign) and guest featured on Normani's single "Waves"—which earned an MTV Video Music Award. In June 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Calling
"Ex Calling" is the debut single by American singer 6lack. It was first released on May 17, 2016 before being released to streaming services on July 25, 2016 as the lead single from his debut studio album ''Free 6lack'' (2016). Produced by Southside and DZL, the song is a remix of "Perkys Calling" by American rapper Future from the mixtape '' Purple Reign'' (2016). Background In an interview with Genius, 6lack revealed the song was referring to all of his previous romantic partners. He stated, "'Ex Calling' was literally a collage of all my exes. I just combined them into one mega ex and just made a song about all of them. She was in there somewhere. I just fused them all into the greatest ex of all time." Composition The production contains sparse piano and "alternating bass kicks that speed up the pace". Lyrically, 6lack reflects on his past relationships, especially dealing with his self-growth following a toxic relationship and refusal to answer the phone when his ex calls hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Pain
Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic music, electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with contemporary R&B, R&B and hip-hop sensibilities, T-Pain became a prominent figure in both genres throughout the 2000s. Other music industry artists, such as Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future (rapper), Future, and Travis Scott, have since utilized Auto-Tune to a similar effect. T-Pain began his recording career as part of the hip-hop group Nappy Headz. He released his debut solo mixtape, ''Back @ It'' independently in 2004, and signed with Akon's Konvict Muzik, in a joint venture with Jive Records, the following year. His 2005 debut single, "I'm Sprung", was quickly met with commercial success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banks (singer)
Jillian Rose Banks (born June 16, 1988), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Banks (often stylized in all caps), is an American singer and songwriter. Following the release of two extended plays—''Fall Over'' and ''London''—in 2013, she signed with Harvest Records to release her debut studio album, ''Goddess (Banks album), Goddess'' (2014). It was met with positive critical reception and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while its single, "Beggin for Thread" received RIAA certification, platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her second and third studio albums, ''The Altar'' (2016) and ''III (Banks album), III'' (2019) were met with similar success, peaking at numbers 17 and 21 respectively on the chart; the latter saw her furthest critical acclaim. After departing Harvest Records, she released her fourth studio album ''Serpentina (album), Serpentina'' independently in 2022. Exploring a more experimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar (; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, model, producer, screenwriter and painter. He started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician, later also established a career in Bollywood and his success led many Pakistani actors to venture into Hindi films. He has received five Lux Style Awards and a Filmfare Award nomination. Zafar started his career as a music composer and gained popularity with his single "Channo" from his debut album ''Huqa Pani (album), Huqa Pani'', which sold over five million copies worldwide. "Channo" turned out to be a huge success, topping many music charts and earned him several awards for Best Music Album and Artist. Zafar made his acting debut with a leading role in the 2010 Bollywood satire film ''Tere Bin Laden'', a moderate box office success. His performance in the film garnered critical appreciation and earned him several nominations in the Best Male Debut category, including Filmfare Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries. iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. These videos are typically shown on music television and on streaming video sites like YouTube, or more rarely shown theatrically. They can be commercially issued on home video, either as video albums or video singles. The format has been described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip", "video clip", or simply "video". While musical short, musical short films were popular as soon as recorded sound was introduced to theatrical film screenings in the 1920s, the music video rose to prominence in the 1980s when American TV channel MTV based its format around the medium. Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Reign
''Purple Reign'' is the sixteenth mixtape by American rapper Future, hosted and executive-produced by DJ Esco and Metro Boomin. It was released on January 17, 2016 with an 11-hour notice via LiveMixtapes and DatPiff. It is Future's first non-commercial mixtape since the mixtape trilogy ''Monster'' (2014), '' Beast Mode'', and '' 56 Nights'' (2015). ''Purple Reign'' follows the commercial collaborative mixtape ''What a Time to Be Alive'' with Canadian rapper Drake. The mixtape features production from frequent collaborators Metro Boomin, Southside, Zaytoven, DJ Spinz, and Nard & B, among others. The title and cover font is a tribute to Prince's landmark 1984 album '' Purple Rain'', which is stylized in the same fashion. The mixtape was re-released for streaming platforms on April 16, 2020, removing the single "Wicked" and including the song "News or Something". "Wicked" would later be included on streaming editions of Future's fourth studio album, '' Evol'', which released a mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future (rapper)
Nayvadius DeMun Cash (Birth name, né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his mumble rap, mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, Future is credited with having pioneered the use of Auto-Tuned melodies in hip-hop and trap music. Due to the sustained popularity of this musical style, he is commonly regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Future signed a recording contract with Rocko (rapper), Rocko's A1 Recordings in 2011, which entered a joint venture with Epic Records shortly after. His first two studio albums, ''Pluto (Future album), Pluto'' (2012) and ''Honest (Future album), Honest'' (2014), were both met with critical and commercial success, spawning the RIAA certification, platinum-certified singles "Turn On the Lights (song), Turn On the Lights", "Honest (Future song), Honest", "Move That Dope" (featurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fader
''The Fader'' is a magazine established in 1999 as an outlet for Cornerstone Agency, a marketing and public relations firm established by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. History and work 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. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s .... The Fader Fort The magazine hosted The Fader Fort, an annual invitation-only event at Austin, Texas's South by Southwest (SXSW). Since its founding in 2001, the four-day party features live performances. Fader Fort NYC is a party produced during the annual CMJ Music Marathon. The festival has featured over 900 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Annual Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, as was the case in 2010 and 2014. James Corden returned as host. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2017. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named ''The Premiere Ceremony'') was held on the same day prior to the main ceremony. Bruno Mars was nominated for six awards and won all six on the night. Performers Premiere ceremony Main ceremony Presenters *John Legend and Tony Bennett – presented Best Rap/Sung Performance *Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas – presented Best New Artist * Jim Gaffigan – introduced Little Big Town * Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr., and Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
