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I Remember Me (album)
''I Remember Me'' is the second studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, released on March 22, 2011, by Arista Records. Hudson worked with a variety of producers and writers on the album, including Alicia Keys, Rich Harrison, Ne-Yo, R. Kelly, Harvey Mason Jr., Ryan Tedder, Diane Warren, and among others. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 165,000 copies in its first week and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. It received positive reviews from music critics. Background Hudson herself announced on Twitter in September 2009 that she would begin the process of her second studio album. Hudson mentioned to '' Billboard'' that she wanted her second album to be more personal than her debut and expressed that she wanted to become more hands on with the project. Hudson told ''InStyle'' magazine that she wanted this album to be a "feel good" album. She quoted "I wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, television, and theater. Hudson became the youngest woman and second African-American woman to receive all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony ( EGOT). She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of ''American Idol,'' placing seventh. She made her film debut as Effie White in the musical ''Dreamgirls'' (2006), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the youngest African-American to win in a competitive acting category. After signing to Arista Records, Hudson released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Zancanella
Noel Patrick Zancanella is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He has written and produced songs for rock and pop artists such as Taylor Swift, OneRepublic, Maroon 5, B.o.B., Gym Class Heroes, Gavin DeGraw, and Colbie Caillat. History Zancanella's father was a jazz musician, and Noel Zancanella grew up playing bass and drums before picking up an MPC drum machine and immersing himself in hip-hop as an artist/producer. In Los Angeles, he took a job at the famous Village Studios and soon found himself working alongside the likes of Janet Jackson and TK. "It was an inspiring time for me. It was the first time I was so deeply exposed to pop," Zancanella said. Eventually, he crossed paths with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder who, at the time, was working with Timbaland. Initially, Zancanella provided beats and tracks, but through his time with Tedder, he expanded his songwriting skills. Since 2009, Zancanella has been signed to Patriot Games Publishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter. Bedingfield released her debut album, '' Unwritten'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide.Stuart ClarkeStaggered Plan for Bedingfield Return ''Music Week''. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007. Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track " Unwritten", and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist. ''Unwritten'' also produced her only UK number one, " These Words". Her second album, '' N.B.'' (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles " I Wanna Have Your Babies" and "Soulmate". ''N.B.'' was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 as her third studio album, ''Pocketful of Sunshine'', with the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
InStyle
''InStyle'' was an American monthly women's fashion magazine founded in 1994. It was published in the United States by Dotdash Meredith. In February 2022, it was announced that InStyle would cease print publications and move to a digital-only format. Description Along with advertising, the magazine offered content such as beauty, fashion, home, entertaining, philanthropy, celebrity lifestyles, feminism and human interest. Editors-in-Chief have included Martha Nelson (1993-2002), Charla Lawhon (2002-2008), Ariel Foxman (2008-2016) and Laura Brown (2017-2022). After originating in the United States, ''InStyle'' had expanded their brand and, as of 2012, had distributed internationally to over 16 countries including Germany, Brazil, Greece, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, Romania, and Russia. In May 2017, ''InStyle China'' was launched as part of a partnership with an existing weekly magazine, which featured Victoria Beckham on its inaugural cover. In 2018, the UK editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...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 and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others 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, and acquired its current 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) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Warren's career was jump-started in 1985 with " Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge. In the late 1980s, she joined forces with the UK music company EMI, where she became the first songwriter in the history of '' Billboard'' magazine to have seven hits, all by different artists, on the singles chart at the same time, prompting EMI's UK Chairman Peter Reichardt to call her "the most important songwriter in the world". She has been rated the third most successful female artist in the UK. Warren has written nine number-one songs and 32 top-10 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 including "If I Could Turn Back Time" ( Cher, 1989), "Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion, 1996), "How Do I Live" ( LeAnn Rimes, 1997), and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" ( A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Got This
"I Got This" is a song performed by American R&B singer and songwriter Jennifer Hudson. It was released as the third and final single in the United States from her second studio album, ''I Remember Me'' (2011). It was written by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Erikssen, Crystle Johnson and Mats Lie Skare, with production by StarGate. It was recorded by Mikkel S. Eriken and Miles Walker at Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NYC. It was released to United States contemporary hit radio on October 30, 2011. Background and promotion On September 21, 2011, the song was confirmed to be the next single from the album following " Where You At" and " No One Gonna Love You" in an interview with ABC. On October 25, 2011, Hudson released an audio video of the song on her VEVO channel. Chart performance On March 12, 2012, the song peaked at number fifty-four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Chart. On March 17, 2012, the song peaked at number eleven on the Adult R&B Songs The Adult R&B Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No One Gonna Love You
"No One Gonna Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Hudson. It was written by Rich Harrison who also produced the song. It is the second US single from her second album ''I Remember Me''. It impacted radio in the United States on May 24, 2011. This song has also been sampled by J. Cole in the single "Crooked Smile" off his ''Born Sinner'' album. Background According to Thomas Conner from Chicago Sun-Times, "the producer Rich Harrison dials everything back, including an interesting plunky muted piano, to showcase Hudson's voice, which builds slowly from ditty to diva in less than four minutes and never boils over."Conner, Thomas (March 16, 2011)CD review: Jennifer Hudson, 'I Remember Me' – Music: Via Chicago. ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Retrieved on 2011-03-20. Promotion Hudson performed "No One Gonna Love You" on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' on June 16, 2011. Chart performance The song has reached number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 19 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Remember Me (song)
"I Remember Me" is a song recorded by R&B singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. It was written by Hudson and Ryan Tedder, who also produced the track. It was released as the lead single from her second album ''I Remember Me'' in the UK. The single version, which appears on the UK release of ''I Remember Me'' was mixed by Ash Howes. This radio mix was released as a single on April 3, 2011. Background On March 16, "I Remember Me" was announced as the first single taken from Hudson's second studio album in the UK. Hudson explained in her interview with '' Digital Spy'', "I'm not sure how it happened, but it doesn't matter to me! I love the album so much, and we got so tied up and confused on what to release that it felt better instead to spread the good music out! We're still not sure what to pick as the next single – I think there are a lot of strong contenders!" Ryan Tedder spoke on his and Hudson's collaboration to MTV. Tedder explained, "I did the title cut for her new album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
