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Making The Video
''Making the Video'' is an MTV show consisting of half-hour episodes chronicling the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video (or treatment) and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the finished video. The show premiered on June 28, 1999, and ended in 2010. MTV2 aired a similar show entitled '' ame of Band/ArtistMakes a Video'' that featured artists such as 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Evanescence, and Mos Def among others. Season 1 * 98 Degrees – " I Do (Cherish You)" (1999) * Britney Spears – " (You Drive Me) Crazy" (1999) * LL Cool J – " Deepest Bluest" (1999) * Jordan Knight – " I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999) * Jennifer Lopez – " Waiting for Tonight" (1999) * Jay-Z – " Girl's Best Friend" (1999) * Jewel – " Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" (1999) * Blink-182 – "All The Small Things" (1999) * Mariah Carey – " ... [...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] |
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino Americans in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood and helping propel the Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin Explosion, Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for her Cultural impact of Jennifer Lopez, impact on popular culture through fashion, Celebrity branding, branding, and shifting Feminine beauty ideal, mainstream beauty standards. Lopez began her career as a dancer, making her television debut as a List of In Living Color cast members#Fly Girls (house dance troupe), Fly Girl on the sketch comedy series ''In Living Color'' in 1991. She rose to fame as an actress, starring as singer Selena in the Selena (film), film of the same name (1997), and established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satisfy You (Puff Daddy Song)
"Satisfy You" is a 1999 single by American hip-hop artist and producer Puff Daddy and features vocals by contemporary R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly on the hook. The song spent six weeks at number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks. The song was co-written by both Combs and Kelly, with additional writing by Kelly Price, who performs backing vocals. The song's beat and bassline is taken from "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz, which itself interpolates Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" among others. The song is about satisfying the significant other. It garnered a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000. In the years following the song's release, it has received renewed attention amid the sexual misconduct cases surrounding both artists. Music video The music video's main story shows the rapper walking in on his girlfriend cheating on him with another man. The music video then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists including Mary J. Blige, Usher (musician), Usher and the Notorious B.I.G., for whom he served as manager and hype man. Combs's debut studio album, ''No Way Out (Puff Daddy album), No Way Out'' (1997), peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold over 7 million copies in the US. Two of its singles, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You", topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—the latter was the first hip hop music, hip hop song to debut atop the chart. With a feature on "Mo Money Mo Problems", Combs became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Change Me
"Can't Change Me" is the first single released from Chris Cornell's debut solo album, '' Euphoria Morning'' (1999). The song peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and at No. 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. A music video was produced for the song. "Can't Change Me" was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Origin Chris Cornell told MTV News that students of Soundgarden's music can find the genesis of "Can't Change Me" in some of the band's hits, such as " Blow Up the Outside World" and " Fell on Black Days". About the meaning of the lyrics, Cornell told MTV's '' Making the Video'': It was written in the middle of a long songwriting period that I had for the record. Although it's the first song released as a single, it was probably one of the later songs that I wrote. The idea of the song... you kinda get the idea that it's a statement from the singer. It's kind of more of a sad discovery that this singer is involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell ( Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock music, rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood (singer), Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time. Cornell is considered a key figure of the 1990s grunge movement with an extensive songwriting history, a nearly four-octave vocal range and a powerful Belting (music), vocal belting technique. Cornell released four solo studio albums, ''Euphoria Morning'' (1999), ''Carry On (Chris Cornell album), Carry On'' (2007), ''Scream (Chris Cornell album), Scream'' (2009), and ''Higher Truth'' (2015); the live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey Song)
"Heartbreaker" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey featuring American rapper Jay-Z for her seventh studio album '' Rainbow'' (1999). It was released on August 23, 1999, by Columbia Records as the lead single from ''Rainbow''. The song was written by the artists and produced by Carey and DJ Clue, with additional writers being credited for the hook being built around a sample from " Attack of the Name Game" by Stacy Lattisaw. "Heartbreaker" pushed Carey even further into the R&B and hip hop market, becoming her second commercial single to feature a rapper. Lyrically, the song describes lovesickness towards an unfaithful partner. "Heartbreaker" received mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom felt it was not original or innovative in terms of a creative step forward. Additionally, it was compared heavily to Carey's 1995 hit single "Fantasy", which also built its hook from a sampled beat. "Heartbreaker" topped the Canadian Singles Chart and the US '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, signature use of the whistle register, and diva persona. An Cultural impact of Mariah Carey, influential figure in music, she was ranked as the fifth-Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, greatest singer of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2023. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her Mariah Carey (album), eponymous debut album and became the only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions (Mariah Carey song), Emotions". She achieved international success with the List of best-selling albums, best-selling albums ''Music Box (Mariah Carey album), Music Box'' (1993) and ''Daydream (Mariah Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It was the second single and eighth track released from the band's third album, '' Enema of the State'' (1999). The track was composed primarily by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge as an ode to his then girlfriend. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jerry Finn, the song was created with the intention of shipping it to radio, as the trio felt they needed a "really catchy and basic" single. The single was released to radio on September 28, 1999, and promptly charted worldwide, becoming a number one hit on ''Billboard's'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and crossing over to pop radio and peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was physically released as a single on January 18, 2000. The song remains the band's most successful single to date, being their only song to enter the top 40. The song charted within the top 20 in ten other countries, and gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Its current and best-known line-up consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though its sound has diversified throughout their career, its musical style, described as pop punk, pop-punk, blends catchy pop music, pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock. Its lyrics primarily focus on relationships, adolescent frustration, and maturity—or lack thereof. The group emerged from a suburban, Punk rock in California, Southern California skate punk scene and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent humor. The band's debut, ''Cheshire Cat (Blink-182 album), Cheshire Cat'', and second studio album ''Dude Ranch (album), Dude Ranch'', were released in 1995 and 1997 respectively, through independent imprint Grilled Cheese, a subdivision of Cargo Music, Cargo Records. After years of independent recording and touring, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)
"Jupiter" is a song by American singer Jewel, released in June 1999 as the third single from her second album, '' Spirit'' (1998). For the single release, Jewel re-recorded the vocals, co-produced the song with Lou Giordano, and changed the title to "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)". A commercial single was issued in the United States and internationally, credited as the "radio version". The single was a minor hit in the US, peaking at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40. It performed better in Canada, reaching number 47 on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart and number 42 on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart. The music video aired on MTV, MTV2 and VH1; MTV had an episode for the video in its "Making the Video" series. Critical reception Chuck Taylor of ''Billboard'' magazine called "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" "simply splendid" and described it as a "savvy, harmony-rippled pop/rock finger-snapper", going to write that the song "embodies all that fans have come to love about Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher (born Juel Kilcher on May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024. Jewel was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a musical duo with her father, Atz Kilcher, a local musician. At age fifteen, she received a partial scholarship to the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she studied operatic voice. After graduating, she began writing and performing at clubs and coffeehouses in San Diego, California. Based on local media attention, she was signed by Atlantic Records in 1993, which released her debut album ''Pieces of You'' two years later. One of the best-selling debut albums of all time, it went 12-times platinum. The debut single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Singles "You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song), You Were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
