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Rokstarr
''Rokstarr'' is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Taio Cruz. It was released on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom. On 11 June 2010 a revised version of the album was released in Europe and the United States, appearing as Cruz's debut album there. On 22 May 2011 a second revised version of the album was released in Brazil, other South American countries and Europe. The album debuted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200. The title is a butchering of the word "rockstar". Background Speaking to Pete Lewis of the ''Blues & Soul'', Cruz explained the musical background behind the album: "This album shows quite a bit of scope. In that, while it's still got underlining hip hop, dance and R&B-type tones to it, it also has like rocky and indie rock elements. And lyrically, because essentially I come from a ballad place of listening to people like Boyz II Men and Babyface, many of the songs do tend to be about relatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taio Cruz
Jacob Taio Cruz (; born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, 23 April 1980), better known professionally as Taio Cruz (stylized TΛIO CRUZ), is an English singer, songwriter and record producer from London, England, currently based in Los Angeles. In 2008, he released his debut album '' Departure'', which he wrote, arranged and produced. The album achieved certified gold status in the United Kingdom and earned him a Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) nomination. On 12 October 2009, Cruz released his follow-up album ''Rokstarr'', which includes the number one singles "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite". Cruz collaborated with Kesha on the single "Dirty Picture", and with Kylie Minogue and Travie McCoy on his single " Higher". Cruz wrote and recorded the song " Telling the World" as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2011 animated film ''Rio''. Cruz's third studio album, ''TY.O'', was first released in Germany on 12 December 2011. In 2012, Cruz co-wrote David Guetta and Usher's so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rokstarr Collection
''The Rokstarr Collection'' is the first compilation album by English R&B recording artist Taio Cruz. It was released on 20 September 2010. According to Cruz's official site the album combines "the biggest hits of Taio’s debut album 'Departure' and recent album 'Rokstarr'". The album includes all of Cruz's singles from his first two studio albums, excluding " No Other One". The album also includes album tracks and the American version of "Break Your Heart", featuring Ludacris. Island Records added the video advertisement for the collection to their YouTube account on 18 August 2010. The album was also a success on the charts of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100 and also reached the number-one spot on the Australian charts. On 26 September 2010, ''The Rokstarr Collection'' debuted at number 16 on the official UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Picture
"Dirty Picture" is a song by British R&B singer Taio Cruz, which features vocals from American singer Kesha and was released from his second studio album, ''Rokstarr'' (2009). The song was written and produced by Cruz alongside Fraser T Smith, and later released as the album's third single on 5 April 2010. Originally, Cruz wanted the female vocals to be done by Lady Gaga but opted to switch to Kesha due to heavy influence by Dr. Luke and for finding her voice unique. The song was later re-recorded as an album bonus track for Kesha's debut album, ''Animal'' (2010), and dubbed the "Kesha edit" or "Dirty Picture Pt. 2". Lyrically, the song is about sending a dirty picture to a significant other whom you miss. Critical reception of the song was generally positive. Kesha and Cruz's collaboration and vocal work on the track were generally praised, although some critics noted that Kesha overtook the track, outshining Cruz. The song's simple but effective lyrics were also positively re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite (Taio Cruz Song)
"Dynamite" is a song by British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz from the revised version of his second studio album, ''Rokstarr'' (2010). Cruz co-wrote the song, along with Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Benny Blanco, and Dr. Luke; the latter two are also the producers. The song features additional instrumentation by Cruz himself. It was released internationally as the fourth single from ''Rokstarr''. In the UK, the song was released as the first single from Cruz's compilation album, ''The Rokstarr Collection'' (2010). On 30 May 2010, it was released to US and Canadian radio stations as his second single and across Europe as his fourth single. An official remix was released featuring new label mate, Jennifer Lopez. "Dynamite" became Cruz's second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100 as well topping charts in Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The song reached number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and by January 2012 it had sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Your Heart
"Break Your Heart" is a song by British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz. The song serves as the lead single from his second studio album, ''Rokstarr'' (2009). It was written by Cruz and Fraser T Smith and produced by Smith. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2009, followed by a release in the United States and other markets on 2 February 2010. The single version features US rapper Ludacris; that version was the single released in North American countries. The song, originally penned for Cheryl Cole, is an electropop song with dance-pop elements, accompanied by Cruz's vocals. The song is lyrically a warning to someone about being a wikt:heartbreaker, heartbreaker. The song received mixed to positive reviews, critics commending its infectious sound, but noting that it was generic. The single entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, "Break Your Heart" topped the charts in Canada, Switzerland and the United States, and also wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Other One (song)
"No Other One" is a single by Taio Cruz, the second single from his album, ''Rokstarr''. It was released on November 30, 2009. The song peaked at #42 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the lowest charting single from the album. Reception The song was awarded two stars by Digital Spy, with the full review stating: "Taio Cruz's current album, Rokstarr, kicks off with a meaty portion of club bangers before drifting somewhat disjointedly into soft rock territory more familiar to Take That and Coldplay. Those more subdued songs are perhaps being saved for a later date, but for now he's sticking - or positively clinging - to the same formula that sent 'Break Your Heart' all the way to the top in September. Lots of pop artists forge their own distinct sound of course, but 'No Other One' is verging on an outright rip-off of its predecessor. Those same Europoppy synths are out in force, there's a hefty dose of Auto-Tune on Cruz's vocals and it boasts an equally repetitive hook that's sure t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arcade (producers)
Kurtis McKenzie, formally known as The Arcade, is a British record producer, songwriter, and musician based in Los Angeles. McKenzie is a Grammy Award-winning, Latin Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated record producer and composer. He co produced and co-wrote Iggy Azalea's hit single " Fancy" featuring Charli XCX, which has sold 13 million copies worldwide, and is certified 7× platinum in the United States for sales of 7,000,000. As a producer and songwriter, Mckenzie is responsible for more than 25 million singles sold worldwide; This is due to his work with various Recording artists including Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Migos, Khalid, Maroon 5, Selena Gomez, Charli XCX, G-Eazy, Doja Cat, Snoh Aalegra, Mark Ronson, Jidenna and many more. Career McKenzie began his career producing in his native England, working alongside a number of British artists. In 2011, he worked on the Taio Cruz single, Best Girl. The song was from the UK-singer's first album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher (Taio Cruz Song)
"Higher" is the fifth single from English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz's second studio album, ''Rokstarr''. It was written and produced by Cruz and Sandy Vee, and was released on 26 November 2010. This song was originally written for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's album ''Aphrodite'', but plans fell through. However, Cruz and Minogue recorded a version of the song for the European release, while American rapper Travie McCoy recorded guest raps for the American release. The Brazilian and United Kingdom versions have parts of McCoy's rap mixed into the Minogue version. The version on Cruz's albums feature a solo vocal by Cruz with no guest vocalist and an edited version of the solo version was added to Radio Disney's playlist. Live performances On 30 October 2010, Cruz and Minogue appeared on Starfloor and performed the song as a new single. Cruz and McCoy performed the song on Z100's Jingle Ball 2010 on 16 December 2010. Cruz and Kimberly Wyatt performed the song on ITV's '' Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departure (Taio Cruz Album)
''Departure'' is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Taio Cruz. It was released on 17 March 2008. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 17. Background In terms of his musical ambitions for the album, in February 2008 Cruz told noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul: "I tried to be diverse in my music while not going too far left. Before I go off and hit people with random stuff that they just wouldn't recognise, I'd rather they get to know me first! Which is why I've given them something they can relate to and won't be too difficult for them to grasp, while at the same time not making it generic. Unlike American R&B – which is often really samey a sometimes a bit obvious – I genuinely don't think my record sounds like anybody else." Singles The first single was " I Just Wanna Know", which was released on 6 November 2006. It hit number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single was " Moving On", which was released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockstar
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to: Films * ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali * ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film by V. K. Prakash Television * ''Rock Star'' (TV series), a reality television program about the selection of a new lead vocalist for a different band each season ** '' Rock Star: INXS'', the first season of the above reality television program ** '' Rock Star: Supernova'', the second season of the above reality television program ** Rock Star Supernova, a band created by this series Music Albums * ''Rockstar'' (Bosson album) * Rockstar (Sfera Ebbasta album) * ''Rockstar'' (soundtrack), Bollywood film soundtrack by A.R. Rahman * ''Rokstarr'', an album by Taio Cruz Songs * "Rockstar" (Bizarre song), 2005 * "Rockstar" (DaBaby song), 2020 * "Rockstar" (Dappy song), 2012 * "Rockstar" (Nickelback song), 2005 * "Rockstar" (Poi ... [...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] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
