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Skitszo
''Skitszo'' is the debut studio album by American singer-rapper Colette Carr, which was released as a whole on July 9, 2013 through Interscope. The album consists of four digital EPs, each featuring four songs, released two months apart. The full album includes all the songs from the EPs, plus four new ones. Produced by Cherry Cherry Boom Boom, Frankmusik and other big names, the album features collaborations with YG, Far East Movement's Kev Nish, E-40 and Porcelain Black. ''Billboard'' noted the album's genre as a mixture of sing-speak rapping and pop music refrains. Carr was inspired to craft ''Skitszo'' after being exposed to works by artists such as the Spice Girls, Talking Heads, and Eminem among others. Background and release Carr originally announced that her album would be released in November 2011. Carr released her first promotional single, "Back It Up" in 2009, which gained her the attention of Nick Cannon. She then released her mixtape, Sex Sells Stay Tooned with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Gonna Happen
"Never Gonna Happen" is a single by American pop music singer and songwriter Colette Carr. The song was written by Carr, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Fernando Garibay. It was produced by Garibay and Cherry Cherry Boom Boom. It was released on March 5, 2013, as the fifth single from her debut album, ''Skitszo''. The official music video was released on April 5, 2013. It became Carr's most successful song so far. Composition "Never Gonna Happen" was written by Carr, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom and Fernando Garibay. Garibay and Kierszenbaum also produced the song along with many other songs on Carr's debut album. "Never Gonna Happen" is an up-tempo pop rap and dance-pop song. Carr said that this song talks about being in a adrelationship. She stated the line 'Seems to always end up to be the same, no matter whose fault I take the blame' means "that when your in an argument and you know the other one is wrong you take the blame so you can move on". Release and promotion The song was firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe In Us
Colette Mary Carr (born January 6, 1991) is an American musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Carr's debut album, '' Skitszo'', a collection of previously released digital EPs, was released on July 9, 2013. "Never Gonna Happen", the fifth single from the album, was released May 5, 2013 and reached the number eleven spot on ''Billboard''s Dance-Club Chart. Her musical style has been compared to Dev and Little Boots. Early life Carr grew up in Malibu, California. She has one older sister named Nicole. Carr played competitive tennis, training for the Olympics, but the activity reduced the cartilage in her spine, and she was told by a doctor never to play again. She listened to hip hop music in her teens. She learned to rap freestyle, participating in battle raps at parties. Career 2009–10: Career beginnings and ''Sex Sells Stay Tooned'' Discovered at a Game concert, Carr volunteered to go on stage when host comedian Story Moyd, asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Carr
Colette Mary Carr (born January 6, 1991) is an American musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Carr's debut album, ''Skitszo'', a collection of previously released digital EPs, was released on July 9, 2013. "Never Gonna Happen", the fifth single from the album, was released May 5, 2013 and reached the number eleven spot on ''Billboard''s Dance-Club Chart. Her musical style has been compared to Dev and Little Boots. Early life Carr grew up in Malibu, California. She has one older sister named Nicole. Carr played competitive tennis, training for the Olympics, but the activity reduced the cartilage in her spine, and she was told by a doctor never to play again. She listened to hip hop music in her teens. She learned to rap freestyle, participating in battle raps at parties. Career 2009–10: Career beginnings and ''Sex Sells Stay Tooned'' Discovered at a Game concert, Carr volunteered to go on stage when host comedian Story Moyd, asked the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankmusik
Vincent James Turner (born 9 October 1985), better known by his stage name Frankmusik ( ) (and between 2011 and 2012, by the name Vincent Did It), is an English synth-pop musician. Early life Vincent was born on 9 October 1985 in the Thornton Heath district of the London Borough of Croydon. He attended Christ's Hospital boarding school in West Sussex and was member of the house 'Maine A'. He entertained his housemates with constant piano playing. He completed a year-long foundation course at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and went on to study at the London College of Fashion, dropping out to concentrate on music. Career 2007–2009: ''Frankisum'' EP and ''Complete Me'' During 2004, Vincent performed as a beatboxer, under the name Mr Mouth. Vincent released his debut EP, ''Frankisum'', in 2007. Former school friend and then assistant of A&R at Island Records, Ben Scarr, introduced Island colleague Louis Bloom to Frankmusik's MySpace page, which was getting a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(We Do It) Primo
"(We Do It) Primo" is a song by American recording artist Colette Carr. The song was written by Carr, and produced by Frankmusik. "(We Do It) Primo" was released on May 11, 2011 by Interscope as the first single from Carr's debut album ''Skitszo''. The song was written about just having fun and a good time. "(We Do It) Primo" is musically known as a "summer anthem" by many critics. It samples Keane's song "Somewhere Only We Know". The song garnered mainly positive reviews from music critics. Many critics called it a "fun", "terrific" and "a summer anthem". "(We Do It) Primo" failed to become a commercial success, but it did gain Carr the number one spot on Billboard's "Uncharted Chart". A corresponding music video for "(We Do It) Primo" was directed by Nate Weaver. The purpose of the video was to introduce Carr to the public. The song was promoted through its music video being played on Teen Nick and MTV. The song is also the closing number of Carr's act in "The Cherrytree Pop Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Gilbert
Jason Gilbert, known by his nickname JG , is a Caymanian record producer, songwriter, mixing engineer and DJ. JG has produced for artists including Eminem, Bad Meets Evil, Akon, Christina Aguilera and Taio Cruz. In 2011, Gilbert won a Grammy Award for his production work on Eminem's ''Recovery'' album. Later in 2011, JG produced the first single off of Bad Meets Evil debut album. The single charted at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. JG is the founder of Happy Parrot Records and has a Master of Science in Finance degree from Florida International University (FIU). JG is the founder and member of DJ Group (Skorch Bun It). Production discography Albums 2010 * 2010: Eminem - ''Recovery'' - 5. "W.T.P" 2011 * 2011: Bad Meets Evil - '' Hell: The Sequel'' - 2. " Fast Lane" * 2011: Melanie Fiona - '' The MF Life'' - 17. "Like I Love You" * 2011: Taio Cruz - '' TY.O'' - 9."You're Beautiful" 2012 * 2012: Machel Montano - ''Double M'' - 4."Whine" 6."Represent" * 2012: Christina Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcelain Black
Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), known professionally as Porcelain Black, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and model. At age 16, she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record. Her music was posted to her Myspace account, "rockcitynosebleed", where she gained millions of hits. After three years of trying to get out of the contract, she signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records, late in 2009, and began working on her debut album. After many internal problems between the artist and record producer RedOne, Porcelain Black announced the partnership had come to an end, with anticipation of releasing her debut album in the vein of her Porcelain and the Tramps project in 2015. She appeared in the music video for Jack White's " Freedom at 21". As a songwriter, she is credited on songs performed by One Direction, Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s. History Early 1980s During the early 1980s, British artists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synth-pop style that drew more heavily from electronic music and emphasized primary usage of synthesizers. 21st century Britney Spears' influential fifth studio album '' Blackout'' (2007) incorporated elements of the genre, catapulting electropop to mainstream significance. The media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars, and indeed the times saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In the Sound of 2009 poll of 130 music experts conducted for the BBC, ten of the top fifteen artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far East Movement
Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American Hip hop music, hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and as of August 2018 consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), DJ Virman (Virman Coquia), and formerly J-Splif (Jae Chong). Their 2010 single, "Like a G6", featuring pop-rap duo The Cataracs and singer Dev (singer), Dev hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and on the iTunes chart in late October 2010, making them the first Asian-American group to earn a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Among their other chart successes are: "Rocketeer" featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic, which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100; "Turn Up the Love", which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, and their 2012 remix of the song "Get Up (Rattle)" by the Bingo Players, which topped the charts in the United Kingdom. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclaimed as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Eminem's global success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him widely controversial, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as an influence for many artists of various genres. After the release of his debut album ''Infinite'' (1996) and the extended play ''Slim Shady EP'' (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with ''The Slim Shady LP''. His next two releases, ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). With their "girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became pop culture icons of the decade. The group formed through auditions held by managers Bob and Chris Herbert, who wanted to create a girl group to compete with the British boy bands popular at the time. They signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996, which reached number one on the charts of 37 countries. Their debut album, ''Spice'' (1996), sold more than 23 million copies worldwide,References: • • • becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
