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The Total Package Tour
The Total Package Tour was a co-headlining concert tour featuring American bands New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and American singer Paula Abdul. It began on May 12, 2017. in Columbus, Ohio and concluded on July 16, 2017, in Hollywood, Florida Hollywood is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2019, Hollywood had a population of 154,817. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now ... This was the second joint tour between New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men (after The Package Tour four years prior), and Abdul's first tour in twenty-five years. Background In November 2016, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, and Abdul appeared on the '' Today Show'' to announce that they would be going on tour together in summer 2017. Setlists Tour dates References {{DEFAULTSORT:Total Package Tour, The 2017 concert tours New Kids on the Block concert tours Co-headlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Kids On The Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, are considered the first modern boy band and are often credited for paving the way for future boy bands such as Take That, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. They won two American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Formed in 1984, New Kids on the Block achieved stardom in 1989, an achievement listed as number 16 on Rolling Stone's ''Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments''. The group disbanded in 1994. In 2007, the group reunited to record an album and mount a concert tour in 2008. From 2010 to 2012, they performed with the Backstreet Boys as NKOTBSB. The group received a star on the Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promise Of A New Day
"The Promise of a New Day" is the second single (and lead-off track) from American artist Paula Abdul's album '' Spellbound''. The song was written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith. The single was released to radio while the hit " Rush Rush" was still at the top of radio airplay and the pop charts. It is an upbeat pop song that lyrically finds the singer feeling optimistic about a relationship as well as the lives of future generations. Chart performance "The Promise of a New Day" debuted at 40 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, the week ending July 20, 1991, claiming the spot of Hot Shot Debut. The following week, the single climbed to No. 26, with this week claiming the Greatest Airplay Gainer. The song reached No. 1 on the chart on September 14, 1991 and ended the reign of Bryan Adams' long-running No. 1 hit, " Everything I Do (I Do It For You)". The following week, it fell to No. 5, and departed the Top 40 only four weeks later. It was Abdul's sixth chart- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Make Love To You
"I'll Make Love to You" is a 1994 number-one hit single by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album, '' II'' (1994). It was a commercial success, spending 14 weeks atop the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming .... It was also the third best performing song in the 1990s on ''Billboard'', as well as ranking on ''Billboard'' Greatest of All-Time chart. It won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was nominated for Record of the Year. Reception Critical reception Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' described "I'll Make Love to You" as a "sweeping Pop music, pop/ R&B ballad". He added further, "Silky harmonies waft over a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and " Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. That year, Mars released his debut studio album ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'', which blended pop with reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of "Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After changing their name to The Guess Who, they found their greatest success in the late 60s and early 70s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, with hit songs including "American Woman", "These Eyes", " No Time" and many others. During their most successful period, The Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. They may be best known for their 1970 album ''American Woman'', which reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada. The Guess Who officially broke up in 1975, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz's hit singles include "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), each of which reached the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 chart; other hits include " Let Love Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run" (1991), " Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993), " Fly Away" (1998), and "American Woman" (1999), each of which reached the top 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart. Kravitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locked Out Of Heaven
"Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album, ''Unorthodox Jukebox'' (2012). It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2012. The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine. It was produced by the former three, under their alias, the Smeezingtons along with Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker and Emile Haynie. "Locked Out of Heaven" is a reggae rock and pop rock song influenced by new wave and funk. The song's lyrics are about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as euphoria from sex. "Locked Out of Heaven" was well received by most critics, some of whom complimented Mars's different musical direction. His vocals were compared to the ones by Sting, while its sound was lauded, with the song being called "interesting" and a "musical evolution". While some critics noted influences from various bands, Mars stated that The Police were the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Woman
"American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one for three weeks commencing May 9 on both the United States' ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Canadian ''RPM'' magazine singles chart. ''Billboard'' magazine placed the single at number three on the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 list, and it was listed as number five for 1970 on the RPM Year-End Chart. On May 22, 1970, the single was certified as gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached the top ten in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria, and the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Produced by Jack Richardson, the single was recorded on August 13, 1969, at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center in Chicago.''Greatest Hits'' RCA Victor BG2 67774 liner notes Writing and lyrics The music and lyrics of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by American musician Lenny Kravitz from his third studio album, '' Are You Gonna Go My Way'' (1993). It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross. The single has been covered by numerous artists, such as Metallica, in a medley for "MTV Hits" at the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards, Tom Jones for the ''Jerky Boys OST'', Robbie Williams on Jones' 1999 album '' Reload'' and Mel B in her solo section of the Spice Girls 2007 Reunion Tour. Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album ''DisCover'' in 2002. A remixed version is played as the opening theme song in '' Gran Turismo 3: A-spec''. Adam Lambert covered the song in November 2012 in his swing through South Africa. Critical reception AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as "roaring". American magazine ''Billboard'' said it is Kravitz's "hardest and fastest to date". Larry Flick described it as a "passionate" track, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Runs Dry
"Water Runs Dry" is a 1995 single by Boyz II Men for the Motown label, written and produced by Babyface. The single, the fourth released from the album '' II'', reached number two in the United States and number four in the Canada. It also contains a version of the group's previous number one hit from the same album, "I'll Make Love to You". A Spanish version, "No dejemos que muera el amor", was also recorded and peaked at number 10 on the US Latin Pop Airplay chart. Music video In a 2019 interview with the Grammys, Nathan Morris said the music video was one of his two favourites out of all the videos the group had ever made. Directed by Wayne Isham, it was filmed at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. Synopsis The music video features a woman (played by Tyra Banks) walking through a desert setting and holding a glass ball. The camera zooms in on the ball to reveal an aerial view, from a helicopter, of Boyz II Men standing atop a sand dune inside the ball. Shots of a strin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is an R&B song written by Motown husband-and-wife songwriting team Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian for the 1975 film ''Cooley High''. In the film, the song is performed by Motown artist G.C. Cameron, whose rendition peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart that same year. Perren also composed the instrumental score for ''Cooley High'', and the B-side to "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" features two of his score compositions from the film. Boyz II Men cover The composition was recorded in an a cappella rendition by contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men 16 years later. Released as a single, Boyz II Men's recording of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart in December 1991. The track was included on Boyz II Men's first album, ''Cooleyhighharmony'', its name a reference to the film from which the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Bended Knee
"On Bended Knee" is a song by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. The song, which was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, was released in November 1994 as the second single from their second album, '' II'' (1994). The song reached number one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart and number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Singles Sales chart on December 3, 1994. It stayed at number one for a total of six weeks. The single is notable for having replaced the previous Boyz II Men single, "I'll Make Love to You", as the top song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This was the first time that an act had replaced itself at number one since the Beatles, when "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", and "Can't Buy Me Love" monopolized the top of the chart for a total of 14 weeks. In the lyrics of the song, the speaker begs "on bended knee" for his ex-lover to come back to him, and apologizes for his wrongdoing. Critical reception Gerald Martinez fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
