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Veronica Ballestrini
Veronica Jean Ballestrini (born October 29, 1991) is an Italian-American singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums. Her self-made success story has caught national attention as Jon Caramanica wrote in ''The New York Times'', "... When someone like Ms. Ballestrini arrives essentially unannounced and begins to attract attention, it’s significant." Biography Ballestrini was born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in Waterford, Connecticut. She comes from a large family of four brothers and one sister. Her father Rosario Ballestrini and mother Carol Marandino Ballestrini are both Italian-American. Ballestrini began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of thirteen, the same year she started her MySpace music page. With only cover songs up at the time, she still managed to attract many fans. Veronica's popularity increased after writing and composing her song "Daddy" and posting it to her MySpace playlist. At age fourteen Ballestrini began perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford, Connecticut
Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Waterford, Ireland. The population was 19,571 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) and had a population of 3,074 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 26.43%, is water. The town center CDP has a total area of , all land. Waterford is bordered on the west by the Niantic River. Principal communities *Waterford * Graniteville *Jordan *Millstone *Morningside Park * Quaker Hill (06375) **Bartlett Point, Best View, Thames View Other minor communities and geographic features are Cohanzie Hill, East Neck, Fog Plain, Gilead, Goshen, Great Neck, Harrisons, Lake's Pond, Logger Hill, Mago Point, Magonk, Mullen Hill, Oswegatchie, Pepperbox Road, Pleasure Beach, Ridgewood Park, Riverside Beach, Spithead, Strand, West Neck, Waterford Village. History Founding The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Claire
''Marie Claire'' is a French international monthly magazine first published in France in 1937, followed by the United Kingdom in 1941. Since then various editions are published in many countries and languages. The feature editions focus on women around the world and global issues. ''Marie Claire'' magazine also covers health, beauty, fashion, politics, finance, and career topics. History ''Marie Claire'' was founded by Jean Prouvost and Marcelle Auclair."Avec Jean Prouvost, Marcelle Auclair fonda « Marie-Claire » magazine féminin inspiré des magazines américains" (p. 319). In: (351 pages). Its first issue appeared in 1937, and it was distributed each Wednesday until 1941 when it handed out its shares to open in London, going international for the first time. In 1976, Prouvost retired and his daughter Évelyne took over the magazine and added L'Oréal Group to the company. Worldwide ''Marie Claire'' publishes editions in more than 35 countries on five continents. Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Tsui
Samuel Tsui (born May 2, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity known for doing covers and musical medleys of songs by pop artists. He has since released original songs and expanded to mashups. Tsui frequently collaborates with YouTuber and childhood friend Kurt Hugo Schneider. Their one-man a cappella videos have been described by ''Time'' as a combination of ''Glee'' and ''Attack of the Clones''. As of June, 2021, Tsui had received over 3.18 million subscribers. Early life and education Tsui was born on May 2, 1989. His father is from Hong Kong and of Cantonese descent, while his mother is an American from Iowa. He has one brother. He grew up in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, a street away from Kurt Schneider, his producer and accompanist, with whom he attended Wissahickon High School. Tsui attended weekend Chinese school as a child and can speak some Cantonese. Tsui attended Yale University, where he was a member of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Armiger
Kaitlyn Michelle Armiger (born June 23, 1991) is a country artist from Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. She was first inspired to pursue country music after winning a Houston, Texas, citywide competition for young country singers. As of 2014, Armiger has released four albums for Cold River Records and has charted seven singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Career Katie Armiger's self-titled debut album was released on Cold River Records in the U.S. on August 21, 2007. It was produced by Mark Oliverius, the producer for other country acts such as Lorrie Morgan and Trick Pony. The first seven tracks of her album were co-written by Armiger with Oliverius and Ashlee Hewitt. Armiger entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the first time in 2010 with "Kiss Me Now," which reached a peak of number 55. It served as the lead-off to her third album, ''Confessions of a Nice Girl'', which was released in October 2010, and became her first album to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio & Records
''Radio & Records'' (''R&R'') was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It started as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006 and became a relaunched sister trade to '' Billboard'', until its final issue in 2009. History The company was founded in 1973 and published its first issue on October 5 of that year. Founders included Bob Wilson and Robert Kardashian. The publication was issued in a weekly print edition, and it also issued a bi-annual Directory. R&R published its print edition from 1973 through August 4, 2006. Its weekly columns and features were intended to inform and educate the radio industry by each format, in addition to format-specific charts based on radio airplay. With the June 25, 1999, issue, the charts became populated by data from Mediabase, a company that monitors and tracks radio airplay in cities across the U.S. From 1987 to 2002 the magazine was owned by Westwood One, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say Something (A Great Big World Song)
"Say Something" is a song by American pop duo A Great Big World from their debut album, '' Is There Anybody Out There?'' (2013). Written by the duo members— Ian Axel and Chad King—alongside Mike Campbell, the song was originally recorded by Axel for his solo album ''This Is the New Year'' (2011). It was later released as a single by the duo on September 3, 2013, by Epic Records. Following its usage on American reality TV show ''So You Think You Can Dance'', the track gained attention from singer Christina Aguilera, who wanted to collaborate with A Great Big World on the song. Soon afterwards, a re-recorded version of "Say Something" with Aguilera was released on November 4, 2013. "Say Something" is a slow-tempo piano ballad that talks about a breakup, where the lover is implored to say something because the singer is giving up on them, with the singers expressing humility, sadness, and regret. In the single version with Aguilera, she plays a ghost of the lover to whom the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Simms
Juliet Nicole Simms (born February 26, 1986), also known as Lilith Czar, is an American musician, songwriter, and entrepreneur. She established a fan base as the front woman of the band Automatic Loveletter. In 2007 - in the band's earliest years - she became friends with Kevin Lyman. This resulted in her being a returning act on the Warped Tour summer circuit. After the summer of 2011 and working the circuit solo for the first time, Juliet Simms has since produced her own content as a solo artist. In 2011, Juliet Simms auditioned for Season 2 of NBC's The Voice. She sang 'Oh! Darling' by The Beatles for her blind audition, and chose CeeLo Green as her coach. She went on to cover songs such as 'Roxanne' by The Police and 'It's A Mans Mans Mans World' by James Brown. After placing second on The Voice, Simms signed with Universal Records, and then ultimately left the record label due to lack of creative control. Juliet Simms went on to become an independent solo artist, releasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Metcalf
Brandon Metcalf (born July 3, 1986) is an American record producer and entrepreneur. In 2005, he founded Destiny Collective, a network of businesses in the music and merchandising industries. He was originally a Seattle-based record producer but as of August 2012 is now based primarily out of Nashville. History: Teenage years Starting in the 6th grade, Metcalf was a paperboy. At age 13, he took savings from the paper route job and purchased a set of turntables after deciding he wanted to be a DJ. Adopting the nickname FADE, he spent his teenage years DJing at competitions, school dances, clubs, and weddings. He started his first official business at age 15 which was a wedding DJ business. At age 13 he wrote and recorded his own hip hop album, using beats he made on the computer and sampled from vinyl records. At age 16, he upgraded to Pro Tools software and recorded local acoustic projects out of his parents home. Destiny Collective At age 19, Brandon sold the DJ company, dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan And Shay
Dan + Shay (the plus symbol substituting for an ampersand as an 'and' indicator) is an American country pop music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville and have released four albums, '' Where It All Began'', '' Obsessed'', '' Dan + Shay,'' and '' Good Things''. Of their nine singles, five have topped the Country Airplay chart and two have topped the Hot Country Songs chart. In addition to their own material, the group's members have collaborated with Justin Bieber, Rascal Flatts, Lindsey Stirling, RaeLynn, and Kelly Clarkson. From 2019 to 2021, the duo won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the songs " Tequila", " Speechless", and "10,000 Hours". History 2013–2015: ''Where It All Began'' Before the duo's foundation, Mooney was a solo artist on T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment label and Smyers was a member of a group called Bonaventure as well as a previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Social 50
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large out-of-home advertising, outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertising, advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers. Typically brands use billboards to build their brands or to push for their new products. The largest ordinary-sized billboards are located primarily on major highways, expressways or principal arterials, and command high-density consumer exposure (mostly to vehicular traffic). These afford greatest visibility due not only to their size, but because they allow creative "customizing" through extensions and embellishments. Posters are the other common form of billboard advertising, located mostly along primary and secondary arterial roads. Posters are a smaller format and are viewed principally by residents and commuter traffic, with some pedestrian exposure. Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in 1999. The band members were Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus is LeVox's second cousin, a brother-in-law of country music singer James Otto, and a former member of the contemporary Christian music duo East to West. From 2000 to 2010, they recorded for Disney Music Group's former Lyric Street Records division. While on that label, they released six studio albums, all of which have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In order of release, they are ''Rascal Flatts'' (2000), '' Melt'' (2002), ''Feels Like Today'' (2004), ''Me and My Gang'' (2006), '' Still Feels Good'' (2007), and ''Unstoppable'' (2009). After Lyric Street closed in 2010, they moved to Big Machine Records for five more studio albums: '' Nothing Like This'' (2010), '' Changed'' (2012), '' Rewind'' (2014), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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