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Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012, and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both distributed by UMG. The label's circular headquarters building is a recognized landmark of Hollywood, California. Capitol is known as the record label of the Beach Boys and The Kingston Trio, and as the U.S. label of the Beatles (their native label being Parlophone), especially during the years of Beatlemania in the U.S. from 1964 to 1967. Capitol Records artist roster also includes Ice Spi ...
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Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ...
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The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat music, beat and 1950s rock and roll, rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band also explored music styles ranging from folk music, folk and Music of India, Indian music to Psychedelic music, psychedelia and hard rock. As Recording practices of the Beatles, pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's Baby boomers, youth and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriter ...
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Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Marc Capaldi ( ; born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year. Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist. On 17 May 2019, he released his debut album, '' Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'', which remained at the top of the UK Albums Chart for six weeks. It later went on to become the best selling album of 2019 and 2020 in the UK, and "Someone You Loved" was the best selling single of 2019 in the UK. In May 2020, it was announced that Capaldi's song "Someone You Loved" had become the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist. Earl ...
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Maggie Rogers
Margaret Debay Rogers (born April 25, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. Her big break came when her song "Alaska" was played to Pharrell Williams during a master class at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2019. She graduated from Harvard Divinity School in May 2022. Early life and education Early life (1994–2012) Maggie Rogers grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland along the banks of the Miles River in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland. Her father is a now-retired Ford Motor Company dealer and her mother, a former nurse, is now an end-of-life doula. She began playing harp at age seven and loved the music of Gustav Holst and Antonio Vivaldi. Her mother would play neo-soul artists such as Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill. By the time she was in middle school, Rogers had added piano and guitar to her repertoire and began songwriting in eighth grade. ...
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Young Miko
María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano Cardona (born November 8, 1997), known professionally as Young Miko, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer. In 2022, she released her debut EP, ''Trap Kitty'', featuring Latin trap tracks. In April 2024, she released her debut studio album, '' Att.'', featuring collaborations with Feid, Jowell & Randy, Villano Antillano, Elena Rose, and Dei V. Morelia Early life Ramírez was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico. She began writing poetry while attending a Catholic school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Career In 2018, she started rapping her lyrics to beats she downloaded from YouTube. Ramírez uploaded these initial songs to SoundCloud under the name Young Miko. Her first song was "Quiero". Meanwhile, she worked as a tattoo artist A tattoo artist (also tattooer or tattooist) is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a "tattoo shop", "tattoo studio" or "tattoo ...
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That Mexican OT
Virgil René Gazca (born February 2, 1999), known professionally as That Mexican OT, is a Mexican-American rapper from Bay City, Texas. He is best known for his 2023 single "Johnny Dang" (with Paul Wall and Drodi), which entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and led him to sign with Interscope Records. The song preceded the release of his debut studio album, ''Lonestar Luchador'', in July of that year. That Mexican OT's music takes influence from hip-hop and Chicano rap. Early life Virgil René Gazca was born in Bay City, Texas in 1999. His mother, Sophia Ann Gazca, was killed by a drunk driver in 2007. His father was incarcerated when Gazca was a child and was seldom involved in his life when he was out. Shelby Stewart of the ''Houston Chronicle'' stated that Gazca "faced the hardships of life in the ghetto...faced betrayal from his own kin, and he's even had his own battle with drug abuse". Career As a performer, Gazca adopted the stage name That Mexican OT, short for "Out ...
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Yeat
Noah Olivier Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat (occasionally stylized as YEAT ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition in mid-2021 after the release of his mixtape ''4L'' and debut studio album ''Up 2 Më'', with tracks from the latter, including "Gët Busy", "Turban", "Twizzy Rich", and "Monëy So Big", gaining popularity on TikTok. In 2022, he released his second studio album, ''2 Alivë'', and the EP '' Lyfë''. Yeat is recognized as being part of a new wave of SoundCloud rap which is characterized by synth-based instrumentals reminiscent of Georgia rapper Playboi Carti, called "Rage". Early life Noah Olivier Smith was born on February 26, 2000 in Irvine, California. Smith's mother is Romanian while his father is Mexican American. Smith's paternal grandmother is Mexican and hails from Tijuana while his paternal grandfather is White but not sure where he came from. His father was a member of a band ...
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Doechii
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (born August 14, 1998), known professionally as Doechii (previously known as Iamdoechii), is an American rapper. After releasing her debut EP, ''Oh the Places You'll Go'' (2020), she rose to prominence with the viral success of her song "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" on TikTok in 2021. In 2022, she signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records, through which she released her sophomore EP, ''She/Her/Black Bitch.'' She has received nominations for an MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Video Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards, Soul Train Music Award. In 2023, she was awarded the Billboard Women in Music#Rising Star Award, Rising Star Award from Billboard Women in Music. Life and career Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon was born on August 14, 1998 and raised in Tampa, Florida. She attended Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa and grew up doing ballet, tap dancing, acting, cheerleading, and gymnastics. She first started making music in 2015, and released her debut s ...
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Kodak Black
Bill Kahan Kapri (born Dieuson Octave; June 11, 1997), better known by his stage name Kodak Black, is an American rapper. He gained initial recognition with his single "No Flockin", released in 2014. His debut album, ''Painting Pictures'' (2017), peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and included the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 single "Tunnel Vision (Kodak Black song), Tunnel Vision". Black's second album, ''Dying to Live (Kodak Black album), Dying to Live'' (2018), peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was supported by the single "Zeze (song), Zeze" (featuring Travis Scott and Offset (rapper), Offset), which peaked at number 2 on the Hot 100. Kodak Black's career has been marked by periods of mainstream success, as well as public controversies and legal issues. His legal troubles began in middle school and spiked significantly throughout the late 2010s. In 2019, Black was arrested for weapons possession and was sente ...
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Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan Mellet ( ; born 5 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his third extended play, ''TRXYE'' (2014), which peaked at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill", reached number ten on Australian music charts. In 2015, he released his fourth extended play ''Wild'' followed by his debut studio album ''Blue Neighbourhood'', whose lead single "Youth" became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23. His second studio album '' Bloom'' (2018) reached number three in Australia, and number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Its lead single, " My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. In 2020, his EP '' In a Dream'' was released. As an actor, Sivan portrayed the you ...
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Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Camp" by Vogue (magazine), ''Vogue''. Pursuing a career in gospel music at 16, Perry released her debut album, ''Katy Hudson (album), Katy Hudson'', under Pamplin Music, Red Hill Records in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into Secularity, secular music, and later adopted the stage name "Katy Perry" from her mother's maiden name. She recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records. She rose to fame with ''One of the Boys'' (2008), a pop rock record containing her debut single "I Kissed a Girl" and follow-up single "Hot n Cold", which reached number one and three on the ...
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Sam Smith
Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, they were subsequently featured on Naughty Boy's " La La La", which became a number one single in May 2013. In December 2013, Smith was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, winning both. Smith's debut studio album, ''In the Lonely Hour'', was released in May 2014 on Capitol Records UK. The album's lead single, " Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". The album's second single, "Money on My Mind", became their second number one single in the UK. The third single, " Stay with Me", was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while subsequent singles "I'm Not the Only One" and "Like I Can" reached the top ten in the UK. The a ...
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