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AM PM Records
AM:PM Records was the dance music, dance division of A&M Records Ltd in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1998, with Simon Dunmore as A&R. In 1999, A&M's owner PolyGram merged with Universal Music Group, and the label ceased in 2002. AM:PM produced eleven UK Singles Chart, UK top 40 hits including Ultra Naté's "Free (Ultra Naté song), Free", Mousse T's "Horny '98, Horny", Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle", Goldtrix's "It's Love (Trippin')", Fire Island (duo), Heller and Farley Project's "Ultra Flava", Smokin Beats' "Dreams (Smokin Beats song), Dreams", MJ Cole's "Sincere (song), Sincere", Scott and Leon's "You Used to Hold Me (Ralphi Rosario song)#Scott and Leon version, You Used to Hold Me" and "Shine On", and the 2000 release of K-Ci & JoJo's "Tell Me It's Real". The dance label of Universal, similarly named PM:AM Recordings, was launched in 2012 with releases by artists such as Afrojack, Tiesto and Avicii. The label A&M PM Records was the precursor to AM:PM, which was active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient history (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old-fashioned dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreams (Smokin Beats Song)
"Dreams" is a song by English house/UK garage duo Smokin Beats, featuring singer Lyn Eden on vocals. It was first released on the duo's own label Smokin Beats in 1996, then released as an official single on the AM:PM label in 1997, containing remixes by Erick Morillo, Ian Pooley and Kings of Tomorrow. The song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart, and also reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart in January 1998. In 2015, a set of remixes was released on Hot Source Records containing mixes by artists such as Tough Love, DJ Q, Oxide & Neutrino, Low Steppa, and drum & bass producers Upgrade and Klax. ''Vice'' and Breakbeat.co.uk gave positive reviews of the remixes by DJ Q and Klax, respectively. Redbull.com Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks created and owned by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. With a market share of 43%, it is the most popular energy drink brand as of 2020, and the third most valuable soft drink brand, behind Coca-Cola and ... included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961) is an American house music, house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters song), Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her studio albums produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In December 2016, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine ranked her as one of the most successful dance artists of all time. Her accolades include six ASCAP Songwriter awards, three American Music Award nominations, an MTV Video Music Award nod, four Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards and twelve No. 1 Dance Club Songs, ''Billboard'' Dance Chart hits. Her hit song "Gypsy Woman” has been sampled hundreds of times. Though her music sales have yet to be re-certified, Waters has sold over 7 million records worldwide. Life and career Early life Born in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Waters is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CeCe Peniston
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song " Finally" reached the number 5 US Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK. Peniston has performed at private engagements for Aretha Franklin's private birthday party in Detroit, Michigan, Pope John Paul II in Rome at the Vatican (as a member of the gospel band Sisters of Glory) and the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, during both of his inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C. She was the first foreign female entertainer to perform in post-apartheid South Africa. According to Peniston, her vocal range vacillates between "five to seven octaves". In February 2011, Peniston signed a record deal with West Swagg Music Group/ Bungalo Records, with full distribution through Universal Music Group Distribution, and announced release of a new s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Carroll
Geraldine "Dina" Carroll (born 21 August 1968) is an English singer. She had a string of hits during the 1990s, including the UK top ten singles "It's Too Late (Carole King song)#Quartz version, It's Too Late" (1991), "Don't Be a Stranger (Dina Carroll song), Don't Be a Stranger" (1993), "The Perfect Year" (1993), and "Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)#Dina Carroll version, Escaping" (1996). Carroll released two studio albums, ''So Close (album), So Close'' (1993) and ''Only Human (Dina Carroll album), Only Human'' (1996), both of which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and were certified platinum. She won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1994 Brit Awards. Early career Carroll was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, Newmarket, England, to a Scottish mother and an American father. She started singing aged five, and despite the lack of formal vocal coaching, she won a local talent competition in 1981, at the age of thirteen, with her rendition of Barbra Streisand's "Woman in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avicii
Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose to prominence in 2011 with his single " Levels". His debut studio album, ''True'' (2013), blended electronic music with elements of multiple genres and received generally positive reviews. It peaked in the top 10 in more than 15 countries and topped international charts; the lead single, " Wake Me Up", topped most music markets in Europe and reached number four in the United States. In 2015, Bergling released his second studio album, '' Stories'', and in 2017 he released an extended play, '' Avīci (01)''. His catalog also included the singles " I Could Be the One" with Nicky Romero, " You Make Me", " X You", " Hey Brother", " Addicted to You", " The Days", " The Nights", " Waiting for Love", " Without You", " Lonely Together" and "SOS". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrojack
Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), known professionally as Afrojack (stylized in all caps), is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album ''Forget the World (Afrojack album), Forget the World'' was released in 2014. Afrojack regularly features as one of the ten best artists in the Top 100 DJs published by ''DJ Mag''. He is also the CEO of LDH (company), LDH Europe. Early life Nick Leonardus Van de Wall was born in Spijkenisse, South Holland to a Dutch mother and a Surinamese father. He developed an interest in music at an early age and learned to play the piano at the age of five. From a single-parent household, his mother Debbie owned a local gym. After leaving school, Van de Wall studied graphic design at the Grafisch Lyceum in Rotterdam for a year before embarking on a career as a DJ/producer. At the age of 11, he started producing his own tracks from home for "five hours a day," and it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Me It's Real
"Tell Me It's Real" is a song recorded by American contemporary R&B, R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo. The track was produced for K-Ci and JoJo's second studio album, ''It's Real (K-Ci & JoJo album), It's Real'' (1999). The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at number two behind Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle". In the UK, the song initially charted at number 40, but a re-release the following year containing UK garage mixes charted 24 places higher at number 16. Track listing ;UK 12" :A1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Album Version) – 4:42 :A2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Steppers Mix) – 5:57 :B1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Full Crew Remix) – 4:52 :B2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Dave 'Jam' Hall Remix) – 4:20 :B3. "Tell Me It's Real" (Astro Trax Team Master Mix) – 7:10 ;UK CD single # "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Vocal Edit) – 3:36 # "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Steppers Mix) – 5:58 # "Tell Me It's Real" (Gridlock Mix) – 5:32 # "Tell Me It's Real" (Original Album Vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-Ci & JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel "JoJo" Hailey (born June 10, 1971). Natives of Charlotte, North Carolina, they are also the lead singers of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald (better known as DeVante Swing) and Mr. Dalvin. They are best known for their 1998 single " All My Life" which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks and received three Grammy Award nominations. They also guest appeared on the well-known Tupac Shakur 1996 again no.1 multi-platinum song " How Do U Want It", which was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997. K-Ci & JoJo also achieved mainstream success with the 1999 hit " Tell Me It's Real", which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their 2001 song, " Crazy", was included on the '' Save the Last Dance'' soundtrack and peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. K-Ci & JoJo have rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Used To Hold Me (Ralphi Rosario Song)
"You Used to Hold Me" is a song by American DJ/producer Ralphi Rosario, featuring singer Xaviera Gold. Released as a single in 1987, the song was a hit and remains Rosario's most popular song. In 1994, a set of remixes was released on Strictly Hype Recordings, entitled "You Used to Hold Me '94!". Track listing * US 12" single :A1. "You Used to Hold Me" (Kenny's Mix) - 6:28 :A2. "You Used to Hold Me" (Accapella) - 1:16 :A3. "You Used to Hold Me" (You Used To Beat Me Black and Blue) (Bonus Beats) - 3:22 :B1. "You Used to Hold Me" (Mucho Michie House Mix) - 8:17 :B2. "You Used to Hold Me" (Riviera Mix) - 4:58 Charts Scott and Leon version In 2000, "You Used to Hold Me" was covered by UK garage duo Scott and Leon featuring singer Sylvia Mason-James on vocals. This version was a top 20 hit, peaking at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the UK Dance Singles Chart The Dance Singles Chart and the Dance Albums Chart are music charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
