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TY.O
''TY.O'' is the third studio album by British record producer and singer Taio Cruz which features special guest appearances from Flo Rida, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, David Guetta and Ludacris. Taking a more electronic music sound than his previous releases, ''TY.O'' was released in December 2011 by Island Records, Universal Island Records but for reasons unknown to Cruz, its British and American release were held off. Instead, a year after its original release, an extended play (EP) version of the album titled ''The Fast Hits'' was released in the UK on 16 December 2012. ''TY.O'' features a range of top-twenty and top-thirty singles including "Hangover (Taio Cruz song), Hangover" (featuring Flo Rida), "Troublemaker (Taio Cruz song), Troublemaker", "There She Goes (Taio Cruz song), There She Goes" (usually featuring Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull), the limited release "World in Our Hands" and "Fast Car (Taio Cruz song), Fast Car", which features on the German special edition and ''Fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taio Cruz
Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere (born 23 April 1980), known professionally as Jacob Taio Cruz ( ), is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Cruz was discovered in the mid-2000s by American record producer Tricky Stewart, joining the latter's record company RedZone Entertainment as in-house talent. After several years in songwriting, he released his contemporary R&B, R&B-styled debut single "I Just Wanna Know" in 2006. A modest hit and his first UK singles chart entry, its success led him to sign with Republic Records and Island Records' UK branch. The labels released his debut studio album, ''Departure (Taio Cruz album), Departure'' (2008), which he solely wrote, arranged and produced. It received gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and earned critical praise, as well as a nomination at the 2009 Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO). Cruz adopted an Electronic dance music, EDM-pop music, pop sound for his subsequent releases. His second a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangover (Taio Cruz Song)
"Hangover" is a song by English singer Taio Cruz from his third studio album, ''TY.O''. Released on 4 October 2011 in United States, 18 October 2011 in Germany and 4 March 2012 in the United Kingdom, the song serves as the album's international lead single, and follows " Troublemaker" as the album's second British single. American rapper Flo Rida contributes guest vocals. Another alternate version of the song, titled "Takeover", was leaked online via NewJams.net. Background In an interview with ''Billboard'', Taio said that fans can expect more uptempo dance tracks on his forthcoming album. Talking to ''Billboard'', Cruz explained: "The new album will be out by the end of the year; it will be out before Christmas. The new single will be out very, very soon as well." He also said "It's definitely going to be more of the uptempo, fun, energetic vibe that you've heard on 'Break Your Heart', 'Higher' and 'Dynamite'." Speaking about potential collaborations, Cruz revealed: "There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Car (Taio Cruz Song)
"Fast Car" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, ''TY.O'' (2011). The track, which was written exclusively for the American release, was released as the album's second single in the U.S. and does not feature on the European edition of the album. The track was written by Cruz, Max Martin, Klas Ahlund, Usher, Alexander Kronlund, Adam Jewelle Baptiste, and produced by Max Martin, Klas Åhlund. The music video was released on 5 November 2012. Track listing Credits and personnel *Lead vocals – Taio Cruz *Producers – Max Martin, Klas Ahlund *Lyrics – Cruz, Max Martin, Klas Ahlund, Usher Raymond IV, Alexander Kronlund, Adam Jewelle Baptiste *Label: Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another ... Chart perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There She Goes (Taio Cruz Song)
"There She Goes" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, ''TY.O''. The track was released physically and digitally as the album's third single on 20 April 2012 in Germany. The song features vocals from American rapper, pop singer-songwriter and record producer Pitbull. The track was later selected to be released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom, being released on 25 June 2012. However, the British release of the track does not feature Pitbull. The track peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. Music video The official music video for "There She Goes" was uploaded to Cruz' official YouTube channel on 16 May 2012, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. The video does not feature Pitbull and does not feature his vocals as well. It features Cruz and Uzbek supermodel Nadya Nepomnyashaya in a diner out in the middle of the desert, before taking her across country to a posh nightclub, where the pair perform the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troublemaker (Taio Cruz Song)
"Troublemaker" is an electropop song by British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz, released as the second single from his third studio album, ''TY.O''. It was released in Germany on 9 December 2011 before being released in the United Kingdom as the album's lead single on 1 January 2012. The song was written and produced by Cruz, Steve Angello, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk. Cruz performed the song on ''The Voice of Germany'' on 27 January 2012. Background In an interview with ''Billboard'', Cruz claimed that fans could expect more uptempo dance tracks on his then-forthcoming album. He explained: "The new album will be out before Christmas. We'll have had a couple of singles before then, too. It's definitely going to be more of the uptempo, fun, energetic vibe that you've heard on 'Break Your Heart', 'Higher' and 'Dynamite'. There are also a few guests on the album – David Guetta and Ludacris, just to name two – but we have a couple more on there that will be big surprises." Music vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World In Our Hands
"World in Our Hands" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, ''TY.O''. The track was released as the album's fourth single in Germany on 27 July 2012 and served as the official anthem for the ZDF coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The track was written by Cruz, Michael Zitron, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Iain James, and produced by Falk, Yacoub and Cruz. Music video The official music video for the track premiered on 5 July 2012, at a total length of three minutes and 26 seconds. The video features footage of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, intertwined with footage of Cruz performing the song with a live band on a jetty. Track listing * CD single # "World in our Hands" – 3:19 # "There She Goes" (Moto Blanco Remix) – 3:25 Charts Year-end charts Certifications Credits and personnel *Lead vocals – Taio Cruz *Producers – Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Taio Cruz *Lyrics – Taio Cruz, Michel Zitron, Rami Yaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bad Girl
"Little Bad Girl" is a single by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from English recording artist Taio Cruz and American rapper Ludacris. It was released for digital download from 27 June 2011 by Virgin Records, serving as the second single from Guetta's latest studio album ''Nothing but the Beat''. This song later appeared on Cruz's third album ''TY.O''. All three artists co-wrote the song with Frédéric Riesterer and Giorgio Tuinfort, both of whom co-produced the song with Guetta as well as Black Raw. This is the first of two collaborations between Cruz and Guetta, as Cruz would later co-write Guetta's single " Without You" featuring Usher. This is also the first of two collaborations between Ludacris and Guetta, as the two would later collaborate on the 2012 song " Rest of My Life" also featuring Usher. This is also the second collaboration between Ludacris and Cruz, after Ludacris appeared on the US version of Cruz's single "Break Your Heart". Music video The music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telling The World
"Telling the World" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz, released as the seventh overall single and first single from the second re-release of his second studio album, ''Rokstarr''. The song also appears on his third album ''TY.O'', and in the film '' Rio'' as the main theme for the film. The lyrics are sung in the perspective of Blu, the protagonist of the film. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2011 via digital download, peaking at number 138 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 18 March 2011. Reception The song was given 3 out of 5 stars when reviewed by Digital Spy. Editor Nick Levene claimed: "We'll be honest - we're more than partial to a proper movie theme tune. From R Kelly's Space Jam ballad 'I Believe I Can Fly', to Aerosmith's 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' from Armageddon, to the Titanic belter 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine, they often provide us with a much-needed fix of gut-stirring emotion. Given ... [...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 Aguile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rokstarr Collection
''The Rokstarr Collection'' (also sometimes called ''The Rokstarr Hits Collection'') is the first compilation album by English R&B recording artist Taio Cruz. It was released on 20 September 2010. According to Cruz's website, the album combines "the biggest hits of Taio’s debut album 'Departure' and recent album 'Rokstarr'". The album includes all of Cruz's singles from his first two studio albums, excluding " No Other One". The album also includes album tracks and the American version of "Break Your Heart", featuring Ludacris. Island Records added the video advertisement for the collection to their YouTube account on 18 August 2010. The album was also a success on the charts of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100 and also reached the number-one spot on the Australian charts. On 26 September 2010, ''The Rokstarr Collection'' debuted at number 16 on the official UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull (also known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He began his career in the early 2000s as a reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, Latin hip hop, and crunk music, crunk performer, and signed with TVT Records to release his debut studio album, ''M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004). Executive produced by Lil Jon, it moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 along with his second and third albums, ''El Mariel'' (2006) and ''The Boatlift'' (2007). His fourth album, ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' (2009), yielded his mainstream breakthrough, spawning the singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Hotel Room Service"—which peaked at numbers two and eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. After rebranding himself as a pop music, pop artist, Pitbull's sixth and seventh albums, ''Planet Pit'' (2011) and ''Global Warming (Pitbull album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Music Award
The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a Billboard charts, music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was previously staged in December, but has been held in May since returning in 2011. On October 19, 2023, it was announced that the award ceremony will be reformatted as a digital-only show and move from broadcast television to its website and ''Billboard''s social media pages, starting with the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, 2023 edition on November 19, but in 2024, the show aired on Fox. Awards process Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the ''Billboard'' Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
