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Jessy J
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Jessica Arellano, better known by her stage name Jessy J, is an American musician in the contemporary jazz music genre. Jessy J was born Jessica Arellano on December 20,1982 in Portland, Oregon and raised in Hemet, of Mexican-American descent, her father is from Mexico and her mother is a native Texan. She began playing piano at the age of four, at the age of 15, at the Béla Bartók Festival, she won the Piano State Championship. She also played saxophone in state honored bands, such as the Grammy Band, earning a scholarship to University of Southern California, she obtained a degree in jazz studies and was named the Most Outstanding Jazz Student. After graduating from USC, she worked in the studio with Michael Bublé and she toured with The Temptations, Jessica Simpson, Michael Bolton, and Seal. Jessy J also performed as a member of the Henry Mancini Jazz Orchestra, prior to being a studio musician and touring as a jazz artist, Jessy J performed in the casts of Mason Entertainment Groups Off-Broadway shows Shockwave, Cyberjam, and M. I. X. She performed not only as a saxophonist and singer but also as an actress, touring with Mason Entertainment led her across the U. S. the United Kingdom, and Japan. Jessy Js recording career began after producer/guitarist Paul Brown listened to her demo and she soon began making solo appearances. Her first major performance was at the Catalina JazzTrax Festival in 2006. Soon afterward, she and Paul Brown were in the recording her first album. Since beginning her career, she has toured with jazz artists, such as Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub, Euge Groove, Paul Brown. In 2008/2009, she toured as a part of the Guitars & Saxes tour, in 2010 she Toured with Norman Brown and Brenda Russell in the Summer Storm Jazz tour. Jessy J has built up a Latin following, lending her hand in Hispanic music programs, Jessy J had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall with Paquito DRivera as part of the Latin Jazz Project. She has also worked in Mexico with artists Gloria Trevi, Armando Manzanero, Grammy Nominated singer Cristian Castro, Rock of Ages star Diego Boneta and her song Tequila Moon hit the #1 spot on the Billboard chart for Jazz. In 2008 she was named Radio & Records Debut Artist of the Year and she also received the Contemporary Jazz Song of the Year award from R&R and Billboard for her song Tequila Moon. In 2008 Jessy J was featured on the cover of the May issue of Jazziz Magazine, in 2009, she was on the October cover of Saxophone Journal and Latina Style Magazine. In 2011 Jessys Album Hot Sauce debuted at #1 on Billboard Jazz and was featured in People Espanol, the album includes performances by Jazz Legends Joe Sample, Harvey Mason, and Ray Parker Jr. The J in Jessy J stands for JAZZ, the process of selection includes an in depth application listing all musical works created, performance schedule, and community involvement
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Juicy J
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Jordan Michael Houston, known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. In 2002, he released his debut album Chronicles of the Juice Man. In 2011, Juicy J announced that he was a part-owner and A&R rep for Wiz Khalifas Taylor Gang Records, Juicy J released Stay Trippy, his third studio album under the aforementioned labels on August 27,2013. He is the brother of frequent collaborator and fellow rapper Project Pat. In 1991, Juicy J was a co-founder of the Southern hip hop group, along with DJ Paul and Lord Infamous, rappers Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca later joined the group. Alongside DJ Paul, Juicy J has launched Prophet Entertainment, in 1994, they left the label to their business partner Nick Scarfo Jackson, and subsequently launched Hypnotize Minds. In 1995, the released their first official album called Mystic Stylez. Since then the group has released 8 albums, on July 2,2002, he released his solo debut studio album Chronicles of the Juice Man, under North North Records. In 2006, Juicy J, along with DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, on June 16,2009, his second studio album Hustle Till I Die, was released under Hypnotize Minds and Select-O-Hits. From 2009 through 2011, Juicy J moved away from Three 6 Mafia, during this time, he frequently collaborated with Wiz Khalifa, appearing on his mixtapes and releasing some of his own including Blue Dream & Lean. In December 2011, Juicy J confirmed these rumors about him as the newest member of Wiz Khalifas Taylor Gang imprint, in 2012, he was featured alongside his Taylor Gang label-mates, on the cover of Source Magazines May 2012 issue. In 2012, he released the single to his third album Stay Trippy, the chart topping Bandz a Make Her Dance. The song was created in a two bedroom apartment in Washington, D. C. and was produced by Mike Will Made It, the song has peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In September 2012, Juicy J secured a contract with Columbia Records. In November 2012, Juicy J announced his third studio album Stay Trippy would be released in 2013 and he had shown some interest in working with Nas, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z on the album. He later announced that guest appearances on the album would include Wiz Khalifa, The Weeknd, Lil Wayne,2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Project Pat, Young Jeezy, Yelawolf and Big Sean. Juicy J revealed the album would feature production from frequent collaborators Lex Luger, Sonny Digital, Mike Will Made It, Dr. Luke, on January 20,2013, it was announced Juicy J would perform at the 2013 Paid Dues festival on March 30,2013
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London Borough of Redbridge
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The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North-East London, England. It is known for its award winning parks and open spaces, excellent transport links, thriving shopping areas, the borough is known as the leafy suburb with one quarter of the borough covered by forest and green space, and three quarters of homes are owner-occupied. Its administrative headquarters is at Redbridge Town Hall in Ilford, the local authority is Redbridge London Borough Council. The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding which was demolished in 1921, the bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to the Redbridge area and Redbridge tube station was opened in 1947 and it was earlier known as Hocklees Bridge. Redbridge is one of Londons greenest Boroughs, with more than 35 parks, playgrounds and these include Hainault Forest Country Park, with 300 acres of countryside including adventure play areas, cafe and petting zoo. Roding Valley Park, a sanctuary with a wide range of flora and fauna. Fairlop Waters Country Park, which offers a range of activities both on and off the water. The award winning Valentines Park, situated next to the beautiful Valentines Mansion, ornamental gardens, bowling green, claybury Woods and Park, a conservation area that features and ancient area of oak and hornbeam woodland, meadows and wildlife ponds. Six parks have attained the prestigious Green Flag Award, for more information, see Redbridge parks and open spaces Valentines Mansion is a Georgian country house and gardens in the grounds of Valentines Park, Ilford. The 300-year-old restored building attracts thousands of visitors every year, there is also a Gardeners Cottage Café and regular art installations and exhibitions. It has a studio and edit suite where film and videos are made. Redbridge Museum is situated in Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, Redbridge Museum explores the many places, people, the museum also features interactive displays, a multi-media Childrens Trail and touch displays to help bring the past to life. There are also changing exhibitions for visitors to enjoy. Redbridge has 13 libraries across the Borough and this includes the Redbridge Central Library, in Clements Road, Ilford, which had a major refurbishment in 2012. The libraries offer a number of services including reading clubs, story time sessions, study areas, fullwell Cross Leisure Centre, in Barkingside features a swimming pool, dance studio and spa. C. and Ilford FC. In addition there is fellow Non-League football club Barkingside F. C. who play at The Oakside stadium, the borough was one of the locations of the 2010 Mayor of Londons Sky Ride. Along with Ealing, it was the first time the event took place in Outer London boroughs as well as in central London
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London
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London /ˈlʌndən/ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain and it was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. Londons ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1. 12-square-mile medieval boundaries. London is a global city in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism. It is crowned as the worlds largest financial centre and has the fifth- or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world, London is a world cultural capital. It is the worlds most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the worlds largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic, London is the worlds leading investment destination, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city. Londons universities form the largest concentration of education institutes in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted the modern Summer Olympic Games three times, London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region. Its estimated mid-2015 municipal population was 8,673,713, the largest of any city in the European Union, Londons urban area is the second most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The citys metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 13,879,757 inhabitants, the city-region therefore has a similar land area and population to that of the New York metropolitan area. London was the worlds most populous city from around 1831 to 1925, Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Pauls Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, and The Shard. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world, the etymology of London is uncertain. It is an ancient name, found in sources from the 2nd century and it is recorded c.121 as Londinium, which points to Romano-British origin, and hand-written Roman tablets recovered in the city originating from AD 65/70-80 include the word Londinio. The earliest attempted explanation, now disregarded, is attributed to Geoffrey of Monmouth in Historia Regum Britanniae and this had it that the name originated from a supposed King Lud, who had allegedly taken over the city and named it Kaerlud. From 1898, it was accepted that the name was of Celtic origin and meant place belonging to a man called *Londinos. The ultimate difficulty lies in reconciling the Latin form Londinium with the modern Welsh Llundain, which should demand a form *lōndinion, from earlier *loundiniom. The possibility cannot be ruled out that the Welsh name was borrowed back in from English at a later date, and thus cannot be used as a basis from which to reconstruct the original name. Until 1889, the name London officially applied only to the City of London, two recent discoveries indicate probable very early settlements near the Thames in the London area
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Contemporary R&B
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Contemporary R&B, also known as simply R&B, is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop and dance. The genre features a record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel. Electronic influences are becoming a trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness. Contemporary R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma, popularized by such as Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Craig David, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston. That same year, Teddy Riley began producing R&B recordings that included hip hop influences and this combination of R&B style and hip hop rhythms was termed new jack swing and was applied to artists such as Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Al B. Guy, Jodeci and Bell Biv DeVoe, the style became less popular by the end of the 1990s, but later experienced a resurgence. In 1990 Mariah Carey released Vision of Love as her debut single and it was immensely popular peaking at number 1 in many worldwide charts including the Billboard Hot 100, and it propelled Mariahs carrier. The song is said to have popularized the use of melisma. During the mid-1990s, Whitney Houstons The Bodyguard, Original Soundtrack Album sold over 40 million copies becoming the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Janet Jacksons self-titled fifth studio album janet. which came after her historic multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records, sold over twenty million copies worldwide. Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey recorded several Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hits, including One Sweet Day, Carey also released a remix of her 1995 single Fantasy, with Ol Dirty Bastard as a feature, a collaboration format that was unheard of at this point. Carey, Boyz II Men and TLC released albums in 1994 and 1995—Daydream, II and CrazySexyCool. In the late 1990s, neo soul, which added 1970s soul influences to the hip hop soul blend, arose, led by such as DAngelo, Erykah Badu. Hill and Missy Elliott further blurred the line between R&B and hip hop by recording both styles, beginning in 1995, the Grammy Awards enacted the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, with II by Boyz II Men becoming the first recipient. The award was received by TLC for CrazySexyCool in 1996, Tony Rich for Words in 1997, Erykah Badu for Baduizm in 1998. At the end of 1999, Billboard magazine ranked Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson as the first, simultaneously, in the second half of the 1990s, The Neptunes and Timbaland set influential precedence on contemporary R&B and hip hop music. R&B acts such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Usher, in 2001, Alicia Keys released Fallin as her debut single. It peaking at one on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40
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Pop music
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Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid 1950s. The terms popular music and pop music are used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular. Pop and rock were synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they were used in opposition from each other. Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other such as urban, dance, rock, Latin. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a format, as well as the common use of repeated choruses, melodic tunes. David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, according to Pete Seeger, pop music is professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music. Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music, the music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical, jazz, rock, and novelty songs. Pop music, as a genre, is seen as existing and developing separately, pop music continuously evolves along with the terms definition. The term pop song was first recorded as being used in 1926, Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues and hillbilly music. The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that while pops earlier meaning meant concerts appealing to a wide audience. Since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the meaning of non-classical mus, usually in the form of songs, performed by such artists as the Beatles. Grove Music Online also states that, in the early 1960s pop music competed terminologically with beat music, while in the USA its coverage overlapped with that of rock and roll. From about 1967, the term was used in opposition to the term rock music. Whereas rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of the possibilities of music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral. It is not driven by any significant ambition except profit and commercial reward, and, in musical terms, it is essentially conservative. It is, provided from on high rather than being made from below, pop is not a do-it-yourself music but is professionally produced and packaged. The beat and the melodies tend to be simple, with limited harmonic accompaniment, the lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes – often love and romantic relationships – although there are notable exceptions
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Soul music
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Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues, Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States, where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music, catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and a tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds, Soul music reflected the African-American identity and it stressed the importance of an African-American culture. The new-found African-American consciousness led to new styles of music, which boasted pride in being black, Soul music dominated the U. S. R&B chart in the 1960s, and many recordings crossed over into the pop charts in the U. S. By 1968, the music genre had begun to splinter. Some soul artists developed funk music, while other singers and groups developed slicker, more sophisticated, by the early 1970s, soul music had been influenced by psychedelic rock and other genres, leading to psychedelic soul. The United States saw the development of neo soul around 1994, there are also several other subgenres and offshoots of soul music. The term soul had been used among African-American musicians to emphasize the feeling of being an African-American in the United States, according to another source, Soul music was the result of the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the 60s. The phrase soul music itself, referring to music with secular lyrics, is first attested in 1961. The term soul in African-American parlance has connotations of African-American pride, gospel groups in the 1940s and 1950s occasionally used the term as part of their name. The jazz style that derived from gospel came to be called soul jazz, important innovators whose recordings in the 1950s contributed to the emergence of soul music included Clyde McPhatter, Hank Ballard, and Etta James. Ray Charles is often cited as popularizing the genre with his string of hits starting with 1954s I Got a Woman. Singer Bobby Womack said, Ray was the genius and he turned the world onto soul music. Charles was open in acknowledging the influence of Pilgrim Travelers vocalist Jesse Whitaker on his singing style, little Richard and James Brown were equally influential. Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson are also acknowledged as soul forefathers. Cooke became popular as the singer of gospel group The Soul Stirrers
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Hip hop music
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It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements, MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, while often used to refer solely to rapping, hip hop more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. Hip hops early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat. The Sugarhill Gangs 1979 song Rappers Delight is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain popularity in the mainstream. The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles, prior to the 1980s, hip hop music was largely confined within the United States. However, during the 1980s, it began to spread to scenes in dozens of countries. New school hip hop was the wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D. M. C. The Golden age hip hop period was a period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. Notable artists from this era include the Juice Crew, Public Enemy, & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One, EPMD, Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Ultramagnetic MCs, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that often focuses on the violent lifestyles, in the West Coast hip hop style, G-funk dominated mainstream hip hop for several years during the 1990s. I. G. In the 1990s, hip hop began to diversify with other regional styles emerging, such as Southern rap, at the same time, hip hop continued to be assimilated into other genres of popular music, examples being Neo soul and nu metal. Hip hop became a pop music genre in the mid-1990s. The popularity of hip hop music continued through the 2000s, with hip hop influences also increasingly finding their way into mainstream pop, the United States also saw the success of regional styles such as crunk, a Southern genre that emphasized the beats and music more than the lyrics. Starting in 2005, sales of hip hop music in the United States began to severely wane, during the mid-2000s, alternative hip hop secured a place in the mainstream, due in part to the crossover success of artists such as OutKast and Kanye West. Creation of the hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was known as disco rap. Cowboy later worked the hip hop cadence into a part of his stage performance, the first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice, by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop
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Electronic dance music
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Electronic dance music is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. EDM is generally produced for playback by disc jockeys who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix, EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. In the United Kingdom and in continental Europe, EDM is more commonly called dance music or simply dance. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the emergence of raving, pirate radio, at this time a perceived association between EDM and drug culture led governments at state and city level to enact laws and policies intended to halt the spread of rave culture. By the early 2010s the term dance music and the initialism EDM was being pushed by the US music industry. Early examples of dance music include the disco music of Giorgio Moroder. During the early 1980s, the popularity of disco music declined in the United States, abandoned by major US record labels. European disco continued evolving within the mainstream pop music scene. European acts Silver Convention, Love and Kisses, Munich Machine, and American acts Donna Summer, in 1977, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte produced I Feel Love for Donna Summer. It became the first well-known disco hit to have a completely synthesised backing track, other disco producers, most famously American producer Tom Moulton, grabbed ideas and techniques from dub music to provide alternatives to the four on the floor style that dominated. The sound that originated from P-Funk the electronic side of disco, dub music. Much of the music produced during this time was, like disco, at this time creative control started shifting to independent record companies, less established producers, and club DJs. Other dance styles that began to become popular during the era include dance-pop, boogie, electro, Italo disco, house. In the early 1980s, electro emerged as a fusion of funk, also called electro-boogie, but later shortened to electro, cited pioneers include Zapp, D. Train, Sinnamon. Early hip hop and rap combined with German and Japanese electropop influences such as Kraftwerk, as the electronic sound developed, instruments such as the bass guitar and drums were replaced by synthesizers and most notably by iconic drum machines, particularly the Roland TR-808. Early uses of the TR-808 include several Yellow Magic Orchestra tracks in 1980-1981, the 1982 track Planet Rock by Afrikaa Bambaataa, and the 1982 song Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye. In 1982, producer Arthur Baker with Afrika Bambaataa released the seminal Planet Rock which was influenced by the Yellow Magic Orchestra using Kraftwerk samples, Planet Rock was followed later that year by another breakthrough electro record, Nunk by Warp 9. In 1983, Hashim created an electro funk sound which influenced Herbie Hancock, the early 1980s were electros mainstream peak
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Singing
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Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist, Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists, Singers may perform as soloists, or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged or improvised and it may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual, as part of music education, or as a profession. Excellence in singing requires time, dedication, instruction, and regular practice, if practice is done on a regular basis then the sounds can become more clear and strong. Professional singers usually build their careers around one specific genre, such as classical or rock. They typically take voice training provided by teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers. Though these four mechanisms function independently, they are coordinated in the establishment of a vocal technique and are made to interact upon one another. During passive breathing, air is inhaled with the diaphragm while exhalation occurs without any effort, exhalation may be aided by the abdominal, internal intercostal and lower pelvis/pelvic muscles. Inhalation is aided by use of external intercostals, scalenes and sternocleidomastoid muscles, the pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips closed, this is called humming, humans have vocal folds which can loosen, tighten, or change their thickness, and over which breath can be transferred at varying pressures. The shape of the chest and neck, the position of the tongue, any one of these actions results in a change in pitch, volume, timbre, or tone of the sound produced. Sound also resonates within different parts of the body and an individuals size, Singers can also learn to project sound in certain ways so that it resonates better within their vocal tract. This is known as vocal resonation, another major influence on vocal sound and production is the function of the larynx which people can manipulate in different ways to produce different sounds. These different kinds of function are described as different kinds of vocal registers. The primary method for singers to accomplish this is through the use of the Singers Formant and it has also been shown that a more powerful voice may be achieved with a fatter and fluid-like vocal fold mucosa. The more pliable the mucosa, the more efficient the transfer of energy from the airflow to the vocal folds, Vocal registration refers to the system of vocal registers within the voice. A register in the voice is a series of tones, produced in the same vibratory pattern of the vocal folds
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Keyboard instrument
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A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard. The most common of these are the piano, organ, and various keyboards, including synthesizers. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, today, the term keyboard often refers to keyboard-style synthesizers. Another important use of the keyboard is in historical musicology. Particularly in the 18th century, the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the piano were in competition. Hence in a phrase like Mozart excelled as a player the word keyboard is usefully noncommittal. The earliest known keyboard instrument was the Ancient Greek hydraulis, a type of pipe organ, the keys were likely balanced and could be played with a light touch, as is clear from the reference in a Latin poem by Claudian, who says magna levi detrudens murmura tactu. Intent, that is “let him thunder forth as he presses out mighty roarings with a light touch”, from its invention until the fourteenth century, the organ remained the only keyboard instrument. Often, the organ did not feature a keyboard at all, almost every keyboard until the fifteenth century had seven naturals to each octave. The clavichord and the harpsichord appeared during the 14th century—the clavichord probably being earlier, the harpsichord and clavichord were both common until widespread adoption of the piano in the 18th century, after which their popularity decreased. The piano was revolutionary, because a pianist could vary the volume of the sound by varying the vigor with which each key was struck. The pianos full name is gravicèmbalo con piano e forte meaning harpsichord with soft and loud but can be shortened to piano-forte, which means soft-loud in Italian. In its current form, the piano is a product of the late 19th century, in fact, the modern piano is significantly different from even the 19th-century pianos used by Liszt, Chopin, and Brahms. See Piano history and musical performance, keyboard instruments were further developed in the early twentieth century. Early electromechanical instruments, such as the Ondes Martenot, appeared early in the century and this was a very important contribution to the keyboards history. Much effort has gone into creating an instrument that sounds like the piano but lacks its size, the electric piano and electronic piano were early efforts that, while useful instruments in their own right, did not convincingly reproduce the timbre of the piano. Electric and electronic organs were developed during the same period, more recent electronic keyboard designs strive to emulate the sound of specific make and model pianos using digital samples and computer models. Concerns celebrated keyboard players and the various instruments used over the centuries
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Lava Records
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Lava Records is an American-based record label currently owned by Republic Records/Universal Music Group. Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Jason Flom and Atlantic Records, where Flom began his career, in August 2005, Flom resigned as chairman and chief executive of Atlantic Records, ending a 26-year career within the company. Flom was named chairman and CEO of then-EMIs Virgin Records U. S. following the departure of Matt Serletic that same month, in October 2005, Warner Music Group combined Lava Records with its Atlantic Records Group. Warner originally planned the move following Floms resignation, in early 2009, Flom reclaimed the Lava Records imprint from Warner and revived the label under the Universal umbrella. Flom described the rebirth as, A new start with the philosophy, find great artists in the rock and pop genre, develop them, work with good partners. Lava operates as joint venture with Universal Republic, who provide promotion, marketing, sales, Flom said that he wanted to work with co-presidents Avery and Monte Lipman because are among the best in the business at breaking new artists. Lava has signed artists including Lorde, Jessie J, Clairity, Kaile Goh, simple Plan Skillet Skindred Throwing Gravity Trans-Siberian Orchestra Uncle Kracker Vaux Brittney White
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Universal Republic Records
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Universal Republic Records was an American record label, that operated as a division of Universal Music Group. It was based on the then-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte, in mid-2012, the label reverted to its original Republic Records name, making this label defunct. As of 2006, Universal Republic has adopted an A&R and partnership-based growth strategy, in an era of music industry transition they have proven effective, as Universal Republic has continued to grow in the industrys declining years. Universal Republic become a label after Universal Motown Republic Group was shut down in summer 2011. One year later, it was renamed back to Republic Records, in chronological order are current Republic artists,2006, Hinder. 2012, The Weeknd signed with Universal Republic in September 2012 in a joint venture with his own imprint label XO,2012, Austin Mahone 2012, Lisa Marie Presley Republic Nashvilles The Band Perry, and James Blake. Universal Republic Records discography at Discogs
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Republic Records
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Republic Records is an American record company that operates as a division of Universal Music Group. The label was endowed by Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman in 1995, the labels main offices are located in New York City, New York, United States, other offices of the record label are located at the Interscope Center in Santa Monica, California, U. S. According to Mediabase, Republic Records was 2012s top charting U. S. label, according to Avery Lipman, he and his brother Monte Lipman first conceived of Republic Records at the kitchen table of their apartment, My brother and I had been working at record companies. He was in between jobs and we started putting out as a hobby. We had an approach to the business. The first record we put out happened to work really well, frustrated by the limitations of being an independent with a very small staff, the Lipman brothers accepted an offer from Universal. One of several labels that comprise Universal Motown Republic Group, the newly named Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a sub-label of MCAs Geffen Records, Avery Lipman told HitQuarters that the pairing was a complete disaster, saying, Our ideas and vision didn’t fit with the label. We didn’t trust our own instincts and we let others decide what was right for the project. As of 2006, Universal Republic has adopted an A&R and partnership-based growth strategy, in an era of music industry transition they have proven effective, as Universal Republic has continued to grow in the industrys declining years. In mid-2012, Universal Republic Records changed its name to its former name Republic Records, all Universal Republic Records roster were moved to Republic Records. The label has released albums by Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi. The new Republic became the one label in soundtrack production. On March 31,2014, it was announced that Big Machine and Republic Records revived Dot Records, vH1 and Republic has both used Social media in this campaign. In 2015 Republic Records had songs in six of the spots in the top 10 of the Mediabase Top 40 Chart, in the earlier days, Republic Records released the Bloodhound Gangs EP, Dingleberry Haze, as well as their first LP, Use Your Fingers. Universal Republic has created strategic partnerships and co-ventures, singer Jay Sean and producer Kevin Rudolf of Cash Money Records. Rudolfs single, Let It Rock was certified 3x Platinum and licensed by multiple television networks for sports, Jay Seans debut single Down sold 3 million copies in the United States and 6 million worldwide. Seans follow-up single Do You Remember also sold over a million copies, American singer Taylor Swift with Nashville-based Big Machine Records. Swift today is a Diamond artist with 10 Grammys and 40 million records sold worldwide, jack Johnson on Brushfire Records who has achieved multi-Platinum certifications twice and is estimated to have sold about 8 million albums worldwide
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Island Records
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Island Records is a major record label that operates as a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. It was founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong in Jamaica in 1959, Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989. Three Island labels exist in the world, Island UK, Island US, and Island Australia, current key people of Island Records include Island president Darcus Beese, OBE and MD Jon Turner. Partially due to the labels significant legacy, Island remains one of UMGs pre-eminent record labels, Island Records was founded in Jamaica on 4 July 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong, and partially financed by Stanley Borden from RKO. Its name was inspired by the Harry Belafonte song Island in the Sun. Blackwell explained in 2009, “I loved music so much, I just wanted to get into it, or be as close to it as I could. ”Tom Hayes, the labels sales manager between 1965 and 1967, referred to the early period of the label in the UK as “organized chaos”. “My Boy Lollipop”, sung by Millie Small, was the labels first success in the UK, Blackwell explained in a 50-year-anniversary documentary that he was only interested in building long-term careers at that stage in time, rather than short-term projects. Suzette Newman has been a colleague of Chris Blackwells since working together in the early days of Island Records. Suzette Newman and Chris Salewicz were the editors for the book “The Story of Island Records, Blackwell relocated to England in May 1962 to garner greater levels of attention after the local Jamaican sound systems proved to be overwhelmingly successful. The vast majority of the artists who had signed to Blackwells fledgling label while he was in Jamaica agreed to allow the entrepreneur to release their music in the UK. While in England, Blackwell travelled throughout the city carrying his stock with him and he did not provide any copies to radio stations, as they would not play any of the Island music, the music was also not reviewed by the press. Meanwhile, Goodall left to start the Doctor Bird record label in 1965, Blackwell signed the Spencer Davis Group to the label. The group became popular and Island started their own independent series to spotlight UK rock talent. They signed artists like John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Free, by the late 1960s and early 1970s, they were a major label in England with artists like Roxy Music, King Crimson, Traffic, The Wailers, and many others. Blackwell had signed Bob Marley, and now Toots and the Maytals, in November 2016, Jackie Jackson described the formation of the group in a radio interview for Kool 97 FM Jamaica. Accompanied by Paul Douglas and Radcliffe Dougie Bryan in studio, Jackson explained, Were all original members of Toots, first it was Toots and the Maytals, three guys, Toots, Raleigh, and Jerry. …And then they were signed to Island Records, Chris Blackwell, and we were their recording band. One day we were summoned to Chris house, and he says, Alright gentleman, I think its time
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Gut Records
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Gut Records was an independent record label, based in Maida Vale in London, UK. Formed in 1991, Gut was founded by Guy Holmes, who had been Head of Promotions at Island Records, the label released a diverse range of music from pop through to indie/rock and dance. Gut continued to release albums and singles worldwide, achieving millions of sales for artists including Sparks. August 2008, the company went bankrupt and its assets sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd
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Tinie Tempah
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Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper, singer and songwriter. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group and he created his own record and fashion label Disturbing London Records in 2007 along with his cousin, Dumi Oburota. After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his debut album, Disc-Overy. Preceded by two British number-one singles, Pass Out and Written in the Stars, the album charted at number one and was certified Platinum the next year, in February 2011, he won two Brit Awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. In November 2013, he released his album, entitled Demonstration. Preceded by top ten singles Trampoline and Children of the Sun, in June 2015, he released Not Letting Go, the first single from his upcoming third album Youth. This gave Tempah his sixth UK number one, passing out Dizzee Rascal as the most by any rap artist, Tempah was born in London, the son of Igbo parents from Nigeria. His middle name, Chukwuemeka, means God has done more in the Igbo language, until he was 12, Tempah lived on the Aylesbury Estate in southeast London with his parents and three younger siblings, Kelly, Kelvin, and Marian. The family later moved to Plumstead, with Tempah attending St. Pauls Catholic School in nearby Abbey Wood, after earning 10 GCSEs, he took A Levels in media studies, psychology, and religious studies at Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College. At 12 years old, Tempah conceived his stage name after viewing the video for So Solid Crews 21 Seconds. He used a thesaurus in class, juxtaposing tempah, which he saw under angry, with tinie, to ameliorate the aggressive sound of tempah. Regarding his London upbringing, Tempah states, London is one of the places in the world where you can live in a council block. Growing up around that was inspirational, it kept me motivated and he has said that he has considered furthering his education, stating, I definitely want to be in a financial position where I can head off to Cambridge or Oxford or somewhere. I would study something like music management or something extremely random like physics, tempahs music career began in 2005 when he joined the Aftershock Hooligans, recording hundreds of songs with the fellow Hooligans. His first mixtape, Chapter 1, Verse 22, was released via Aftershock Records in 2005, in 2006, Tempah gained a great deal of airplay on British music TV channel Channel AKA for his song Tears, and later on gained more recognition for Wifey. Later in the year, he collaborated on a track with grime artist Ultra and he released the mixtape Hood Economics Room 147, The 80 Minute Course in 2007 and left the label later that year. When asked why he left, he stated that he felt Aftershock didnt respect him as an artist, according to Dumi, We wanted to have a platform to put out our music and there wasnt any Def Jam or Roc-A-Fella label equivalent in England. I wanted to create an independent label with quality artists
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West End theatre
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West End theatre is a common term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of Theatreland in and near the West End of London. Along with New York Citys Broadway theatre, West End theatre is considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London, in 2013, ticket sales reached a record 14.4 million, making West End the largest English speaking audience in the world. Famous screen actors frequently appear on the London stage, helen Mirren received an award for her performance as the Queen on the West End stage, and then stated, theatre is such an important part of British history and British culture. Theatre in London flourished after the English Reformation, the first permanent public playhouse, known simply as The Theatre, was constructed in 1576 in Shoreditch by James Burbage. It was soon joined by The Curtain, both are known to have been used by William Shakespeares company. In 1599, the timber from The Theatre was moved to Southwark and these theatres were closed in 1642 due to the Puritans who would later influence the interregnum of 1649. After the Restoration, two companies were licensed to perform, the Dukes Company and the Kings Company, performances were held in converted buildings, such as Lisles Tennis Court. The first West End theatre, known as Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, was designed by Thomas Killigrew and built on the site of the present Theatre Royal and it opened on 7 May 1663 and was destroyed by a fire nine years later. It was replaced by a new designed by Christopher Wren and renamed the Theatre Royal. Outside the West End, Sadlers Wells Theatre opened in Islington on 3 June 1683. Taking its name from founder Richard Sadler and monastic springs that were discovered on the property, it operated as a Musick House, with performances of opera, as it was not licensed for plays. In the West End, the Theatre Royal Haymarket opened on 29 December 1720 on a site north of its current location. The Patent theatre companies retained their duopoly on drama well into the 19th century, by the early 19th century, however, music hall entertainments became popular, and presenters found a loophole in the restrictions on non-patent theatres in the genre of melodrama. Melodrama did not break the Patent Acts, as it was accompanied by music, initially, these entertainments were presented in large halls, attached to public houses, but purpose-built theatres began to appear in the East End at Shoreditch and Whitechapel. The West End theatre district became established with the opening of small theatres and halls. South of the River Thames, the Old Vic, Waterloo Road, the next few decades saw the opening of many new theatres in the West End. It abbreviated its name three years later, the theatre building boom continued until about World War I
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BRIT School
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The school is remarkable as being one of only two performing arts and technology schools in the country that are free to attend, the others being both in the West Midlands. Walsall Studio School and Birmingham Ormiston Academy, mark Featherstone-Witty had been inspired by Alan Parkers 1980s film Fame to create a secondary school specialising in the performing arts. By the time he started trying to raise money through the School for Performing Arts Trust and he approached Sir Richard Branson to be the project champion who agreed, on the condition that other record companies chipped in. As it happened, the British Phonographic Industry were concerned with home taping, the then Conservative government needed to give impetus to their flagging City Technology College scheme. The schools former principal Sir Nick Williams was knighted in the New Years Honours List 2013 from services to education, the school was founded in 1991 under the auspices of the City Technology Colleges initiative with sponsorship from the British Record Industry Trust. Each year the BRIT Awards Music Ceremony raises money, some of which is used to help the continuing sponsorship of the school along with other music charities. The school recognises that most of its students intend to make a career in the arts, entertainment and communications industries, there are also various dance studios, musical theatre studios, and TV and radio studios. Entry to any of the courses is initially by application. If applicants meet the entry criteria, they may then be invited to interview or audition in their chosen focus, plus a meeting with relevant tutors. Entry to the Music course also includes some aural and music tests, with entry to the Dance, Theatre. The school expanded in 2012, acquiring part of the former Selhurst High School building next door, three new courses, Technical Theater Arts, Interactive Digital Design and Community Arts Practise were introduced to coincide with this. GMTV did a one-week focus on the BRIT School, which was shown in the mornings for a week, Alan Carrs talk show, Alan Carr, Chatty Man. Spoke about the BRIT School on the episode that aired 13 December 2010, an episode of Celebrity Masterchef was filmed at the BRIT School in spring 2011, which included the final four candidates serving lunch. A documentary was filmed and shown on the CBBC channel
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC is an American music publishing company owned by Sony through Sony Entertainment. The company was founded as a division of Associated Television in 1955 by Lew Grade, in 1985, Michael Jackson acquired ATV Music Publishing for $47.5 million. In December 1995, Michael Jackson agreed to merge ATV Music Publishing with Sony Music Publishing, in 2012 an investor consortium led by Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquired EMI Music Publishing for approximately $2.2 billion. Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing now operate as one company, following the acquisition, the company became the largest music publisher in the world, with a library of over two million songs under its administration. On March 14,2016, Sony announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the Jackson estates stake in the company, the deal was completed on September 30,2016. Sony/ATV was founded as a subsidiary of the UKs Associated Television, ATV operated a commercial television company, broadcasting from 1955 in London and the English Midlands as part of the Independent Television network. Business tycoon Louis Benjamin was involved with Lew Grade as part of one of the four major companies in the UK at the time. The company was Pye Records which, along with EMI, Philips, in 1959, ATV acquired 50% of Pye Records. Between them, Grade and Benjamin held most of the shares, ATV Music Publishing was created to exploit the catalogue of songs written by artists on the Pye Record label, and for the themes to ITC and ATV television programmes. The UK rights to some of the rock n roll music from the US were also bought by ATV, Grade established ATVs headquarters alongside those of Pye Records, off Edgware Road, beside the Marble Arch in central London. The 1950s and 1960s was a period for Grade and his brothers, Bernard Delfont and Leslie Grade. Pye Records had major artists of the period under contract, the Searchers, The Kinks, Donovan, Mungo Jerry, and Petula Clark were some of the artists that recorded for Pye Records. Pye also had contracts with several US companies, allowing them to manufacture, chess Records was among those, and counted Chuck Berry as one of its top artists. ATV Music acquired the rights to the Lennon–McCartney song catalogue, Northern Songs, the catalog featured almost every song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney until The Beatles legal split in 1971. Northern Songs had been co-owned and administered by Brian Epstein and Dick James, following Epsteins death in 1967, James put the company up for sale. Lennon and McCartney, upset that the songs they had written were not theirs legally and their bid to gain control, part of a long and acrimonious fight, failed. The financial clout of Grade, their adversary in the bidding war, ATV Music Publishing remained a successful organization in the music industry throughout the 1970s. Len Beadle, the chief executive, signed up many songwriters
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Do It like a Dude
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Do It like a Dude is the debut single by British singer-songwriter Jessie J. The song was released as the single from her debut album. It was released as a download in November 2010 in the United Kingdom with a release in January 2011. It peaked at two on the UK Singles Chart and in Scotland too, number eight in New Zealand and Belgium. Do It like a Dude was awarded Best Song at the 2011 MOBO Awards, although it was Jessies debut single, she had previously written songs for other artists, including the international hit Party in the U. S. A. The track was produced by The Invisible Men and Parker & James, do It like a Dude was written by Jessie J, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Kyle Abrahams and Peter Ighile and was produced by The Invisible Men and Parker & James. Cornish originally wrote the song with Rihanna in mind because Rude Boy was released at the time and she then sent the song to her label, Island Records, before sending it to Rihannas management. Island then insisted the song become Cornishs first single, since they thought it was amazing, in April 2011 Cornish stated that she wishes to perform Do It like a Dude with Rihanna, I wanna ask her, I really wanna ask her if we can perform it together. Either on her tour or at V Festival or one of the big festivals, I definitely think that she would kill it. Do It like a Dude is an R&B song which features hip hop beats, according to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing at Musinotes. com, Do It like a Dude is set in common time with a tempo of 140 beats per minute. Written in the key of D minor, the features a basic chord progression of Dm–F–C–B♭. Js voice spans from the low note of A3 to the note of C6. According to PopMatters Max Feldman, J speaks patois on the song, J said to Artistdirect that Do It like a Dude is about equality and self-confidence. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic noted Do It like a Dude as one of the best tracks from Who You Are, nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating, Now heres how to make an entrance into the capricious, peacock-packed party of pop. Rolling Stones Erika Berlin awarded the song three out of five stars and praised its chorus. Max Feldman of PopMatters called the songs chorus chunky and cheeky, with some infectious chilli-infused pre-choral warbling, in the United Kingdom, Do It like a Dude debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 25 on 28 November 2010 as the third highest new entry of the week. Following a decline during December, the single climbed 13 places to number 21 on 26 December and again climbed a further 3 places the week after to a number 18. Following the announcement that Jessie J had topped the BBCs Sound of 2011 poll, on its second week in the Top 10, the single climbed 3 places to a peak of number 2, being beaten to the top spot only by Bruno Mars Grenade
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Price Tag
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Price Tag is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, featuring American rapper B. o. B. It was released on 25 January 2011, in the United Kingdom as the single from Jessie Js debut studio album. Price Tag was written by Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and B. o. B and it serves as the albums lead single in the United States. An official remix features British rapper Devlin, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Elsewhere, the single topped the charts in Ireland and New Zealand, becoming Jessie Js first number-one single in all these countries. In the United States, Price Tag peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, additionally, the song charted at number one in nineteen countries, becoming Jessie Js biggest hit to date. The song was also the collaboration of the year in the UK. At the 2012 Brit Awards, Price Tag was nominated for Best British Single, Jessie J has performed the song live many times, with other singers filling in for B. o. B or his verse being completely removed. The video features a teddy bear, a money tree. The single has sold 1,240,000 copies in the UK as of October 2015, the song was covered by The Wombats on BBC Radio 1s Live Lounge on 31 May 2011. In December 2011, Jessie J recorded a Christmas-themed version of the song, with an interpolation of Jingle Bells, featuring vocals from British singer-songwriter Jan. Price Tag is an up-tempo, feel good track, inflected with reggae bounce and a chorus with powerful vocals from Jessie J, slinky guitars. The drum beat for the bears a striking resemblance to that of Zimba Ku by Black Heat. According to the music published at Musicnotes. com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The song is in time, and it follows a chord progression of F–Am–Dm–B♭. Jessies vocals span from A3 to D5 and she has repeatedly explained in interviews that this is a misreading of her meaning, which skewers the superficiality of conspicuous consumption -- or more simply, that show-offs suck. For me, so much I hear about how much people have. It’s not me saying that you can live for free, because obviously that isn’t the case and it isn’t always about how much your shoes cost
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Who You Are (Jessie J album)
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Who You Are is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Jessie J, released on 28 February 2011. Due to high demand and interest from fans, the release advanced by a month from 28 March, production for the album took place throughout 2010 and contributing producers included, Dr. Luke, Toby Gad and K-Gee. Who You Are received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It débuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart selling 105,000 copies in its first week, the album débuted in the US at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 34,000 copies. Two singles preceded the album, Jessie Js UK début single Do It Like a Dude and Price Tag, a third single, Nobodys Perfect, became Js third consecutive top 10 hit in the UK. The fourth single from the album Whos Laughing Now, released 21 August 2011, the title track, Who You Are, was released on 13 November 2011 as the albums fifth UK single. A re-release of Who You Are was released on 14 November 2011 and it includes 3 bonus tracks, Jessies second UK #1 single Domino, My Shadow and Laserlight, a collaboration with David Guetta. Who You Are is the first album by a British female artist in history to produce six or more top ten hits in UK. Who You Are was one of the most anticipated releases of 2011 due to Jessie J winning the Critics Choice award at the 2011 BRIT Awards and topping the BBCs Sound of 2011 poll. On Twitter, Jessie J confirmed that it took her 6 years to finish the album - it was completed on 19 January 2011. In an interview Jessie J stated that she wrote her first song, Big White Room, at the age of 17, about when she was in hospital, a ward mate of hers, a little boy, died. She recalls waking up in the middle of the night and seeing him praying and he died the next day so I said to my mum but God didnt save him. I was so angry and it really confused me, I always wanted to write a song about the experience, but I knew I had to be of an age where it wasnt tacky or depressing and had a lightness to it. She prefers the song with just a guitar, stripped down. The albums title track, Who You Are, was released to the US iTunes Store on 22 February 2011 and it is the song from the album of which she is proudest. Its the song that draws the most messages from fans, on YouTube, Twitter, the other day I had a girl message me saying I was ready to take my life and then I heard Who You Are. That pressure is beautiful but scary at the same time, I want to be a positive role model for young people. I always say that Im half-artist, half-therapist, she laughs and she wrote the song at the end of a lonely three-month trip to Los Angeles when she was 20, having been shunted from studio to studio with various producers
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Nobody's Perfect (Jessie J song)
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Nobodys Perfect is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J from her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song was written by Jessie J and Claude Kelly, and it was produced by Andre Brissett and Kelly and it was released as the albums third single on 27 May 2011 after being served to radio stations on 20 April 2011. Its physical release was set to 23 May 2011, however it was pushed back to 30 May 2011 for an impact release. The single version was remixed by Tom Elmhirst and is different from the album version with re-recorded vocals. Nobodys Perfect peaked at nine in the United Kingdom, becoming Jessie Js third top ten single. On the Voice, Jessie J and Vince Kidd sang Nobodys Perfect as a duet, Nobodys Perfect is a mid-tempo song written by Jessie J and Claude Kelly. It is written in the key of G minor with Jessie Js vocals spanning from Bb3 to Eb5, Jessie wrote the original version when she was 17. On 15 April 2011, during an interview with Digital Spy, Jessie revealed that Nobodys Perfect would be the third single following Price Tag with B. o. B. She described Nobodys Perfect as one of her songs from the album. MTV reported that the single is, so far, only confirmed for release in the United Kingdom, during an interview with The Sun, Jessie said, Its one of the most honest and raw songs on there. Every time I sing it I relive the moment that I wrote it about, I think its important to expose your flaws in music as well as your positives. It was added to UK mainstream radio on 20 April 2011, on the week ending 12 March 2011, Nobodys Perfect debuted at number eighty-one on the UK Singles Chart. The following week, the fell to number ninety-seven before rising back up the chart to number thirty-two the next week. Nobodys Perfect has peaked at nine, making it Jessie Js third top-ten single in the United Kingdom following Do It Like a Dude. In Australia, the song debuted at number twenty-four on 16 May 2011 and it has since peaked at number nine and has been certified 2x Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, for shipments of 140,000 units. Filmed in technicolor format, the video for Nobodys Perfect was shot at Nu Boyana Film studios in Sofia, Bulgaria. The music video premied on 14 April 2011 in the United Kingdom through Jessies VEVO channel, the music video is inspired by Lewis Carroll classic tale Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Jessie J sits in a banquet table similar to the Mad Hatters tea party. Jessie J is shown in a hall of doors that gives a resemblance to the hall in the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland
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Who You Are (Jessie J song)
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Who You Are is a song by British singer-songwriter Jessie J, released as the sixth overall single from her debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jessica Cornish, Toby Gad and Shelly Peiken, the single was released via digital download on 13 November 2011. The songs lyrics address the importance of staying true to ones identity, according to Cornish, she wrote the song after a three-month lonely trip. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented her strong vocals in the song. Cornish named her first studio album Who You Are after the track of the same name and she wrote Who You Are at the end of a lonely three-month trip to Los Angeles when she was 20, having been shunted from studio to studio with various producers. During an intimate show at The Sofitels Stone Rose on 2 November 2010 and its about being true to yourself. Dont lose yourself in any situation youre put in, and do the dew and she further explained to The Sun, This song saved my life musically. The day before I wrote this song I was ready to give up music and its amazing how three-and-a-half minutes of melody and lyrics can change your life and Im so happy that not only has it saved my life but its saving other peoples. Thats why my album is called Who You Are. According to The Independent, Who You Are is the song that draws the most messages from fans on YouTube, Twitter, before being released as a stand-alone single, Who You Are was distributed as a promotional single first. The song received positive reviews music critics. Mike Diver from BBC Music wrote that the song returns Jessie J to an acoustic accompaniment, caroline Sullivan of The Guardian wrote that the song is a self-empowerment dirge and compared its theme with Lady Gagas Born This Way. As a promotional single, Who You Are peaked at number 86 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 40 on UK Singles Chart, in November 2011, Who You Are was released as the fifth single from her debut album in the UK. It reached a new peak of number 8 on the UK Singles Chart becoming Jessie Js fourth top-ten single in the United Kingdom. Due to digital downloads, the reached number 12 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart even though it wasnt released as a single in the country. The official music video was released on Jessie Js official YouTube, the clip was inspired by the one for Sinéad OConnors Nothing Compares 2 U. The video was directed by Emil Nava, the video features Jessie J in front of the camera as if it was her mirror in a bedroom. She is wearing a top with a black sports bra underneath
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Domino (Jessie J song)
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Domino is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J from her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song was released on 29 August 2011 as the single from the album. Musically, Domino is an electropop and dance-pop song, Jessie J co-wrote Domino with its producers, Dr. Luke and Cirkut, with extra writing from Claude Kelly and Max Martin. The song became Jessie Js second number-one single in the UK, following her previous collaboration with Dr. Luke, in the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her most successful single in the US at the time. The song was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 BRIT Awards. Domino was written by Lukasz Dr. Luke Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Max Martin, Henry Cirkut Walter, in July,2011, Jessie J teased her fans via her official Twitter profile whilst posting 21-second clip of the song. Domino officially premiered on 16 August 2011 on Jessie Js official YouTube account, during an interview with MTV Buzzworthy, Jessie J further explained the concept behind the song, People have heard Domino and said its nothing like you. But Im like well the albums really eclectic anyway, and I never go into the studio and say I wanna do another song thats like Price Tag or another song like Do It Like a Dude. In the same interview Jessie J unveiled that she listened to Whitney Houston and Prince, so she came up with an idea to write a song that is timeless, fun. The song was released as single from the platinum edition of Jessie Js debut album Who You Are. Domino has a beat that was described as funky and disco-like and it is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 127 beats per minute, following the chord progression G5–Gsus–G–Gsus. Jessies vocals span from D4 to G5, the song received mixed reviews, with critics praising the vocals, but were divided on the heavy production and similarities to Katy Perrys Teenage Dream. Loomis made a mashup of the two songs which Universal attempted to take off YouTube prompting Wikinews to cover the story. Loomis, on his Facebook page, posted a letter from Jessie Js record label dated May 5,2010 in which expressed interest in the song. Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the song a positive review, Copsey wrote that although the songs guitar riff is dangerously similar to Perrys Last Friday Night, Domino is easily s glossiest outing since Price Tag. He commended the package of catchy hooks and saucy lines present throughout the song, likening it to out for a night on the tiles, james Masterson of About. com said that Domino is an amazing pop record. Sarah Deen from Metro gave the song a review, writing The beat is funky and disco-like, with Jessies powerhouse vocals adding that extra punch to a melodic. Amanda Dobbins of New York Magazine commented, Jessie lands the high notes just fine, Dobbins called the song a total jam, reminiscent of Teenage Dream
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Laserlight (song)
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LaserLight is a song by British singer-songwriter Jessie J, taken from the re-release edition of her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song features French DJ David Guetta, who co-wrote the song with Jessie J, The Invisible Men, Giorgio Tuinfort, the song was released on 13 May 2012 in the United Kingdom, as the seventh overall and final single from the album. Ahead of its release, LaserLight became Jessie Js sixth top 10 hit in the UK – peaking at number five – making her the first British female to have six top 10 singles from one album. The song was written by Jessie J, The Invisible Men, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Frédéric Riesterer and produced by Guetta, Tuinfort and Riesterer. Jessie describes LaserLight as an upbeat, shimmering Eurodance and house song, the release of LaserLight as a single was confirmed by Jessie on 17 February 2012, during an interview on BBC Radio 1. During the interview, she claimed that the video for LaserLight would be filmed during the first week of March. The video was released on 10 April, according to the sheet music published at Musicnotes. com, LaserLight is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 127 beats per minute. It follows the chord progression B−D♯m−G♯m−E, and Jessie Js vocals span from F♯3 to E5, the website Idolator wrote that the song is the clear winner of the albums new tracks. Digital Spy referred to the song as a chart hit. LaserLight charted on the Australian, New Zealand and Romanian singles charts, the track has reached the top-fifty in Australia, top-forty in Romania and top-twenty in New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated 21 April 2012. The following week the song climbed twenty-one positions to five with sales of 38,983 copies. LaserLight is Jessie Js sixth top-ten single in the UK, thus becoming the first British female to have six hits from one album. During Jessie Js show in Melbourne on her worldwide Heartbeat Tour, the full music video premiered on Jessie Js VEVO on YouTube,9 April 2012. David Guetta does not make a appearance in the video. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Billboard Hot 100
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for singles, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play and online streaming, the weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday, when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming data, is available on a real-time basis. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Tuesdays, as of the issue for the week ending on April 15,2017, the Hot 100 has had 1,061 different number one hits. The current number one song is Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, prior to 1955, Billboard did not have a unified, all-encompassing popularity chart, instead measuring songs by individual metrics. At the start of the era in 1955, three such charts existed, Best Sellers in Stores was the first Billboard chart, established in 1936. This chart ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country, Most Played by Jockeys was Billboards original airplay chart. It ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys, Most Played in Jukeboxes ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States. On the week ending November 12,1955, Billboard published The Top 100 for the first time, the Top 100 combined all aspects of a singles performance, based on a point system that typically gave sales more weight than radio airplay. The Best Sellers In Stores, Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts continued to be published concurrently with the new Top 100 chart. The week ending July 28,1958 was the publication of the Most Played By Jockeys and Top 100 charts. On August 4,1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart, the Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13,1958. The Billboard Hot 100 is still the standard by which a songs popularity is measured in the United States, the Hot 100 is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and streaming activity provided by online music sources. There are several component charts that contribute to the calculation of the Hot 100. Charts are ranked by number of gross audience impressions, computed by cross-referencing exact times of radio airplay with Arbitron listener data. Hot Singles Sales, the top selling singles compiled from a sample of retail store, mass merchant and internet sales reports collected, compiled. The chart is released weekly and measures sales of commercial singles. With the decline in sales of singles in the US
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Diamond Jubilee Concert
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert was a concert held on 4 June 2012 outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall in London. The concert was organised by Take That singer-songwriter Gary Barlow and was part of Queen Elizabeth IIs Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The concert was attended by the Queen, who arrived at 9pm. Prince Charles and other members of the family attended the whole concert. After the application period closed, successful applicants were then drawn by random ballot, a total of 1.2 million applications were eventually received,240 for every available pair. The concert took place on bank holiday Monday 4 June as part of the extended weekend celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee, the acts performed on a specially constructed stage, with a canopy, around the Queen Victoria Memorial, in front of the palace. The stage was designed by Mark Fisher, the house band was led by Mike Stevens who was also the Musical Director of the concert using the Take That/Gary Barlow band a few extra musicians and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Performances included one-off collaborations between artists, elton John, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney brought their own bands to the concert. Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the jubilee entitled Sing which was performed for the first time at the concert by a choir from many Commonwealth countries, the song draws inspiration from the music and people of the Commonwealth. Its creation was the subject of a one-hour BBC documentary broadcast on 3 June 2012 by BBC One, Concert ticket holders were given access to the palace gardens for an afternoon picnic before the main event. They were served cold hampers with a British themed menu specially designed by Heston Blumenthal, the running order was, Robbie Williams with drummers and trumpeters from the second battalion of the Coldstream Guards – Let Me Entertain You Introduction - Rob Brydon will. i. During the interlude, the Queen arrived, the film was accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, performing an instrumental arrangement of Beautiful Day. Interlude - Lenny Henry Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke, Isnt She Lovely, the concert was broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Radio 2. American broadcaster ABC showed highlights the following day after as Concert For The Queen and it was later confirmed that the BBCs coverage wouldnt be affected by any strikes. It aired on 5 June on CBC television in Canada, BBC Entertainment showed the concert on 8 June in Latin America. The concert aired from 19,30 until approximately 23,00 UK time, in the UK the programme was seen by an average of 15.32 million viewers on BBC One, peaking near 17 million, making it the 14th highest UK TV audience of 2012. For the ABC broadcast the following aired, will. i, grand Finale - The Queen lit the National Beacon followed by a display of fireworks, during which the melodies of several national hymns were played. Annie Lennoxs participation was listed in the program description yet her appearance did not air, the 5 June show on ABC opened to 6.4 million before rising in the second hour to 7.2 million for an average of 6.8 million viewers for the evening
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2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, also known as A Symphony of British Music, was held on 12–13 August in the Olympic Stadium. The closing ceremony was created by Kim Gavin, Es Devlin, Stephen Daldry, David Arnold, the worldwide broadcast began at 21,00 BST and finished on 13 August 2012 at 00,11, lasting three hours and eleven minutes. The stadium had turned into a giant representation of the Union Flag. Around 4,100 people partook in the ceremony, which reportedly cost £20 million, the 2012 Summer Olympics were officially closed by Jacques Rogge, who called Londons games happy and glorious. The ceremony included a handover to the next host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro and saw the Olympic flame extinguished, the main part of the evening featured a one-hour symphony of British Music as a number of British Pop acts appeared. Tributes to John Lennon and Freddie Mercury and the industry were included in the section. Rio marked the handover with a section known as Embrace created by Cao Hamburger and Daniela Thomas. Sebastian Coe gave a speech, and the volunteers of London 2012 were thanked, an average of 23.2 million viewers in the United Kingdom watched the event, with an estimated 750 million worldwide. Critics were generally positive, but noted that it was not as good as the opening ceremony, some of the foreign reviews questioned whether everyone would have understood the nods to British film and television. George Michael was roundly criticised for his song choice while Kate Moss, some performers were initially reluctant to appear, and other high-profile acts turned down invitations to perform at the ceremony. NBC in the United States and Prime TV in New Zealand were criticised by viewers for their broadcasts of the ceremony, there was also a concert in Hyde Park to close the Olympics, featuring Blur, New Order, and The Specials. The creative director and choreographer was Kim Gavin, with Es Devlin responsible for design, when Arnold was announced in his role he said that doing the closing ceremony was an honour and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. While Gavin stated that he was excited and honoured to be involved. Davlin said that she was delighted to be part of the greatest show on earth, hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and the Olympics, stated that he was delighted to have a high-quality team working on the ceremony. While Boris Johnson stated that we have the best of British creating the bookends to our Games, Stephen Daldry was the executive producer and Mark Fisher was in charge of production design. The ceremony cost £20 million, with the artists paid just £1 for contractual purposes, around 4,100 performers took part, comprising 3,500 adult volunteers,380 schoolchildren from the six original host boroughs, and 250 professionals. There had been around 15 rehearsals for the volunteers at the Three Mills Studio and at a site in Dagenham. Gavin said that “the show we are putting on is very shiny and we dont want to bang on about our culture
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Alive (Jessie J album)
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Alive is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Jessie J. It was released on 23 September 2013 through Lava Music and Universal Republic, American rap artist Becky G, singer Brandy Norwood, American hip-hop artist Big Sean and British Grime artist Dizzee Rascal all make guest appearances on the album. Jessie co-wrote the album with Claude Kelly, amongst a host of collaborators from both new and old, upon release, the album was met with a mixed reception of music critics. While there was praise for Jessies vocals, some felt that the album was too generic, musically, Alive is a pop and R&B album that features influences from dance-pop, pop rock, soul and hip hop in its production. The album debuted and peaked at three on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned two hits including Wild and Its My Party, as well as a top-twenty single. Jessie supported Alive with the Alive Tour, playing 19 dates across the UK, Alive was recorded over a twelve-month period between June 2012 and May 2013 in London, New York City and Los Angeles. The title derives from the song Alive on the album, writing partners on the album include Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler and writer Diane Warren. Jessie J tweeted her excitement, saying she was living the dream, that’s why I wrote such upbeat music, as a way of trying to escape how I felt. Now that I am happier, I won’t be afraid to explore my pain, but in a good way, it’ll be me saying that it’s OK not to feel OK. In June 2013, rumours surfaced online stating Jessie Js new album would be called Gold after she announced to Capital FM that the title would be one word. Jessie announced the title and release date of Alive during a performance at V Festival on 17 August 2013. In an interview with Laura Whitmore backstage at the festival, she talked about the album, when asked about her choice for the album title, she said, It really represents where Im at in my life right now and how I feel about my life. Square One was performed acoustically on a Google hangout with her fans,1 August 2013, saw the premiere of Its My Party through a second Google hangout, with Jessie playing an acoustic preview to her fans with simply guitar riff playing. Excuse My Rude then premiered as a single on 12 August 2013. Square One was released as a single on 30 August 2013. Sexy Lady was used by highstreet retailer Boots to promote its No.7 brand, several deluxe bundles are available for order on Jessie Js official website, including a super deluxe bundle with signed poster, 12x12 art print and Alive shaped mirror designed by Jessie J herself. The super deluxe box sets retail for £40 alongside a copy of the main album
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UK Albums Chart
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The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company on Fridays and it is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and published in Music Week magazine, and on the OCC website. To qualify for the Official Albums Chart the album must be the correct length and it must be more than three tracks or 20 minutes long and not be classed as a budget album. A budget album costs between £0.50 and £3.75, additionally, various artist compilations – which until January 1989 were included in the main album listing – are now listed separately in a compilations chart. Full details of the rules can be found on the OCC website. In the 1970s the new chart was revealed at 12,45 pm on Thursdays on BBC Radio 1. Since October 1993 it has included in The Official Chart show from 4,00 –5,45 pm on Fridays. A weekly Album Chart show was licensed out to BBC Radio 2 and presented by Simon Mayo,2005 saw a record number of artist album sales with 126.2 million sold in the UK. In February 2015, it was announced that, due to the sales of albums and rise in popularity of audio streaming. Under the revised methodology, the Official Charts Company takes the 12 most streamed tracks from one album, the total of these streams is divided by 1000 and added to the pure sales of the album. This calculation was designed to ensure that the chart continues to reflect the popularity of the albums themselves. The final number one album on the UK Albums Chart to be based purely on sales alone was Smoke + Mirrors by Imagine Dragons, on 1 March 2015, In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith became the first album to top the new streaming-incorporated Official Albums Chart. The most successful artists in the charts depends on the criteria used, as of February 2016, Queen albums have spent more time on the British album charts than any other musical act, followed by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, U2 and ABBA. By most weeks at one, however, The Beatles lead with a total of 174 weeks. The male solo artist with the most weeks at one is Presley with a total of 66 weeks. Presley also holds the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist and most top ten albums by any artist. Madonna has the most number one albums by a female artist in the UK, though this includes the Evita film soundtrack which was a cast recording, Adele is the female solo artist with the most weeks at number one, with a total of 37 weeks. Queens Greatest Hits is the album in UK chart history with 6 million copies sold as of February 2014
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Wild (Jessie J song)
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Wild is a single by English singer-songwriter Jessie J and the lead single from her second studio album, Alive. It was written by Jessica Cornish, Claude Kelly, Dylan Mills, Joshua Coleman and Sean Anderson, the single was released as a download on 26 May 2013 in the United Kingdom. It reached #38 in the UK year-end chart, selling more than 300,000 copies and it also ended up at #71 in the Australian year-end chart, selling more than 150,000 copies. Wild was penned by the songwriter Claude Kelly, the song features two rappers, Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal. This was produced by American musician Ammo, who is signed to Dr. Lukes publishing company Prescription Songs as a producer and songwriter, Jessie J told Capital London that she wanted someone really British and really American in terms of guests. The song is in the key of B minor, the music video was directed by Emil Nava. The video leaked on 25 May 2013, the music video opens with the singer, with her newly shaved blonde hair from Comic Relief, walking onto the videos set. She then begins to dance, which is intercut with scenes of her wearing what looks to be a leopard print bodysuit, Jessie J revealed in an interview that the leopard print is actually sprayed onto her skin. Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal also appear to rap their verses, on 22 May, Jessie J posted a clip of an acoustic version of Wild onto her YouTube account. The video attracted over a million views within two weeks, the day before the songs release,25 May, Jessie J performed an acoustic snippet of the song at her headline slot at the Mawazine festival in Morocco. The first televised performance of the track was Sound of Changes Chime for Change Live benefit concert in Twickenham Stadium, the performance was broadcast to 150 countries around the globe on 1 June. The same day, the song was performed at the All Starz Summer Party in Readings Madejski Stadium, the song has been promoted at several European music festivals throughout the summer of 2013
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It's My Party (Jessie J song)
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Its My Party is a song by British singer-songwriter Jessie J, released as the second single from her second studio album, Alive. The song was written by Jessie J, Claude Kelly, John Lardieri and Colin Norman, the track premiered on UK radio on 5 August 2013 and was officially released in the UK via iTunes on 15 September 2013. Jessie J recorded the video at the end of June. Its My Party is a song in the key of A major, written by Jessie J. The song received its first radio play on Capital FM on 5 August 2013 and was released on 15 September 2013, the song shares its title with Lesley Gores 1963 hit song. Speaking on the radio show, In, Demand with Alex James. A lot of the time the haters - I hate calling them haters but thats the easiest way to sum it up - they need love more so than anyone else, I dont think hate does anything for the world. I wanted to make sure I had a song that represented what Im about and its My Party garnered mixed reviews from critics. UnrealityTV gave Its My Party three stars wrote, I feel Jessie’s vocals are distorted at times on It’s My Party, kevipod of DirectLyrics said, On the first listen, Its My Party sounds like a big utter mess. It strikes as generic, not current, the vocals are a mess, whats happening to Jessie J this era. Karen Lanza of PopCrush commented, Hearing a song called ‘It’s My Party and it is, after all, her party, and she’ll most likely do whatever the heck she wants. But it doesn’t mean you have to like it, with its frantic beats and eff-off lyrics, ‘It’s My Party’ aims to be a full-stop dance-floor anthem for the waning days of summer. The lyrics are indeed fun — who doesn’t love telling off haters, — but the tune itself is lacking the hooks to keep you from forgetting it the second its 3 minutes,38 seconds are over. The music video was directed by Emil Nava, Jessie told about the songs music video. Its basically me having parties, she said, three very different parties that I kind of bring together as one big party. Theres some cameos in there, some of my best mates in there and its a fun video where its just me being silly. Obviously Jessie picks the fun party, where she bounces around with her newfound friends and breaks into the chorus. Credits adapted from the notes of Alive
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Sweet Talker (Jessie J album)
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Sweet Talker is the third studio album by English singer Jessie J. It was released on 13 October 2014, by Lava Records, Jessie co-wrote the album and worked with several producers such as The-Dream, Diplo, Tricky Stewart, Max Martin, Ammo and amongst the hosts of collaborators from both the new and the old. It is Jessie Js first album featuring songs that were neither written nor co-written by her, the album was preceded by the lead single, Bang Bang, met with critical acclaim from music critics. The third single, Masterpiece was also successful by reaching the top-ten, including Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as the top-twenty in Australia, moreover, the song scored Jessie J her fifth US Billboard Hot 100 hit, following the aforementioned Bang Bang. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, some of whom commended Jessies vocal performance, confidence. She was then rumored to be recording new material for an American re-release of the album with Pharrell Williams, in an interview, the singer discussed the possibility of moving to the United States in an effort to break back into the countrys market. Jessie later said the American version of the album was expected to be released in 2014, however, the re-release idea was eventually scrapped. The project became her third album, featuring the material recorded with Williams, as well as contributions from producers such as Max Martin. Aint Been Done, Keep Us Together, Sweet Talker and You Dont Really Know Me were all performed live at Rock in Rio Lisbon on 1 June 2014, Bang Bang was performed live on the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on 31 July 2014. Moreover, the song was performed as part of the opening medley held by Jessie, Ariana Grande, in August, Jessie teased a snippet of 2 Chainzs verse on Burnin Up in an interview with Idolator. On 22 September 2014, Jessie performed at iTunes Festival in London and she sang some songs from the new album, like Sweet Talker, Your Loss Im Found, Keep Us Together, You Dont Really Know Me, Aint Been Done, Burnin Up, and Bang Bang. On 30 September 2014, Jessie announced via Twitter that Personal was made available on iTunes for anyone who pre-ordered the entire album as a promotional single, Aint Been Done and Masterpiece were made available as promotional singles in the same manner on 7 October 2014. On 4 November 2014, Jessie J announced a tour in the UK. An extra London date was added due to demand after tickets sold out for the first date. During 2015 Jessie J will travel around the world promoting her album on the Sweet Talker Tour. Commercially, the became a worldwide hit, debuting at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, on 19 September Jessie announced on Instagram that the official second single is Burnin Up featuring 2 Chainz. The single was released on 23 September on iTunes, on 22 September the song leaked 24 hours earlier than expected
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Billboard 200
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The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists, often, a recording act will be remembered by its number ones, those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart is based mostly on sales of albums in the United States, the weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday and ends on Thursday. A new chart is published the following Tuesday with an issue post-dated to the Saturday of the following week, the charts streaming schedule is also tracked from Friday to Thursday. Example, Friday January 1 – sales tracking week begins Thursday January 7 – sales tracking week ends Tuesday January 12 – new chart published, New product is released to the American market on Fridays. Digital downloads of albums are included in Billboard 200 tabulation. Albums that are not licensed for sale in the United States are not eligible to chart. As of the issue dated April 15,2017, the album on the Billboard 200 is More Life by Drake. Billboard began an album chart in 1945, initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, sometimes three to seven weeks passing before it was updated. A biweekly, 15-position Best-Selling Popular Albums chart appeared in 1955, the position count varied anywhere from 10 to 30 albums. The first number-one album on the new weekly list was Belafonte by Harry Belafonte, the chart was renamed to Best-Selling Pop Albums later in 1956, and then to Best-Selling Pop LPs in 1957. Beginning on May 25,1959, Billboard split the ranking into two charts Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs for stereo albums and Best-Selling Monophonic LPs for mono albums and these were renamed to Stereo Action Charts and Mono Action Charts in 1960. In January 1961, they became Action Albums—Stereophonic and Action Albums—Monophonic, three months later, they became Top LPs—Stereo and Top LPs—Monaural. On August 17,1963 the stereo and mono charts were combined into a 150-position chart called Top LPs, on April 1,1967, the chart was expanded to 175 positions, then finally to 200 positions on May 13,1967. In 1960, Billboard began concurrently publishing album charts which ranked sales of older or mid-priced titles and these Essential Inventory charts were divided by stereo and mono albums, and featured titles that had already appeared on the main stereo and mono album charts. In January 1961, the Action Charts became Action Albums—Monophonic, Albums appeared on either chart for up to nine weeks, then were moved to an Essential Inventory list of approximately 200 titles, with no numerical ranking. This list continued to be published until the consolidated Top LPs chart debuted in 1963, in 1982, Billboard began publishing a Midline Albums chart which ranked older or mid-priced titles. The chart held 50 positions and was published on a bi-weekly basis, on May 25,1991, Billboard premiered the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart
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Electropop
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Electropop is a variant of synth-pop that places more emphasis on a harder, electronic sound. The genre has seen a revival of popularity and influence since the 2000s, the media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars and indeed, saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In the Sound of 2009 poll of 130 music experts conducted for the BBC, lady Gaga had major commercial success since 2008 with her debut album The Fame. Music writer Simon Reynolds noted that Everything about Gaga came from electroclash, except the music, the second album by British singer Lily Allen released in 2009 called Its Not Me, Its You is largely electropop as opposed to her first ska album. Other female electropop acts that emerged were Ladyhawke, Kesha, Demi Lovato, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Elly Jackson of La Roux and Perfume. The Korean pop music scene has become dominated and influenced by electropop, particularly with boy bands and girl groups such as Super Junior, SHINee, F. Male acts that have emerged included British writer and producer Taio Cruz, who charted well in the U. S. along with one-man act Owl City, who had a U. S. number-one single, DJ Kaskade, and LMFAO. Singer Michael Angelakos of the Passion Pit said in a 2009 interview that while playing electropop was not his intention, so everything weve been put on to is electronic in nature. Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason, Grooves, Beats and Styles from Trip Hop to Techno
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2011 Brit Awards
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The 2011 Brit Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011. It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industrys annual pop music awards, the award ceremony was held at The O2 in London for the first time in its history, moving from the original venue of Earls Court, also in London. The ceremony was hosted by James Corden, leading the nominations was Tinie Tempah with four nominations. The artists with the most awards won were Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire, whilst the re-working of the show was generally well received, the TV audience was the lowest for five years, with an average viewership of 4.8 million viewers peaking at 5.9 million. Comparatively, the episode of Channel 4s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings was watched by 8.05 million viewers. Adele performed her song Someone Like You at the ceremony with only a piano accompanying her and her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video received millions of hits on YouTube within days. James Corden made jokes throughout the ceremony which drew criticism on social networking site Twitter, a targeted example was talking to acts in between awards when he came across Justin Bieber. In his trademark humour, Corden said to Bieber You smell amazing, similarly, after Plan Bs performance of his hit Prayin finished with a man on fire, Corden described it as a really violent episode of Porridge and remarked is Justin Bieber OK. The amount of products that boy uses. He could have gone up in flames, as the man on fire took to the stage during Plan Bs performance, some of the crowd showed their disapproval and booed. A ^ These were released on iTunes as live performances Official site
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Children in Need
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BBC Children in Need is the BBCs UK charity. Since 1980 it has raised over £600 million for disabled children, One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two, and BBC Two HD from 7,30 pm until 2 am. Pudsey Bear is BBC Children in Needs mascot, whilst Terry Wogan was a long-standing host, following the temporary closure of Television Centre, the telethon broadcasts now take place at the BBC Elstree Centre. BBC Children in Need will move back to its home of BBC Television Centre in 2017. The BBCs first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a radio broadcast on Christmas Day. It raised about £1,143, which equates to about £27,150 by todays standards, the first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the Childrens Hour Christmas Appeal, with the yellow glove puppet Sooty Bear and Harry Corbett fronting it. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio until 1979, during that time a total of £625,836 was raised. Terry Wogan first appeared during this five-minute appeal in 1978, sometimes cartoon characters such as Peter Pan and Tom and Jerry were used. In 1980, the first Children in Need telethon was broadcast and it was devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom. The new format, presented by Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen, saw an increase in public donations. This format has grown in scope to incorporate further events broadcast on radio, as a regular presenter, Wogan has become firmly associated with the annual event, continuing to front the event until 2014 stepping down due to ill health. In 1988, BBC Children in Need became a charity in England and Wales. An award called the Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year has been presented since 2016 to someone who has gone above and beyond to help raise money for Children in Need. The award was set up by Terrys family and was presented by Terrys son, Mark, featured celebrities often include those from programmes on rival network ITV, including some appearing in-character, and/or from the sets of their own programmes. A performance by BBC newsreaders became an annual fixture, stars of newly opened West End musicals regularly perform a number from their show later in the evening after curtain call in their respective theatres. Unlike the other BBC charity telethon Comic Relief, Children in Need relies a lot on the BBC regions for input into the telethon night, the BBC English regions all have around 5–8-minute round-ups every hour during the telethon. This does not interrupt the schedule of items shown from BBC Television Centre as presenter Terry Wogan usually hands over to the regions, giving those in the main network studio a short break. However BBC Scotland, BBC Wales and BBC Northern Ireland opted out of the schedule with a lot of local fundraising news
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Comic Relief
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Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Reliefs appeal is Red Nose Day, a telethon held in March. Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, the idea for Comic Relief came from the charity worker Jane Tewson, who established it as the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Scotland. On 4 April 1986 the inaugural live fund-raising show, Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Live, was staged at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London featuring popular alternative comedians and pop stars. An audio recording was released on WEA which included a performance of the charity single Living Doll by Cliff Richard. On 8 February 1988, Lenny Henry went to Ethiopia and celebrated the very first Red Nose Day Telethon, over 150 celebrities and comedians participated. The event raised 15 million British pounds sterling and attracted 30 million television viewers on BBC1, the highlight of Comic Relief is Red Nose Day. One of the principles behind working at Comic Relief is the Golden Pound Principle where every single donated pound is spent on charitable projects. All operating costs, such as salaries, are covered by corporate sponsors. Currently, its supporters are the BBC, BT, Sainsburys supermarket chain. The BBC is responsible for the live television extravaganza on Red Nose Day, BT provides the telephony, and Sainsburys sells merchandise on behalf of the charity. The average full-time staff was 214, with 14 staff paid over £60,000 with remuneration for the year, excluding pensions, for Kevin Cahill, Sport Relief is a biennial charity event, and the campaign deliberately alternates years with Red Nose Day, Comic Reliefs flagship event. Red Nose Day occurs in odd-numbered years, and Sport Relief in even-numbered years, in 2009, Comic Relief launched a website calling for a financial transaction tax, the Robin Hood tax. At the end of the 2015 Red Nose Day telethon on 14 March it was announced that in the 30-year history of Comic Relief the Red Nose Day, the television programming begins in the afternoon, with CBBC having various related reports, money raising events and celebrity gunging. Whilst the BBC News at Ten is aired on BBC One, Comic Relief continues on BBC Two and these celebrities do the work for free, as do the crew, with studio space and production facilities donated by the BBC. Regular themes throughout the shows parodies of recent popular shows, films and clips, events. Smith and Jones, and a sketch starring Rowan Atkinson are both regularly featured. The First Red Nose Day was held on Friday 5 February 1988 with the slogan, The Plain Red Nose, the Second Red Nose Day was held on Friday 10 March 1989 with the slogan, Red Nose Day 2, and raised £27 million
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The Voice UK
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The Voice UK is a British television talent show created by John de Mol and based on the concept The Voice of Holland. It began airing on BBC One on 24 March 2012, There are five different stages to the show, producers auditions, blind auditions, battle phase, knockouts, and live shows. The winner receives £100,000 and a deal with Universal Republic. There have been six winners to date, Leanne Mitchell, Andrea Begley, Jermain Jackman, Stevie McCrorie, Kevin Simm, the show involves artists drawn from public auditions, and is part of The Voice franchise. It is produced by ITV Studios as well as Dutch production company Talpa Productions, the BBC won a bidding war with ITV, paying £22 million for the rights to broadcast the show in the UK for two years. ITVs Britains Got Talent launched its series on the same date of 24 March 2012. Many media outlets saw this move as an attempt by ITV to create a TV ratings war with the BBC. In November 2015, the BBC announced that the series of The Voice UK would be their last. That same month, ITV announced they had acquired the rights to air The Voice UK for three series, as well as plans for two series of The Voice Kids starting in 2017. The Voice first came to the eye when the BBC revealed that it was exploring the possibility of acquiring the rights. However, ITV was also interested as it was concerned that The X Factor could lose ratings after Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, ITV were said to be afraid that the show with would upstage theirs. It was reported by The Sun that BBC and ITV were in a war for The Voice UK. The Suns Colin Robertson and Leigh Holmwood stated that ITV were nervous, however, now they have told owners of The Voice format they ARE interested. A source said, The X Factor has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride already this year, the hype around The Voice is now so great that ITV feels it has no choice but to be in the running for it. If the BBC got it—and managed to sign Cheryl—then it could snare loads of viewers away from The X Factor, ITV were planning to have The Voice UK as companion show for The X Factor. On 18 June 2011, it was reported that the BBC had won the rights to The Voice UK, in mid-2011 it was revealed that BBC would be broadcasting The Voice after paying £22 million. Danny Cohen, the controller of BBC One, said he wants the programme to emulate the success of The Apprentice, Cohen said, I thought it was really good. Every so often the BBC occasionally buys something from abroad that is peerlessly good and we adapted that for Britain with Alan Sugar and made the British version the best in the world
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The Voice (Australian TV series)
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The Voice is an Australian reality talent show, based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol and is part of a wider international franchise. The show is hosted by Sonia Kruger, who debuted as host during the fifth season, the show is part of the television franchise The Voice and is structured as three phases, blind auditions, battle rounds and live performance shows. The winner receives a contract with Universal Music. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through an audition process. Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its coach, once the coach has made a choice, the other coaches have an opportunity to use one of only two saves each to take the other act through to Super Battle round. In this round, each of the remaining 32 acts performs a solo on stage to compete with three others for a place in the Live Round, the coach can choose only one from each of these performances to progress to the final eight and the Live Round. In the final phase, the contestants competed against each other. The audience and coaches had equal say in deciding who moved on to the final 4 phase, with one team member remaining for each coach, the contestants competed in the finale with the outcome decided by public vote. In May 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Nine Network would broadcast The Voice in late 2011, in September 2011, the Herald Sun reported that the Nine Network were planning to sign Australias Got Talent judge Dannii Minogue as one of the coaches. On signing the four coaches, Michael Healy, the Nine Networks Director of Television, said, To secure such world-class coaches has been a coup for this show, the mix of talent and unique format will, we truly believe, be a captivating experience for our viewers. Darren McMullen was announced as the host of the program in January 2012, additionally, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Darren Hayes, Megan Washington and Benji Madden were signed to pair up with the coaches as mentors for their contestants during the Battle Round. On 10 May 2012, Faustina Agolley was announced as the social media correspondent during the live shows. Filming for the auditions stage of the competition began on 19 February 2012 at Fox Studios in Sydney. The first day of filming resulted in hundreds of members being turned away from the studio due to overbooking of the event by an external booking agent. Filming for the battle started in late March. In response to the ratings success of the blind auditions. With Urban accepting an offer to join the American Idol judging panel it was announced in September 2012 that he would not be returning as a coach for the second season. Following an extensive search process by producers, and constant media speculation on who would replace Urban, in response to joining the series, Martin paid tribute to Urban saying he was humbled to be sitting in his chair
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Given name
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A given name is a part of a persons personal name. It identifies a person, and differentiates that person from other members of a group, such as a family or clan. The term given name refers to the fact that the name usually is bestowed upon a person and this contrasts with a surname, which is normally inherited, and shared with other members of the childs immediate family. Given names are used in a familiar and friendly manner in informal situations. In more formal situations the surname is commonly used, unless it is necessary to distinguish between people with the same surname. The idioms on a basis and being on first-name terms allude to the familiarity of addressing another by a given name. The order given name – family name, commonly known as the Western order, is used throughout most European countries and in countries that have cultures predominantly influenced by Western Europe. The order family name – given name, commonly known as the Eastern order, is used in East Asia, as well as in Southern and North-Eastern parts of India. The order given name - fathers family name - mothers family name is used in Spanish-speaking countries to acknowledge the families of both parents. Today the order can also be changed legally in Spain using given name - mothers family name - fathers family name, under the common Western naming convention, people may have one or more forenames. If more than one, there is usually a main forename for everyday use, sometimes however two or more forenames may carry equal weight. There is no particular ordering rule for forenames – often the main forename is at the beginning, a childs given name or names are usually chosen by the parents soon after birth. If a name is not assigned at birth, one may be given at a ceremony, with family. In most jurisdictions, a name at birth is a matter of public record, inscribed on a birth certificate. In western cultures, people normally retain the same name throughout their lives. However, in some cases names may be changed by petitioning a court of law. People may also change their names when immigrating from one country to another with different naming conventions, in France, the agency can refer the case to a local judge. Some jurisdictions, like in Sweden, restrict the spelling of names, parents may choose a name because of its meaning
