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Justin Bieber
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Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World and it was certified Platinum in the U. S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0 and it debuted at or near number one in several countries, was certified triple Platinum in the U. S. and contained his single Baby. He released his studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011. Bieber released his studio album, Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015, spawning three number one singles, What Do You Mean and his U. S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million. He has sold an estimated 100 million records, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists, Bieber has won numerous awards, including the American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012. In his career, he has won one Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song Where Are Ü Now at the 2016 ceremony. He has been listed four times by Forbes magazine among the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011,2012, Bieber also became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo. Bieber was born on March 1,1994, in London, Ontario, at St Josephs Hospital and he is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia Pattie Mallette. Pattie raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane and his mother is of French-Canadian descent, his paternal great-grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English, Scottish and Irish. He has also claimed that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry, through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn and Jaxon. Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Bieber attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School. Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar and he graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yos So Sick for a singing competition in Stratford and was placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and she continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Biebers popularity on the site grew
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Bieber at the 2012 NRJ Music Awards
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Bieber in 2010, displaying his earlier haircut.
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Bieber performing during his
Believe Tour in October 2012.
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Bieber performing in
Zürich, 2011
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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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Island Records
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Teen 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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Island Records
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Record producer
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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performers music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process, the roles of a producer vary. The producer may perform these roles himself, or help select the engineer, the producer may also pay session musicians and engineers and ensure that the entire project is completed within the record companies budget. A record producer or music producer has a broad role in overseeing and managing the recording. Producers also often take on an entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules, contracts. In the 2010s, the industry has two kinds of producers with different roles, executive producer and music producer. Executive producers oversee project finances while music producers oversee the process of recording songs or albums. In most cases the producer is also a competent arranger, composer. The producer will also liaise with the engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording. Noted producer Phil Ek described his role as the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation actually is music director. The music producers job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music, at the beginning of record industry, producer role was technically limited to record, in one shot, artists performing live. The role of producers changed progressively over the 1950s and 1960s due to technological developments, the development of multitrack recording caused a major change in the recording process. Before multitracking, all the elements of a song had to be performed simultaneously, all of these singers and musicians had to be assembled in a large studio and the performance had to be recorded. As well, for a song that used 20 instruments, it was no longer necessary to get all the players in the studio at the same time. Examples include the rock sound effects of the 1960s, e. g. playing back the sound of recorded instruments backwards or clanging the tape to produce unique sound effects. These new instruments were electric or electronic, and thus they used instrument amplifiers, new technologies like multitracking changed the goal of recording, A producer could blend together multiple takes and edit together different sections to create the desired sound. For example, in jazz fusion Bandleader-composer Miles Davis album Bitches Brew, producers like Phil Spector and George Martin were soon creating recordings that were, in practical terms, almost impossible to realise in live performance. Producers became creative figures in the studio, other examples of such engineers includes Joe Meek, Teo Macero, Brian Wilson, and Biddu
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Alan Parsons in an
ESO 50th anniversary video.
Record producer
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A
Danish recording session
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Mixing Console
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Usher Raymond IV
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Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, at the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In 1994 he released his debut album, Usher. 8701 produced the number-one singles U Remind Me and U Got It Bad and it sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003. Confessions established him as one of the musical artists of the 2000s decade. Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, Burn, Confessions Part II, and My Boo, it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond, debuted atop of the Billboard 200, the EP, Versus, also produced the Hot 100 top-five single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love. Looking 4 Myself, also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles There Goes My Baby and Climax. Hard II Love peaked at five of the Billboard 200 albums chart. Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States, to date, his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Usher has won awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards. Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years, Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles. Considered an icon and sex symbol, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, in 2008, he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group, a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Usher was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton, from Tennessee, Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga, his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, while in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School. At age 10, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order. However, Patton took him out because, according to her, the album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records. At age 13, Usher would meet A. J, alexander at local talent show in Atlanta
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Usher during the Division 1 launch party, 2010
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Usher arriving in
Miami, Florida, to attend the 2004
MTV Video Music Awards
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Usher performing with
Stevie Wonder and
Shakira at the
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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Usher performing in 2010
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Scooter Braun
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Scott Samuel Scooter Braun is an American talent manager and businessman. He owns two record labels, School Boy Records and Raymond-Braun Media Group, RBMG is a joint venture with R&B performer Usher. Three of the most prominent artists Braun represents are Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, for School Boy Records, his represented acts include Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tori Kelly and The Wanted among others. Braun was born to a Jewish family in New York City, to Ervin, the film won in regional and state competitions and then placed third overall. A member of Brauns family sent the film to Steven Spielbergs office, Braun has said Spielbergs response was one of the most inspirational moments in his life. Braun began his career by organizing parties while studying at Emory University in Atlanta, in 2002, Braun was hired to plan after-parties in each of the five cities on the Anger Management Tour, featuring Ludacris and Eminem. This launch into the world of hip-hop led Braun to producer Jermaine Dupri, Braun was 19 years old when Dupri asked him to join So So Def in a marketing position, and 20 when Dupri named him So So Defs executive director for marketing. Still in his year at Emory, Braun was working at So So Def. Some of his larger events included parties for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, eventually Braun left So So Def to go on his private venture. Some report he was fired from the job after a dispute over the direction of the label, Braun first encountered Justin Bieber when he saw a video of a 12-year-old Bieber on YouTube, performing a song by Ne-Yo. Braun contacted Biebers mother, Pattie Mallette, who agreed to bring her son to Atlanta for a trial period. Eventually, Braun convinced them to move permanently from Canada to the United States, after further online success, Braun pitched Bieber to two successful artists, Usher and Justin Timberlake, both expressed interest. Eventually Ushers mentor, music executive L. A. Reid, under the agreement, the label would take a cut of all revenues generated by Bieber, including ticket sales and merchandising. The group also includes RBMG, a joint venture between Braun and Usher, School Boy Records had a special business arrangement with Universal Music Group and later on with Republic Records for distribution. One source close to Ariana Grande has said that the reasons behind her actions is that She thinks this is the best professional decision for her moving forward. In 2016, Scooter won the award for “Best Talent Manager” at the 3rd annual “International Music Industry Awards” presented by Shazam at the 12th annual MUSEXPO in Los Angeles. Braun appeared on the cover of Billboard in the August 11,2012 Forty Under Forty special issue titled Scooter Braun, Braun was featured on the Time 100 list for 2013. He also appeared a second time on the cover of Billboard in its April 20,2013, issue, alongside Guy Oseary, Braun was born in New York City to Conservative Jewish parents, Ervin and Susan Braun
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Braun on stage at Tech Crunch Disrupt in 2010.
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My World 2.0
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My World 2.0 is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19,2010, by Island Records and it is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by his debut extended play My World. The record follows in the vein of My World, incorporating pop and R&B styles, lyrically, it discusses teen romance and coming of age situations. Upon its release, My World 2.0 received generally favorable reviews from music critics and it debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 283,000 copies. In doing so, Bieber became the youngest solo male artist to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963, with My World peaking at number five that week, he became the first artist to occupy two top-five positions since Nelly in 2004. When the album sold more copies in its week, it became the first album since The Beatles 1 to debut at number one. Bieber also had his second number one album in Canada, and in its second week the album peaked at number one in Ireland, Australia. It also charted in the top ten of fifteen other countries, Bieber supported the album with his very first headlining tour, the My World Tour. The album was preceded by the single, Baby, featuring Ludacris, which was released on January 18,2010. Somebody to Love impacted radio as the second single on April 20,2010. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2011 ceremony. In 2009, in an interview with Billboard at the Z100 Jingle Ball, Bieber said that people do not want to wait over a year and half for new music, and it was decided best to give it in parts. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Bieber stated, I wanted to do something that was a bit more R&B. I just wanted to be able to show my vocal abilities, in a piece with The New York Times Bieber stated that most of the production took place in Atlanta, and confirmed collaborating again with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Bieber said, that he was hoping that the album would be better, considering that My World was his first time in a studio. The album has been described as edgier and more mature than its predecessor, Bieber stated, I wanted to do something that was a little bit more R&B and that could reach out to everyone. I just wanted to be able to show my vocal abilities, sara Anderson of AOL Music commented that his sophomore release also showcases pop-y and hip-hop fused tracks. The record has also said to mine vintage teen-pop themes
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My World 2.0
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My Worlds Acoustic
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My Worlds Acoustic is the first remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on November 26,2010 and was sold exclusively at Walmart retail stores. The album features nine versions of songs from his debut extended play, My World. The new versions of the songs were produced by Biebers music director, Dan Kanter, his vocal producer Kuk Harrell, internationally, the set is included as a part of the compilation album, My Worlds, The Collection, which included songs from the previous two releases. My Worlds Acoustic was released to iTunes, on February 8,2011, according to Bieber, he wanted to release the album for the naysayers who critiqued his actual singing ability. The singer said that he wanted to have an acoustic album, although labeled as an acoustic album, the songs still include subtle usages of electronic sounds such as synthesizers. The album received favorable reviews from critics, however most critics were not satisfied that the album was not genuinely acoustic. In Canada, the song debuted at five, and later peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart. My Worlds Acoustic debuted at seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 115,000 copies in its first week. On October 18,2010, Bieber announced on his Twitter plans for an album in time for the holiday season. Days later, on October 24,2010, he revealed that the album was set for release on November 26,2010. The singer said he wanted to do the set because the Electronic Music production sometimes drowns out your voice and takes away from the singer, over the synths. According to Kyle Anderson of MTV News the album might not have been just another project, in the same interview he confirmed that Baby and other My World 2.0 songs were re-recorded, as well as a new song. It was later confirmed that the song was a song entitled. According to Bieber, the song is a gift to his fans, vocally, Biebers vocals are sung in a lower key compared to previous singles. Bieber plays guitar on the album, along with his guitarist, the new versions of the other songs on the album were produced by Kanter, Biebers vocal producer Kuk Harrell, and also producer Rob Wells. The video premiered during Game 3 of the 2010 World Series, and in the clip, Bieber performed Pray for the first time at the 2010 American Music Awards. The performance opened with Bieber sitting playing the piano while singing, midway through the performance Bieber arose from the piano and took center stage, he was accompanied by a choir singing background vocals
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My Worlds Acoustic
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Bieber performing the acoustic rendition of "
Favorite Girl " in Minneapolis on the
My World Tour
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Single (music)
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In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record, an album or an EP record. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats, in most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular, in other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album. As digital downloading and audio streaming have become prevalent, it is often possible for every track on an album to also be available separately. Nevertheless, the concept of a single for an album has been retained as an identification of a heavily promoted or more popular song within an album collection. Despite being referred to as a single, singles can include up to as many as three tracks on them. The biggest digital music distributor, iTunes, accepts as many as three tracks less than ten minutes each as a single, as well as popular music player Spotify also following in this trend. Any more than three tracks on a release or longer than thirty minutes in total running time is either an Extended Play or if over six tracks long. The basic specifications of the single were made in the late 19th century. Gramophone discs were manufactured with a range of speeds and in several sizes. By about 1910, however, the 10-inch,78 rpm shellac disc had become the most commonly used format, the inherent technical limitations of the gramophone disc defined the standard format for commercial recordings in the early 20th century.26 rpm. With these factors applied to the 10-inch format, songwriters and performers increasingly tailored their output to fit the new medium, the breakthrough came with Bob Dylans Like a Rolling Stone. Singles have been issued in various formats, including 7-inch, 10-inch, other, less common, formats include singles on digital compact cassette, DVD, and LD, as well as many non-standard sizes of vinyl disc. Some artist release singles on records, a more common in musical subcultures. The most common form of the single is the 45 or 7-inch. The names are derived from its speed,45 rpm. The 7-inch 45 rpm record was released 31 March 1949 by RCA Victor as a smaller, more durable, the first 45 rpm records were monaural, with recordings on both sides of the disc. As stereo recordings became popular in the 1960s, almost all 45 rpm records were produced in stereo by the early 1970s
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45
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Pray (Justin Bieber song)
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Pray is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song was written by Bieber along with Omar Martinez and Adam Messinger and Nasri of The Messengers, the song is taken as a single in several European countries from his first compilation album, My Worlds, The Collection. In the United States and Canada, the song is included on My Worlds Acoustic, according to Bieber, he was inspired by Michael Jacksons Man in the Mirror when writing the song. The song is a contemporary Christian song, while deriving from pop and R&B influences and it primarily features acoustic instruments, however does make small usages of electronic sounds. Pray received generally positive reviews, with critics appreciating the message portrayed in the song and it reached the lower half on the singles charts in Germany and Austria, and charted in several regions where it was not released as a single such as the United States and Australia. The songs music video premiered on Facebook on December 11,2010, the video, which also has religious undertones, features clips of places affected by natural disasters, sick children, possessed homes, and more, which are intercut with Bieber performing. Bieber debuted and performed the song on the American Music Awards, Pray was written by Omar Martinez and Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh of The Messengers. It definitely comes from the heart, I definitely thought of Michael Man in the Mirror when I was writing it. The song was released as a CD single in Germany on December 3,2010, Pray is a mid-tempo song that uses a world-music beat as a backing. According to the music published at Musicnotes. com by Universal Music Group. It is composed in the key of B major with Biebers vocal range spanning from the low-note of F♯3 to the high-note of B4, the song follows in the chord progression of B/G♯–B/F♯–E–B. Present throughout the background is the use of violins and a choir, as well as guitar, string instruments, congas. However it does make use of synths and electronic sounds. Musically and lyrically, it is influenced by Contemporary Christian music, and has a gospel feel, while including standard pop and R&B. The song opens with Bieber singing, And I pray over a keyboard, while the chorus repeats one simple refrain, I close my eyes and I can see a better day/ I close my eyes. Vocally, Biebers vocals are sung in a lower key compared to previous singles, referring to the song as a junior varsity take on Man in the Mirror, Allison Stewart of Washington Post said as an indicator of the Biebs awakening social consciousness, its a good start. Lucy Jones of The Daily Telegraph noted the song as a download from the album. Dan Savoie of Rockstar Weekly said the song is a more advanced lyric and shows a more side to the young singer
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"Pray"
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Walmart
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. doing business as Walmart, is an American multinational retailing corporation that operates as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, as of January 31,2017, Walmart has 11,695 stores and clubs in 28 countries, under a total of 63 banners. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and it operates as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as the Seiyu Group in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada and it also owns and operates the Sams Club retail warehouses. Walmart is the worlds largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2016 and it is a family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Waltons heirs own over 50 percent of Walmart through their company, Walton Enterprises. Walmart is also one of the worlds most valuable companies by market value, in 2016,62.3 percent of Walmarts US$478.614 billion sales came from its U. S. operations. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972, by 1988, Walmart was the most profitable retailer in the U. S. and by October 1989, it had become the largest in terms of revenue. A Walmart in York, Pennsylvania opened in October 1990, bringing the store to the Northeast. In 1945, a businessman and a former J. C. Penney employee, Sam Walton and his primary focus was on selling products at low prices to get higher-volume sales at a lower profit margin, portraying it as a crusade for the consumer. He experienced setbacks, because the price and branch purchase were unusually high. He passed on the savings in the product pricing, sales increased 45 percent in his first year of ownership to US$105,000 in revenue, which increased to US$140,000 the next year and US$175,000 the year after that. Within the fifth year, the store was generating US$250,000 in revenue, when the lease for the location expired, Walton was unable to reach an agreement for renewal, so he opened up a new store at 105 N. Main Street in Bentonville, naming it Waltons Five and Dime and that store is now the Walmart Museum. On July 2,1962, Walton opened the first Walmart Discount City store at 719 W. Walnut Street in Rogers, within its first five years, the company expanded to 24 stores across Arkansas and reached US$12.6 million in sales. In 1968, it opened its first stores outside Arkansas, in Sikeston, Missouri and Claremore, the company was incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on October 31,1969. In 1970, it opened its office and first distribution center in Bentonville. It had 38 stores operating with 1,500 employees and sales of US$44.2 million and it began trading stock as a publicly held company on October 1,1970, and was soon listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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Walmart headquarters building
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Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime store in
Bentonville,
Arkansas now serving as the Walmart Visitor Center
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Inside a Walmart Supercenter in
West Plains, Missouri
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The exterior of the Walmart store in
West Hills, California.
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My World (EP)
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My World is the debut extended play by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on 17 November 2009, by Island Records, the album is considered the first half of a two-piece project, later being supplemented by his debut studio album My World 2.0. Its music incorporates pop and R&B styles, and lyrically discusses teen romance, upon its release, My World received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its production. It debuted at six on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 137,000 copies. In doing so, it became the release for a new artist in 2009, though it was topped the following week by I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle. Upon the release of My World 2.0 in March 2010, Less than two months after its release, the record was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding one million copies. Internationally, the extended play attained similar success and it debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart, where it was later certified double platinum. It additionally attained double platinum recognition in the United Kingdom, two singles were released from My World, both of which became international successes. Its lead single One Time reached the top twenty in five countries singles charts, while its follow-up One Less Lonely Girl peaked within the top ten in Canada, the promotional singles Love Me and Favorite Girl peaked in the top forty of the US Billboard Hot 100. The project was promoted through television appearances and the My World Tour in 2010. On February 12,2016, the EP was released on vinyl for the first time, Bieber first began his career through YouTube, posting videos of his performances in singing competitions for family members who could not attend. As his popularity on the website grew, he was discovered by his eventual manager Scooter Braun and he provided him with an audition for L. A. Reid of Island Records, and signed a recording contract in October 2008. In April 2009, after recording his debut single One Time, Usher described Bieber as a phenomenon and definitely a priority for me. Bieber later described the title as the only way could really describe it. When recording My World, Bieber expressed a desire to grow as an artist and have fans grow with, musically, the project incorporates pop and R&B styles, similar to the catalogs of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Chris Brown, Usher, and Ne-Yo. Entertainment Weekly described the record as featuring sugary puppy-love ballads and dinky dance-pop confections, Bieber looked to address a variety of lyrical themes, which he described as songs that teens can relate to and just stuff that happens in everyday life. The introductory track One Time discusses an admiration of a female, Favorite Girl shares a similar sentiment, describing the object of his affection as his prized possession. The ballad Down to Earth was inspired by the divorce of Biebers parents, Bigger details an aspiration to work past the difficulties a relationship experiences
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Bieber performing in
Bogor,
Indonesia during his
My World Tour, 2010.
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My World
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Never Say Never (Justin Bieber song)
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Never Say Never is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song is used as the song for The Karate Kid. It was originally a demo with sexual lyrics performed by American singer Travis Garland, it was written and produced by The Messengers. However, for reasons, Bieber was tapped to record the song for the film. He re-wrote the song with The Messengers, Rambert, Smith, the song contains R&B and pop elements while merging hip-hop. The song was released for download in the United States on June 8,2010. The song was included as an acoustic track on the remix album My Worlds Acoustic. To promote Biebers 3D concert film of the name, the song was released as the lead single. Never Say Never peaked within the top twenty in Canada, Norway and its accompanying music video, directed by Honey, features Smith and Bieber in a recording studio playing around and dancing, and is intercut with scenes from the film. He has notably performed the song on Today and on his My World Tour, Smith joined Bieber during the tours stop at Madison Square Garden to perform the song for scenes in Justin Bieber, Never Say Never. A demo of the song, Sexy Together was originally recorded by Mike Chilton, reportedly the song was re-written by its original writers Adam Messinger, Nasri, Omarr Rambert, and his vocal producer Kuk Harrell, while Smith added lines. Carina Adly MacKenzie of Zap2it preferred Bieber and Smiths version, commenting, youd think that a song about sex would be more interesting than a song about little kids doing karate. The song was confirmed when the listing for the soundtrack was revealed. It was released on iTunes in the United States on June 8,2010, Never Say Never is a pop-R&B which includes hip hop. It is composed in the key of A minor with vocals spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of C6, the song follows in the chord progression of Am–C–G–D Bieber provides lead vocals in the song while Smith provides the backing with rap interludes. Idolator thought the song as a version of Eminems Lose Yourself. Smiths lines reference his father, and puns in the phrase and he also makes reference to his lineage by saying Born from two stars so the moons where I land. As he is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith also makes references to Luke Skywalker and Kobe Bryant in his lines. is sure to stand out as the films flagship anthem
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Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song)
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Somebody to Love is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song served as the single from his album, My World 2.0. It was written by Heather Bright and The Stereotypes, and produced by the latter, the song was originally recorded as a demo by Biebers mentor, R&B singer, Usher, for his sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond. After things went stale with Ushers label, The Stereotypes were encouraged to give the song to Bieber, the song is an upbeat pop song, which also derives from R&B genre, while making use of Eurodisco influences. It impacted US mainstream and rhythmic radio on April 20,2010, the remix of the song featuring Usher was featured on Biebers first compilation album My Worlds, The Collection and his second remix album Never Say Never, The Remixes. Usher re-recorded featured vocals for the remix of the song. A variation of the track with different production done by Benny Blanco, features Usher on lead vocals. It is included on the release of Raymond v. Raymond. In Japan, the song was released dually with Never Say Never as a double A-side single, the song received positive reviews, with critics complimenting the tracks dance feel, and the lyrical content. Somebody to Love became Biebers third consecutive top ten hit in Canada and it also reached the top twenty in Germany, New Zealand and Australia. The accompanying music video for the remix, directed by Dave Meyers, was intended to rely solely on choreography. It features appearances from several dance crews, such as Beat Freaks, according to critics, the video makes allusions to previous dance-heavy clips by Usher and Chris Brown. Bieber performed the song at a number of venues, including the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, in a Q&A with Rap-Up, Jonathan Yip of The Stereotypes confirmed that record was originally made for Usher, but things did not go through right with his label. According to Yip, Perez Hilton was the one who recommended the song for Bieber, and after that the producers agreed. Yip said that Ushers label, Jive Records wasnt sure what they wanted to do with the record for Usher, so they contacted Biebers manager, Scooter Braun, and Bieber was able to record the track. On the remix, Jonathan Yip commented, Ushers now back on the record, on the remix, the Versus version of the song was produced by Benny Blanco. Somebody to Love is a pop song, Biebers R&B vocals are blended throughout the song. The song also integrates elements of Euro disco, set it common time, the song is written in the key of C minor, and Biebers vocals span from the low note of G3 to high note of C5
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Auto-tune
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Auto-Tune is an audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies which uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances. It was originally intended to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies, allowing vocal tracks to be perfectly tuned despite originally being slightly off-key, the processor slightly shifts pitches to the nearest true semitone. Auto-Tune can also be used as an effect to distort the voice when pitch is raised or lowered significantly, such that the voice is heard to leap from note to note stepwise. Auto-Tune is available as a plug-in for professional audio multi-tracking suites used in a setting and as a stand-alone. Auto-Tune has become standard equipment in professional recording studios, instruments like the Peavey AT-200 guitar are seamlessly using the Auto Tune technology for real time pitch correction. Auto-Tune was initially created by Andy Hildebrand, an engineer working for Exxon, Hildebrand developed methods for interpreting seismic data and subsequently realized that the technology could be used to detect, analyze, and modify the pitch in audio files. The earliest commercial use of Auto-Tune as an effect in a popular song was Kid Rocks Only God Knows Why in 1998 and later on in Chers Believe. The effect is not to be confused with a vocoder or the talk box, devices referenced by producers of these songs when they were new to hide their use of Auto-Tune from music audiences. For example, in an interview, the producers of Believe claimed they had used a DigiTech Talker FX pedal. After the success of Believe the technique known as the Cher Effect. Originally, Auto-Tune was designed to discreetly correct imprecise intonations, and this technique soon became a widespread technique used in live performances and in pop recordings throughout the first ten years of the 21st century. According to Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times, Believe is widely credited with injecting Auto-Tunes mechanical modulations into pop consciousness, in the year 2000, the single Naive Song performed by Mirwais Ahmadzai from his album Production is the first ever track using Auto-Tune on the complete vocals. The use of Auto-Tune as an effect was bolstered in the late 2000s by hip hop/R&B recording artist T-Pain who elaborated on the effect. He cites new jack swing producer Teddy Riley and funk artist Roger Troutmans use of the Talk Box as inspirations for his own use of Auto-Tune, T-Pain became so associated with Auto-Tune that he has an iPhone App named after him that simulates the effect, called I Am T-Pain. Auto-Tune has since used in other hip hop/R&B artists works, including Snoop Doggs single Sexual Eruption, Lil Waynes Lollipop. The effect has become popular in raï music and other genres from Northern Africa. According to the Boston Herald, country stars Faith Hill, Shania Twain, however, other country music singers, such as Allison Moorer, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks and Martina McBride, have refused to use Auto-Tune. At the 51st Grammy Awards in early 2009, the band Death Cab for Cutie made an appearance wearing blue ribbons to protest the use of Auto-Tune in the music industry
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Jaden Smith
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Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American actor and rapper. He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, Jaden Smiths first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness. He also acted in the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and he was also in the 2013 film After Earth with his father. Smith was born July 8,1998 in Malibu, California and he has an older half-brother, Trey Smith, and a younger sister, Willow Smith. Smith and his siblings are youth ambassadors for Project Zambi, which assistance in conjunction with Hasbro for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS. Smith made his role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher. For his role, Smith won the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name. In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in The Karate Kid, in May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, playing father and son, in After Earth. In 2014, it was announced that Smith will return for the sequel Karate Kid 2 with Jackie Chan, the movie will be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith and written by Zak Penn. Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song Never Say Never, on October 1,2012, Jaden released his first mixtape, The Cool Cafe. Smith started his own brand called MSFTSrep. The clothes range from hoodies and T-shirts to trousers and vests, in May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer, Choi Bum Suk, to create a pop-up store in which customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos. In April 2014, Smith was cast in the film The Good Lord Bird, Smith plays Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown. Smith was in a relationship with Stella Hudgens, the sister of actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens. Smiths father, Will, revealed that his son sought a ruling, with the consent of his parents. From the time Jaden was five or six we would sit him down, however, Smith and his father appeared together on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 15,2013, and Smith said, The thing that people dont get is everything at his house is free. So I can get anything and everything at his house, so Im going to be there for 20,30 more years and he says that as soon as I have a movie thats bigger than one of his movies I can get my own house. A November 2013 media report indicated that Smith was dating reality television personality, Jenner wrote in social media in July 2013, Although we cant remember exactly when we met, I couldnt be more grateful that we did
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Smith at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2009
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My Worlds
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My World 2.0 is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19,2010, by Island Records and it is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by his debut extended play My World. The record follows in the vein of My World, incorporating pop and R&B styles, lyrically, it discusses teen romance and coming of age situations. Upon its release, My World 2.0 received generally favorable reviews from music critics and it debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 283,000 copies. In doing so, Bieber became the youngest solo male artist to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963, with My World peaking at number five that week, he became the first artist to occupy two top-five positions since Nelly in 2004. When the album sold more copies in its week, it became the first album since The Beatles 1 to debut at number one. Bieber also had his second number one album in Canada, and in its second week the album peaked at number one in Ireland, Australia. It also charted in the top ten of fifteen other countries, Bieber supported the album with his very first headlining tour, the My World Tour. The album was preceded by the single, Baby, featuring Ludacris, which was released on January 18,2010. Somebody to Love impacted radio as the second single on April 20,2010. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2011 ceremony. In 2009, in an interview with Billboard at the Z100 Jingle Ball, Bieber said that people do not want to wait over a year and half for new music, and it was decided best to give it in parts. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Bieber stated, I wanted to do something that was a bit more R&B. I just wanted to be able to show my vocal abilities, in a piece with The New York Times Bieber stated that most of the production took place in Atlanta, and confirmed collaborating again with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Bieber said, that he was hoping that the album would be better, considering that My World was his first time in a studio. The album has been described as edgier and more mature than its predecessor, Bieber stated, I wanted to do something that was a little bit more R&B and that could reach out to everyone. I just wanted to be able to show my vocal abilities, sara Anderson of AOL Music commented that his sophomore release also showcases pop-y and hip-hop fused tracks. The record has also said to mine vintage teen-pop themes
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Ryan Seacrest
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Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host and producer. He is best known for hosting the talent competition show American Idol, as well as the countdown program American Top 40. He received Emmy Award nominations for American Idol, and won an Emmy for producing Jamie Olivers Food Revolution. Seacrest was born on December 24,1974, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Constance Marie, a homemaker, and Gary Lee Seacrest and his mother told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Instead of playing with G. I. Joes or Cowboys and Indians, Ryan would always have a little microphone, at age 14, he attended Dunwoody High School. At age 16, while attending high school, Seacrest won an internship at WSTR, in Atlanta, with Tom Sullivan. When the regular DJ called in sick, Sullivan put him on the air for the very first show of his broadcasting career, Seacrest was given the weekend overnight shift at WSTR. Seacrest continued to work on air at WSTR until graduating from Dunwoody High School in 1992, Seacrest went on to study journalism at the University of Georgia in fall 1992. He continued his show at a local Athens station. Seacrest left the university at age 19 and moved to Hollywood to pursue his broadcasting career, in 1993, Seacrest hosted the first season of ESPNs Radical Outdoor Challenge. He also hosted three kids game shows, Gladiators 2000 from 1994–96, Wild Animal Games in 1995, Seacrest appeared as the host of the fictional game show Lovers Lane on Beverly Hills,90210 in The Final Proof. In the fall and winter of 2000, Seacrest was the host of The NBC Saturday Night Movie, during commercial breaks, he offered trivia on the film and a chance to win prizes by answering online on NBCi. In 2001, he hosted a reality program, Ultimate Revenge. It was shown on TNN from 2001 to 2003, American Idol In 2002, Seacrest accepted the position as co-host of a new Fox reality television series American Idol with comedian Brian Dunkleman. American Idol went on to success, putting Seacrest in the national spotlight, the following year, he became the sole host. When the show increased in popularity, seen by some 26 million viewers weekly, in 2003, Seacrest hosted the spin-off show, American Juniors. In July 2009, Seacrest inked a deal with CKX for $45 million to continue to host American Idol, in April 2012, Seacrest signed a two-year, $30 million deal to stay on as host of American Idol. In May 2014, Deadline. com reported that he had signed a deal with the option of another year
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Ryan Seacrest, Carson, California on May 11, 2013
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Seacrest at 2008 Primetime Emmys at
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Seacrest in September 2012
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Michael Jackson
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Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music, dance, the eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. He began his career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music, the popularity of these videos helped bring the television channel MTV to fame. Jacksons 1987 album Bad spawned the U. S and he continued to innovate with videos such as Black or White and Scream throughout the 1990s, and forged a reputation as a touring solo artist. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and his distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous artists of various music genres. Thriller is the album of all time, with estimated sales of 65 million copies worldwide. Jacksons other albums, including Off the Wall, Bad, Dangerous and he is recognized as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time by Guinness World Records. Jackson won hundreds of awards, making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music. He became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when Love Never Felt So Good reached number nine on May 21,2014. Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism, and, in 2000, aspects of Jacksons personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of sexual abuse, but the civil case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of child sexual abuse allegations. While preparing for his concert series, This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 25,2009. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Jacksons death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world. Forbes ranks Jackson as the dead celebrity with earnings of $825 million in 2016. Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958 and his mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, was a devout Jehovahs Witness. She played clarinet and piano and once aspired to be a country-and-western performer, michaels father, Joseph Walter Joe Jackson, a former boxer, was a steelworker at U. S. Steel
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Jackson performing in 1988, during the Bad World Tour
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Jackson's childhood home in
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Jackson (center) as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1972.
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Jackson wearing his famous
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Man in the Mirror
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Man in the Mirror is a song recorded by Michael Jackson, written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It peaked at number 1 in the United States when released in January 1988 as the single from his seventh solo album. It is one of Jacksons most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks. It also became the number 1 single in iTunes downloads in the US, the song was remixed for the soundtrack of Jacksons tribute tour Immortal. Man in the Mirror was composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett, Jackson added background vocals from Garrett, The Winans and the Andraé Crouch Choir, which gave the song its distinctive sound. The song is said to have one of Jacksons favorite songs. Arranged with a choir, Jackson would use a gospel choir again several years later on his hit Will You Be There. Siedah Garrett also sang Jacksons duet I Just Cant Stop Loving You in summer 1987, the song is played in the keys of G and G# Major at a tempo of 100bpm. The killing was highly traumatic to the Japanese public and to Jackson himself, Man in the Mirror is one of Michael Jacksons most critically acclaimed songs. When Ed Hogan reviewed the song, he called it gentle, jon Pareles of The New York Times noted that this song has gospelly lift. One of the videos is a departure from Jacksons other videos mainly because Jackson himself does not appear in the video. Instead, it featured a montage of footage from major news events such as the nuclear explosion of Operation Crossroads. The Man in the Mirror music video was directed, produced and edited by Don Wilson, Don and Michael Jackson developed the idea for the video. Larry Stessel who was Video Commissioner at Epic Records at the time was the Executive Producer. PCM Stereo music video version of song was included on Number Ones, Michael Jacksons Vision, the Target version DVD of Bad 25. An alternate live video was used as the song in Jacksons film Moonwalker with live audio. Man In The Mirror was the 4th consecutive number-one single for Jacksons Bad in the United States. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 on February 6,1988, and reached number 1 by its 8th week on the chart, on March 26,1988, the song originally peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom in 1988
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"Man in the Mirror"
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Kuk Harrell
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Thaddis Laphonia Kuk Harrell is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a team composed of himself, Christopher Tricky Stewart. 2011 marked the highly anticipated return of Jennifer Lopez and her album LOVE. in which Kuk served as Album Vocal Producer. Earning his fourth Grammy for the production of Rihannas No.1 Billboard Single Only Girl. A composer and engineer on Beyoncés chart topping Single Ladies from the album I Am, Sasha Fierce, he is also vocal producer and engineer of the Diane Warren-penned I Was Here from Beyoncés 2011 album 4. He also produced the majority of the vocals on Mary J. Bliges Platinum album Growing Pains, the first single from Growing Pains, Just Fine, earned a Grammy nomination for best R&B vocal performance in 2007. Kuk Harrell is currently signed to a publishing deal with Sony/ATV U. K. and is one of the most sought after vocal producers in the industry. Harrells music career began in his native Chicago, where he performed as a drummer and he soon became a commercial writer and producer, working for Joy Art Music, contributing to major ad campaigns for McDonalds, Kraft, Coca-Cola and many others. During this time, he sang on tracks written and produced by Diane Warren,2004 brought Harrell to Atlanta, where he joined his cousins Tricky Stewart and Mark Stewart at RedZone Entertainment as a writer, producer, and engineer. In a recent Billboard interview, Mark Stewart describes Kuk Harrell as. the secret weapon,2007 was a pivotal year for Harrell. Rihannas Good Girl Gone Bad and Mary J. Bliges Growing Pains were released this year, the single Umbrella off of Good Girl Gone Bad and Just Fine off of Growing Pains were both nominated for Grammys in 2007. This was also the year that Harrell established his own production company, Suga Wuga Entertainment. On March 29,2007, the first single from Rihannas Good Girl Gone Bad, Harrell co-wrote and produced the vocals on the track, which subsequently had one of the highest digital debuts in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking downloads in 2003. The song won ASCAPs Pop Music Award which honored Umbrella as one of the most performed pop songs of the year 2007, Time magazine named Umbrella one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at No.3. Writer for Time magazine, Josh Tyrandiel, cited Rihannas vocal performance, Umbrella was set at No.2 at the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart, behind Beyoncés Irreplaceable. In the United Kingdom, Umbrella broke a record on the UK Singles Chart by debuting at one on the chart based on digital sales alone. During the singles fourth week on the chart, both the single and album topped the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart. Umbrella eventually reached a total of ten weeks at one on the UK Singles Chart
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Rihanna performing at Brisbane, 2008
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Allmusic
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AllMusic is an online music guide service website. It was launched in 1991 by All Media Guide which later became All Media Network, AllMusic was launched in 1991 by Michael Erlewine of All Media Guide. The aim was to discographic information on every artist whos made a record since Enrico Caruso gave the industry its first big boost and its first reference book was published the following year. When first released onto the Internet, AMG predated the World Wide Web and was first available as a Gopher site, the AMG consumer web properties AllMusic. com, AllMovie. com and AllGame. com were sold by Rovi in July 2013 to All Media Network, LLC. All Media Network, LLC. was formed by the founders of SideReel. com. The following are contributors to AllMusic, as of this date, All Media Network also produced the AllMusic guide series that includes the AllMusic Guide to Rock, the All Music Guide to Jazz and the All Music Guide to the Blues. Vladimir Bogdanov is the president of the series, in August 2007, PC Magazine included AllMusic in its Top 100 Classic Websites list. All Media Network AllGame AllMovie SideReel All Music Guide to the Blues All Music Guide to Jazz Stephen Thomas Erlewine Official website
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The Daily Telegraph
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It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph and Courier, the papers motto, Was, is, and will be, appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since April 19,1858. The paper had a circulation of 460,054 in December 2016 and its sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, which started in 1961, had a circulation of 359,287 as of December 2016. The Daily Telegraph has the largest circulation for a newspaper in the UK. The two sister newspapers are run separately, with different editorial staff, but there is cross-usage of stories, articles published in either may be published on the Telegraph Media Groups www. telegraph. co. uk website, under the title of The Telegraph. However, critics, including an editor, accuse it of being unduly influenced by advertisers. The Daily Telegraph and Courier was founded by Colonel Arthur B, Sleigh in June 1855 to air a personal grievance against the future commander-in-chief of the British Army, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. Joseph Moses Levy, the owner of The Sunday Times, agreed to print the newspaper, the paper cost 2d and was four pages long. Nevertheless, the first edition stressed the quality and independence of its articles and journalists, however, the paper was not a success, and Sleigh was unable to pay Levy the printing bill. Levy took over the newspaper, his aim being to produce a newspaper than his main competitors in London. The same principle should apply to all other events—to fashion, to new inventions, in 1876, Jules Verne published his novel Michael Strogoff, whose plot takes place during a fictional uprising and war in Siberia. In 1937, the newspaper absorbed The Morning Post, which espoused a conservative position. Originally William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, bought The Morning Post with the intention of publishing it alongside The Daily Telegraph, for some years the paper was retitled The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post before it reverted to just The Daily Telegraph. As an result, Gordon Lennox was monitored by MI5, in 1939, The Telegraph published Clare Hollingworths scoop that Germany was to invade Poland. In November 1940, with Fleet Street subjected to almost daily bombing raids by the Luftwaffe, The Telegraph started printing in Manchester at Kemsley House, Manchester quite often printed the entire run of The Telegraph when its Fleet Street offices were under threat. The name Kemsley House was changed to Thomson House in 1959, in 1986 printing of Northern editions of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph moved to Trafford Park and in 2008 to Newsprinters at Knowsley, Liverpool. During the Second World War, The Daily Telegraph covertly helped in the recruitment of code-breakers for Bletchley Park, the ability to solve The Telegraphs crossword in under 12 minutes was considered to be a recruitment test. The competition itself was won by F. H. W. Hawes of Dagenham who finished the crossword in less than eight minutes, both the Camrose and Burnham families remained involved in management until Conrad Black took control in 1986
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The Daily Telegraph front page on 29 June 2015
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In 1882 The Daily Telegraph moved to new
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The Daily Telegraph building in 1974
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The Guardian
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The Guardian is a British daily newspaper, known from 1821 until 1959 as the Manchester Guardian. Along with its sister papers The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, the Scott Trust became a limited company in 2008, with a constitution to maintain the same protections for The Guardian. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than to the benefit of an owner or shareholders, the Guardian is edited by Katharine Viner, who succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. In 2016, The Guardians print edition had a daily circulation of roughly 162,000 copies in the country, behind The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper has an online UK edition as well as two international websites, Guardian Australia and Guardian US, the newspapers online edition was the fifth most widely read in the world in October 2014, with over 42.6 million readers. Its combined print and online editions reach nearly 9 million British readers, notable scoops include the 2011 News International phone hacking scandal, in particular the hacking of murdered English teenager Milly Dowlers phone. The investigation led to the closure of the UKs biggest selling Sunday newspaper, and one of the highest circulation newspapers in the world, in 2016, it led the investigation into the Panama Papers, exposing the then British Prime Minister David Camerons links to offshore bank accounts. The Guardian has been named Newspaper of the Year four times at the annual British Press Awards, the paper is still occasionally referred to by its nickname of The Grauniad, given originally for the purported frequency of its typographical errors. The Manchester Guardian was founded in Manchester in 1821 by cotton merchant John Edward Taylor with backing from the Little Circle and they launched their paper after the police closure of the more radical Manchester Observer, a paper that had championed the cause of the Peterloo Massacre protesters. They do not toil, neither do they spin, but they better than those that do. When the government closed down the Manchester Observer, the champions had the upper hand. The influential journalist Jeremiah Garnett joined Taylor during the establishment of the paper, the prospectus announcing the new publication proclaimed that it would zealously enforce the principles of civil and religious Liberty. Warmly advocate the cause of Reform, endeavour to assist in the diffusion of just principles of Political Economy and. Support, without reference to the party from which they emanate, in 1825 the paper merged with the British Volunteer and was known as The Manchester Guardian and British Volunteer until 1828. The working-class Manchester and Salford Advertiser called the Manchester Guardian the foul prostitute, the Manchester Guardian was generally hostile to labours claims. The Manchester Guardian dismissed strikes as the work of outside agitators –, if an accommodation can be effected, the occupation of the agents of the Union is gone. CP Scott made the newspaper nationally recognised and he was editor for 57 years from 1872, and became its owner when he bought the paper from the estate of Taylors son in 1907. Under Scott, the moderate editorial line became more radical, supporting William Gladstone when the Liberals split in 1886
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The Guardian front page on 6 June 2014
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The Guardian senior news writer Esther Addley interviewing Ecuadorian Foreign Minister
Ricardo Patiño for this article relating to
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The Guardian's HQ in
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The Guardian' s Newsroom visitor centre and archive (No 60), with an old sign with the name The Manchester Guardian
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Currently a Top-75 combined repertoire albums sales chart is compiled. The charts is published by IFPI Greece and sponsored by Cyta Hellas, the domestic trade name of IFPI Greece is Ένωση Ελλήνων Παραγωγών Ηχογραφημάτων. However, it is referred to, and branded as. IFPI Greece founded the first official charts in Greece in 1989. There were two top 20 albums charts, one for domestic and the other for foreign repertoire, the broadcast rights of the charts were acquired by ANT1 radio. Prior to the introduction of industry charts by IFPI Greece, unreliable charts were being published by various magazines which lacked credibility and authority over the monitoring of record sales, by May 1991, the charts were discontinued after it was discovered that they were easily manipulated. Executives blamed artists who made themselves appear more popular by buying hundreds of copies of their own albums in an attempt to gain bargaining power for shows. Also cited was the number of small shops which lacked detailed sales data required as a basis toward an accurate tracking system. In response to the discontinuation, Viko Antypas, managing director of PolyGram Greece, in March 2009 IFPI Greece announced that they would close their charts for a period of time in order to renew their charting system. There will be a shift from wholesale to point of sale sales, inclusion of digital downloads will also prompt the revival of the singles chart, as the decrease in sales and releases of CD singles had led to the discontinuation of the physical singles chart. Nielsen Soundscan is already engaged in the monitoring of digital downloads sold in Greece, in January 2010, IFPI Greece announced that they would start providing the Top 50 Foreign Albums chart on their website again, although the reformed charting system is not yet functional. Thus the Top 50 Foreign Albums chart continues to utilize the old charting system, IFPI debuted its new chart in early October 2010. The new chart, Top 75 Combined Repertoire, is now the sole chart by IFPI Greece and lists the top 75 domestic, the Top 75 Combined Repertoire chart is the official albums chart of Greece. It debuted in October 2010, replacing and combining the prior separate Greek-language, in 2011 IFPI Greece partnered up with a new radio monitoring service called Media Inspector to provide an official airplay chart. Top 50 Greek Albums The Top 50 Greek Albums chart was the albums chart of Greece for Greek-language repertoire. Sales of domestic repertoire are higher in Greece compared to other IFPI nations, the chart was discontinued in March 2009, and later replaced by the Top 75 Combined Repertoire chart. Top 50 Foreign Albums The Top 50 Foreign Albums chart was the sales chart for Greece of foreign repertoire. The chart was discontinued in March 2009, and later replaced by the Top 75 Combined Repertoire chart, Prior to 1997, the sales thresholds for foreign repertoire were the same as domestic ones
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2005 version of the "Piracy kills music" logo
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One Time (song)
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One Time is the debut single of Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It is the first single released from his debut EP, My World and it was first solicited to mainstream and rhythmic radio on May 18,2009. It was released via download in the United States and Canada on July 7,2009. An acoustic version of the song, called the My Heart Edition was released to iTunes on December 22,2009, the song, moderately paced with R&B, pop, and hip-hop influences, is an ode to young love. The song received positive reviews critics, commending its production, vocals. The song was a success, reaching the top twenty in Canada, US, Germany, United Kingdom, France and New Zealand. The single has been certified Platinum in Canada and the United States, the accompanying music video portrays Bieber at a house party, and features his mentor, Usher and hometown friend, Ryan Butler. As of March 2017, the video had been viewed over 510 million times on the video-sharing website YouTube, Bieber performed the song in a number of live appearances including The Dome, The Next Star, and Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Before they produced and wrote Biebers debut they had penned several hits, including Beyoncés Single Ladies, Mariah Careys Obsessed, Fabolouss Throw It In the Bag, One Time was produced by Stewart and production duo The Movement, while Harrell provided vocal recording and production. The Movement also received writing credits for the song as did Thabiso Nkhereanye, Bieber recorded the song at RedZones Triangle Sound Studios in Savannah, Georgia a few hours away from Biebers then current home of Atlanta, Georgia. Bieber also recorded some of the track at The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, mixing was done in Atlanta at Silent Sound Studios by Jaycen-Joshua Fowler and Dave Pensado. One Time is described to be in a slow groove. Washington Post called the track, along with Love Me modest club tracks, about. com described it as a solid midtempo beat. The song is composed in the key of C♯ minor, the song is moderately paced, and the introduction and outro are sung in a sing-and-tell format with Bieber repetitively voicing the line Me plus you/Imma tell you one time. Bieber goes into the middle eight the backing is not as much indistinguishable from the rest of the song, however Lamb criticized the song for being too generic, and that Bieber had little room to show his voice. Billboards Michael Menachem called the song a pop song that also taps into a prevalent teen hip-hop aesthetic. He also compared Bieber to Brown on the track, and said that brings to mind vocal debut on Run It. in 2005. Unlike Lamb, Menachem said the song gave Biebers vocals plenty of room to shine as he breaks into the chorus
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Bieber featured in front of the gray-azure backdrop and in the pool scene with Usher in the video.
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Tricky Stewart
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Christopher Alan Tricky Stewart is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. He is also a president of A&R at Epic Records. In a career spanning over 20 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million records sold and he is noted for producing many hip hop, R&B and pop chart topping singles, often with The-Dream. In 2012, he was included in Billboards 40 Under 40, Stewart was born in Markham, Illinois. Raised in a family, he was playing guitar, playing keyboards. Before graduating high school, Stewart had placements with artists such as Aaron Hall, rhythm and blues trio IMx, Stewart credits his work with Moore with opening many doors for him in his burgeoning music career. In 1994, Stewart produced Treat U Right for Blackgirl, around this time, Stewart met record producer and songwriter L. A. Reid, who offered him a deal to move his production company to Atlanta. Stewarts career and reputation continued to grow, achieving a breakthrough in 1999 when he co-wrote the single Who Dat for JT Money. Who Dat was a No.1 rap single, ASCAPs Song of the Year, as a talent scout and manager, Stewart and RedZone helped grow the careers of such artists as Solé and Sam Salter. In 2000, Tricky co-wrote and produced Interscope artist Mýas breakthrough single Case of the Ex and it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2000, and stayed in the Top 10 for three months. Around this time, Stewart discovered and signed Blu Cantrell, and it peaked at No.8 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spawned the No.2 hit Hit em Up Style. In 2002, Tricky co-produced and co-wrote B2Ks debut single, Uh Huh and it was No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. In 2003, Blu Cantrells second album, Bittersweet, was released,2007 was a breakthrough year for Stewart and RedZone Entertainment. Rihannas single Umbrella, co-written with The-Dream and Kuk Harrell, garnered two Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and a Grammy for Best Rap/Song Collaboration and that was until he heard her on the record. The song also broke the music stores record for biggest debut ever. This writing and production team, composed of Tricky, The-Dream, Stewart executive produced The-Dreams debut album Love Hate, which included the hit single Shawty Is a 10, peaking at No.6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Stewart also co-wrote and produced Dreams, Falsetto and I Luv Your Girl. The single Touch My Body off Mariah Careys album E=MC², produced by Stewart, the achievement was attributed to a record-breaking digital sales debut, as 286,000 copies were sold in its first week of availability
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The-Dream
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Terius Youngdell Nash, better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with Dear Jayne, Me Against the Music for Britney Spears, Umbrella for Rihanna, Single Ladies for Beyoncé and Baby for Justin Bieber. He released five albums between 2007 and 2013, Love Hate, Love vs. Money, Love King, Terius Nash,1977. Terius Nash was born in Rockingham, North Carolina and he moved with his mother to Atlanta when he was two years old. After first learning to play trumpet in school, Nash learned how to play the drums. His mother died in 1992 when Nash was fifteen years old and he states that the death of his mother gave him a soft spot for women, to which he credits his desire to write songs about female empowerment such as Rihannas Umbrella. He moved in with his grandfather, a mason who instilled a strong work ethic in young Nash. Of his grandfather, Nash recalls He came out of a bad time for blacks in the South, but even though we lived in the hood, we had a boat, some cars, so Ive always had a different outlook on life. Nash met R&B producer Laney Stewart in 2001 and Stewart helped him get a deal after Nash wrote Everything for B2Ks album Pandemonium. Under the pen name The-Dream, Nash began writing lyrics for popular artists. He co-wrote Britney Spears hit Me Against the Music from her album In the Zone, Umbrella was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2008 Grammy Awards. In 2007 Nash signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings. The album was produced by The-Dream, his production partner Tricky Stewart, and Los da Mystro, the album was written and recorded in eight days with twelve tracks making the final cut. com said that the singer had hit a home run. In June 2008, The-Dream was named Best New Artist at the BET Awards, on March 10,2009, The-Dream released his second album Love vs. Money. He re-teamed with Tricky Stewart, who produced most of the tracks on the album, the album featured Mariah Carey, Kanye West, and Lil Jon and featured the singled Rockin That Shit, Walkin on the Moon and Sweat It Out. During the making of Love King, he recorded a song with T-Pain, in January 2010, The-Dream officially stated he was finished recording the album and he called it the best of his three albums. The album was released on June 29,2010, before the albums release, The-Dream announced that Love King will be his last solo album. Once again produced by The-Dream, Christopher Tricky Stewart, and Los da Mystro, despite positive reviews from critics, the album was less commercially successful than Love vs. Money, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200
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Baby (Justin Bieber song)
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Baby is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released as the single from the latter half of Biebers debut album. It was available for download on January 18,2010. The song received airplay directly after release, officially impacting mainstream, the song is uptempo R&B, blending together dance-pop and hip-hop elements, while using influences of doo-wop music. The song has received reviews from critics who complimented the songs effective lyrics and chorus, and commended Ludacris part. The accompanying music video takes place in a mall/bowling-alley setting, the video features several cameos such as Drake, Lil Twist and Tinashe, in which Bieber chases after a girl. As of May 2013, the song has sold 3.9 million digital downloads in the United States, the official music video is the eighteenth most-viewed video all-time on YouTube, and is also, as of 2017, the YouTube video with the most dislikes. It had been the most-viewed from July 12,2010 until November 24,2012, Bieber performed the song several times, including Saturday Night Live, and the ninth season of American Idol. Bieber also performed a rendition of the remix version with Drake at the 2010 Juno Awards. The official remix in the United Kingdom features British hip-hop artist Chipmunk, when asked how the collaboration initially came about, Bieber said, both live in Atlanta. I met him a year prior to this and we figured it was a collaboration for him. Bieber first premiered the song performing on MuchMusic on December 28,2009, a few days before the release of the single, Bieber posted an acoustic version of the song to his YouTube with his guitarist Dan Kanterr, similar to the way he did with Favorite Girl. Billboard said that, Bieber delivers his characteristically clean vocals with conviction, My first love broke my heart for the first time / and Im like, baby, baby, baby, I thought youd always be mine. Also in a review of the acoustic version Bill Lamb of About. com said that I think the vocals here will convince some that Justin Bieber really does have the vocal chops. The song is upbeat, featuring Biebers R&B vocals over a backdrop containing a dance infused beat, full of keyboard. The song is composed in the key of E♭ major with Biebers vocal range spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of C5. Lyrically, Biebers lines explain his distress over his lost love, the chorus features the distinct and repetitive baby, baby, baby, ohhhh hook. A famous section of the song plays Baby, Baby baby oh and it is the catchphrase of the song that identifies the song
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Bieber in front of a backdrop with Ludacris and in a scene with Villegas
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Christina Milian
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Christine Flores, better known as Christina Milian, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. At the age of 19, Milian signed a contract with Def Jam. In 2004, Milian released her studio album Its About Time, which provided her first major U. S. hit, Dip It Low. Whatever U Want was released as the second single. Both singles charted within the Top 10 of the UK chart, in 2006, Milian released her third studio album So Amazin. The album produced one single, Say I, which peaked in the Top 30 of the US Billboard chart, a month after the release of So Amazin, Milians representative confirmed that she had left Island Records due to creative differences. Milian signed with Interscope Records in 2009, a single, ballad Us Against the World, was released in October 2008. In 2012, Milian signed to Young Money Entertainment, which will release her studio album. Although Milian is best known for her career, she originally wanted to be an actress. Her first lead role was in the 2003 film Love Dont Cost a Thing, and she subsequently had roles in Be Cool. Milian has since been cast in the 2010 ABC Family Original Movie Christmas Cupid, alongside Ashley Benson, on September 4,2009, Milian and R&B singer-songwriter The-Dream eloped in Las Vegas, and she gave birth to their daughter, Violet, on February 26,2010. Milian and The-Dream announced their separation on July 12,2010, Milian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is Cuban American. She was born to parents Don Flores and Carmen Milian, and raised in Waldorf, Flores changed her name and adopted her mothers maiden name in the hopes of landing a wider range of acting roles. The oldest of three sisters, including Danielle and Elizabeth, she moved with her family to Waldorf, Maryland, soon after her birth. Milian was four years old when she showed an interest in business. As a child, Milian was very imaginative and very creative and they inspired her to have fun, and she convinced her parents that she did not want to be inside the TV, although it took some time to convince them. By the time she was nine years old, Milian had begun auditioning with talent agencies, shot commercials for Wendys and Honeycomb. Milians mother noticed her daughters potential and left her husband and moved to Los Angeles with her three daughters when Milian was 13 years old and her father had to stay in Maryland and divorced her mother soon after the move
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Ludacris
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Christopher Brian Chris Bridges, better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. Alongside his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, throughout his career, Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards. Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André3000 of OutKast, born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta at age nine, where he began rapping. In 2001, he released Word of Mouf, followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003 and he took a more serious approach with his next two albums, Release Therapy, and Theater of the Mind. His next record, Battle of the Sexes, was released in 2010, Ludaversal was released on March 31,2015. As an actor, he has appeared in films including Crash, Gamer, and New Years Eve, but is best known for playing Tej Parker in the The Fast and the Furious film series. Ludacris was born as Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois and he later moved to the Chicago area, where he attended Emerson Middle School in Oak Park, and Oak Park & River Forest High School for one year. He then moved to Centreville, Virginia and attended Centreville High School for one year and he attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, he studied management at Georgia State University. His parents were both African-American, and he also has some English and Native American ancestry and he is a distant cousin of late comedian Richard Pryor. Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, Bridges served as an intern and then a DJ at Atlantas Hot 97.5 under the name Chris Lova Lova. He was also known for DJing during Freaknik at one point, Ludacris collaborated with Timbaland on the track Phat Rabbit from his album Tims Bio, Life from da Bassment. This song was a hit in many countries, in Ludacris early music career he collaborated with Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri. In 1998, Ludacris began to record his debut album Incognegro and this album was the defining example of Ludacris fast, wild, and comedic flow, a unique style for southern rappers. Timbaland handled part of the production, despite its poor sales, it was never deleted and is still sold today. Ludacris also appeared on Timbalands 1998 debut on Phat Rabbit, a track that would later be used on his re-issue of Incognegro called Back For The First Time, in 2000, Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, the album reached as high as #4 on the U. S. Billboard 200, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with such as Southern Hospitality and Whats Your Fantasy, along with his first ever single the Phat Rabbit
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One Less Lonely Girl
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One Less Lonely Girl is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song was written and produced by Biebers mentor, Usher, as well as Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch, the song was positively received, with critics commending the songs delivery and comparing it to pop-R&B songs by Chris Brown and Rihanna. It was a success in the United States and Canada, Biebers highest peaks in the countries at sixteen and ten, respectively and it also charted in the Belgium tip chart and in Germany within the top thirty, and also charted in Austria, Australia, and United Kingdom. The music video features Bieber attracted to a girl he sees in the laundromat, Bieber has performed the song in a number of live appearances including the Fearless Tour, The Next Star, and Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest. A remix of I Love College by label mate, Asher Roth, One Less Lonely Girl was released digitally on the iTunes Store on October 6,2009. Crystal Bell of Billboard gave the song a positive review stating much as he did on his debut single, One Time. Im gonna put you first, Ill show you what youre worth/If you let me inside your world, the stump speech is hard to resist, especially when set to an arrangement that follows the lineage of hit midtempo ballads With You, and Irreplaceable. Although the lyrics are generic, Biebers smooth delivery is right on point, jon Caramanica of The New York Times called the song along with Down to Earth, uncomplicatedly beautiful and earnest. Andy Kellman of Allmusic listed the song as one of his tracks from the album. In the U. S. the single had 113,000 downloads in its first week, Bieber scored the second highest debut of the week, only being surpassed by 3 by Britney Spears. Due to the impact of radio in the U. S. the song entered at thirty-six on the Billboard Pop Songs on the week ending December 12,2009. It dropped the week on the Hot 100, but rose to thirty-two on the Pop Songs. The single peaked at twenty-one on the pop chart, due to increased airplay and digital sales of My World, on the week ending January 9,2010, the song rose thirty positions from sixty to thirty on the Hot 100. As of February 2011, the single has sold over 1,025,000 digital copies in the United States, the song debuted at number ten on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue dated October 24,2009. It debuted in Austria at number fifty-four, where it peaked and it debuted on the Belgian Tip Chart in Flanders at number twenty-five, where it peaked, and remained for two weeks. It debuted in Germany at number twenty-two, where it peaked, the song also peaked at eighty-two in Australia and sixty-two in the United Kingdom. The video premiered on perezhilton. com on October 9,2009 and it later premiered on Biebers official site and YouTube on October 13,2009, Biebers mother, Pattie Mallette, makes a cameo during the flower stand scene in the music video. While filming the video, Bieber joked and said, It’s like the biggest town I’ve ever been in
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Bieber wearing the green sweatshirt and posting signs for his scavenger hunt in the "One Less Lonely Girl" video
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U Smile
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U Smile is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was written by Jerry Duplessis, Arden Altino, and Dan August Rigo, according to Bieber, the song is dedicated to his special fans. The song was released as the second single from the latter half of Biebers debut album on March 16,2010. It was released to radio in Canada on August 9,2010, followed by a mainstream and rhythmic release on August 24,2010. The song, a piano and instrument driven blue-eyed soul ballad, the song charted at seventeen and twenty-seven respectively in the United States and Canada, and later charted in the United Kingdom. Bieber performed the song as an intro to Baby on the season of American Idol. In an interview with MTV News, Bieber said, U Smile is one of the best songs I have ever recorded, he wrote, I wrote it for all my fans who got me here. Bieber explained on his Twitter that his fans took him from a town in Canada to the amazing opportunity he is living now. Bieber confirmed he co-wrote the track with August Rigo and he also told his fans to enjoy it as they are the ones who give him his strength in this. In August 2010, Nick Pittsinger, a Florida-based sound artist and it was compared to ambient music, including the works of Sigur Rós. The track became a meme in mid to late 2010. U Smile is a soul ballad, driven by piano. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said the song is the best by far of My World 2.0, the song has a bluesy feel, and makes use of metaphors such as You are my ends and my means/With you there’s no in between. The song composed in the key E♭ Mixolydian and it set in time signature of compound time with twelve eighth note in a bar, Biebers vocal range span two music from the lowest note A♭3 and the highest note E♭5. It follows the chord progression E♭-D♭-A♭, bill Lamb of About. com noted the song as a track on My World 2.0 and said it lets Justin Bieber sway and croon. It is guaranteed to generate warm and fuzzy emotions in millions of young fans, monica Herrera of Billboard commended the song and said that it should appeal to some older listeners. For Billboard s cover story on Bieber, Herrera said, Bieber croons and its the closest hes come to fulfilling Brauns wish, by sounding like a certain young Motown star. This is as unconditional as itll ever get/You aint seen nothing yet, originally released as a digital-only single, the song debuted at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 83,000 downloads in its first week
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Bieber seen in an empty theater playing the piano while blue and yellow spot lighting is seen in the background.
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Jerry Duplessis
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Jerry Wonda Duplessis is a Haitian Grammy Award-winning musical composer and record producer. His first major success was as producer for The Fugees 1996 album The Score and he also played the bass guitar with The Fugees, and band member Wyclef Jean is his cousin. Jerry Wonda Duplessis was born and raised in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, at 14, he began playing the bass. Early influences at this time included Aston Barrett, and James Jamerson, at 16, he was sent to the US and was raised by his father and his aunt who was also Wyclefs mother. The basement of their family home soon became their home studio, from church to some time at the Institute of Audio Research, and gigs wherever he could play, their home studio Booga Basement was opened serving artists near New Jersey. Wyclef, Samuel Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill would then unite to create a new Caribbean style group ultimately known as The Fugees, Wonda and Wyclef would align to provide production for the group which would be signed by Ruffhouse/Columbia. Label mates at the time would include Cypress Hill and Kris Kross, Jerry Wonda and Wyclef Jeans producing would take off with The Fugees. Their cover of the Roberta Flack classic, Killing Me Softly sung by lead vocalist Lauryn Hill reached No.2 on the Pop charts, co-produced by Wonda, their album The Score would become one of the best-selling hip hop albums of all time gaining worldwide recognition. Wonda would divide his time touring as a bassist and musical director with The Fugees and he attributes his musical success to tailoring each of his productions specifically tailored to a particular artist. “When we are on every song is different, every show is different. “I find out what each artist before delivering the song. ”Several productions ranging from hip hop, pop, r&b, rock, soul. Wonda and Wyclef would make history in 2000, santanas Supernatural single Maria Maria, which Wonda co-produced, held the No.1 chart position for 10 weeks. In 2006, the duo produced Shakiras worldwide hit Hips Dont Lie from album Oral Fixation Vol.2. It became the top selling song of the 21st century and reached No.1 in more than 50 countries, leading Shakira to be the 1st female Colombian singer to top Billboards Hot 100 chart. In 1996, Wonda would co-produce The Fugees All-Star Ali tribute Rumble In The Jungle featuring A Tribe Called Quest, the Warren Beatty film Bulworth includes Wondas Ghetto Superstar performed by Pras Michel, Ol Dirty Bastard and Mýa and How Come by Senegalese singer Youssou NDour & Canibus. Alongside Wyclef and Andrea Guerra, Wonda wrote and produced the theme song Million Voices for the movie Hotel Rwanda, the same song was later nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006. Other film credits include The Manchurian Candidate, Dave Chappelles Block Party, in 2001, Wonda built Platinum Sound Recording Studios in Times Square, NYC. Wonda and Wyclef co-founded non-profit Yéle Haiti providing assistance to Haiti in education, health, environment, “We created Yele Haiti because we are from Haiti, ” said Wonda
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Favorite Girl
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Favorite Girl is a song by Canadian recording artist, Justin Bieber. The song was written and produced by DMile, and Antea Birchett, Anesha Birchett, the song was later released exclusively to iTunes as the second promotional single from his debut studio release, My World on November 4,2009. The song is mid-tempo, and merges teen pop and R&B elements, the song debuted at number twelve and twenty-six, in Canada and the United States, respectively. In response to Swift using his song, Bieber posted an acoustic rendition of the then never-before heard Favorite Girl on his YouTube, when asked about his learning of Swift using his song, Bieber stated, It was really funny because I heard about it from a fan. I watched it and it was hilarious, Bieber and Swift then met in person at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and she later invited him to be a special guest on her Fearless Tour when she returned to the United Kingdom. The song was written by Dernst DMile Emile II, Antea Birchett, Anesha Birchet, the song was recorded by Blake Eisemen at Icon Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, where Biebers career is based. Mixing was done by Dave Pensado and Jaycen-Joshua Fowler, at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, the song became a popular trending topic on Twitter on the day of its release. Favorite Girl be is a song, which integrates characteristics of R&B music. According to the music published at Musicnotes. com by Universal Music Publishing. Favorite Girl is set in time, and has a moderate tempo of 88 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of E minor with Biebers vocals spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of B4. The song follows in the progression of C–Em–G The song had hot shot debuts and limited stays on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. It debuted in the U. S. at number twenty-six on the week ending November 21,2009, the same week it debuted at number fifteen in Canada, remaining on the chart for two weeks. The song returned to the Canadian Hot 100 at number ninety-nine on the week ending January 9,2010, in 2010, the chart also appeared on the UK Singles Chart at seventy-six, and on the UK R&B Chart. Most Bieber performances of the song are of the acoustic rendition, regarding the performance, MTV News praised the song as a funky, groovy, swaggerific jam. During the live session with MTV, he performed the song playing the keyboard. In a review of his performance of the song at Z100s 2009 Jingle Ball. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Adam Messinger
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Adam Messy Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. Besides his solo work, he is part of the writing, born in Toronto, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guitar, and drums/percussion. He received Juno Award nominations in 2001 and 2006 for his work with a cappella group Cadence and he also co-wrote the winning RnB song in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. He was won two GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2005 and 2009 for his work with Christian hip hop Manafest, as well, their collaboration between Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts That Should Be Me won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video. In 2015, Messinger earned the Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his work with Magic. and he also won the International Achievement Award at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto for his work with MAGIC. Halsey – Fifty Shades Darker, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Not Afraid Anymore, Writer, producer, - Primary Colours Album Producer Magic. A. M. E
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Usher (entertainer)
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Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, at the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In 1994 he released his debut album, Usher. 8701 produced the number-one singles U Remind Me and U Got It Bad and it sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003. Confessions established him as one of the musical artists of the 2000s decade. Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, Burn, Confessions Part II, and My Boo, it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond, debuted atop of the Billboard 200, the EP, Versus, also produced the Hot 100 top-five single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love. Looking 4 Myself, also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles There Goes My Baby and Climax. Hard II Love peaked at five of the Billboard 200 albums chart. Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States, to date, his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Usher has won awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards. Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years, Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles. Considered an icon and sex symbol, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, in 2008, he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group, a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Usher was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton, from Tennessee, Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga, his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, while in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School. At age 10, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order. However, Patton took him out because, according to her, the album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records. At age 13, Usher would meet A. J, alexander at local talent show in Atlanta
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Usher during the Division 1 launch party, 2010
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Usher arriving in
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Usher performing in 2010
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Bigger (Justin Bieber song)
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Bigger is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, included as a track on his debut release, My World, released on November 17,2009. It was written by Bieber, Frank Ocean, Dapo Torimiro, Kevin Risto and Waynne Nugent of Midi Mafia, with the latter duo, musically, the song is a R&B number which infuses elements of teen pop and dance-pop, while including influences of new jack swing. The songs lyrics refer to one maturing in a relationship and working to reach goals, the song received generally positive reception from critics who reviewed the album, with a Billboard reviewer commenting that Bieber had genuine swagger on the song. Some reviews however questioned the lyrical content, after the release of My World, due to digital sales, the song charted in the lower regions of charts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Bigger was co-written by Bieber, Odd Future collective member Frank Ocean, Dapo Torimiro, Kevin Risto, Midi Mafia and Dapo have production credits. It was recorded at Icon Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and it was mixed at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, the track was one of three songs on the standard edition of the album that Bieber co-wrote. Bigger, described as moderately fast, is a R&B song with a length of three minutes and seventeen seconds, with inclinations toward teen pop and dance-pop. According to a review of My World by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, the song is set in common time, and has a tempo of 104 beats per minute. It is written in the key of C minor, and Biebers vocals do not deviate far and it features the chord patterns Cm11 and Fm9. The songs lyrics see the protagonist professing to their love interest how they have matured, in such as I was a player when I was little. Lyrically, the song speaks of rebuffing anyone that comes in between his reaching goals, in lines like And all the haters I swear they look so small from up here. In calling Biebers vocals boyish as they are mature, Monica Herrerra of Billboard reviewed the song positively, commenting. On the week ending December 5,2009, due to digital sales after the release of My World, Bigger debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. The song debuted at number forty-nine on the Hot Digital Songs chart in the US, in Canada, it debuted at number seventy-eight. It dropped off both charts the following week, Bigger also appeared at number ninety-six on the Japan Hot 100. In both territories it was also the second highest non-previously released song from My World to appear on the charts, in the United Kingdom, after the release of My World, Bigger appeared at number 162. Source Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Monica Herrerra of Billboard said that Bieber (pictured) had "genuine swagger" on "Bigger"
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First Dance (song)
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First Dance is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, included as a track on his debut release, My World, released on November 17,2009. First Dance is a R&B and teen pop song, that sees Bieber and Usher trade lines, after the release of My World, due to digital sales, the song charted in the lower regions of charts in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. First Dance was written by Bieber, Usher, Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander Prettyboifresh Parhm, with the exception of Usher, all other contributors to the song do not have any other credits on the album. The track was one of three songs on the edition of the album that Bieber co-wrote. Dwight Skrapp Reynolds is responsible for the keyboards in the song, First Dance, described to be in a moderate pace, is a R&B song with a length of three minutes and forty-two, with inclinations toward teen pop. Bieber described the song as a slow song that people can dance to. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said that the song echoed Michael Jacksons You Are Not Alone, the song is set in the time signature of common time, and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute. It is written in the key of A minor, and vocals in the span from the low note of G3 to the high note of E5. Allison Stewart of The Washington Post called the song as a yearning ballad, marc Hirsh of the Boston Globe said that the song combines the Disney route of songs comparing love to a fairytale, and unintentional comedy in the lines Ain’t no chaperones. Girl, I promise I’ll be gentle/ I know we gotta do it slowly’ in a song literally about prom and it dropped off both charts the following week. In both territories, it was also the lowest non-previously released song from My World to appear on the charts, in the United Kingdom, after the release of My World, First Dance appeared at number 156. Songwriting – Justin Bieber, Usher Raymond IV, Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander Prettyboifresh Parhm, production – Prettyboifresh Vocal recording – Jeremy Stevenson Mixing – Jaycen Joshua and Dave Pensado, assisted by Giancarlo Lino
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Critics appreciated the appearance of Usher (pictured) as the album's only feature.
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Love Me (Justin Bieber song)
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Love Me is a song by Canadian recording artist, Justin Bieber. The track was written by Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, and Philip Lawrence and it was released exclusively to iTunes as the first promotional single from his debut studio release, My World on October 26,2009. An electropop song which also contains dance-pop and R&B music, the chorus interpolates the 1996 single Lovefool by the Swedish band The Cardigans. Love Me was one of the most well received tracks on the album, with critics complimenting its electro and club feel, the song peaked in Canada and in the U. S. at twelve and thirty-seven, respectively. The song also charted in the United Kingdom on its main chart and R&B chart, the music video for the song was released on August 3,2010 and serves as a tribute to his worldwide fans, thanking them for their support. The dominant scenes are made of up of live performances, behind-the-scenes footage, Bieber opened every show on his My World Tour with the song. The song was produced by DJ Frank E at Side 3 Studios in Denver, the song recorded by Bill Malina at Serenity Sound Studio in Hollywood, California. Mixing was done by Dave Pensado and Jaycen-Joshua Fowler, at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, taylor Graves and Bonnie McKee provided background vocals. However plans were changed, and a week before the release, Bieber announced that a new song and it was released a day early on October 26. Bieber took to Twitter with his saying that he was surprised himself. Love Me is a pop song, which use of guitars/bass. The chorus interpolates the song Lovefool by the Swedish band The Cardigans, according to the sheet music published at Musicnotes. com by Universal Music Publishing, Ltd. Love Me is set in common time, the song is composed in the key of C minor with Biebers vocals spanning from the low-note of Bb3 to the high-note of Eb5. The song follows in the progression of Cm–A♭–E♭–B♭ The song was one of the most well received on the album. Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly said Biebers better on Love Me, mark Hirsh The Boston Globe, which was one of the few reviewers that gave the album a mixed analysis, said that Love Me was the essential song on the set. Washington Post also cited the song as one of the albums best, the New York Times said the track is probably the only release in recent memory that owes debts to both the Cardigans. Mike Diver of BBC Music called the song an electro-infused reinterpretation of The Cardigans Lovefool, Diver preferred Bieber in the song and wanted more of the cheeky chap rightfully having the time of his young life, rather than the adolescent playboy. Love Me had debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100 at twelve and it spent twelve non-consecutive weeks on the Canadian chart and four in the United States
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"Love Me" cover
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Bieber making a heart with a blue background relative to the songs theme. Bieber seen performing in front of a large crowd.
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Peter Svensson
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Peter Svensson is a songwriter, producer and musician. He is the songwriter and guitarist of the band the Cardigans. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, and in his teens he went on to play with local bands, after hooking up with bass player Magnus Sveningsson, they formed The Cardigans in 1992. Peter Svensson is credited with writing the music and melodies for almost all of the original songs. In 1998, he released a project called Paus. All songs were co-written together with Joakim Berg from the band Kent, the drums were played by The Cardigans drummer Bengt Lagerberg. In 1999, the Paus album and Svensson’s work on The Cardigans fourth album, Gran Turismo, Svensson co-wrote Swedish singer Titiyo’s album, Come Along. The single, Come Along, was a big hit in 2001 and was awarded a Grammy for Song of the Year in Sweden
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Nina Persson
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Nina Elisabet Persson audio is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name and she has also appeared as a guest artist with many other acts. Persson made her debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006. She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song Your Love Alone Is Not Enough and she also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing Daddys Gone. Perssons first solo album released under her own name, Animal Heart, was released on 10 February 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx Records, Persson grew up in Jönköping, Sweden. On 16 June 2001, Persson married American songwriter and author and their son Nils was born on 30 September 2010. The three currently reside in Harlem, New York City and she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2009 and underwent surgical treatment. 1996, Desafinado 2000, Theme from Randall & Hopkirk, Nina Persson & David Arnold 2007, Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, Nina Persson 2014, Animal Heart 2014, Sometimes 2015, The Legacy 2014, Tänk Om. Musiken Från Filmen 2015, What if, the Cake Sale Nina Persson at the Internet Movie Database My City, My Life interview with Nina Persson on CNN, January 2009
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Nina Persson with
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Never Let You Go (Justin Bieber song)
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Never Let You Go is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The track was written by Bieber and also co-written and produced by production duo Johntá Austin and it was originally released as a promo single from latter half of Biebers debut album, My World 2.0 on March 2,2010. The song charted within the top twenty in Canada and New Zealand, twenty-one in the United States, and in the regions of the charts in Australia. The accompanying music video features Bieber and Paige Hurd at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, including scenes at the resort, an aquarium, and on the coast. Bieber performed the song a number of times, including on BETs SOS, Saving Ourselves - Help for Haiti Telethon, Never Let You Go published in common time with moderate tempo. Never Let You Go written in D minor key with the chord progression B♭-Dm-C, leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly noted similarities between Never Let You Go and Chris Browns Forever, calling the previous a fraternal twin to the latter. Never Let You Go debuted and peaked at number twenty-one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was listed on the chart for two weeks before dropping off. It debuted and peaked at fourteen in Canada, after spending four weeks on the Canadian Hot 100 it dropped off. Internationally, the song charted at sixty-seven in Australian Singles Chart, and reached sixteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart, via digital sales behind the release of My World 2.0, Never Let You Go reached eighty-four on the UK Singles Chart. Rolling Stone confirmed in January 2010 that the video had already been shot by director Colin Tilley while Bieber was at the Atlantis resort in Dubai. Actress Paige Hurd portrays Biebers love interest in the video, the video premiered on March 30,2010 on Vevo. It was the new joint on BETs 106 & Park on April 5,2010. Summarizing the video, Jocelyn Vena MTV News said, Bieber is seen hanging out in the catacombs of Bahamian aquariums. In this new clip, Bieber is seen performing on the beach and frolicking with Hurd. Bieber is definitely growing up a lot in this video — sharing near-kisses, shots of the pair in silhouette holding hands play into the videos plot of two young teens falling in love in a very exotic locale. Vena also said that Bieber continues her knack for Michael Jackson-esque dance moves, simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly called the video So romantic, as they dance in an age-appropriate fashion. Chris Ryan of MTV News reviewed the video positively, stating that it is, Bieber performed the song several times including at the new Microsoft Store grand opening in Mission Viejo, California, and in a live session with MTV
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"Never Let You Go" cover
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Bieber on the cliff in front of the ocean and in front of the Atlantis resort with love interest Paige Hurd.
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Adonis Shropshire
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Adonis Shropshire or Adonis for short, is an American songwriter and record producer. Adonis was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, while in middle school, he met Usher Raymond IV. While frequenting a local studio he learned the art of creating songs, music production, using audio equipment, recording, currently Adonis is the CEO, and Founder of Beatstreet, Inc. While having a friendship with R&B trio Blaque, he would travel to various recording sessions with them, natina Reed and her former Blaque group member Shamari Fears, noticed a particular talent he had for producing vocals and allowed him to contribute in the studio. These sessions were his first “real” recording sessions, which consisted of helping vocal produce three songs for the debut album. In 1997, he moved back to Atlanta to pursue his dream of breaking into the music industry, while in a local singing group he was introduced to Rowdy Records exec Kirk Woods who would later become his manager. When the group disbanded in 2000, he started writing songs for recording artists. This prompted his manager to set up a meeting with famed producer, while in New York Adonis worked on the album of pop icon Jennifer Lopezs J. LO. This was Adonis first songwriting credit, soon after Diddy signed Adonis to his publishing venture with EMI as part of his Hit Men Squad. Immediately Adonis began to craft songs for Faith Evans, Carl Thomas,112, Cheri Dennis, Beyoncé, Usher, B2K and that work resulted in him meeting Bryan-Michael Cox. Adoniss relationship with Cox soon had him producing and writing for Chris Brown, Nicole Scherzinger, Mariah Carey, in 2014 Adonis began working with Kristinia DeBarge on her third studio album. On January 5,2015, he and DeBarge started releasing new music exclusively through YouTube and she entitled the project New Music Mondays. The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts, Adonis has received 3 awards from 17 nominations
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Eenie Meenie
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Eenie Meenie is a song by American singer Sean Kingston and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was written by Kingston, Bieber, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Benny Blanco, Marcos Palacios and Ernest Clark, and was produced by Blanco. It was originally released as the first single from Kingstons third studio album Back 2 Life on March 23,2010, however, it is included on Biebers My World 2.0. The song, a number with Kingstons reggae influences and Biebers R&B vocals, is lyrically about an indecisive lover. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and the top twenty in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the accompanying music video features Kingston and Bieber at a pool party at a condo, being pursued by the same girl. The song premiered on March 4,2010, on Ryan Seacrests website and it is a dance-pop song, with R&B, and reggae fusion influences, written in the key of B♭ minor, with a vocal range from the tone of F♯4 to the note of A5. It moves at 120 beats per minute and is set in common time, the song features a prominent synthesized back beat, followed by verses from both singers, then a rap interlude, while utilizing the childrens rhyme Eenie Meenie Miny Moe. Kyle Anderson of MTV said that Eenie Meenie melds Sean Kingstons island-inflected dance-pop with Biebers sweet tween R&B, a reviewer of DJBooth said, The record’s crown jewel, of course, is the chorus, which will worm its way into your head whether you like it or not. Although he called the song catchy, Chris Richards of The Washington Post said Kingston hogs the mike on the song, rudy Klapper of Sputnikmusic wrote about the lyrics, on the album review, that those are disturbing, but at the same time unintentionally hilarious. She also criticized the production, Theres not much to say about the kind of producer who thinks the use of the term shorty with an elementary school gimmick is a good idea. Luke ONeil from The Boston Globe noted Sultry reggaeton is repackaged here for the set with Sean Kingstons Eenie Meenie. Shorty was never sung so literally, in the United States Eeenie Meenie entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty on April 7,2010, where it was the highest debut of the week. The next week it dropped three places, and stayed there for additional week. On the Billboard issue dated May 15,2010, the single reached its peaked, at number fifteen, as of February 2011, the single was sold 1,238,000 times. It re-entered at number forty-five on April 25,2010, and reached its peak at number eleven on May 30,2010, later it was certified as gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The song appeared in the UK Singles Chart on May 22,2010, the next week Eenie Meenie rose to number seventeen and peaked at number nine in the next two weeks. In Ireland, it debuted at number forty-one in the Irish Singles Chart on April 15,2010, in the Canadian Hot 100 Eenie Meenie debuted and peaked at number fourteen, becoming the highest debut of the week. But in the issue, the single became the biggest drop
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Kingston and Bieber at a party on the balcony of a condominium in the video.
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Sean Kingston
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Kisean Anderson, known professionally as Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer whose first album, Sean Kingston, was released in 2007. Kisean Anderson was born on February 3,1990, in Miami, Florida, and moved to Kingston, Jamaica and he attended high school in Ocho Rios. His grandfather was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo, who worked under the stage name Jack Ruby, Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Tommy Rotem at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony. At Beluga we essentially refine the talent so that its more of a marketable product, in a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released the single Beautiful Girls in May 2007. The song peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Beautiful Girls was a success internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song spent four weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart, in 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefanis The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncés The Beyoncé Experience Tour. In 2008, he was one of the acts for the Australian leg of Kelly Clarksons My December Tour. Since Sean is a Jamaican singer, he got his name from the capital of Jamaica called Kingston. The album Tomorrow was released on September 22,2009, producers involved in the album included former Fugee Wyclef Jean, RedOne, plus Seans original mentor, J. R. Rotem. Fire Burning, and Face Drop were released as singles, additionally, five promotional digital singles were released leading up to the album. Kingston co-wrote Jason Derulos Whatcha Say and he also found the R&B-reggae singer Iyaz on MySpace and signed him to his record label. He also recorded the track Miss Everything for the UK girl-group Sugababes studio album Sweet 7 which was released March 15,2010, Kingston and DJ Khaled are being featured on Bow Wows new single For My Hood, from the movie, The Lottery Ticket. The album features T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Wyclef Jean, Cher Lloyd, Akon and Dr. Dre. The first single from the album is Eenie Meenie featuring Justin Bieber, released on March 23,2010 and this collaboration with the young star has been the source of much disapproval from the rap community. The second single from the album is Letting Go, which features a verse from Nicki Minaj and it was released on iTunes August 3, while the third is Dumb Love and was released on iTunes September 8. Sean Kingstons new song She Moves samples Irena Caras What a Feeling from the film Flashdance and this has not been release as a single. A fourth single Party All Night was released on December 21,2010, Kingston represented the continents of North and South America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Everyone. However, Kingston was unable to attend the Singapore Youth Olympics 2010 opening ceremony due to passport mix ups, Sean was invited to be featured with Cash Money Records/former So So Def member Bow Wow on his single For My Hood
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Kisean Anderson
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Kisean Anderson, known professionally as Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer whose first album, Sean Kingston, was released in 2007. Kisean Anderson was born on February 3,1990, in Miami, Florida, and moved to Kingston, Jamaica and he attended high school in Ocho Rios. His grandfather was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo, who worked under the stage name Jack Ruby, Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Tommy Rotem at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony. At Beluga we essentially refine the talent so that its more of a marketable product, in a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released the single Beautiful Girls in May 2007. The song peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Beautiful Girls was a success internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song spent four weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart, in 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefanis The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncés The Beyoncé Experience Tour. In 2008, he was one of the acts for the Australian leg of Kelly Clarksons My December Tour. Since Sean is a Jamaican singer, he got his name from the capital of Jamaica called Kingston. The album Tomorrow was released on September 22,2009, producers involved in the album included former Fugee Wyclef Jean, RedOne, plus Seans original mentor, J. R. Rotem. Fire Burning, and Face Drop were released as singles, additionally, five promotional digital singles were released leading up to the album. Kingston co-wrote Jason Derulos Whatcha Say and he also found the R&B-reggae singer Iyaz on MySpace and signed him to his record label. He also recorded the track Miss Everything for the UK girl-group Sugababes studio album Sweet 7 which was released March 15,2010, Kingston and DJ Khaled are being featured on Bow Wows new single For My Hood, from the movie, The Lottery Ticket. The album features T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Wyclef Jean, Cher Lloyd, Akon and Dr. Dre. The first single from the album is Eenie Meenie featuring Justin Bieber, released on March 23,2010 and this collaboration with the young star has been the source of much disapproval from the rap community. The second single from the album is Letting Go, which features a verse from Nicki Minaj and it was released on iTunes August 3, while the third is Dumb Love and was released on iTunes September 8. Sean Kingstons new song She Moves samples Irena Caras What a Feeling from the film Flashdance and this has not been release as a single. A fourth single Party All Night was released on December 21,2010, Kingston represented the continents of North and South America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Everyone. However, Kingston was unable to attend the Singapore Youth Olympics 2010 opening ceremony due to passport mix ups, Sean was invited to be featured with Cash Money Records/former So So Def member Bow Wow on his single For My Hood
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Sean Kingston in 1KWMODOW
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Nasri (Canadian singer/songwriter)
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Nasri Tony Atweh, better known by his stage name Nasri, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently residing in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was a musician with a number of singles prior to becoming the lead vocalist and lyricist for the reggae fusion band. A group consisting of Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas, and Ben Spivak in 2012, MAGIC. s single Rude became a major international hit single. Atweh is also a songwriter and producer, one half of the songwriting. He and Adam Messinger have produced a string of hits for well-known artists, Nasri was born and raised in Toronto, a child of Christian Palestinian immigrants from Nazareth, and began singing at the age of six. He studied at Senator OConnor College School, and while attending, was part of the choir as well as extra-curricular sports. His yearbook ambition was to be where the music lives, at 19, the Toronto native walked into his local radio station, with a demo in hand, eager to launch his career as an artist. He then landed a deal with Universal Canada and two singles as an R&B singer. In 2002, he won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with a song he wrote with Adam Messinger, Nasri is part of the writing and production duo The Messengers alongside Adam Messinger. He helped drive the reunion of the New Kids On The Block in 2007 and he wrote songs for and toured with them, often joining them on stage. The Messengers are a Grammy-winning production team, Nasri enjoyed some success in Canada as a solo artist due to his singles Go, Ova N Dun With, and Click, Click, Click. A song titled Best Friend was also heard on radio in his hometown in 2003. According to the material attached to his single Go, he was to release an album titled Invisible Walls sometime in 2003/2004. His vocals were featured in New Kids On The Blocks Summertime, Nasri released a single called You Deserve Better in 2012. He records under the name Nasri because he thinks it sounds cooler, when he was just six years old, he already knew that he was going to be a singer, he tells Rolling Stone. He discovered soul music, and after that he did not want to do pop music anymore, he stopped caring about being famous- and his influences are Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Sting. Nasri was quoted in an interview by the Rolling Stones saying, “To assume that the race cannot understand a performer’s emotion. I never underestimate people, I think people are very intelligent and you just have to have the courage to give it a shot and make something with some soul
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Nasri performing live with
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Nasri performing on stage with
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Summer Sonic in 2015
