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Bittersweet July
''Bittersweet July'' is the second extended play (EP) by American recording artist Dev, released on September 23, 2014 by her own record label Rica Lyfe Records. It is her first project released since her debut studio album ''The Night the Sun Came Up'' (2011). Dev worked mainly with NanosauR, followed by Benny Cassette and Peter Wade ( MNDR). " Honey Dip" was released as the lead single from ''Bittersweet July'' on November 5, 2014. The EP was followed by a second part, ''Bittersweet July, Pt. 2'', released on December 15, 2014. The two EPs will subsequently put together in one album. Composition ''Bittersweet July'' is primarily an electropop EP, which incorporates influences of several different genres such as hip hop, dance music and electronica. The EP starts with the first single " Honey Dip", a synthpop song with rap verses before the chorus, sung with a style called by the critics "talked singing". The next song "Feel It" runs through an electronic tinged house beats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev (singer)
Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), known professionally as Dev (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is an American singer. She was discovered by the Cataracs and record label Indie-Pop via Myspace after Dev's friend posted a video of her singing. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled on Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6", which reached number one in the US and sold over four million downloads in the country. Dev was signed to Republic Records, Universal Republic in October 2010 and released her debut single, "Bass Down Low", on November 16, 2010, which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. Her debut album, ''The Night the Sun Came Up'', was released on March 27, 2012. The album's second single, "In the Dark (Dev song), In the Dark", peaked at number 11 in the US chart, making it her most successful solo single to date. In 2014, Dev released two Extended play, EPs, ''Bittersweet July'' and the second part as a follow-up to part one. She is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronica
Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to refer to electronic music generally. History Early 1990s: Origins and UK scene The original widespread use of the term "electronica" derives from the influential English experimental techno label New Electronica, which was one of the leading forces of the early 1990s introducing and supporting dance-based electronic music oriented towards home listening rather than dance-floor play, although the word "electronica" had already begun to be associated with synthesizer generated music as early as 1983, when a "UK Electronica Festival" was first held. At that time electronica became known as "electronic listening music", also becoming more or less synonymous to ambient techno and intelligent techno, and was considered distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance/Electronic Albums
Top Dance Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums and Top Dance/Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling dance music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title Top Electronic Albums, with the first number-one title being the original soundtrack to the film ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five positions. Top Dance Albums features full-length albums by artists who are associated with electronic dance music genres ( house, techno, IDM, trance, etc.) as well as pop-oriented dance music and electronic-leaning hip hop. Also eligible for this chart are remix albums by otherwise non-electronic-based artists and DJ-mixed compilation albums and film soundtracks which feature a majority of electronic or dance music. In 2019, ''Billboard'' added ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VEVO
Vevo LLC ( , an abbreviation for "Video Evolution", stylized in all caps until 2013) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational video hosting service, best known for providing music videos to YouTube. The service is also available as an app on selected smart TVs, digital video recorders, digital media players, and Streaming television, streaming television services. The service once offered a consumer mobile and tablet app; this was shut down in May 2018 to allow the service to focus on its other platforms. The service was launched on June 16, 2009, as a joint venture among three major record companies: Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment (SME), and EMI. In August 2016, Warner Music Group (WMG), the world's third-largest record company, agreed to license premium videos from its artists to Vevo. Initially, the service hosted only music videos from UMG and SME, syndicated on YouTube and its app, and the advertising revenue was shared by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Down Low
"Bass Down Low" is the debut solo single by American musician Dev (singer), Dev. Written alongside producers The Cataracs, the song was released on November 16, 2010 through Universal Motown Records, Universal Motown as the lead single from Dev's debut studio album, ''The Night the Sun Came Up'' (2011). Initially, the song was made for The Cataracs with Dev as the featured act, but she was made the main artist as they believed it would be a suitable follow-up to Far East Movement's "Like a G6", which Dev and The Cataracs appeared on. British rapper Tinie Tempah was featured on an official remix of "Bass Down Low" that was made for the song's release in the United Kingdom. Musically, "Bass Down Low" is an Electro music, electro song with skittering synths and the lyrics speak of different forms of wiktionary:debauchery, debauchery. The song was met with positive reviews from critics. "Bass Down Low" performed moderately, peaking at number sixty one on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like A G6
"Like a G6" is a song by American music group Far East Movement featuring American production duo the Cataracs and American singer Dev, released as the lead single from Far East Movement's third studio album '' Free Wired''. The song was initially posted on November 4, 2009 on Far East Movement's YouTube page. An Electro-hop club song, Dev sing-raps the songs hook and the verses are performed by The Cataracts members Cyrano and Campa. No members of Far East Movement provide vocals for the song. "Like a G6" peaked at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three non-consecutive weeks, becoming the first single by Asian-American artists to do so and the first by any artists of East Asian origin since Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 single "Sukiyaki". Outside of the United States, "Like a G6" topped the chart in New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in history, having sold over 143 million records worldwide. Perry is known for her influence on pop music and her Camp (style), camp style, being dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Camp" by Vogue (magazine), ''Vogue'' and ''Rolling Stone''. The Forbes list of the world's highest-paid musicians#Female, world's highest-paid female musician in 2015 and 2018, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' named her among the Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars#21st century, greatest pop stars of the 21st century. At 16, Perry released a gospel music, gospel record titled ''Katy Hudson (album), Katy Hudson'' (2001) under Pamplin Music, Red Hill Records, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into Secular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Horse (Katy Perry Song)
"Dark Horse" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was originally released on September 17, 2013, by Capitol Records as the first promotional single from Perry's fourth studio album, ''Prism (Katy Perry album), Prism'' (2013). Three months later, it was released as the third official single on December 17. Both artists co-wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin, Cirkut, and Dr. Luke, alongside Sarah Hudson (singer), Sarah Hudson. It was conceived by Perry and Hudson during a writing session in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California, and Juicy J was later commissioned for a verse on the song. "Dark Horse" combines the genres of Trap music (hip hop), trap, Hip hop music, hip hop, pop-rap and electropop, replicating what has been described as a "Southern rap-techno mashup", and is heavily influenced by witch house (genre), witch house, an underground electronic music genre that features occult themes, trap drums, and the heavy bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parade (Dev Song)
"Parade" is a song performed by American recording artist Dev, produced by NanosauR. It was written by Dev herself and chosen as a single extracted from her EP '' Bittersweet July Pt. 2'' after being acclaimed by the fans. The song was released on the radios and on VEVO on March 24, 2015. "Parade" is an electropop rapped song which has been compared to Dev's previous hits like ''Bass Down Low'', '' Fireball'' and ''In My Trunk''. The official video was directed by photographer Aris Jerome. Dev performed live the song at #DDICL before a football match the day of its release along with her previous single '' Honey Dip'' and her hit '' In The Dark'', as well as on her Bittersweet July tour. Composition "Parade" is the third track on the second part of Dev's Bittersweet July collection. The song starts with catchy high-drum beat and suggestive howls interspersed with the expression "Like you're welcome" and followed by the rapped chorus broken by the "Heeyyy", while the instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Only See You When I'm Dreamin'
The discography of Dev, an American singer and rapper, consists of two studio albums, one mixtape, three extended plays (one as a split EP), nine singles as a solo artist, as well as 12 as a featured artist. Dev was signed to Universal Republic, her debut single, ''Bass Down Low'' featuring The Cataracs, was released on December 6, 2010, later becoming part of her debut studio album ''The Night the Sun Came Up'' released in 2011, along with the hit-single " In the Dark" and the duet with Enrique Iglesias: "Naked". Dev has also released two EPs, ''Bittersweet July'' and the following second part in 2014. Both projects include the singles " Honey Dip" and "Parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually some variety ...". In 2016, Dev released "Lowkey" and "#1" featuring Nef the Pharaoh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen-pop
Teen pop is a sub genre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.Lamb, Bill"Teen Pop". About.com. Retrieved January 28, 2007. Often, the artists themselves are teenagers during their breakout. While it can involve influences from a wide array of musical genres, it remains a subset of pop music, focusing on catchy melodies and marketability. Teen pop’s lyrics emphasize themes that teenagers can relate to, such as love, growing up, or partying. The image of the artist as an aspirational or desirable teenage figure is a crucial element of the genre, highlighting their visual appeal. Despite facing criticism for being perceived as inauthentic or overly commercial, teen pop has remained a defining genre in the music industry. Today, it continues to dominate commercial markets with artists such as Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae. The genre's popularity can be attributed to teenagers' disposable income, which they often devote to purchasing sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
90s Music
Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Aside from rap, reggae, contemporary R&B, and urban music in general remained popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk, and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing, neo-soul, hip hop soul, and g-funk which were popular. Similarly to the 1980s, rock music was also very popular in the 1990s, yet, unlike the new wave and glam metal-dominated scene of the time, grunge, Britpop, industrial rock, and other alternative rock music emerged and took over as the most popular of the decade, as well as punk rock, ska punk, and nu metal, amongst others, which attained a high level of success at various points throughout the years. Electronic music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
