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Octahvia
Octahvia (sometimes credited as Octavia or Octah'via) is a female singer from New York City. While she would later have several hits as a featured vocalist for other artists, she is perhaps best known under her own name for the 1986 R&B/dance hit, "2 the Limit." Early career Born Octavia Lambertis, Octavia first rose to prominence in the mid-1980s when she received significant recognition for her performance as Doris Winter in the off-Broadway musical, ''Mama, I Want to Sing! (musical), Mama, I Want to Sing!'' (for which a Mama, I Want to Sing! (film), film version was released straight-to-DVD in 2012). During this time, she was discovered by budding hip hop singer-songwriter/record producer Kenny Beck, who had recently written the song "2 the Limit" (which was originally titled "It's Over Now"). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Nuñez (DJ)
Jose Nuñez is an American electronic and house music producer. He is best known for his works with producers Erick Morillo and Harry Choo Choo Romero on the Subliminal record label. Biography In 1998, he appeared in the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice, first hitting #1 with "In My Life." It peaked at #56 in the UK Singles Chart in September that year. The follow-up "Hold On" peaked at #9 US Dance later that year, and at #44 in the UK chart. Lead vocals on both tracks were by singer Octahvia, sometimes referred to as Octavia or Octah'via, and the songs were officially credited to "Jose Nuñez featuring Octahvia". Jose then started collaborating with Erick Morillo and Harry Romero. The 3 remixed and made many songs under monikers such as Da Mob, The Dronez and Ministers-De-La-Funk. Nunez went back to his solo stuff a few years later. He came back on the scene in 2002 with his latest production named "Air Race", which was based on the song My Own Way by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama, I Want To Sing! (musical)
''Mama I Want To Sing!'' is a 1983 musical based on the life and times of African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ... singer Doris Troy. Production As a tribute to many of the African-American stars' rise to fame in the 1960 and 1970s, Vy Higginsen based her musical on the life of her sister Doris Troy. Troy's 1963 hit "Just One Look (song), Just One Look" launched her to international fame and a successful career in London, although her roots were in her church choir. This is not unlike the rise of other R&B and jazz singers such as Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Donna Summer. Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro, her husband, conceived the play in January 1979 and subsequently wrote the book and lyrics. The musical, however, was rejected by every major produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Artists Who Reached Number One On The US Dance Chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in the United States for play in nightclubs. The chart has been suspended since March 2020. * All acts are listed alphabetically. * Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, groups by group name excluding "A", "An" and "The". * Each act's total of number one U.S. dance hits is shown after their name. * All artists who are mentioned in song credits are listed here; this includes one-time pairings of otherwise solo artists and those appearing as "featured". * Many dance artists and producers utilize aliases and pseudonyms – this list shows whichever artist name was used on the record (for example, Size 9 gets one credit for "I'm Ready", instead of Josh Wink). * Artists associated with a group who reached number one, yet have their own solo pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma To Burn (Karma To Burn Album)
''Karma to Burn'' is the debut studio album by Karma to Burn. It was released on February 25, 1997 on Roadrunner Records. There are several different versions and pressings—vinyl and cassette included— some of which appeared on Sony. The album was reissued on March 11, 2022 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records, highlighting its 25th anniversary. Track listing Personnel *William Mecum William Charles Mecum (May 4, 1972 – April 29, 2021) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Dance Club Play
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as the Disco Action Top 30 chart on August 28, 1976, and became the first chart by ''Billboard'' to document the popularity of dance music. The first number-one song on the chart for the issue dated August 28, 1976, was " You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees, spending five weeks atop the chart and the group's only number-one song on the chart. In January 2017, ''Billboard'' proclaimed Madonna as the most successful artist in the history of the chart, ranking her first in their list of the 100 top all-time dance artists. Madonna holds the record for the most number-one songs with 50. Katy Perry holds the record for having eighteen consecutive number-one songs. Perry's third studio album, '' Teenage Dream'' (2010), became the first album in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The S
S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. S may also refer to: History * an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics * Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s formerly used where "s" occurred in the middle or at the beginning of a word * -s, a suffix added to some English surnames, originally meaning "son of" * , the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol for a voiceless alveolar sibilant sound * S, the subject of an intransitive verb Mathematics and logic * Integral symbol (∫), used in mathematics to denote integrals and antiderivatives * S combinator in combinatory logic * Sphere * ''s(n)'', the aliquot sum of an integer n Physics and chemistry * Sulfur, symbol S, a chemical element * S, the symbol for entropy * S, a non-SI unit used to designate molecule size named after the Svedberg sedimentation coefficient * ''S'', a label that denotes one of two chiral center configurations in the ''R''/''S'' sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Visage
Michelle Lynn Case (nee Shupack), better known as Michelle Visage (born September 20, 1968), is an American singer, television host, actress, radio DJ and producer. She first gained recognition as a member of the musical group Seduction which charted five singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She later served as lead vocalist of another group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. which reached the top of the dance charts with the single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" in 1993. In 2011, she joined the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and has served as a permanent judge since season three. She is also a permanent judge on ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', '' RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', and '' RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''. Visage has won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early life Visage grew up in New Jersey. She was adopted and was aware of this from an early age. Visage, adopted by two Jewish parents, was raised Jewish. Her biologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R&B Chart
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama, I Want To Sing! (film)
''Mama, I Want to Sing!'' is an American musical film written and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, produced by Vision Films and CodeBlack Entertainment, and distributed by 20th Century Fox's Fox Faith division. The film is an adaptation of the off-Broadway gospel stage musical of the same name, written and produced by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro. The film is based on the life story of Higginson's sister, Doris Troy, a preacher's daughter who sang in a church choir before being discovered by James Brown. Doris Troy's niece, Knoelle, who has played the star role in the off-Broadway production, makes her film debut in the movie in a principal role. One of the executive producers announced via Twitter that the movie was completed in June 2009. The official movie trailer was released and premiered on September 22, 2009. It was set to premiere September 26, 2009 at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City, but due to technical issues it was canceled. The film was also slated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Heller
Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer from Brighton, England. Biography He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo, they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project (or Farley & Heller), Fire Island plus The Look and Feel. In 1996, they released "Ultra Flava", a No. 3 hit on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The track also peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2000, he remixed Moby's song " South Side" which charted at No. 14 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Moby's most successful single in the US. On his own, Heller hit No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Big Love", which held the top spot for three weeks and also was ranked by ''Billboard'' as the #1 dance song of 1999. The same track peaked at No. 12 in the UK. In addition, Heller remixed the Chemical Brothers' 2002 release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Number-one Dance Hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is compiled by ''Billboard'' exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys, who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "''Billboard''-reporting DJs". Below are links to lists showing the songs that have topped the chart. Dates shown represent "week-ending" ''Billboard'' issue dates. ''Billboard'' has adopted former publication rival ''Record Worlds chart statistics from the weeks between March 29, 1975, and August 21, 1976, into their ''Hot Dance Club Play'' chart history, as ''Billboard'' did not publish a national chart during this time (''Billboard'' published multiple charts featuring regional- or city-specific hits during this era). From the chart's inception until the week of February 16, 1991, several (or ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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