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2015 Brit Awards
Brit Awards 2015 was held on 25 February 2015. This was the 35th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, presented by Ant & Dec. This was their second time hosting, and their first since 2001. Award nominations were revealed on 15 January 2015. Tracey Emin became the fifth artist to style the BRITs statue. Performances The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party Reggie Yates hosted the launch show inside the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 15 January. Main show performances The first three performers were announced for the 2015 Brit Awards on 16 December 2014. Winners and nominees Global Success Award * Sam Smith (presented by Kim Kardashian) Multiple nominations and awards Notable moments Kanye West performance Kanye West was confirmed to perform just the day before the awards took place. He performed his song " All Day" amongst a large entourage including grime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the third-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind Co-op Live and Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena. As of 2022, it is the List of largest buildings#Largest usable volume, ninth-largest building in the world by volume with a diameter of 365 metres (399 yards) and a height of 52 metres (57 yards). The arena was built under the Millennium Dome (renamed The O2), a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, ''The Dome'' remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2 (UK), O2, a subsidiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rather Be (Clean Bandit Song)
"Rather Be" is a song by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals by Jess Glynne. It was released on 17 January 2014 as the fourth single from the group's debut studio album, ''New Eyes'' (2014). It also appears on the deluxe version of Glynne's debut album, ''I Cry When I Laugh'' (2015). It was co-written by band members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto, along with Jimmy Napes and Nicole Marshall, and produced by Patterson and Chatto. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was the third fastest-selling single of 2014, and the highest-selling January single since " Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo in 1996. The song spent four weeks at number one, selling over one million copies since release and becoming only the seventh single to go 3× platinum. "Rather Be" also reached number one in eleven additional countries including Austria, Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden. It was the best selling single of 2014 in the Netherlands, was the tenth hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Blood (band)
Royal Blood are an English Rock music, rock duo formed in Worthing in 2011. The current lineup consists of Mike Kerr (vocals, bass guitar, piano) and Ben Thatcher (drums). Their signature sound is built around Kerr's bass playing style, which sees him using various effects pedals and Guitar amplifier, amps to make his bass guitar sound like an electric guitar and bass guitar at the same time. The duo were signed by Warner Chappell Music in 2013 and have since released four studio albums: ''Royal Blood (album), Royal Blood'' (2014), ''How Did We Get So Dark?'' (2017), ''Typhoons (album), Typhoons'' (2021), and ''Back to the Water Below'' (2023). History 2011–2015: Formation and debut album Royal Blood consists of vocalist and bassist Mike Kerr (born 19 June 1990) from Worthing and drummer Ben Thatcher (born 12 February 1988) from Rustington. They first met around 2005 when they were teenagers; for a brief period, they were part of the same four-piece band called Fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Lonely Hour
''In the Lonely Hour'' is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014 via Capitol UK and Method Records. In the United States, it was released on 17 June 2014 through Capitol Records America. The album includes the hit singles " Money on My Mind" and " Stay with Me", both of which were number one in the UK; the latter becoming a hit worldwide, peaking in the top ten in over 20 countries, including reaching number two in the US. The album's third hit single, " I'm Not the Only One", reached number three in the UK and number five in the US. A deluxe edition of the album contains five bonus tracks, including a solo acoustic version of Disclosure's single " Latch" and Naughty Boy's number-one single " La La La", on both of which Smith provided guest vocals. Upon its release, ''In the Lonely Hour'' received mostly lukewarm reviews from critics, many of whom praised Smith's vocal performance but were crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay Me Down (Sam Smith Song)
"Lay Me Down" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released on 15 February 2013 as the lead single from their debut studio album '' In the Lonely Hour'' (2014). It originally peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 25 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in 2014. The song was re-released in February 2015 as the sixth single from the album, this time reaching number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. A third version featuring John Legend recorded for the British charity telethon Comic Relief reached number one in the UK in March 2015. Composition The song was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elviin and produced by Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. In a statemend for the 2015 re-release of the song, Smith said about the writing and meaning of the song: Reception Britt Julious of ''Pitchfork'' wrote that, "although the song's vibe isn't as upbeat as the last time the artists teamed up, the production is light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Smith (singer)
Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, they rose to prominence when they featured on Disclosure (band), Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch (song), Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, they featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La (Naughty Boy song), La La La", which became a number one single in the UK. Smith's debut studio album, ''In the Lonely Hour'' (2014), was released through Capitol Records UK and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album's lead single, "Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song), Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". The album's second single, "Money on My Mind", became their second number one single in the UK. Its third single, "Stay with Me (Sam Smith song), Stay with Me", was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while subsequent singles "I'm Not the On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 (Taylor Swift Album)
''1989'' is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 27, 2014, by Big Machine Records. Titled after Swift's birth year as a symbolic rebirth, the album recalibrated her artistic identity from country music to Pop music, pop. Swift produced ''1989'' with Max Martin, Shellback (record producer), Shellback, Jack Antonoff, Ryan Tedder, Nathan Chapman (record producer), Nathan Chapman, and Imogen Heap. Its 1980s retro, 1980s-inspired synth-pop production incorporates dense synthesizers, Programming (music), programmed drum machines, and processed Electronic music, electronic backing vocals, abandoning the Acoustic music, acoustic arrangements that had characterized Swift's past albums. The songs chronicle the aftermath of a failed relationship with lyrics that expand on Swift's autobiographical details; they depict heartbreak, recovery, and self-discovery from lighthearted, wistful, and nostalgic perspectives. ''1989'' was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blank Space
"Blank Space" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the second single from her fifth studio album, ''1989'' (2014). Swift wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. Inspired by the media scrutiny on Swift's love life that affected her girl-next-door reputation, "Blank Space" portrays a flirtatious woman with multiple romantic attachments. It is an electropop track with a minimal arrangement consisting of synthesizers, hip hop–influenced beats, and layered vocals. Big Machine in partnership with Republic Records released "Blank Space" to US radio on November 10, 2014. One of the best-selling singles of 2015, it topped charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, Scotland, and South Africa. In the United States, it spent seven weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Music critics praised the production and Swift's songwriting; some picked it as ''1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, world's best-selling artists, the List of highest-grossing live music artists, highest-grossing performer, the List of music artists by net worth, richest female musician, and the first billionaire with music as the main income. Swift signed to Big Machine Records in 2005, debuting as a Country music, country singer with the albums ''Taylor Swift (album), Taylor Swift'' (2006) and ''Fearless (Taylor Swift album), Fearless'' (2008). The singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story (Taylor Swift song), Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" found Crossover music, crossover success on Country radio, country and Contemporary hit radio, pop radio formats. She incorporated Rock music, rock on ''Speak Now'' (2010) and Electronic music, electronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Go (James Bay Song)
"Let It Go" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in Europe on 15 September 2014 through Republic Records as the first single from Bay's second extended play of the same name. It was included on Bay's debut studio album '' Chaos and the Calm'' (2014). The song was written by Bay with Paul Barry and produced by Jacquire King. The ''Let It Go'' EP was released prior on 3 May 2014. The song was re-released in March 2015 after "Hold Back the River" and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2015, beating its previous peak of 62 on 27 September 2014. In May 2015, "Let It Go" peaked at number 8 in Australia, whilst in New Zealand, the song debuted on June 15, 2015, at number 31, before climbing to number 24 the following week. A week after that, the song entered the top 10 of the chart, peaking at number 10. "Let It Go" is Bay's first song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number 16. A remix by Jack Steadman was released in 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
