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4 (Beyoncé Album)
''4'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on June 28, 2011, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Following a career hiatus which reignited her creativity, Beyoncé conceived ''4'' as a record rooted in traditional rhythm and blues that stood apart from contemporary popular music. Severing professional ties with her father and manager Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé eschewed the commercially oriented music of her previous releases in favor of an intimate, personal album. Her collaborations with songwriters and record producers The-Dream, Tricky Stewart and Shea Taylor resulted in a mellower tone that incorporates vocal styles and influences from funk, hip-hop, and soul music. The lyrics are about monogamy, female empowerment and self-reflection, a result of Beyoncé considering a maturer message to contend artistic credibility. ''4'' was promoted in mid-2011 by television performances and festival appearances, such as Beyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, culturally significant figures of the 21st century through her vocal ability, musical versatility, and List of Beyoncé live performances, live performances. Credited with revolutionizing the sound of popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the most influential artists of all time.Sources for Beyoncé being one of the most influential artists of all time: * * * * * * * * Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl groups of all time. Her debut solo album, ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003), became one of the List of best-selling albums of the 21st century, best-selling albums of the 21st century, producing the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuk Harrell
Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In 2011, Kuk Harrell and partner Tricky Stewart joined the ranks of Fox's ''American Idol'' along with music mogul Jimmy Iovine, producing many of the songs performed on television by the contestants and released via iTunes. 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 vocal production of Rihanna's No. 1 Billboard Single " Only Girl (In the World)", Harrell is also the vocal producer and co-writer of Rihanna's Grammy Award-winning single "Umbrella". A composer and engineer on Beyoncé's chart topping "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" from the album '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'', he is also vocal producer and engineer of the Diane Warren-penn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run The World (Girls)
"Run the World (Girls)" is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her fourth studio album ''4 (Beyoncé album), 4'' (2011), released as the lead single from the album on April 21, 2011. It was written and produced by Beyoncé, The-Dream and Switch with additional production by Shea Taylor, while heavily sampling "Pon de Floor" by Major Lazer written by Afrojack, Nick "Afrojack" van de Wall, Diplo, Wesley "Diplo" Pentz and The song's development was motivated by Beyoncé wanting to do something different: a mixture of different cultures and eras, a new sound, and a message which would give women strength. An unedited demo of the song, then thought to be titled "Girls (Who Run the World)", was Music leak, leaked on the internet on April 18, 2011. "Run the World" premiered on US radio on April 21, 2011, and was digitally released the same day. "Run the World" is an electropop and contemporary R&B, R&B song that heavily sample (music), samples "Pon de Floor" by Major Lazer. In an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded work. Remix or The Remix may also refer to: Film and television * ''Remix'' (film), a 2008 Danish film * '' The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion'', a 2019 American documentary film * ''Remix'' (TV series), a 2004–2006 Indian teen drama series * ''Remix'' (Arabic TV series), a musical series featuring Hamza Namira * ''The Remix'' (TV series), a 2018 Indian music reality competition series * "Remix" (''Good Girls''), a television episode Literature and periodicals * ''Remix'' (book), a 2008 book by Lawrence Lessig * ''Remix'' (magazine), a defunct American music magazine * ''Remix'' (fashion magazine), a New Zealand magazine * ''reMix'', a 1999 novel by Jon Courtenay Grimwood * ''Remix'', a Malaysian entertainment magazine Music * ''Remix'' (Candan Erçetin album), 2003 * ''Remix'' (Le Tigre album), 2003 * ''Remix'' (Mushroomhead album), 1997 * ''Remix'' (William Control album), 2014 * '' r.e.m.IX'', an album by R.E.M., 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heat (Beyoncé EP)
Heat is a perfume endorsed by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. It was created by her alongside Claude Dir and Olivier Gillotin of the company Givaudan. The product, which was released on February 3, 2010, uses the tagline "catch the fever". The release was promoted with a cover version of "Fever" recorded by Beyoncé and a limited edition extended play (EP) also titled ''Heat''. She also appeared at Macy's Herald Square to launch the perfume and on ''The Today Show'' where she discussed about Heat. The fragrance's commercial, directed by director Jake Nava and released in December 2009, spawned controversy for its sexually explicit imagery, and was only allowed nighttime broadcast in the United Kingdom. Macy's sold US$3 million worth of Heat between early February and early March 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics, and it was nominated at several fragrance award ceremonies. Heat was followed by five additional releases: Heat Ultimate Elixir meant to capture a more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricky Stewart
Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. Stewart, a five-time Grammy Award recipient, began producing music in 1992 and has contributed to unit sales of over 50 million for his work on hip hop, R&B and pop releases. Often in tandem with production partner and R&B singer The-Dream, he has been credited on the singles " Case of the Ex" (2000) by Mýa, " Me Against the Music" (2003) by Britney Spears, "Umbrella" (2007) by Rihanna, "Just Fine" (2007) by Mary J. Blige, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) by Beyoncé, " Touch My Body" (2008) and " Obsessed" (2009) by Mariah Carey, " One Time" (2009) and "Baby" (2010) by Justin Bieber, " Ride" (2010) by Ciara, and "Water" (2023) by Tyla, among others. Stewart co-founded the record company RedZone Entertainment in 1995, which signed R&B singer Frank Ocean prior to his mainstream breakthrough. In 2012, he was included in ''Billb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The-Dream
Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant ('' né'' Youngdell Nash; born September 20, 1977), known professionally as The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for having written or co-produced songs for artists in R&B and hip hop, often in tandem with production partner Tricky Stewart. Beginning with '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'' (2008), he has been credited on each of American singer Beyoncé's subsequent albums. His co-writing credits include " Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, " Ride" (2010) for Ciara, "Umbrella (song), Umbrella" (2007) for Rihanna, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008), "Cuff It" (2022), "Break My Soul" (2022) and "Partition (song), Partition" (2013) for Beyoncé, "Touch My Body" (2008) for Mariah Carey, "16 @ War" for Karina Pasian (2008), "Baby (Justin Bieber song), Baby" (2010) for Justin Bieber, "All of the Lights" (2010) for Kanye West, "No Church in the Wild" (2013) for Jay-Z and Kanye West and "Savage (Meg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symbolyc One
Larry Darnell Griffin Jr. (born August 3, 1976), known professionally as Symbolyc One (or S1), is an American record producer from Waco, Texas. He signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house staffer on the label's Very GOOD Beats production wing by 2013. His production credits include West's 2010 single "Power", Beyoncé's 2011 single "Best Thing I Never Had", and 50 Cent's 2012 single " My Life"—each have peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He has won three Grammy Awards throughout his career. Origin Griffin was born August 3, 1976, in Waco, Texas, and grew up there in a Christian household. In junior high school, he learned alto saxophone and played piano throughout his teen years, including for Sunday school at his local church. After forming a hip hop group in 2007 with his cousin, Myth, Griffin started making beats and producing recording. In 2010, he received his associate degree in audio engineering from McLennan Community College. From 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switch (songwriter)
David James Andrew Taylor, better known by his stage name Switch, is an English record producer, songwriter, DJ, and sound engineer. He is best known for his work with Beyoncé, M.I.A. and Major Lazer, of which he was a founding member. He was nominated at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year category for "Paper Planes" by M.I.A., which he co-produced with Diplo. Other artists he has produced include Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, Santigold, and Brandy among many others. He has released various singles under his own name, and is also well known for remixing and producing for many major artists. Most notably, Switch has worked extensively with fellow British artist M.I.A., co-producing tracks on her albums ''Arular'', '' Kala'', and ''Matangi''. For the latter, he travelled to work with M.I.A. in A. R. Rahman's Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios and other locations such as Kodambakkam, Chennai and Trinidad and Tobago. He says "When you go somewhere like In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shea Taylor
Robert "Shea" Taylor is an American songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. He established an early successful songwriting partnership with Def Jam's R&B singer-songwriter phenom Ne-Yo, and has also worked with Rihanna, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, and Wyclef Jean. Taylor has songwriting credits on seven tracks from Beyonce's fourth studio album, '' 4'' (2011). The album was a commercial success; earning a platinum certification in the US, and debuting atop the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of over 300,000. " Love on Top" topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Adult R&B Airplay chart in March 2012. " Run the World (Girls)" also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs and is certified Gold in the US and New Zealand, as well as Platinum in Australia and Canada. "Best Thing I Never Had" climbed to the top of Nielsen's Urban airplay chart in September and peaked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, and lead vocalist for the pop rock band OneRepublic, while also serving as a prolific contributor—by songwriting and production—to material for other artists since the mid-2000s. Tedder's production and songwriting work has proved commercially successful. " Apologize", performed by his band OneRepublic, " Bleeding Love", performed by Leona Lewis, and " Halo", performed by Beyoncé, were each produced by Tedder and remain among the best-selling singles of all time. In early 2014, '' Billboard'' named him "The Undercover King of Pop" and featured him on the magazine's cover. He served as a producer on the 2018 reality series '' Songland''. He is a three-time recipient of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his credits on Adele's '' 21'' and '' 25'', and Taylor Swift's ''1989''. Early life and education Ryan Benjami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos McKinney
Carlos McKinney (born January 10, 1973), known professionally as Los Da Mystro, is an American record producer and jazz pianist. Biography McKinney was born into a prominent Detroit jazz family. He is the nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, bassist Ray McKinney, trombonist Bernard McKinney ( Kiane Zawadi), and drummers Earl McKinney and Walter Harris. He is a cousin to drummer Ali Jackson and trumpeter Khalil Jackson. His mother, Carolyn McKinney, is a singer, and his sister Shani McKinney is a pianist. His younger sister Thema "Tayma Loren" McKinney is an aspiring solo vocalist. McKinney began studying piano at age four with his uncle Harold. His first professional appearances was with the R&B group Identity Band when he was 12. He studied classical music at the Center for Creative Studies from 1983 to 1991. He also studied harp under Patricia Terry-Ross of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. After studying with Harold and Ray McKinney and Marcus Belgrave, he played with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
