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Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
''Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)'' is the debut studio album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again. It was released on April 16, 2021 through again.. Records. The composition of the album involves short clips from various sources, such as YouTube videos and FaceTime conversations, layered with synthesizers. The album revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic and was an outlet for Gibson to explore "a year of finding love and mourning its loss". The album was preceded by ''Actual Life'', a five-track extended play released initially on May 15, 2020 featuring one song present on this album, and extended mixes of "Adam" and "Me". On Apple Music Apple Music is an audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users can select music to stream to their device on-demand, or listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the sister internet radio stations Apple Musi ..., the EP has a release date of June 12, 2020 and also i ...
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Fred Again
Frederick John Philip Gibson (born 19 July 1993), known professionally as Fred Again (stylised as Fred again..) or simply Fred (stylised as FRED), is an English record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best New Artist, won Best Dance/Electronic Album for his third album ''Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)'' (2022), and won Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Best Dance/Electronic Recording for his 2023 single "Rumble (Skrillex, Fred Again and Flowdan song), Rumble" (with Skrillex and Flowdan). Early life and education Gibson was born in 1993 in Balham and attended the Private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding school Marlborough College in Marlborough, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, between 2006 and 2011. Gibson is the second son of barrister Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson (born 1960), and Mary Ann Frances ''née'' Morgan. His mother is the eldest daughte ...
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Dermot Kennedy
Dermot Joseph Kennedy (born 13 December 1991) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is known for his 2019 singles " Outnumbered" and " Power Over Me", his 2020 single " Giants", and his feature on the 2020 Meduza single " Paradise". He is signed to Interscope Records in the US, and Island Records for the rest of the world. His debut major-label studio album, '' Without Fear'', was released on 4 October 2019. His second album, '' Sonder'', came out in 2022. Dermot also released an EP called ''I've Told the Trees Everything''. Early life and family Dermot Joseph Kennedy grew up in Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland. An avid football fan and player, Kennedy started playing guitar at age 10, and songwriting at age 14; however, he states that he did not begin to take music seriously until the age of 17. His parents were supportive of his musical study, and he credits his father for frequently driving him into Dublin to perform at open mic nights when he was underage. His mother submi ...
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2021 Debut Albums
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ...
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Loud And Quiet
''Loud and Quiet'' is a British bi-monthly music magazine that focuses on new music from underground indie, alternative, electronic and hip hop artists. History and profile The magazine was founded in January 2005 by Stuart Stubbs as a home-printed fanzine in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It relocated to London in 2006. Issue 01 of ''Loud And Quiet'' featured Pete Doherty on its cover. Only 150 copies were published in a home-made fanzine style and distributed through independent record shops and clothes shops in London, England. ''Loud And Quiet'' printed two A4 issues in 2008 before being relaunched as a newspaper to cut growing print costs in 2009. In March 2016 ''Loud And Quiet'' started distributing in New York City. The same year, the magazine launched the music interview podcast ''Midnight Chats''. In March 2018 ''Loud And Quiet'' relaunched its magazine with a new format and design. Following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the magazine launched a subscription model in April ...
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Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published; one is on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio st ...
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Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson 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 ...
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Top 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 a comp ...
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Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival Records (Australia), Festival, Sony Music, CBS, Bertelsmann Music Group, RCA, Warner Music Group, WEA and PolyGram, Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licences and royalties. The association has more than 190 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a board of directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian ...
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ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent (historian), David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, b ...
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The Blessed Madonna
Marea Renee Stamper (born October 22, 1977), better known by her stage name the Blessed Madonna (formerly the Black Madonna), is an American DJ, producer and musician. ''Mixmag'' named her the DJ of the year in 2016. She founded her own record label called We Still Believe. Musical career A high-school dropout who was bullied for her gender-nonconforming appearance, Stamper started her career in the late 1990s, selling mixtapes by underground DJs at raves. Stamper studied English at the University of Louisville and was the general manager for the college radio station. In 2013, she released her EP ''Lady of Sorrows''. In 2014, she released two singles, “Stay” and “Exodus”. On November 11, 2016, she released the single “He Is the Voice I Hear” at Gramaphone Records in Chicago, Illinois. The song was later released on streaming platforms through her own label, We Still Believe, in the beginning of 2017. In 2018, the Blessed Madonna appeared as herself in '' Grand The ...
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Marea (We've Lost Dancing)
"Marea (we've lost dancing)" is a song by Fred Again and the Blessed Madonna (first name Marea), released on 22 February 2021 through Again. and Atlantic UK. Background and release The song was created by Fred Again following a conversation with the Blessed Madonna. The lyrics were created by sampling the Blessed Madonna's speech. It was released on Atlantic Records on 22 February 2021. In March 2021, Fred Again announced his debut solo album, '' Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)'', which includes this song. Lyrics and composition The song describes the loss of dancing and clubbing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also looks forward to its return. Remix In June 2021, the song was remixed by Diplo. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Other media The song is featured in the 2022 satirical black comedy film '' Triangle of Sadness'' by Ruben Östlund. References External links Marea (we’ve lost dancing)lyrics on Genius ...
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Angie McMahon
Angie McMahon is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Melbourne, Victoria. She released her debut studio album ''Salt (Angie McMahon album), Salt'' in 2019. Early life McMahon grew up in Melbourne, Australia and began piano lessons at four years of age. McMahon was inspired to be an artist after hearing Missy Higgins' ''The Sound of White'', saying "That was a really big turning point in my life. I felt like [after] listening to that record and learning to play the songs, which I did a lot, I had a clear understanding of what I wanted to do with myself." Career 2013–2021: ''Salt'' McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career. She won a Telstra competition in 2013 to open for Bon Jovi on the Australian leg of their Because We Can (concert tour), Because We Can tour. McMahon completed an arts degree at the University of Melbourne. She returned to music in 2017. In 2017, McMahon won the Josh Pyke#Josh Pyke Partne ...
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