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Bug (Kacy Hill Album)
''Bug'' (stylised in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kacy Hill. It was released on May 3, 2024, via Nettwerk, marking the first album Hill has released through a label since her debut album '' Like a Woman'' in 2017 via GOOD Music GOOD Music (often stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams) is an American independent record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label entered an exclusive long-term worldwide music distribution, distributi .... The album artwork and its respective singles were shot by Chuck Grant. The album's original artwork was changed across streaming platforms, due to censorship. It was supported by the singles "No One", "Frog Rinse", "Listen to You", "You Know I Love You Still", and "Damn". Hill will also embark on The Bug Tour across the United States in support of the album. Track listing Credits adapted from TIDAL. References {{reflist 2024 albums Kacy Hill albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kacy Hill
Kacy Anne Hill (born May 1, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and former model. She was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and had previously worked as a model for American Apparel. She released "Experience", her first non-album single independently in 2014. She additionally worked as a backup dancer on The Yeezus Tour for American rapper Kanye West, where he discovered her music and signed her to his GOOD Music label "immediately". Hill released "Foreign Fields", in 2015, which was later included on the '' Bloo'' EP, via GOOD Music. Hill was also #6 on Dazed and Confused's Readers' 100 list and #29 on the Dazed 100 list in 2014. In 2015, she was featured on Travis Scott's " 90210" from his debut studio album ''Rodeo''. She released her debut album ''Like a Woman'' in 2017. Hill announced that she had left GOOD Music in 2019, and independently released her second and third studio albums, '' Is It Selfish If We Talk About Me Again'' in 2020, and '' Simple, Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nettwerk
Nettwerk Music Group is an independent record label founded in 1984. The Vancouver-based company was created by principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record label to distribute recordings by the band Moev, but the label expanded in Canada and internationally. Initially specializing in electronic music including alternative dance and industrial, the label expanded its roster to include pop, rock and numerous singer-songwriters in the late 1980s and 1990s. Early artists included Coldplay, Sarah McLachlan, and Barenaked Ladies. In 2023, Nettwerk recapitalized to invest in catalog acquisitions and artist investments. The label was named in Billboard’s Indie Power Players list in 2024. History In 1984, Terry McBride and his friend Mark Jowett attended — and both dropped out of — the University of British Columbia. McBride had studied civil engineering while Jowett took classes in creative writing, theater and English. The two met at a house party where Jowett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartees Strange
Bartees Leon Cox Jr. (born 1989), known professionally as Bartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born in Ipswich, England, raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Early life Strange was born in Ipswich, England, to a military father and opera-singer mother. The family moved from England to Germany, Greenland, and various US states, before settling in Mustang, Oklahoma, when Strange was 12. Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington, D.C. Career While living in Brooklyn, Strange was a member of the post-hardcore band Stay Inside, from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, he released his first solo effort, the acoustic folk EP ''Magic Boy'', under the name Bartees & the Strange Fruit. In March 2020, Strange released an EP of re-imagined covers of songs by the National, titled '' Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy'', on Brassland. After being named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim-E Stack
James Harmon Stack, (born January 21, 1992) known professionally as Jim-E Stack, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and DJ born in San Francisco, CA, and based in Los Angeles, CA. His solo releases have featured Bon Iver, Empress Of, Charli XCX, Lucky Daye, Ant Clemons, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens, and the Range. As a songwriter and record producer, Stack has collaborated with Dominic Fike, Kacy Hill, Octavian, Bon Iver, Joji, Caroline Polachek, Haim, Diplo, Empress Of, and more. He has remixed Wet, Anna of the North, Rostam, Active Child, and Lower Dens, as well as other artists. Career 2011-2016: Early years, ''Tell Me I Belong'' Born James Harmon Stack, Jim-E Stack grew up in San Francisco's Inner Richmond, where his passion for music evolved from playing in garage rock bands and jazz bands to making beats inspired by Daft Punk, Burial, J Dilla, Timbaland, and The Neptunes. While Jim-E lived in New Orleans and Brooklyn, his original releases and EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Bodega
Salvador Navarrete (born 16 February 1992), better known by his stage name Sega Bodega, is an Irish-Chilean music producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and co-head/founder of the record label and collective Nuxxe. Sega Bodega is known for his futuristic, bass-heavy and leftfield take on electronic and club music, fusing various elements of UK bass and hip-hop music, deconstructed club, and trip hop music into his songs. He rose to prominence producing tracks for London-based rapper, co-founder of the Nuxxe label, and close collaborator Shygirl, gaining attention from the likes of Rihanna, using various Nuxxe tracks for her Fenty Beauty commercials and fashion shows. Sega Bodega released various EPs before releasing his debut album, ''Salvador'', in 2020, and his second album, ''Romeo'', in 2021. Early life Salvador Navarrete was born on 16 February 1992, in Galway, Ireland to a Chilean father and an Irish mother. He lived in Ireland until he was 10 when he relocated to Glasgow. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple, Sweet, And Smiling
''Simple, Sweet, and Smiling'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Kacy Hill. It was released independently on October 15, 2021. It was preceded by the singles "Seasons Bloom", and "Easy Going". The album was made primarily in collaboration with her then-partner Jim-E Stack, and John Carroll Kirby, collaborating also with Eli Teplin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Mk.gee, and Ethan Gruska. Background and release Hill released two singles in support of the album: "Seasons Bloom" on August 27, 2021, and "Easy Going" on September 24, 2021. She released a music video for "Easy Going" on October 27, 2021. Hill embarked on her first headlining tour, the Simple, Sweet and Selfish Tour, in support of the album, as well as its predecessor. Similarly to her previous 2020 record, '' Is It Selfish If We Talk About Me Again'', the album documents Hill working through feelings of powerlessness and agoraphobic panic disorder, as well as acknowledging gratefulness towards her loved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like A Woman
In English, the word ''like'' has a very flexible range of uses, ranging from conventional to non-standard. It can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, filler, quotative, and semi-suffix. Uses Comparisons ''Like'' is one of the words in the English language that can introduce a simile (a stylistic device comparing two dissimilar ideas). It can be used as a preposition, as in "He runs ''like'' a cheetah"; it can also be used as a suffix, as in "She acts very child-''like''. It can also be used in non-simile comparisons such as, "She has a dog ''like'' ours". As a conjunction ''Like'' is often used in place of the subordinating conjunction ''as'', or ''as if''. Examples: * They look ''like'' they have been having fun. * They look ''as if'' they have been having fun. Many people became aware of the two options in 1954, when a famous ad campaign for Winston cigarettes introduced the slogan " Winston tastes good—like a cig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GOOD Music
GOOD Music (often stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams) is an American independent record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label entered an exclusive long-term worldwide music distribution, distribution contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011. In 2012, the label released its only compilation album, ''Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album), Cruel Summer''. In 2015, Pusha T was appointed President (corporate title), president of the label by West, while record executive Steven Victor was appointed chief operating officer (COO). In late 2022, Pusha T stepped down from the position as he was no longer on speaking terms with West. The label has released two number-one US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles—"All of Me (John Legend song), All of Me" by John Legend, and "Panda (Desiigner song), Panda" by Desiigner—as well as nine number-one US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 albums—''Finding Forever'' (2007) by Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carroll Kirby
John Carroll Kirby (born February 26, 1983) is an American pianist, record producer and composer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. As a musician, Kirby has collaborated with artists including Remi Wolf, Solange, Frank Ocean, Miley Cyrus, Norah Jones, Bat for Lashes, Connan Mockasin, Sébastien Tellier, Harry Styles, Tyler, the Creator and others. Career 2007–2017: Early years, collaborations, Grammy Awards Growing up in California, Kirby was encouraged by his mom to take piano lessons, which led to a lengthy immersion in jazz. He studied jazz orchestration and composing with John Clayton at the University of Southern California before touring with other artists and making a name for himself as a collaborator. In 2007, Kirby contributed to will.i.am's ''Songs About Girls'', Jully Black's ''Revival'', and Raya Yarbrough's self-titled LP before going on to work on albums by Mike Doughty, Norah Jones, David Holmes, and Madeleine Peyroux. In the same year, Kirby wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nourished By Time
''Erotic Probiotic 2'' is the debut album by American singer and record producer Marcus Brown under the alias Nourished by Time, released on April 21, 2023, through Scenic Route Records. The album was written, recorded, and produced by Brown in the basement of his parents' home in Baltimore. Encompassing multiple genres, it explores themes of anti-capitalism, heartbreak, spirituality, and depression. It received acclaim from critics, being ranked on several lists of the best albums of 2023, and helped Brown land a record deal with XL Recordings. Background and recording Marcus Elliot Brown was born and raised in Baltimore. He learned to play the guitar around the age of 15 after discovering a video of Slash soloing alongside Michael Jackson, and played in his high school's marching band, symphonic band, and jazz band. He entered into the Berklee College of Music at the age of 17. He has stated that the only professor at the college who appreciated his approach to music was Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Missal
Donna Joy Missal ( ; born December 26, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter from New Jersey. Early life and career Missal grew up in a musical family; her grandmother was a songwriter in the 1950s and her father was a musician in the 1980s. She co-wrote and performed background vocals on the track "Wildfire", from Tinashe's debut album ''Aquarius (Tinashe album), Aquarius''. Missal recorded "Keep Lying" in 2015, hoping other performers would cover it. It later went viral and was released in 2018. She released a number of other singles, and collaborated on a track with Macklemore in 2017. She released her debut album ''This Time'', in September 2018, and its follow-up ''Lighter'' in July 2020, both through Harvest Records. In 2022, a month after releasing her EP ''In the Mirror, In the Night'', Missal shared that she had been dropped by Harvest Records. She spent the year creating her first independently released album, titled ''Revel (Donna Missal album), Revel''. She releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
