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Daughtry (album)
''Daughtry'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released by RCA Records on November 21, 2006. The band is fronted by ''American Idol'' fifth season-finalist Chris Daughtry. The release is the fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history, the best-selling album of 2007, according to ''Billboard'', and the band's highest-selling record. Background and production "Breakdown", as it appears on ''Daughtry'', is actually a rewrite and combination of two songs previously recorded by Chris Daughtry's former alternative metal/hard rock band, Absent Element. The songs "Conviction" and "Break Down" appeared on the EP ''Uprooted'', the only release by Absent Element, released on October 20, 2005. Promotion and release The first single released from the album is " It's Not Over", and fellow ''Idol'' contestant Ace Young, producer Gregg Wattenberg, and Course of Nature frontman Mark Wilkerson are credited as co-writers. On December 25, 2008, the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughtry (band)
Daughtry is an American Rock music, rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the American Idol (season 5), fifth season of ''American Idol''. Their Daughtry (album), self-titled debut album was released in November 2006 and reached number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. The album went on to sell more than six million copies in the United States, and has been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. ''Daughtry'' was also named the best selling album of 2007 by ''Billboard'', becoming the fastest-selling debut rock album in Nielsen SoundScan history. The album produced four top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including top five hits "It's Not Over (Daughtry song), It's Not Over" and "Home (Daughtry song), Home". The band's second album, ''Leave This Town'', was released in July 2009 and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Daughtry's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribute To The Troops
''WWE Tribute to the Troops'' is a former annual American professional wrestling event that was held and produced by WWE and Armed Forces Entertainment. The show aired as a television special during the month of December (specifically during the Christmas and holiday season, holiday season), with the exception of the 2019 event, which was a special non-televised show, and the 2021 event, which aired in mid-November. As its name implied, the show honored and entertained United States Armed Forces members. From 2020 to 2023, the event aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox and featured wrestlers primarily from the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. The 2023 event would be the final show as it was quietly canceled in 2024. From 2003 to 2007, ''Tribute to the Troops'' aired as pre-taped episodes of ''WWE SmackDown, SmackDown!'' and ''WWE Raw, Raw'', before being established as a standalone special in 2008. The 2023 edition, which was the final broadcast, was held as a Live televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backlash (2007)
The 2007 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the ninth Backlash and took place on April 29, 2007, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. It was WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands after the company discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 23. The main match on the Raw brand was a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship involving champion John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge, and Shawn Michaels. Cena won the match and retained the championship after pinning Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship between The Undertaker and Batista, which ended in a no-contest after both men failed get to their feet before the referee counted to ten. The featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wilkerson
Mark Wilkerson is an American musician, who was the lead singer and guitarist for rock band Course of Nature, previously known as COG. Wilkerson co-wrote the song " It's Not Over" which was released as a single and as the opening track on the eponymous album by Daughtry. On December 6, 2007, the song earned him and the other co-writers a nomination for Best Rock Song for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. On May 3, 2007, Wilkerson gave a concert to help the relief efforts of Enterprise High School in Alabama, two months after a violent storm destroyed the school and killed eight students. Wilkerson is an alumnus of Enterprise High School. Personal life On July 19, 2003, Wilkerson married actress Melissa Joan Hart, having met at the Kentucky Derby in May 2002. They have three sons: Mason (born January 2006), Braydon (born March 2008), and Tucker (born September 2012). Discography Albums with COG *''No Time at All'' (2001) Albums with Course of Nature *'' Superkala'' (2002) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Course Of Nature
Course of Nature was an American alternative rock band formed in Enterprise, Alabama in 2001, later based in Los Angeles. The band was co-founded by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Wilkerson, with a final lineup of Sean Kipe (lead guitar), Jackson Eppley (bass) and Shane Lenzen O'Connell (drums). History Mark Wilkerson and guitarist/bassist John "Fish" Milldrum formed Course of Nature after leaving Alabama band Cog, naming their new band after a song title from their previous band. The band originally played cover songs, but gradually developed and played their own material. They were joined by drummer Rick Shelton, formerly from Dust for Life. During 2001, Course of Nature signed with Lava Records and recorded their first album, ''Superkala'', which was produced by Matt Martone. The album was released in 2002, spawning the single "Caught in the Sun". After the album was released, Milldrum and Shelton left the band. In 2007, Course of Nature signed with the Silent M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Wattenberg
Gregg Wattenberg is an American record producer, based in New York City. Best known for his work with the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls, he has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Work Gregg Wattenberg has co-written and/or co-produced eight No. 1 hit songs that reached the top of ''Billboard'' Hot AC, Adult Contemporary, Alternative Radio, and/or Rock charts. Wattenberg co-wrote and co-produced John Legend's " Conversations in the Dark" which was RIAA certified Gold and the 1st lead single from the ''Bigger Love'' album, which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B album in 2021. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced The Unlikely Candidates' No. 1 hit single "Novocaine" which reached the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Radio chart in 2020. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced Phillip Phillips' No. 1 hit and RIAA Certified Platinum single " Gone, Gone, Gone" on the Platinum album '' The World from the Side of the Moon''. Wattenberg co-produced Train's No. 1 hit and RIAA M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Young
Brett "Ace" Young (born November 15, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained national recognition while appearing on the fifth season of ''American Idol''. Young is married to ''American Idol'' season-three runner-up Diana DeGarmo. Early life Young was raised in Boulder, Colorado and is the youngest of five boys. He began writing songs, singing, and taking voice lessons at age 9, and was soon performing at recreation centers and shopping malls. He was first paid for his talent at 11 years old, when he sang at the food court at Boulder’s Crossroads Mall. He performed at various venues in Colorado and other western states, including singing the National Anthem at The Pepsi Center in Denver. Young attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. An Eagle Scout, he also participated in athletics, choir, and International Baccalaureate classes, graduating in 1999. Career After Young graduated from high school he wrote a song called "Reason I Live" th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily Downtuned guitar, downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and Screaming (music), harsh vocals and sometimes sounds that are unconventional within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s. Other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal sound, combining its vocal stylings and downtuned riffs with elements of other genres, such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, thrash metal, hardcore punk and industrial metal. Alternative metal began in the 1980s with bands like Faith No More, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundscan
Luminate Data, LLC (formerly MRC Data and P-MRC Data) is a provider of music and entertainment data. Established as a joint-venture in 2020, it brought together Nielsen Music, Alpha Data (formerly BuzzAngle Music) and Variety Business Intelligence (formerly TVtracker). In December 2019, Eldridge Industries' Valence Media, then parent company of ''Billboard'', acquired Nielsen's music data business, reuniting it with ''Billboard'' for the first time since its spin-off to E5 Global Media from Nielsen Business Media. It was renamed MRC Data in 2020 after Eldridge Industries merged Valence with the film and television studio MRC. and was then brought under its PMRC joint venture with Penske Media Corporation as P-MRC Data. It was renamed once more to Luminate Data in March 2022. In August 2022, the MRC merger was unwound, with Eldridge Industries taking sole ownership of its stake in PMRC. Nielsen Music Nielsen Music, originally established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
