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Gene Noble
Gene Noble (Born James Eugene Roston III) is an American singer and songwriter, based in New York and Los Angeles. He is best known for the 2016 song " Only Love" which received airplay on radio stations around the world. He has written songs for artists such as Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, Faith Evans, Usher, CeeLo Green, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Diddy. Early life and career Noble was born James Eugene Roston III in Manhattan, Kansas. He grew up traveling with his father, who served in the US military and traveled to wherever in the world he was stationed. His father died in an attempt to rescue another man in 1986 when Noble was aged four. He later moved to Long Island, New York with his mother and brother. A year later, he began playing the piano and writing poetry. Inspired by singer Prince and R&B musician D’Angelo, Noble decided to pursue a career as a musical artist. On March 4, 2014, Noble released his debut EP, ''Rebirth of Gene'', which was described by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or electronic dance music, dance-inspired beat (music), beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music, pop culture and pop music. Precursors According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say Something (A Great Big World Song)
"Say Something" is a song by American Pop music, pop duo A Great Big World from their debut album, ''Is There Anybody Out There? (album), Is There Anybody Out There?'' (2013). Written by the duo members—Ian Axel and Chad King—alongside Mike Campbell, the song was originally recorded by Axel for his solo album ''This Is the New Year'' (2011). It was later released as a single by the duo on September 3, 2013, by Epic Records. Following its usage on American reality TV show ''So You Think You Can Dance (United States), So You Think You Can Dance'', the track gained attention from singer Christina Aguilera, who wanted to collaborate with A Great Big World on the song. Soon afterwards, a re-recorded version of "Say Something" with Aguilera was released on November 4, 2013. "Say Something" is a slow-tempo piano ballad that talks about a breakup, where the lover is implored to say something because the singer is giving up on them, with the singers expressing humility, sadness, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Gartner
Joseph Thomas Youngman (born March 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Wolfgang Gartner, is an Americans, American DJ and music producer. Much of his music prior to 2010 was released through his own record label, Kindergarten, but he signed with Ultra Records in 2010 and Ministry of Sound in the UK in 2011. Biography Background Youngman created the Wolfgang Gartner name in late 1999 after establishing a successful name as a deep house DJ. Not wanting to be criticized for such an abrupt departure in style, Youngman created the name anonymously. Gartner's identity was revealed officially in July 2008. Youngman took the name from the coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer team. The current Wolfgang Gartner logo was created in 2010 by New York graffiti artist Eric Haze who created logos for the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and EPMD. Gartner hosted the first episode of MTV's dance music show "Clubland" which aired on September 22, 2011. A portion of the episode was filmed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Rojas
Emilio Rojas is an American rapper. Biography Early life Emilio Rojas was born to a Venezuelan father and an American mother in the suburbs of Rochester. At age 10, Emilio's father left his family and returned to Venezuela, leaving Emilio and his family to fend for themselves. Despite this, Rojas has credited his father for sparking his interest in music. Rojas graduated from The Harley School in 2002. Career After making a name for himself as Raks One on Myspace, Rojas began taking his music much more seriously and decided to drop out of school to pursue a career in Hip Hop. In 2004 he made his first break through and began touring overseas with the group Phocus, but by 2005 it was apparent to Emilio that not enough progress was being made in his career. In 2005 Emilio took a car service to New York City to focus solely on his music. Without hesitation he did and ended up in an illegally subdivided Brooklyn apartment. It was in New York where Rojas began to make a dent in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Miller (singer)
Jacob Harris Miller is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. In 2013, Miller released his debut album '' Us Against Them''. In 2016, Miller's 7-song EP titled ''Overnight'' was released. He later released his second album, ''2:00am in LA'', as an independent artist in 2017, followed by his third album ''Silver Lining'' in 2018. In 2019, he released the EP ''Based on a True Story'', which he largely produced in his own bedroom. Early life Jake Miller grew up in a Jewish family in Weston, Florida. His father, Bruce Miller, is a pediatric opthamologist and played in a band during medical school. He has one sister, Jenny. Career 2011-2012: Career beginnings and ''Spotlight'' EP As a teenager, Miller began making music in his bedroom and posting videos of himself singing to YouTube. On March 11, 2011, Miller performed live for the first time ever, opening for Snoop Dogg at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida. In May 2011, Miller won the Samsung and T-Mobile USA national "Kick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyzoo
Gregory Skyler Taylor (born December 24, 1980), known professionally as Skyzoo, is an American Director rapper and songwriter. He has released a number of notable solo and collaborative albums, including '' Cloud 9: The 3 Day High'' with 9th Wonder in 2006, '' The Salvation (album), The Salvation'' in 2009, '' A Dream Deferred'' in 2012, '' Music For My Friends'' in 2015, and his most recent solo album ''All the Brilliant Things''. Skyzoo has also released a plethora of non-commercial mixtapes including ''Corner Store Classic'' and ''The Great Debater'' throughout his career, and has worked with artists such as Jill Scott, Wale, Lloyd Banks, Tyrese, Dr. Dre, Raheem Devaughn, Black Thought, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Spike Lee, John Legend, and others. Skyzoo has headlined or co-headlined often-yearly tours throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, Australia, and Asia, and he owns and operates the independent record label First Generation Rich. Early life and education Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry I'm Late (John Regan Album)
''John Regan: Sorry I'm Late'' is the debut album by American rapper John Regan. It was released by Culture VI Records on November 16, 2010 and distributed by Fat Beats Distribution. The album features collaborations with 6 Grammy Award winning and 10 multi-platinum selling musicians, having received over 880,000 paid song streams and purchases, to date. The album was produced by YZ, Needlz, Nottz, 88-Keys and Dub B and features guest appearances by Marsha Ambrosius, Joell Ortiz, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli, Naledge, Ill Bill, Wayna, Nottz, PackFM, James Gene Roston, Drew Hudson, Meylin, Nicholas Howard, and Juganot. Wil Loesel and Yuri "YZ" Zwadiuk served as Executive Producers for the album, while Tony Dawsey of Masterdisk was the audio mastering Mastering is a form of audio post production which is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device called a master recording, the source from which al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull (also known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He began his career in the early 2000s as a reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, Latin hip hop, and crunk music, crunk performer, and signed with TVT Records to release his debut studio album, ''M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004). Executive produced by Lil Jon, it moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 along with his second and third albums, ''El Mariel'' (2006) and ''The Boatlift'' (2007). His fourth album, ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' (2009), yielded his mainstream breakthrough, spawning the singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Hotel Room Service"—which peaked at numbers two and eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. After rebranding himself as a pop music, pop artist, Pitbull's sixth and seventh albums, ''Planet Pit'' (2011) and ''Global Warming (Pitbull album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance/Electronic Digital Songs
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The three most important charts are the ''Billboard'' Global 200 for songs globally, the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs in the United States of America and the ''Billboard'' 200 for albums in the United States of America, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 or Global 200 (though the latter globally) song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales. The weekly sales and streams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucid Dreams (Juice Wrld Song)
"Lucid Dreams" (formerly "Lucid Dreams (Forget Me)") is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld. It was officially released by Grade A Productions and Interscope Records on May 4, 2018, after previously being released on SoundCloud in June 2017. The song was produced by Nick Mira and debuted at number 74 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 2 on the chart. The song has over 2.9 billion streams on Spotify, being one of the most-streamed songs on the platform. As of May 2025, the music video has over 1.1 billion views on YouTube. In February 2022, the song was certified Diamond by RIAA for selling over 10 million units in the U.S. Background In a June 2018 interview with Lyrical Lemonade, Juice Wrld stated the song was made to be a "therapy session" during a period of relationship problems he was encountering. In the lyrics, he describes the pain of a girl breaking up with him, and in the verse he relates back to the title: saying he has lucid dreams thinking of her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shape Of My Heart (Sting Song)
"Shape of My Heart" is a song by British musician Sting, released in August 1993 by A&M Records as the fifth single from his fourth solo album, ''Ten Summoner's Tales'' (1993). The song was written by Sting and guitarist Dominic Miller and features harmonica played by Larry Adler. It was used for the end credits of the 1994 film '' Léon'' and within the 1993 film '' Three of Hearts''. Despite failing to reach the top 50 in the UK upon its release, it has become a pop classic and one of Sting's works most closely associated with his solo career. It has been sampled in many tracks since its release, including "Shape" (2003) by Sugababes and " Rise & Fall" (2003) by Craig David (with Sting credited as a featured artist). Ann-Margret sang a cover over the opening credits of her 1996 movie ''Blue Rodeo''. The song's guitar riff was also sampled by Nas for his track " The Message" in 1996 and Monica on her 1998 song "Take Him Back". It was also sampled by Avicii, for his track " Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Desk Concert
''Tiny Desk Concerts'' is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former '' All Songs Considered'' host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. The first ''Tiny Desk Concert'' came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left South by Southwest frustrated that they couldn't hear the music over the crowd noise. Thompson joked that the musician, folk singer Laura Gibson, should just perform at Boilen's desk. A month later Boilen arranged for her to do just that, making an impromptu recording and posting it online. The name is taken from Boilen's 1970s psychedelic dance band called Tiny Desk Unit. The series has previously drawn criticism for narrowness in the musical genres it includes—described as focused on " hipster-infused indie rock" by Zachary Crockett at ''Vox''—to the exclusion of genres like country and hip-hop. However, the series' musical focus has broadened in scope over time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, NPR Music e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
