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I Told You
''I Told You'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Tory Lanez. It was released on August 19, 2016, through Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016. The production on the album was contributed by Lanez, alongside several other record producers such as Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Frank Dukes, DJ Dahi, Pop Wansel and Noah Breakfast, among others. ''I Told You'' was supported by two singles: " Say It" and " Luv". Despite commercial success, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 52,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Recording and production In an interview with HotNewHipHop, Lanez spoke on the album: "I was tryna come up with a title for mad long and that what was kind of slowing me down cause I didn't want to make music off the wrong title... I might fuck around and not put no features on it. It has to have features tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory Lanez
Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed with record producer Benny Blanco's Benny Blanco#Record labels, Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. Lanez' debut studio album, ''I Told You'' (2016) explored alternative R&B and was commercially successful. It was supported by the singles "Say It (Tory Lanez song), Say It" and "Luv (Tory Lanez song), Luv," which peaked at numbers 23 and 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Both released in 2018, Lanez' second and third albums, ''Memories Don't Die'' and ''Love Me Now?'' delved further into hip-hop and were met with continued commercial success despite mixed reviews; the former became his first album to peak atop the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luv (Tory Lanez Song)
"Luv" is a song by Canadian singer and rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on June 9, 2016, as the second single from his debut studio album, ''I Told You'' (2016). The song was produced by Cashmere Cat and Benny Blanco. It has interpolations from "Everyone Falls in Love" by Tanto Metro and Devonte. It received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards that was held in February 2017. Music video The music video for "Luv", directed by Lanez and Zac Facts, premiered via Lanez's Vevo channel on June 24, 2016. Remix The official remix of the song was released on October 7, 2016, and features Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul. Another remix was made with German rapper Bonez MC. Chart performance On the week of July 16, 2016, the song debuted at number 96 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 19. It became Tory Lanez' first song to reach the top 20 on the chart. The song spent 22 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song debuted at number 96 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Label Debut
:''"Major Label Debut" is also a song by Broken Social Scene'' ''Major Label Debut'' is the tenth EP by Chicago punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Despite the name, the E.P. was the first release on Panic Button Records, an independent record label owned by band members Ben Weasel and John Jughead. A different recording of the song "Nightbreed" would later appear on the band's rarities album '' Thank You Very Little'', while "Racist Society" would later appear on the greatest hits album Weasel Mania. Track listing #"The Last Janelle" - 0:58 #"D.I.Y." - 1:55 #"Compact Disc" - 2:01 #"Hey Asshole" - 1:16 #"Racist Society" - 1:57 #"Nightbreed" - 2:16 Personnel *Ben Weasel- vocals * John Jughead- guitar * Zac Damon- guitar, backing vocals *Mass Giorgini Massimiliano Adelmo Giorgini (born 1968) is an American bassist and record producer who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom of the mid-'90s. Among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chixtape III
''Chixtape III'' is a mixtape by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez; it was released on December 25, 2015. It is the sequel to ''Chixtape II'' released in March 2014. The album includes a guest appearance from Ed Sheeran and production from Play Picasso, Happy Perez, Lavi$h, Sergio Romero and Lanez himself. Release and promotion On December 22, 2015, Tory Lanez announced was going to release two mixtapes on Christmas, ''Chixtape III'' and '' The New Toronto''. He also revealed the album covers that day. Track listing * Notes: * "Looks" as a sample of "Disrespectful" by Trey Songz feat. Mila J Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo (born November 18, 1982), known professionally as Mila J, is an American R&B singer and rapper. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhené Aiko and is known for being in Prince's vid ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chixtape III 2015 mixtape albums Tory Lanez albums Sequel albums Albums produced by Happy Perez Self-releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixtape
In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists more creative freedom and less commercial pressure. The term has significantly increased in popularity over the years due to high-profile artists marketing their projects as such. Prior to the decline of physical media, mixtapes were defined as homemade compilations of music played through a cassette tape, Compact disc, CD, or digital playlist and became significant in Hip hop (culture), hip-hop culture. The songs were typically beatmatching, beatmatched and consisted of seamless transitions at their beginnings and endings with fades or abrupt edits. It was then defined as relatively any musical project by an up-and-coming artist. Now, mixtapes have become a label of promotion and marketing for album-like projects. Dictionary.com writes that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie (rapper)
Anthony Tremaine Dixson (born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Westside Boogie (stylised in all capitals; formerly known as Boogie), is an American rapper. His debut mixtape, ''Thirst 48'', was released on June 24, 2014, followed by his second, ''The Reach'' a year later. He signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in 2015, which entered a joint venture with Eminem's Shady Records two years later. His debut studio album, '' Everythings for Sale'', was released on January 25, 2019. His second album, ''More Black Superheroes'' was released on June 17, 2022. Early life Anthony Tremaine Dixson was born on August 30, 1989, in Compton, California, where he was also raised, and was a member of the church choir. His son, Darius, was born June 24, 2009, and was the catalyst for him to take music more seriously. In 2010, he enrolled in recording courses at Long Beach City College, using financial aid money to purchase recording equipment. He is also a single father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Miller
Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip hop music, hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15. In 2010, he signed a record deal with independent label Rostrum Records and released his breakthrough mixtapes ''K.I.D.S.'' (2010) and ''Best Day Ever (mixtape), Best Day Ever'' (2011). Miller's debut studio album, ''Blue Slide Park'' (2011), became the first independently distributed debut album to top the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 since 1995. In 2013, Miller founded the record label imprint REMember Music. After his second studio album, ''Watching Movies with the Sound Off'' (2013), he left Rostrum and signed with the major label Warner Bros. Records in 2014. With them, he released five studio albums: ''GO:OD AM'' (2015), ''The Divine Feminine'' (2016), ''Swimming (Mac Miller album), Swimming'' (2018), and the posthumous albums ''Circles (Mac Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album-equivalent Unit
The album-equivalent unit, or album equivalent, often shortened to just unit, is a sales metric in the music industry that defines the number of streaming media, songs streamed and music download, songs downloaded equal to one Record sales, traditional album sale. The album-equivalent unit was introduced in the mid-2010s as an answer to the drop of album sales in the 21st century. Album sales more than halved from 1999 to 2009, declining from a $14.6 to $6.3 billion industry, partly due to cheap digitally downloaded Single (music), singles. For instance, the only albums that Music recording certification, went platinum in the United States in 2014 were the Frozen (soundtrack), ''Frozen'' soundtrack and Taylor Swift's ''1989 (album), 1989'', whereas several albums had gone platinum in 2013. The use of album-equivalent units transformed the Record chart, music charts from a ranking of best-selling albums into a ranking of most popular albums. The International Federation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Critics
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on what is now regarded as classical music. In the 1960s, music journalism began more prominently covering popular music like rock music, rock and pop music, pop after the breakthrough of the Beatles. With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, music criticism developed an increasingly large online presence with music bloggers, aspiring music critics, and established critics supplementing print media online. Music journalism today includes reviews of songs, albums and live concerts, profiles of recording artists, and reporting of artist news and music events. Origins in classical music criticism Music journalism has its roots in classical music, classical music criticism, which has traditionally comprised the study, discussion, evaluation, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
