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In Loving Memory (Sean Leon Album)
''In Loving Memory'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper and producer Sean Leon. It was released independently on December 1, 2023. It features guest appearances from Ye, Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, River Tiber, and Dylan Sinclair. It also serves as the soundtrack to the short film, "House of Leon", directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat. The album was a long listed nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize. The deluxe edition was released on December 6, 2024, containing eight additional songs. Background and promotion In 2019, Leon and Ye were connected through one of Ye's Sunday Service performances. While working on Daniel Caesar's sophomore album, ''Case Study 01'', fellow collaborator River Tiber recommended Leon to share a demo called "The Glade" with Ye, which would, in turn, become " Up From The Ashes". Leon would end up writing, producing, and providing reference tracks for ''Jesus is King'', ''Donda'', and ''Donda 2'', with the latter album including an early ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Leon
Matthew Sean Leon (born May 23, 1991) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He founded the record label IXXI Initiative in 2012, which fostered the career of fellow Toronto native Daniel Caesar. Leon is perhaps best known for co-writing Justin Bieber's 2021 single ''Peaches'', which peaked atop both the Canadian Hot 100 and ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received four Grammy Award nominations. Leon has also co-written tracks on the albums ''Jesus is King'' (2019), ''Donda'' (2021), ''Vultures 1'' (2024) and ''Donda 2'' (2025) by American rapper Kanye West. Career In July 2013, Leon released his debut mixtape ''Ninelevenne, the Tragedy'' followed by his second project ''Narcissus, the Drowning of Ego'' on January 22, 2014. Both projects featured production by Jordan Evans. Shortly after the release of ''Narcissus'', Leon began the year-long roll out of the compilation ''King Of The Wild Things''. In February 2017, Leon released his first studio alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Tiber (musician)
Tommy Paxton-Beesley (born 1991), also known as River Tiber, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.. ''Chart Attack'', May 12, 2016. He released his debut studio album ''Indigo'' in 2016. As a songwriter, Paxton-Beesley has frequently collaborated with producer Frank Dukes and artists including Kaytranada, Daniel Caesar, and BadBadNotGood. He has co-written the charting songs " No Tellin'" by Drake, " Broken Clocks" by SZA, " AstroThunder" by Travis Scott, and " I Keep Calling" by James Blake. Background Paxton-Beesley was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He also spent a year in Italy as a child, where he lived near the Tiber River. Growing up, he took part in community music programs and attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts. He attended McGill University before graduating from the Berklee School of Music. He released his debut EP ''The Star Falls'' in 2013, and followed up in 2015 with ''When the Time Is Right''. A track from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison (musician)
Harrison Robinson, mononymously known as Harrison, is a Canadian electronic musician from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Electronic Album of the Year, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2017 for ''Checkpoint Titanium'' and at the Juno Awards of 2024 for ''Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees''. Robinson released tracks to SoundCloud before releasing the EP ''Colors'' in 2015. ''Checkpoint Titanium'', his debut full-length album, was released in 2016. He followed up in 2018 with his second album, ''Apricity''. ''Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees'', his third full-length album, followed in 2023. Awards Maxime Lamontagne's music video for the single "How Can It Be", from the ''Colors'' EP, was shortlisted for the Prism Prize in 2016. In 2017, Scott Cudmore's video for "It’s Okay, I Promise" was shortlisted, and in 2019 Ft. Langley's video for "Your Girl" made the shortlist. "By Myself", a collaboration between Harrison and DijahSB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donda 2
''Donda 2'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It has also been described as a Demo (music), demo, having been released in an unfinished state with four songs on Kano Computing's Stem Player on February 23, 2022, with additional songs later being added on February 24, which were updated in the following months. The album features guest vocals from the late XXXTentacion, Don Toliver, Baby Keem, Migos, Travis Scott, Future (rapper), Future, Sean Leon, Vory, Fivio Foreign, Alicia Keys, Soulja Boy, The Game (rapper), The Game, and Playboi Carti. On April 29, 2025, West independent album, independently uploaded the demo album on music streaming services via his Yeezy (brand), YZY brand under the name Donda, which was named after his Donda West, mother and included a slightly different tracklist and updated production. Future served as the executive producer of ''Donda 2'' in 2022, with Digital Nas serving as executive producer for the 2025 edition. West began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donda
''Donda'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings on August 29, 2021. The album features a broad range of guest performances from artists, including The Weeknd, Jay-Z, Marilyn Manson, Kid Cudi, Travis Scott, Lil Yachty, Baby Keem, Playboi Carti, Jay Electronica, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Ty Dolla Sign, Fivio Foreign, Lil Durk, Pop Smoke, the Lox, Shenseea, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Young Thug, and KayCyy, among others; additionally, vocals from Chris Brown were also included prior to the album being updated. Its deluxe version features guest vocals from André 3000, and Tyler, the Creator. West himself, as well as BoogzDaBeast, Dem Jointz, Mike Dean, and Ojivolta, primarily helmed the album's production. West recorded much of the material at multiple locations in the summer of 2021, including Bighorn Mountain Ranch in Wyoming and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The initial vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Is King
''Jesus Is King'' is the ninth studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings on October 25, 2019. It follows a Christianity, Christian theme, in stark contrast from previous works by West, who described it as "an expression of the gospel". It features guest appearances from Clipse, Ty Dolla Sign, Kenny G, Fred Hammond, Ant Clemons, and the Sunday Service Choir. Production was handled by West himself, as well as Federico Vindver, Ronny J, Pi'erre Bourne, Labrinth and Timbaland, among others. West began recording the album in August 2018, originally announcing it as ''Yandhi''. The album missed two initial release dates in September and November 2018 under the original title, before being delayed indefinitely due to leaks. West had formed his Gospel music, gospel group the Sunday Service Choir in January 2019, performing gospel songs and covers of songs from West's discography. The song "Water (Kanye West song), Water" was perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up From The Ashes (song)
"Up from the Ashes" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from the deluxe version of his tenth solo studio album, ''Donda'' (2021). The song was initially intended for West's ninth studio album ''Jesus Is King'' (2019) and previewed during listening parties in September and October 2019. The original track named was "Glade". West's singing on the song has been compared to his fourth studio album ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). The song leaked online in February 2020 alongside an alternate version featuring production done by Dr. Dre. Background and recording In 2019, fellow Canadian rapper and songwriter Sean Leon had a demo titled "The Glade" under his own artist project. While working on Daniel Caesar's ''Case Study 01'' in Los Angeles, collaborator River Tiber recommended sharing the demo with West at one of his Sunday Service performances. The song ended up on an early track listing of ''Jesus Is King'' as "Glade", later being renamed to "Up from the Ashes". Sean Leon went to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Case Study 01
''Case Study 01'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Daniel Caesar, released on June 28, 2019, through Golden Child Recordings. It features guest appearances from Brandy, Pharrell Williams, John Mayer, Sean Leon and Jacob Collier. Promotion Caesar held a listening party in Los Angeles in the week leading up to the album's release. Along with invited music industry figures, the event was also open to the first 200 guests that arrived. Caesar also teased the album on social media, including with a video of a person walking across a desert set to a "muted keyboard melody" and a quote from scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Critical reception Jacob Carey of ''Exclaim!'' noted the "experimental nature" of the album, concluding: "Although ''Case Study 01'' may not receive the same critical reception as Freudian, it's a solid effort by an artist who is, more or less, still a rookie, attempting to diversify his sound early on in order t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Service Choir
The Sunday Service Choir (commonly referred as Sunday Service) is an American gospel group led by rapper Kanye West and conducted by choir director Jason White. Beginning in January 2019, and initially produced by Jack and Michael Skolnick, the group has performed every Sunday as well as on Friday, September 27, when West's album '' Jesus Is King'' was announced for release. Their debut album, '' Jesus Is Born'', was released three months later on Christmas Day in 2019. History In September 2018, West announced that his ninth studio album ''Yandhi'' would be released later in the month. He later postponed the date to November 2018 in order to record in Uganda. The album was postponed a second time in November with no set release date. On the first Sunday of 2019, West began the first "Sunday Service" rehearsal, where he performed gospel iterations of his discography and other songs with a choir group, The Samples and frequent collaborators like Tony Williams, Francis and the Lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its English-language and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively. Although some local stations in Canada predate its founding, the CBC is the oldest continually-existing broadcasting network in Canada. The CBC was established on November 2, 1936. The CBC operates four terrestrial radio networks: The English-language CBC Radio One and CBC Music, and the French-language Ici Radio-Canada Première and Ici Musique (international radio service Radio Canada International historically transmitted via shortwave radio, but since 2012 its content is only available as podcasts on its website). The CBC also operates two terrestrial television networks, the English-language CBC Television and the French-language Ici Radio-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
