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Miguel (singer)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter who specializes in contemporary R&B, contemporary and alternative R&B. Raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro, California, he began pursuing a music career at age thirteen. After signing to Jive Records in 2007, Miguel released his debut studio album, ''All I Want Is You (album), All I Want Is You'', in November 2010. Although it was underpromoted upon its release, the album eventually became a sleeper hit and helped Miguel to achieve commercial success. The album’s second single, "Sure Thing (Miguel song), Sure Thing" reached further success in 2023 due to the song going viral on TikTok, causing it to reach a new peak at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 over a decade after its release and it ultimately became his most commercially successful single to date. After Jive's dissolution in 2011, he was moved to RCA Records and then released his second studio album, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Pitts
Mark Pitts is an American record executive and talent manager who has served as President of RCA Records since 2021. He also co-founded the record label ByStorm Entertainment with Wayne Barrow in 1998, through which he has signed artists including J. Cole, Miguel, Ro James, Andrea Martin, B. Smyth, Mali Music and Luke Christopher, among others. He began his career as a staffer for Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records, where he co-managed the Notorious B.I.G and Faith Evans; he executive produced the former's first two albums: ''Ready to Die'' (1994) and '' Life After Death'' (1997) Pitts executive produced the Netflix film, '' Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell'', co-produced '' Notorious'' (2009), and ''Blue'' (2009). Pitts has worked with artists who have amassed a total of 53 Grammy Awards nominations, and 10 wins. Early life and career Pitts was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 4, 1970. He was first introduced to music by his grandmother, a classically trained piano teacher wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Perez
Nathan "Happy" Perez is an American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was first credited on Young Bleed's debut album '' All I Have in This World, Are... My Balls and My Word'' in 1998. He co-wrote and produced his first hit song with Baby Bash's 2003 single "Suga Suga", which peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He has since been credited on releases for Halsey, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Kehlani, the Kid Laroi, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Mariah Carey, G-Eazy, and Juice Wrld. Perez has worked extensively with R&B singer Miguel, producing his 2010 sleeper hit " Sure Thing". In 2018, he became acquainted with fellow producer Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer and songwriter. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall ... and co-produced his 2018 single " Eastsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychedelic Music
Psychedelic music (sometimes called psychedelia) is a wide range of popular music styles and genres influenced by 1960s psychedelia, a subculture of people who used psychedelic drugs such as Dmt, DMT, Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin mushrooms, to experience synesthesia and Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness. Psychedelic music may also aim to enhance the experience of using these drugs and has been found to have a significant influence on psychedelic therapy. Psychedelia embraces visual art, movies, and literature, as well as music. Psychedelic music emerged during the 1960s among folk music, folk and rock music, rock bands in the United States and the United Kingdom, creating the subgenres of psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, acid rock, and psychedelic pop before declining in the early 1970s. Numerous spiritual successors followed in the ensuing decades, including progressive rock, krautrock, and heavy metal music, heavy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War & Leisure
''War & Leisure'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Miguel, released on December 1, 2017, through RCA Records. The album was preceded by the release of the first single: " Sky Walker" featuring Travis Scott. The album features further guest appearances from Rick Ross, Quiñ, Kali Uchis, J. Cole and Salaam Remi, with production led by Miguel himself, alongside a variety of contributors including Happy Perez, Steve Mostyn, David Andrew Sitek, Detail, Raphael Saadiq, Jeff Bhasker, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis and Salaam Remi, among others. Background He describes the album as having "political undertones, because that’s what life feels like right now". He also announced that a Spanish version of the album is in the works. Release and promotion An early version of the song "Come Through and Chill" was uploaded to Miguel's SoundCloud page on June 23, 2016. It did not feature vocals by J. Cole, but ended up on the final version. The album's lead single, " Sky Walker", featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildheart (album)
''Wildheart'' is the third studio album by American R&B singer Miguel. It was released on June 29, 2015, by Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment, and RCA Records. The album was produced by Miguel with Benny Cassette, Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco, and Salaam Remi, among others. Certain songs found him collaborating with fellow singer Lenny Kravitz and rapper Kurupt. The music departed further from Miguel's R&B roots with rock styles such as psychedelic and new wave, as well as lyrical themes that explore morality, normalcy, and sexuality. ''Wildheart'' charted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 while selling 40,000 copies in its first week. It was a widespread critical success and earned Miguel two Grammy Award nominations, including one in the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album. Background In an interview with MTV, RCA Records executive Mark Pitts discussed Miguel's recording of ''Wildheart''. "He's more confident, and it's going to show in the music, his loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adorn (song)
"Adorn" is a song written and recorded by United States, American singer and songwriter Miguel (singer), Miguel. It was released as the lead single from his 2012 studio album ''Kaleidoscope Dream''. The recording was produced by Miguel, who was inspired by his girlfriend and a series of dreams he had prior to writing the song. "Adorn" was released to iTunes Store, iTunes on August 7, 2012. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, '' Billboard'' Hot 100, number 35 on the Mainstream Top 40, and number-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Miguel's most successful single until "Sure Thing (Miguel song), Sure Thing" became a sleeper hit in 2023. It was certified RIAA certification, triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song was acclaimed by critics, being voted the year's second-best single in the annual Pazz & Jop poll. The song also earned Miguel three Grammy Award nominations, winning one for Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleidoscope Dream
''Kaleidoscope Dream'' is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Miguel. It was released on September 25, 2012, by Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment, and RCA Records. After the commercial breakthrough of his debut album '' All I Want Is You'' (2010), Miguel pursued a greater creative role on ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' as its principal writer and producer. He recorded most of the album at Platinum Sound Studios in New York City and MJP Studios in Los Angeles, working alongside producer-musicians Oak Felder, Jerry Duplessis, and Salaam Remi, among others. With the album, Miguel wanted to explore the roots of R&B beyond the genre's contemporary trends and began playing guitar as a compositional source for his songs. With his studio personnel, he incorporated dense bass lines, buzzing synthesizers, and hazy, reverbed sounds into a musical style that draws on pop, funk, rock, soul, electronic, and psychedelic genres. Miguel titled ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' as both a ... [...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] |
Sure Thing (Miguel Song)
"Sure Thing" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Miguel. Produced by Happy Perez, the song is included on his debut album, '' All I Want Is You'' (2010). It was first posted onto YouTube in 2007, via Myspace. It was sent to radio as the album's second single in January 2011. The R&B song features neo soul influences, and had been noted for its similarities to the work of singer Jon B. It initially achieved moderate success on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number 36 on the chart. It also reached number one on the US R&B chart, and spent more than fifty total weeks on the chart. "Sure Thing" marked Miguel's first number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and it was his most successful single until the release of " Adorn" in 2012. As of July 2013, the song had sold 1,106,000 copies in the United States. Following a resurgence in streaming due to it going viral on TikTok over a decade after its initial release, the song began to re chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Train
''Soul Train'' is an American musical variety television show. After airing locally on WCIU-TV in Chicago, Illinois, for a year, it aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 25, 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first and longest-serving host and executive producer. Production was suspended following the 2005–2006 season, with a rerun package under the moniker ''The Best of Soul Train'' airing for two years subsequently. As a nod to ''Soul Train''s longevity, the show's opening sequence during later seasons contained a claim that it was the "longest-running first-run, nationally syndicated program in American television history", with more than 1,100 episodes produced from the show's debut through the 2005–2006 season. Despite the production hiatus, ''Soul Train'' held that superlative record until 2016, when ''Entertainment To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeper Hit
In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit refers to a film, television series, music release, video game or other entertainment product that was initially unsuccessful on release, but eventually became a surprise success. A sleeper hit may have had little to no promotion or lack a successful launch, but gradually develops a fandom and spreads via word of mouth, media coverage or unexpected internet virality. As ''Variety'' puts it, “A ‘sleeper hit’ can be defined as the kind of show that catches us by surprise—programs whose popularity grows over time and can ultimately outshine the preordained hits.” A sleeper hit often lacks star performers or high production values, but prevails, at times against its makers’ expectations, on the strength of such qualities as narrative, approach or novelty, as well as market accidents. Sleeper hit films benefit theater owners because they keep a larger percentage of the money from ticket sales. In film Some sleeper hits in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Want Is You (album)
''All I Want Is You'' is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Miguel. It was released on November 30, 2010, by Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment and Jive Records. After signing to ByStorm in 2007, Miguel recorded the album with producers Dre & Vidal, Fisticuffs, Happy Perez, State of Emergency, and Salaam Remi. It was shelved by Jive for two years after legal issues with the singer's former production company. Selling poorly upon its release, it became sleeper hit on the ''Billboard'' 200 with the help of singles such as the title track and " Sure Thing". By September 2012, it had sold 404,000 copies. ''All I Want Is You'' received positive reviews; critics found some of the music inconsistent but praised Miguel's singing and songwriting abilities while drawing comparisons to Prince. Miguel toured in promotion of the album as a supporting act for fellow R&B singers Usher and Trey Songz. Background As a burgeoning songwriter, Miguel had written the R&B son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
