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Mike Spencer
Michael Spencer is an English record producer and recording engineer. He has worked with various pop acts, including Newton Faulkner, Jamiroquai, John Newman, Ellie Goulding, Alex Clare, and Emeli Sandé, among others. Many of his productions have received platinum certifications or higher by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) or Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in addition to having won MOBO and Brit Awards, as well as Mercury Prize nominations. Selected discography Singles *2022: "Ghosting" - Cat Burns *2022: "Emotionally Unavailable" - Cat Burns *2022: "My Brother" - Sam Tompkins *2021: "Skylight" - Gabrielle Aplin *2021: "We Cry" - JP Cooper *2019: "Losing Me" - Gabrielle Aplin, JP Cooper *2019: "Walk Away" - Four of Diamonds *2018: " Walk Alone" - Rudimental featuring Tom Walker (Vocal production) *2018: "Angels" - Tom Walker *2017: "My Lover" - Mabel with Not3s *2016: " September Song" - JP Cooper *2016: "Ain't My Fault" - Zara Larss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual Music award, music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the Music of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom or Music of Ireland, Ireland. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards. Format and eligibility Any album released by a British or Irish artist, or by a band where over 50% of the members are British or Irish, may be submitted for consideration by their record label. There is a fee for submission. Twelve submitted albums are shortlisted for the prize, chosen based solely on their musical merit and irrespective of how popular or successful an album or act that has been submitted may have been in the previous calendar year. The shortlist is chosen by an independent panel of musicians, music presenters, music producers, music journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel (Snakehips Song)
"Cruel" is a song by British production duo Snakehips featuring English singer-songwriter Zayn. It was released as a single on 15 July 2016 by Sony Music UK and Columbia Records. The song was written and composed by Oliver Lee and James Carter of Snakehips, along with Cass Lowe, Erik Hassle and Zayn. "Cruel" received critical acclaim, with ''NME'' ranking the song at number 50 on their "50 Best Tracks of 2016" list, and ''MuuMuse'' ranking it at number 88 on their "Top 100 Singles of 2016" list. Music video An accompanying music video for "Cruel" premiered on YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ... on 9 August 2016 and stars Zayn as he sings the song inside a building in an Asian town. The video was directed by Alex Southam. Charts Weekly charts Year-en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara Larsson
Zara Maria Larsson (; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the Talang 2008, second season of ''Talang (Swedish TV show), Talang'', the Swedish version of the ''Got Talent'' format. She later attained international recognition with singles including "Lush Life (Zara Larsson song), Lush Life" (2015), "Never Forget You (Zara Larsson and MNEK song), Never Forget You" (2015), "Girls Like" (2016) with Tinie Tempah, "This One's for You (David Guetta song), This One's for You" with David Guetta, "Ain't My Fault" (2016), "I Would Like" (2016), "Symphony (Clean Bandit song), Symphony" (2017) with Clean Bandit, "Ruin My Life (Zara Larsson song), Ruin My Life" (2018) and "On My Love" (2023) with Guetta. In 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and subsequently released her debut extended play, ''Introducing (EP), Introducing,'' in January 2013. The EP was supported by Larsson's first origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't My Fault (Zara Larsson Song)
"Ain't My Fault" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson from her second studio album '' So Good'' (2017). It was released on 2 September 2016 through TEN Music Group and Epic Records as the third single from the album. The song received positive reviews from critics upon its release and peaked at number one in Sweden, the top ten in Norway and Romania, and the top 20 in ten additional countries. It is certified Gold or higher in sixteen countries. The remix version of the song features American rapper Lil Yachty. Background In an interview with Shazam, Larsson said about the first version of the song: "The topic is me talking to a girl about her man, and I basically stole her man, and I'm like, 'It's not my fault that I'm better than you'." The song was written in a few hours with MNEK for fun and never intended as a single, but when the studio loved it, her reaction was, "Whoa whoa whoa I can't sing this." So she changed the lyrics of the song to reflect her values: "I would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September Song (JP Cooper Song)
"September Song" is a song by English singer JP Cooper. It is the second single from his debut studio album, '' Raised Under Grey Skies'' (2017). The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2016 through Island Records. The song has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and has also reached the top 10 in both Ireland and Sweden. The song was written by Cooper, Jon Hume, Alex Bunker and Mr Hudson. Background Talking about the song, Cooper said, "'September Song' in a nutshell is a nostalgic, innocent look at a teenage romance – probably one of your first romances. Looking back as an adult now at how simple things were back then, having those moments of, like, 'I wonder what that person is doing now.' In the UK, September is when you go back to school after the holiday. So that's the idea, this person has been missing this girl all summer – she's a September song, that's what he's looking forward to. We just wanted to write a song tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not3s
Lukman Olanrewaju Odunaike (born 17 April 1998), better known by his stage name Not3s (pronounced Notes), is an English rapper and singer from Hackney, London. His songs include "My Lover" and "Fine Line", both of which are collaborations with Mabel. His breakthrough song, "Addison Lee", has been described as a viral hit, achieving 17 million views on GRM Daily and has achieved much publicity for the singer. The song, which takes its name from the London-based ride sharing firm, achieved such popularity that Not3s was invited to the firm's Christmas party in KOKO to perform the song. He was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2018. Personal life Odunaike was born and grew up in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents. He is a supporter of Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel (singer)
Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey (born 19 February 1996) is a singer and songwriter. The daughter of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, she rose to prominence in 2017 with her single "Finders Keepers (Mabel song), Finders Keepers" which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Her debut studio album ''High Expectations'' released in 2019 entered the UK Albums Chart at number three and was certified platinum. It included the UK top 10 singles: "Don't Call Me Up", "Mad Love (Mabel song), Mad Love" and "Boyfriend (Mabel song), Boyfriend", with "Don't Call Me Up" also charting on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist in 2020. Her second studio album ''About Last Night... (album), About Last Night...'' was released in 2022. It was supported by the release of its lead single "Let Them Know". The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Walker (singer)
Thomas Alexander Walker (born 17 December 1991) is a British singer-songwriter from Kilsyth, Scotland. He rose to fame after the release of his single " Leave a Light On", which peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in June 2018. Early life and education Walker was born in Kilsyth. Despite relocating with his family to Chelford, England when he was three, Walker claims his upbringing was still 'Glaswegian', due to his Scottish background. He speaks with a Glasgow accent when with family or in Scotland. His favourite artists while growing up included Ray Charles, Muddy Waters and Paolo Nutini. In 2014, prior to fame, Walker graduated from London College of Creative Media. Career 2017–2019: ''What a Time to Be Alive'' and collaborations In 2017, Walker released " Just You and I", which was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month appearing on NBC's ''Today'' show with Kathie Lee Gifford where he performed the song. His follow-up single was "Blessings", the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk Alone (song)
"Walk Alone" is a song by British drum and bass band Rudimental, featuring vocals from British singer and songwriter Tom Walker. The song was released as a digital download on 26 October 2018, as the fourth single from Rudimental's third studio album, ''Toast to Our Differences''. The song was written by Amir Izadkhah, Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Leon "DJ Locksmith" Rolle, Cass Lowe, Ilsey Juber, Dacoury Natche, Thomas Walker, Jesse Shatkin and Jonathan Mensah. It's also included on Walker's debut album, ''What a Time to Be Alive''. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Walk Alone" was first released onto YouTube on 1 November 2018. Filmed in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ..., it follows two rugby players who develop a ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Of Diamonds (band)
Four of Diamonds were an English girl group composed of Caroline Alvares, Lauren Rammell, Sophia Saffarian and Yasmin Broom. In 2016, they competed in the thirteenth series of ''The X Factor'', where they were the fifth contestant eliminated. In 2018, they were signed to EMI Records. History 2016–2017: ''The X Factor'' A week before their audition for ''The X Factor'', the group chose their name in a rehearsal studio, inspired by a card game they were playing. They narrowed their options down to Four of Diamonds and Four of Hearts. They went with Four of Diamonds because of how popular diamonds are, as well as how strong the stones can be. Four of Diamonds auditioned for ''The X Factor'' in the third set of room auditions, performing " No" by Meghan Trainor. They then progressed to bootcamp and the six-chair challenge, gaining a seat and making it through to judges' houses, mentored by Louis Walsh. They were eventually sent home by Walsh. However, on 10 October 2016, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JP Cooper
John Paul Cooper (born 1 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for featuring on the single " Perfect Strangers" by DJ and producer Jonas Blue. The song was certified platinum in the UK. His follow-up solo single was " September Song". He is signed to Island Records. Career 2002–2006: access to music In 2002, Cooper studied Contemporary Popular Music at North Trafford College, based at Beehive Mill in Manchester. There, he joined a band called Kid Conspiracy, who later changed their name to Azure Glow. They grew a small following locally and enjoyed limited success, releasing self made EPs including ‘December Falls’ and ‘Listen’. They ultimately disbanded following their last UK tour in 2006. 2012–2015: career beginnings On 27 June 2012, Cooper released his first two extended plays ''EP1'' and ''EP2''. He featured on Don Diablo's single "The Artist Inside", it was released on 9 November 2012. He released his third extended play, ''EP3'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
