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Nick Long
Nick Long is an American songwriter and singer. He is best known as the founder and frontman of indie pop band Dark Waves, and for co-writing Machine Gun Kelly's '' Tickets to My Downfall'' and ''Mainstream Sellout'' LP's. Long has also co-written several singles, including Børns' "Electric Love". Early life Nicholas Alex Long was born in Santa Barbara. Long started playing guitar when he was 8 years old, and began to play in bands when he was 10 or 11. Career Early career Long joined Santa Barbara punk act Staring Back in 2002 after their guitarist quit during the band's participation in Warped Tour. From 2008 onward, he played guitar and fronted post-hardcore band Dead Country, releasing a four-track EP in 2010. Dark Waves Long signed a record deal in 2012, and in 2013 founded Dark Waves, which released a self-titled synth-pop EP in September the following year with Five Seven Music. A single off the EP, "I Don’t Wanna Be In Love", was featured in an episode of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waves
Dark Waves is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California, United States, formed by frontman Nick Long in 2014. The group has released one self-titled EP ''Dark Waves'' (2014) and plans to release a full album in summer of 2015. Drawing notable comparisons to bands such as The Neighbourhood and Bad Suns, the sound of Dark Waves has been described by Buzzbands L.A. as "electro-romantic", "afloat in the unsettling, gloomy currents of love and longing". History Nick Long was raised in Santa Barbara, California. His parents encouraged an interest in music from a young age: they bought him his first drum kit at age 5, piano lessons at age 6, and for his 8th birthday, his dad gave him a guitar. Long belonged to punk bands Staring Back and Dead Country before forming Dark Waves. “I would write these songs and they would be kind of mello, synthy songs ithacoustic guitars, and then I would take it to my band and we would turn it into a big rock song. “As much I love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing derived influence from existentialist literature, and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene. Her first novel, '' Strangers on a Train'', has been adapted for stage and screen, the best known being the 1951 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Her 1955 novel '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'' has been adapted for film multiple times. Writing under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, Highsmith published the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, '' The Price of Salt'', in 1952, republished 38 years later as ''Carol' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by ''Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was formerly staged in December but since returning in 2011, it has been held in May. Awards process Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the ''Billboard'' Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by ''Billboard'' and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound. The 2018 awards were based on the reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018. Awards are given for the top album, artist and single in a number of differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Music Award For Top Rock Album
The ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Rock Album winners and nominees. This is a newer award. Mumford & Sons and Coldplay won the award twice. Winners and nominees Superlatives Wins * 2 (Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots) Nominations * 5 (Mumford & Sons); 4 (Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Twenty One Pilots); 2 (The Black Keys, Lorde, Nickelback, Panic! at the Disco) References {{Billboard Music Awards Billboard awards Album awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album Equivalent Units
The album-equivalent unit, or album equivalent, is a measurement unit in music industry to define the consumption of music that equals the purchase of one album copy. This consumption includes streaming and song downloads in addition to traditional album sales. 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. For instance, the only albums that went platinum in the United States in 2014 were the ''Frozen'' soundtrack and Taylor Swift's ''1989'', whereas several artists' works had in 2013. The usage of the album-equivalent units revolutionized the charts from the "best-selling albums" ranking into the "most popular albums" ranking. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) have used album-equivalent unit to measure their Global Recording Artist of the Year since 2013. Terminology The term ' ... [...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 and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others 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, and acquired its current 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) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Ex's Best Friend
"My Ex's Best Friend" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly featuring fellow American musician Blackbear. It is the third single off of the former's pop-punk fifth studio album ''Tickets to My Downfall''. The song reached number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming the third top-40 hit for both artists. Background and release Colson Baker, better known as Machine Gun Kelly, released his fourth studio album, ''Hotel Diablo'', on July 5, 2019, via EST 19XX, Bad Boy, and Interscope Records. The third single from that album, "I Think I'm Okay", was a collaboration with Yungblud and Travis Barker, which served as a segue for Baker's transition towards rock music. Baker described the song as "our first 'Oh shit. I think we might be onto something' moment". Baker booked a studio session with Barker, recording what would become the song " Bloody Valentine". Machine Gun Kelly describes the session as "so powerful that Travis was like, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concert For Aliens
"Concert for Aliens" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Machine Gun Kelly. It was released as the second single from his fifth studio album ''Tickets to My Downfall''. It peaked at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in 2020. Background The song debuted live on the nationally televised show ''Good Morning America'' on July 20, 2020, when Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) and drummer Travis Barker performed the track. The following day, Baker posted the clip to social media and confirmed that the song would be the second single from his upcoming fifth studio album ''Tickets to My Downfall''. Multiple music videos were released for the song. On August 5, an animated video was released, featuring Baker and Barker trying to escape from aliens, which eventually transitions to them playing a concert for the aliens. A second video, directed by Mod Sun, was released on August 13, 2020. The video, make of live action footage, alternates between footage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Valentine (song)
"Bloody Valentine" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on May 1, 2020 by Interscope Records. The song is the first single from his fifth studio album ''Tickets to My Downfall''. Background The song was written by Machine Gun Kelly with Nicholas Alex Long, Mod Sun, and Travis Barker, with the latter also serving as drummer and producer on the track. The video stars Megan Fox as Machine Gun Kelly's lover. The video was shot in a rented house located in the Los Angeles area. It won the award for "Best Alternative" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The two also star together in the film '' Midnight in the Switchgrass''. An acoustic version of the song was released on June 16, 2020, alongside a video directed by Sam Cahill. The song is featured in ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2''. Composition "Bloody Valentine" is a pop-punk ballad with synth-pop influences. The song's "iconic intro and verse riff" have been noted as being on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Diablo
''Hotel Diablo'' is the fourth studio album by American musician Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on July 5, 2019, via Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. The album was supported by four singles: "Hollywood Whore", " El Diablo", "I Think I'm Okay" with Yungblud and Travis Barker, and "Glass House" featuring Naomi Wild, with promotional single " Floor 13". The record is a rap rock album and followed less than 10 months after September 2018's '' Binge'' EP. The album's production also included Foster the People frontman Mark Foster. It debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album received generally positive reviews. Lyrically, the songs deal with problems with drugs, childhood family struggles, among other themes. Background and promotion Shortly after releasing the bonus tracks to ''Bloom'' (2017), Kelly announced he was going to start recording "album 4". In late 2018, Kelly announced he had a title for the upcoming album. After the release of his second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yungblud
Dominic Richard Harrison (born 5 August 1997), known professionally as Yungblud (pronounced "Youngblood"), is an English singer, musician, songwriter and actor. In 2018, he released his first EP, ''Yungblud'', followed shortly after by the album ''21st Century Liability''. In 2019, he released another EP, ''The Underrated Youth''. His second album, ''Weird!'', was released in late 2020 and peaked at the top of the UK Albums Chart and reached number 75 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Harrison was born on 5 August 1997, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to Samantha and Justin Harrison. He has two younger sisters, Jemima and Isobel. Harrison was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at a young age, which made him a troublesome student. He was suspended from Ackworth School after a dare from his friend to "moon" his mathematics teacher. Harrison stated that he was an opinionated child and felt that his energetic nature was often misunderstood. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Think I'm Okay
"I Think I'm Okay" (stylized as "I Think I'm OKAY") is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, English musician Yungblud, and fellow American musician Travis Barker. It was released as a single on June 7, 2019, from Machine Gun Kelly's fourth studio album ''Hotel Diablo''. Background and release The song was leaked in May 2019. Kelly stated in an interview with Zane Lowe that he was worried about including Barker on the song, in fear that the song might sound more like Barker's music style. According to Kelly, Yungblud freestyled and recorded his verse in 10 minutes. In the song, Kelly and Yungblud sing about the usage of substances and personal demons, while Barker handles the percussion. On the hook, Kelly criticizes his own reckless lifestyle and dangerous habits. Music video The music video was released June 14, 2019. Noah Cyrus Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born January 8, 2000) is an American singer and actress. As a child actress she voiced the titular character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
