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Nija
Nija Aisha-Alayja Charles (born October 20, 1997), also known by her stage names Nija or Amnija, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Charles began her career in 2017, and has since been a credited songwriter for The Carters ("Heard About Us" and "LoveHappy"), Lady Gaga ("Rain on Me (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song), Rain on Me"), Cardi B ("I Do (Cardi B song), I Do" and "Ring (Cardi B song), Ring"), and Chris Brown ("No Guidance"). She is signed to Capitol Records and Universal Music Publishing Group. She was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by Beyoncé, Summer Walker, City Girls, Lil Durk, Anitta (singer), Anitta, Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion and Kehlani. Biography Charles gained interest in music as a child, observing her uncle and aunt experiment on the production software Fruity Loops. Raised in Union Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain On Me (Lady Gaga And Ariana Grande Song)
"Rain on Me" is a song by American singers Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande from Gaga's sixth studio album, ''Chromatica'' (2020). They co-wrote it with Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub, Tchami, Boys Noize and its producers, BloodPop and Burns (musician), Burns. An upbeat House music, house, dance-pop and disco song, the track features a synth-disco beat and funk guitars. It explores resilience in defiance of the hardships in life. "Rain on Me" was released by Interscope Records as the album's second single on May 22, 2020. Music critics lauded the singers' vocals as well as the song's message. Upon entering at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the track became Gaga's fifth and Grande's fourth number-one single in the United States. It marked the first all-female collaboration to debut atop the chart and made Grande the first artist to have four songs debut at the top spot. On Spotify, "Rain on Me" was the seventh most streamed song of summer 2020 and the most streamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Guidance
"No Guidance" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring vocals from Canadian Singer Drake. It was released on June 8, 2019, as the fourth single from Brown's ninth studio album, ''Indigo'' (2019). The song was written by Brown, Drake, Velous and Nija Charles, and produced by Vinylz, J-Louis, Teddy Walton, and Canadian producer 40. "No Guidance" garnered positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the song's catchiness and Brown's vocal performance. The song received great success, becoming Brown's highest-charting single as a lead artist on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since "Forever". The song dominated on both pop and hip-hop radio, breaking the record for most weeks at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, being subsequently surpassed by " Go Crazy", also by Brown. The song peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and also reached the top ten in Australia and New Zealand, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic and UK. Among the certifications it gained, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Do (Cardi B Song)
"I Do" is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B for her debut studio album ''Invasion of Privacy'' (2018), featuring vocals from SZA. It was written by Cardi B, SZA, Pardison Fontaine, Nija Charles, Klenord Raphael, Murda Beatz and Cubeatz, the former and latter of whom also produced the song.. It entered at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week following the album's release. Critical reception "I Do" received critical acclaim. Chris Richards of ''The Washington Post'' deemed the lyrics " My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?" as "a victory speech," and the song as "the album's grand finale," since it is the closing track in ''Invasion of Privacy''. Similarly, for ''Rolling Stone'', Rob Sheffield said the parent album "ends on a triumphant note with SZA, the only star who really could hold her own with Cardi on a track like this." Maeve McDermott of ''USA Today'' felt "I Do" "seems destined for status as a single." Roisin O'Connor of ''The Independent'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring (Cardi B Song)
"Ring" is a song by American rapper Cardi B featuring American singer Kehlani, from the former's debut studio album '' Invasion of Privacy'' (2018). It was released on August 28, 2018, through Atlantic as the fifth single from the album. It was written by the two artists, Desmond Dennis, Jordan Thorpe, DeMario Bridges and Nija Charles, along with its producers Needlz and Scribz Riley. It debuted at number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week following the album's release, marking Kehlani's highest-charting song so far. It was serviced to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio on August 28, 2018, as the album's final single. Composition and lyrics Described as a "smooth R&B jam" by an AllMusic editor, "Ring" shows the protagonist in a vulnerable situation, as it features themes of heartbreak and jealousy. In the lyrics, Cardi expresses frustration at a significant other that stopped contacting her, while holding onto her pride. A writer for ''The Guardian'' interpreted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Annual Grammy Awards
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year – October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 – as determined by the members of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022. South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, returned again. Beyoncé received the most nominations (nine) and tied Maverick City Music for wins (four), followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight nominations and three wins, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations each. With a career total of 88 nominations, Beyoncé tied with her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artists in Grammy history. Bad Bunny's '' Un Verano Sin Ti'' (2022) became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year. With her win in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union High School (New Jersey)
Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Union Public School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1953. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,363 students and 168.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1. There were 885 students (37.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 189 (8.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Union High School |
Grammy Award For Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical is a new category in the annual Grammy Awards show, introduced in the 65th edition held in February, 2023. The award comes after the launch of a special Songwriters & Composers Wing in the Recording Academy, which "elevates, supports and advocates on behalf of all songwriters and composers within (...) the industry at large". According to the Wing's chair Evan Bogart, the new award is proof that composers and songwriters are now "able to make this dream of having an award that honors the compendium of an artist's yearly output and the impact it has each year on the musical landscape in the way the GRAMMYs have been honoring producers since 1975. I think the time to do that is now (...) People in the songwriting world have been calling for this award for more than a decade (...) We just came to the right moment in time to put the weight of the new Wing behind it and create it." Nominated songwriters can come from any musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruity Loops
FL Studio (known as FruityLoops before 2003) is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. It features a graphical user interface with a pattern-based music sequencer. It is available in four different editions for Microsoft Windows and macOS. After their initial purchase, lifetime updates of the software are free to registered users. Image-Line also develops FL Studio Mobile for Android, iOS, macOS, and Universal Windows Platform devices. FL Studio can be used as either a Virtual Studio Technology (VST) or Audio Unit (AU) instrument in other audio workstation programs, and as a ReWire client. Image-Line offers its own VST and AU instruments and audio applications. FL Studio has been used by many notable hip hop and EDM producers, including 9th Wonder, Cardo, Basshunter, Metro Boomin, Hit-Boy, Porter Robinson, Alan Walker, Madeon, Soulja Boy, Southside, Martin Garrix, Avicii, Imanbek, Lex Luger, Deadmau5, and Pi'erre Bourne. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kehlani
Kehlani Ashley Parrish ( ; born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011. Kehlani's debut mixtape, ''Cloud 19'' (2014), was listed as one of ''Complex (magazine), Complex''s "50 Best Albums of 2014." Its follow-up, ''You Should Be Here (mixtape), You Should Be Here'' (2015) entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, received RIAA certification, gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Kehlani signed with Atlantic Records to release her debut studio album, ''SweetSexySavage'' (2017), which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, while her second, ''It Was Good Until It Wasn't'' (2020) peaked at number two. Her third album, ''Blue Water Road'' (2022) peaked at number 13 on the chart and was met with critical ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
