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Roshelle
Rossella Discolo (born 18 September 1995), best known as Roshelle, is an Italian singer-songwriter. Roshelle became popular after participating in the tenth edition of ''X Factor'', where she finished fourth in the competition. Early life Born and raised in Lodi, she immediately approached music starting to sing at the age of three, also influenced and pushed by her parents who have always been very close to the world of entertainment and art. During her elementary school period she was recruited into the choir of the Lodi Cathedral. Soon after, she began to study first guitar and then piano which she will study for eleven years, first privately and then at the Accademia Franchino Gaffurio in Lodi, where she also continued her training in singing and choreutes. In her teenage years she became very passionate about American hip hop music, developing during the high school years a predisposition for rap music. In 2014, she opened together her boyfriend and former manager her You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor (Italian TV Series)
''X Factor Italia'' is an Italian television show and singing competition, based on the British TV programme ''The X Factor'', and part of ''The X Factor'' franchise, created by Simon Cowell. The show's first series premiered on 10 March 2008 and was broadcast by Rai Due, but since its fifth series, launched on 20 October 2011, it moved to Sky Uno, becoming the first version of the franchise to be broadcast by a pay television channel. Each series of the show sees amateur singers of all ages and backgrounds auditioning in front of a panel of judges, selected for their role in the Italian or international music industry. Through several selection stages, each judge chooses a set of singers to mentor. Selected singers later compete on live shows, with a public vote eliminating these contestants one by one, until the final winner is declared. ''X Factor'' was initially presented by Francesco Facchinetti (series 1–series 4). Alessandro Cattelan was the show's presenter from ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodi, Lombardy
Lodi ( , ; Western Lombard, Ludesan: ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank of the Adda River, Italy, River Adda. It is the capital of the province of Lodi. History Antiquity Lodi was a Celts, Celtic village; in ancient Rome, Roman times it was called, in Latin, Laus Pompeia (probably in honour of the consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo) and was known also because its position allowed many Gauls of ''Gallia Cisalpina'' to obtain Roman citizenship. It was in an important position where a vital Roman road crossed the Adda (river), River Adda. Lodi became the Holy See, see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi, diocese in the 3rd century. Saint Bassianus (San Bassiano) is the patron saint of the town. Middle Ages A Medieval commune, free commune around 1000, it fiercely resisted the history of Milan, Milanese, who destroyed it in 1111. The old town corresponds to the modern Lodi Vecchio. Frederick Barbarossa rebuilt it on it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Meets Evil
Bad Meets Evil is an American Hip hop music, hip hop Supergroup (music), super duo composed of Detroit-based rappers Royce da 5′9″ ("bad") and Eminem ("evil"). Formed in 1997, the duo's name comes from the namesake song from Eminem's ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999), which featured Royce da 5'9". They debuted the same year with the release of the Single (music), double single, "Nuttin' to Do" and "Scary Movies", the latter of which was part of the soundtrack to the 2000 horror comedy parody film ''Scary Movie''. A decade later, the duo reunited to release an extended play (EP) to critical and commercial success. The duo broke up after a Royce da 5'9"#2002–2003: feud with D12, feud between Royce and the members of Eminem's group D12. The feud ended when Proof (rapper), Proof, a D12 member and a mutually close affiliate of both rappers, was killed in April 2006. After Royce's supergroup Slaughterhouse (group), Slaughterhouse signed to Eminem's Shady Records, a reunion of Bad Mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was then replaced by both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In June 2019, Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. Their music spans numerous genres, mixing reggae with dancehall, ReggaeEDM, reggaeton, soca, house and moombahton. Major Lazer has released four full-length albums: '' Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do'' in 2009, '' Free the Universe'' in 2013, '' Peace Is the Mission'' in 2015, and '' Music Is the Weapon'' in 2020. They have also released six EPs, including ''Apocalypse Soon'' in March 2014, which featured vocal contributions from Pharrell Williams and Sean Paul, and '' Know No Better'' in 2017, which featured appearances from Camila Cabello, Quavo, Travis Scott, and J Balvin, among others. Major Lazer has also n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Water (song)
"Cold Water" is a song by American electronic dance music production group Major Lazer, featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber and Danish singer MØ. The song was released on July 22, 2016, as the lead single from their debut greatest hits album, ''Major Lazer Essentials''. It became Major Lazer's third collaboration with MØ after " Lean On" and " Lost". "Cold Water" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also reached number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Brazil, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland; as well as the top 10 in Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa and Spain. Background and release The day before Diplo arrived in New York City in May 2016, he was "more than a little surprised" when Justin Bieber sent a message on Twitte ... [...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] |
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarked on his recording career in 2005, releasing four mixtapes to positive local reception. His fourth mixtape, ''Trunk Muzik'' (2010), earned him wider recognition and led him to sign a recording contract with Interscope Records. He re-worked the mixtape into his first major label release, '' Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). He entered a joint venture deal with Eminem's Shady Records to release his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' (2011), which peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His third album, '' Love Story'' (2015) peaked at number three on the chart and spawned the single " Till It's Gone," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fourth and fifth albums, ''Trial by Fire'' (2017) and '' Trunk Muzik III'' (2019), both saw moderate comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries. iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merk & Kremont
Federico Mercuri and Giordano Cremona (both born in 1992), known professionally as Merk & Kremont, are an Italian DJ, songwriting and record production duo from Milan. In 2014, they were included in the Top 100 DJs list compiled by ''DJ Magazine'', at No. 94. Awards and nominations Discography Singles Remixes * 2011: Andry J - ''My Beat'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) uZone Gears* 2014: Promise Land, Alicia Madison - ''Sun Shine Down'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) ixmash Records* 2014: Chris Lake, Jareth - ''Helium'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) ltra* 2014: Syn Cole - ''Miami 82'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) E7ELS* 2014: Pink Is Punk - ''Pinball'' (Merk & Kremont Edit) ising Music* 2014: Shawnee Taylor, Helena - ''Levity'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) ltra* 2014: Nicky Romero, Anouk - ''Feet On The Ground'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) rotocol Recordings* 2015: Steve Aoki, Walk off the Earth - ''Home We'll Go (Take My Hand)'' (Merk & Kremont Remix) ltra* 2016: Bob Sinclar - ''Someone Who Needs Me'' (Merk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedez
Federico Leonardo Lucia (born 15 October 1989), better known by the stage name Fedez (), is an Italian rapper, singer-songwriter, social media personality, and businessman. In 2011, he released the albums ''Penisola che non c'è'' and ''Il mio primo disco da venduto'', released as free digital downloads. His first studio album, ''Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare'', was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top 10 hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. As of September 2024, Fedez has 5 No.1 studio albums, 32 top ten singles (12 of which peaked at No.1) and over 50 Platinum certifications. Biography Federico Leonardo Lucia was born in Milan on 15 October 1989. He spent his childhood in Buccinasco and Corsico, located within the province of Milan, before relocating to Rozzano. Although he beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Right Now", which peaked atop the UK singles chart. In 2008, she signed with American rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, ''Ora (Rita Ora album), Ora'' (2012), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and spawned the UK number-one singles "R.I.P. (Rita Ora song), R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". The trio of hits made her the artist with the most number-ones on the chart that year. In 2014, Ora featured on Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's single, "Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song), Black Widow", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The following year, she was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo, honorary ambassador of Kosovo. After parting ways with Roc Nation, Ora signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
