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Suncity
''Suncity'' is the first extended play by American singer Khalid. It was released on October 19, 2018 by RCA Records. It was supported by the single " Better". The EP debuted at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 50,000 album-equivalent units. Singles The EP was supported by the single " Better", which was released on September 14, 2018. The song went on to reach the top ten in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand and Norway. It peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. A remix of " Saturday Nights" with country singer Kane Brown was released as a single on January 9, 2019. It reached the top 60 in Canada and the US. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Track listing Notes * signifies a miscellaneous production credit * signifies a vocal producer * "9.13" features narration from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid (American Singer)
Khalid Donnel Robinson ( ; born February 11, 1998) known mononymously as Khalid, is an American singer and songwriter from El Paso, Texas. He signed with Courtney Stewart's Right Hand Music Group, an imprint of RCA Records to release his 2016 debut single, "Location (Khalid song), Location" and its 2017 follow-up, "Young Dumb & Broke". Both songs peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received RIAA certification, diamond certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and preceded the release of his debut studio album, American Teen (album), ''American Teen'' (2017). Met with critical and commercial success, it received RIAA certification, quadruple platinum certification by the RIAA and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In April 2017, he guest performed alongside Alessia Cara on Logic (rapper), Logic's hit single "1-800-273-8255 (song), 1-800-273-8255", which earned him a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Of
Lorely Rodriguez (born October 19, 1989), known professionally as Empress Of, is a Honduran-American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. She has released four studio albums: her critically acclaimed debut, '' Me'' (2015); '' Us'' (2018); '' I'm Your Empress Of'' (2020) via XL Recordings and Terrible Records; and '' For Your Consideration,'' released on March 22, 2024, by her own independent label Major Arcana and American independent label Giant Music. Rodriguez has toured and collaborated with Dev Hynes, Jim-E Stack, Rina Sawayama, Carly Rae Jepsen, Caroline Polachek, Maggie Rogers, Amber Mark. She has performed at music festivals such as Pitchfork Music Festival, Outside Lands, Corona Capital, Primavera Sound and Capitol Hill Block Party. Career 2011–2016: Early releases, ''Systems'' and ''Me'' After completing a sound engineering degree at Boston's Berklee College of Music in 2011, Rodriguez moved to New York City and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Spirit (Khalid Album)
''Free Spirit'' is the second studio album by American singer Khalid, released on April 5, 2019, through RCA Records. It is a follow-up to his 2017 and 2018 releases '' American Teen '' (2017) and '' Suncity '' (2018). and includes the single " Talk". Khalid also announced a short film directed by Emil Nava to accompany the album, which was released on April 3. The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and received mixed reviews from music critics. Background Khalid announced the title on social media on February 28. He had previously shown the van pictured on the cover in various posts. Short film A short film accompanying the album was released on Khalid's YouTube channel on the same day of the album's release. Singles " Talk" was released on February 7, 2019, as the album's lead single. "Right Back" featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie was released on August 2 as the album's second single. Promotional singles On March 7, " My Bad" was released with the alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Handsome
Ryan Vojtesak, better known by his stage name Charlie Handsome, is an American record producer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Vojtesak has been credited on albums for artists including Post Malone, Khalid, Drake, Kanye West, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Young Thug, Juice WRLD, Chance the Rapper, Kodak Black, Sam Hunt, and Morgan Wallen. Early life and career Vojtesak began playing the guitar and writing songs at age 14. He dropped out of high school and wrote songs as a hobby while pursuing a career in construction. In 2014, after meeting with G.O.O.D Music President Che Pope, Vojtesak moved to Los Angeles to pursue music a full time career in music, citing G.O.O.D Music founder Kanye West as a significant early inspiration. Later that year, Vojtesak met and began working with Post Malone, earning an executive producer credit on Malone’s 5× Platinum Certified debut album Stoney. By 2019, Vojtesak had produced several records featured on the Billboard Hot 100 for artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better (Khalid Song)
"Better" is a song by American singer Khalid from his first EP '' Suncity'' (2018). It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 14, 2018. It was also included on the album '' Free Spirit''. The song was a commercial success and became Khalid's first solo top 10 single in the United States. Commercial performance "Better" peaked at number eight in the US in its 30th week, making it one of the slowest ascends to the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked at number 14 in Canada, number four in Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore, six in Australia, and various spots in the top 10 and top 40. Additionally, "Better" marked Khalid's second number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Songs Hot R&B Songs is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular R&B songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations, digital download sales and streaming data. It was establi ... char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Nights (Khalid Song)
"Saturday Nights" is a song by American singer Khalid from his 2018 EP '' Suncity''. The original solo version charted as a song from the EP upon its release in October 2018, then was released as a single in a remix version with fellow American singer Kane Brown Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) ''Closer (Kane Brown EP), Closer'' in June 2015, and followe ... on January 11, 2019. The remix reached a peak of number 57 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 2019. The song was later included as a bonus track on his second album, '' Free Spirit'', and the remix was included on the Japanese deluxe edition of the album. Charts Original version Weekly charts Year-end charts Remix Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References {{Kane Brown 2019 songs 2019 singles Khalid (singer) songs Kane Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Aarons
Sarah Paige Aarons (born 4 October 1994, previously known as Paige IV and sometimes simply as Sarah) is an Australian songwriter. Originally from Bentleigh, Melbourne, she attended McKinnon Secondary College in McKinnon. Now based in Los Angeles, Aarons is signed to Sony ATV Publishing. She co-wrote " Stay" by Zedd Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ... and Alessia Cara and " The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, which both went to #1 on Mainstream Top 40 and were each certified double platinum in the US. In 2019, Aarons was nominated for Song of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her work on "The Middle". In Australia, Aarons had acclaimed success with the breakout song " Keeping Score" by LDRU, "Frozen" by Pon Cho and Cosmo's Midnight's " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hill (record Producer)
John Graham Hill is an American record producer and songwriter. Best known for his work in alternative rock music, Hill produced the entirety of Cage the Elephant's fifth album ''Social Cues'' (2019), which won Best Rock Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Hill was also nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, 57th and 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Hill has written and produced for artists such as Banks (singer), Banks, Bleachers (band), Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Damiano David, Demi Lovato, Elle King, Eminem, Florence + the Machine, Foster The People, Imagine Dragons, Jay-Z, Kesha, Khalid (American singer), Khalid, Kimbra, Kings of Leon, M.I.A. (rapper), M.I.A., Nas, Natasha Bedingfield, P!nk, Big Boi, Phantogram (band), Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Rihanna, Shakira, Tinashe, Wu-Tang Clan, and Zara Larsson. Discography See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogét Chahayed
Rogét Lutfi Chahayed (born May 31, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter. Referred to as "one of hip-hop and pop's most dependable hit machines" by ''Billboard'', Chahayed has received nine Grammy Award nominations; in 2022, he was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. A conservatory-trained pianist, he began production work under the wing of mentor Dr. Dre. He was named one of ''XXL'''s hip-hop producers of the year in 2020, 2021, and 2022, named one of Variety's Hitmakers for 2021 and 2022, and Genius named him the top producer of the year in 2022. Chahayed's credits include the singles "Broccoli" by DRAM, " Bad at Love" by Halsey, "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott, " Laugh Now Cry Later" by Drake, " Kiss Me More" and " Vegas" by Doja Cat, " First Class" by Jack Harlow, and Bruno Mars and Rosé's " APT." He also co-wrote Miguel's single " Sky Walker." Early life and education Chahayed was born and raised in the West Hills suburb of Los Angeles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Teen (album)
''American Teen'' is the debut studio album by American singer Khalid. It was released on March 3, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. The album was supported by the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 20 singles "Location" and " Young Dumb & Broke"; as well as the third single "Saved". In October 2017, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for accumulating over one million in combined pure sales and album-equivalent units. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album while its lead single "Location" was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In March 2022, the album was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA. Singles The lead single from the album, called "Location" was released on January 26, 2017. The song peaked at 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The music video for "Location" was released on September 26, 2016. " Young Dumb & Broke" was sent to rhythmic radio on Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of United States cities by population, 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the List of cities in Texas by population, sixth-most populous city in Texas. Its metropolitan statistical area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth counties in Texas, and had a population of 868,859 in 2020. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. On the U.S. side, the El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area with Las Cruces, New Mexico, which has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalía (singer)
Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthralled by Spanish folk music at age 14, she studied musicology at the Catalonia College of Music while also performing at musical bars and weddings. She completed her studies with honours by virtue of her collaborative cover album with Raül Refree, '' Los Ángeles'' (her 2017 debut album), and the baccalaureate project '' El mal querer'' (her second studio album, released in 2018). Reimagining flamenco by mixing it with pop and hip hop music, it spawned the singles " Malamente" and " Pienso en tu mirá", which caught the attention of the Spanish general public, and were released to universal critical acclaim. Recipient of the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and listed in ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, ''El mal qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
