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Unbroken (Demi Lovato Album)
''Unbroken'' is the third studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 20, 2011, by Hollywood Records. Primarily a Pop music, pop record, Lovato described the album as "more mature" and with more Contemporary R&B, R&B elements than her previous material, citing Rihanna as the major influence. While some of the album's lyrical content was heavily influenced by Lovato's personal struggles, it also deals with lighter subjects, such as love and self empowerment. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including Toby Gad, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Jim Beanz and Rock Mafia. Lovato initially began recording her third studio album in 2010 before going on tour with the Jonas Brothers on their Jonas Brothers: Live in Concert, Live in Concert Tour. After withdrawing from the tour to seek treatment for physical and emotional issues, Lovato continued work on the album and described the recording process as therapeutic. She colla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ''As the Bell Rings (American TV series), As the Bell Rings'' (2007–2008). Lovato rose to prominence for playing Mitchie Torres in the musical television film ''Camp Rock'' (2008) and its sequel ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (2010). The former film's Camp Rock (soundtrack), soundtrack contained "This Is Me (Demi Lovato song), This Is Me", her debut single and duet with Joe Jonas, which peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After signing with Hollywood Records, Lovato released her pop rock debut album, ''Don't Forget'' (2008), which debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Its follow-up, ''Here We Go Again (Demi Lovato album), Here We Go Again'' (2009), debuted at number one i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleu (musician)
William James McAuley III (born July 18, 1975), alias Bleu, is an American musician and a record producer. He has written and produced songs for Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, John Oates, Michelle Branch, Hey Violet, Big Freedia, and the Jonas Brothers, and has won multiple Independent Music Awards for his work with Air Traffic Controller. In addition to his solo act, for which he was signed to Columbia Records, McAuley has been in a number of bands over the years, including a duo with Alexz Johnson called Johnson & McAuley, Electric Light Orchestra-style power pop band LEO, and a Mutt Lange homage super-group called LoudLion with Taylor Locke of Rooney and Allison Robertson of The Donnas. McAuley's songs have been featured on soundtracks like ''Spider-Man'' and '' The Hills Have Eyes 2''. In 2014, he wrote and produced all the soundtrack songs for '' Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast'', one of which is a duet featuring himself and KT Tunstall on vocals. Career Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyaz
Keidran Kenmore Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz (pronounced ), is a British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter, formerly signed with the record label Warner Music Group. He is known for his singles " Replay", "Solo", and " Pretty Girls". He released his debut album '' Replay'' in 2010. Life and career 1987–2009: Early life and career beginnings Keidran Jones, known by his stage name Iyaz, was born in 1987 into a musical family. He was born and raised on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Iyaz studied digital recording at New England Institute of Technology. He was featured on the track "Island Girls" by Out Da Box Family, which achieved radio success in the Caribbean. Sean Kingston found Iyaz through his Myspace page in 2008 and later signed him to a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights. Kingston also introduced him to producer and Beluga Heights head J.R. Rotem. 2009–present: ''Replay'' and ''Aurora'' In 2009, he rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev (singer)
Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), known professionally as Dev (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is an American singer. She was discovered by the Cataracs and record label Indie-Pop via Myspace after Dev's friend posted a video of her singing. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled on Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6", which reached number one in the US and sold over four million downloads in the country. Dev was signed to Republic Records, Universal Republic in October 2010 and released her debut single, "Bass Down Low", on November 16, 2010, which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. Her debut album, ''The Night the Sun Came Up'', was released on March 27, 2012. The album's second single, "In the Dark (Dev song), In the Dark", peaked at number 11 in the US chart, making it her most successful solo single to date. In 2014, Dev released two Extended play, EPs, ''Bittersweet July'' and the second part as a follow-up to part one. She is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the Contemporary R&B, R&B girl group 4 All the Sistas Around da World, Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group's commercially unsuccessful debut album, ''4 All the Sistas Around da World'' (1994), was released by Elektra Records and met with positive critical reception. She collaborated with album's producer and Swing Mob cohort Timbaland to work in Missy Elliott production discography, songwriting and production for other acts, yielding commercially successful releases for 702 (group), 702, Aaliyah, SWV, and Total (group), Total. Elliott re-emerged as a solo act with numerous collaborations and guest appearances by 1996, and in July of the following year, she released her debut studio album, ''Supa Dupa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live In Concert
Live in Concert may refer to: Albums * ''Live in Concert'' (2 Live Crew album), 1990 * ''Live in Concert'' (Freda Payne album), 1999 * ''Live in Concert'' (Kim Burrell album), 2001 * ''Live in Concert'' (Gin Blossoms album), 2009 * ''Live in Concert'' (The Jesus and Mary Chain album), 2003 * ''Live in Concert'' (Lou Reed album), originally ''Live in Italy'', 1984 * ''Live in Concert'' (Manafest album), 2011 * ''Live in Concert'' (Martina McBride album), 2008 * ''Live in Concert'' (Melbourne Welsh Male Choir album), 2002 * ''Live in Concert'' (Najwa Karam album), 2001 * ''Live in Concert'' (Natalie Merchant album), 1999 * ''Live in Concert'' (Ray Charles album), 1965 * ''Live in Concert'' (Sad Café album), 1981 *'' Live in Concert 1972/73'', by Deep Purple, 2005 *'' Live in Concert 1977 & 1979'', by Bad Company, 2016 *'' Live in Concert 1979'', by Amanda Lear, 1980 *'' Live in Concert 1998'', by Bootsy Collins, 1998 *'' Live in Concert 2006'', by Barbra Streisand, 2007 *'' Live in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band formed in 2005 comprising brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, in 2005, where they wrote their first record that made its release on Hollywood Records, a Disney Music Group, Disney-owned record label, after which they gained popularity from their appearances on Disney Channel. They starred in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie ''Camp Rock'' and its 2010 sequel, ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''. They also starred in their own Disney Channel series ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'', which was rebranded as ''Jonas L.A.'' for its second season. The band has released six albums: ''It's About Time (Jonas Brothers album), It's About Time'' (2006), ''Jonas Brothers (album), Jonas Brothers'' (2007), ''A Little Bit Longer'' (2008), ''Lines, Vines and Trying Times'' (2009), ''Happiness Begins'' (2019), and ''The Album (Jonas Brothers album), The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the List of music artists by net worth, wealthiest musicians in the world, List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna, her various accolades include nine Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and thirteen American Music Awards. Rihanna is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally. Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, ''Music of the Sun'' (2005) and ''A Girl like Me (Rihanna album), A Girl Like Me'' (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music, the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with the latter spawning the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "SOS (Rihanna song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or electronic dance music, dance-inspired beat (music), beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music, pop culture and pop music. Precursors According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Your Heart A Break
"Give Your Heart a Break" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato for her third studio album '' Unbroken'' (2011). It was released on January 23, 2012, by Hollywood Records, as the second and final single from the album. The song was written and produced by Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg. "Give Your Heart a Break" incorporates drums, violin and strings. The latter two, according to music critics, are reminiscent of those used in Coldplay's " Viva la Vida". Lyrically, the song chronicles the protagonist's attempt to win over her lover who has been hurt in a previous relationship and is fearful of committing again. In 2023, the song was re-recorded for her rock-compilation '' Revamped'' with Bert McCracken from the rock band The Used. "Give Your Heart a Break" received acclaim from music critics, who mostly praised the production and Lovato's vocals. The single debuted at number 70 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaked at number 16 on the chart, as well as reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi (album)
''Demi'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on May 10, 2013, by Hollywood Records. Looking to transition from her self-described "generic" third album '' Unbroken'' (2011), Lovato wanted her fourth album to "have songs that excited her". ''Demi'' is primarily a pop record with elements of synth-pop, and bubblegum pop. ''Demi'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented Lovato's vocal performance. The album debuted at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 110,000 copies, and has been certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also reached the top five in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Spain. The album's lead single, "Heart Attack" peaked at number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking Lovato's third US top-ten single, and has been certified 5× platinum by the RIAA. The second single " Made in the USA" peaked at number 80 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here We Go Again (Demi Lovato Album)
''Here We Go Again'' is the second studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on July 21, 2009, through Hollywood Records. Unlike her previous album, ''Don't Forget'' (2008), Lovato did not collaborate with the Jonas Brothers, as she wanted to work with different people and give the album a personal approach. Lovato collaborated for the album with established songwriters and producers, such as E. Kidd Bogart, Gary Clark (musician), Gary Clark, Toby Gad, John Mayer, Jon McLaughlin (musician), Jon McLaughlin, Lindy Robbins and John Fields (producer), John Fields. ''Here We Go Again'' derives mainly from the pop rock genre, mixed with influences of Rock music, rock, power pop, Soul music, soul and Pop music, pop. Lovato described the album as more "relaxed" than her previous album, while exploring more mature sounds and lyrics. Critical reception of the album was positive; critics praised Lovato for not relying on vocal manipulations and instead showing off her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
