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Jack Antonoff
Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Antonoff is the lead vocalist of rock band Bleachers. He was previously the guitarist and drummer for the pop rock band Fun and the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Steel Train. Aside from his work with the three groups, Antonoff has been prolific in songwriting and production for various music industry acts, including Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sara Bareilles, the 1975, Lorde, St. Vincent, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Fifth Harmony, Kevin Abstract, Carly Rae Jepsen, the Chicks, Tegan and Sara, and Clairo. Antonoff is credited with impacting the sound of popular music throughout the 2010s and 2020s. Antonoff has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won eleven Grammy Awards, including the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Grammy for Producer of the Year, being the second person to win three Producer of the Year awards cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenfield, New Jersey
Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 from the 2010 censuscount of 26,764,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Bergenfield borough, Bergen County, New Jersey . Accessed May 16, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 1975
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel. The band members met in secondary school and performed together as teenagers. Gigs, organised by a council worker, led the band to sign with Dirty Hit and Polydor Records. They opened for several major acts and released a series of extended plays ('' Facedown'', '' Sex'', '' Music for Cars'', '' IV'') from 2012–13, before releasing their UK chart-topping self-titled debut album (2013), which includes the popular singles " Sex", "Chocolate", and " Robbers". Their second album, '' I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (2016), reached No. 1 in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The band released their third studio album, ''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia'' It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or "folk" music. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music, although since the beginning of the recording industry, it is also disseminated through recordings. Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences. The original application of the term is to music of the 1880s Tin Pan Alley period in the United States. Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clairo
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13. Clairo rose to prominence following the viral success of the music video for her lo-fi single "Pretty Girl" in 2017. She subsequently signed a record deal, releasing her debut EP ''Diary 001'' (2018) with Fader Label. Her debut studio album ''Immunity'' (2019) received critical acclaim and spawned the singles " Bags" and "Sofia", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cottrill's second studio album, '' Sling'', was released in 2021. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim and saw commercial success, debuting in the top 20 of the US ''Billboard'' 200. Life and career Claire Cottrill was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of marketing executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegan And Sara
Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. The duo has released 10 studio albums. They have earned a Grammy nomination in 2012 for their video album '' Get Along''. Their 10th album '' Crybaby'' was released on October 21, 2022. Tegan and Sara's memoir ''High School'' was released on September 24, 2019. The TV series of the same name based on the memoir was released on Amazon Freevee in the fall of 2022. History 1995–2002: Background and early work Tegan and Sara started writing songs at 15 years old, using an old guitar they found in their basement, once owned by their then-stepfather. One of the first songs they wrote was "Tegan Didn't Go To School Today", which was written by Sara. They later sang and recorded the song on a cassette tape. The band was first called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicks
The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Maguire and Strayer, both née Erwin, founded the band in 1989 in Dallas, Texas, with bassist Laura Lynch and vocalist and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years without attracting a major label. In 1992, Macy left and Lynch became the lead vocalist. Upon signing with Monument Records Nashville in 1997 and replacing Lynch with Maines, the Chicks achieved success with their albums '' Wide Open Spaces'' (1998) and '' Fly'' (1999). After Monument closed its Nashville branch, the Chicks moved to Columbia Records for ''Home'' (2002). These albums achieved multi-platinum sales in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2007. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk music-influenced debut studio album, '' Tug of War'', exclusively in Canada before it was internationally released in 2011. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012 with her universally acclaimed single " Call Me Maybe", being declared the best-selling single of that year, selling over 18 million copies, reaching number one in more than 19 countries, and leading to major record deals with School Boy Records and Interscope Records. Jepsen's sophomore album, '' Kiss'', released later that year and included the single " Good Time" with Owl City, charting in the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway theatre stage debut, playing the titular charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Abstract
Clifford Ian Simpson (born July 16, 1996), known by his stage name Kevin Abstract, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, known for his role as a founding member of Brockhampton. He released his debut album, ''MTV1987'', in 2014 to critical acclaim, and received attention from a number of major music blogs and magazine publications. His second album, '' American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story'', was released in November 2016, and his third, ''Arizona Baby'', was released in April 2019. Early life Abstract was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Abstract never met his father and was not close with his mother, not even knowing what her profession was. As Abstract began to realize his sexuality, he isolated himself from his family, feeling ashamed. Many speculate that this is one of the reasons that he ran away from home. He has stated that his family members are "extremely religious" Mormons. Abstract began producing music at 11 and ran away from home at 15, staying at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Harmony
Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, was an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and previously Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group signed a joint record deal with Simon Cowell's label Syco Records and L.A. Reid's label Epic Records after forming and finishing third in the second season of the American singing competition series '' The X Factor'' in 2012. The group released their debut single " Miss Movin' On", preceding their extended play '' Better Together''. In 2015, The group released their debut studio album '' Reflection'', which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned the singles " Boss", "Sledgehammer" and " Worth It"; the latter of which was certified 3x Platinum by RIAA, and reached the top ten in thirteen countries. In 2016, the group released " Work from Home", the lead single from their second album '' 7/2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gracie Abrams
Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut EP, ''Minor'', was released in July 2020 through Interscope Records. Her second EP, '' This Is What It Feels Like'', was released in November 2021, with singles "Feels Like" and "Rockland". Early life and education Born and raised in Los Angeles County, California, Abrams is the daughter of J. J. Abrams, a film director, and Katie McGrath, a film and television producer. She has two brothers, an older brother Henry and younger brother August. She became interested in music at a young age. She attended The Archer School for Girls. After graduating high school in 2018, Abrams studied international relations at Barnard College but took a break after her freshman year to focus on music. Her father's family is Jewish, while her mother's background is Irish Catholic. Career In October 2019, Abrams released her debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records. On July 14, 2020, Abra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox's short-lived series, ''The Goodwin Games'', which lasted three months. She starred in the Disney Channel comedy series ''Girl Meets World'' (2014–2017); in 2016, she appeared in a television movie, ''Adventures in Babysitting'', for the network. Carpenter has starred in several feature films, including ''Horns'' (2013), ''The Hate U Give'' (2018), ''The Short History of the Long Road'' (2019), ''Clouds'' (2020), and ''Emergency'' (2022). She also starred in three Netflix films, ''Tall Girl'' (2019), its sequel (2022), and '' Work It'' (2020). In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released. She released a debut album, '' Eyes Wide Open'', in 2015 and three additional studio albums, ''Evolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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