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singing group at
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in the United States, founded in 1998 by Kelly Myer and Bonnie Estes. The group sings in and around
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, tours the east coast and other parts of the United States. Note-oriety is best known for the
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's song " Pretty Hurts". The group has been featured in
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, and the group has been praised by
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. They have also been nominated for and received several awards from international organizations, notably, the
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and the Recorded A Cappella Review Board. Note-oriety has performed all over the country, including
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, and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey's United State of Women Summit.


History

Note-oriety was founded in 1998 by Kelly Myer and Bonnie Estes as a sister group to the premier a Cappella group at JMU, The Madison Project. It is the first all-female group at
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. The student-run musical group performs in and around
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and up and down the
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. In addition to various gigs, Note-oriety holds a concert once per semester, typically at the end of each semester. Additionally, they go on tour approximately bi-yearly. Note-oriety has competed in several competitions throughout the years. In 2012, they won "Best Choreography" at SingStrong Aca Idol. In 2013, they won 1st place at the SingStrong Aca Idol Competition as well as winning "Audience Favorite". Note-oriety has also competed in the
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, most recently in 2019, where they placed third. Throughout their 20 years, Note-oriety has released several studio albums and singles. In 2015, they released their self-titled album ''Note-oriety''. The album was nominated for numerous awards and was selected as the Recorded A Cappella Review Board's 2015 Album of the Year. The group has been nominated for several CARA awards through the years, most recently winning "Best Song" in the Collegiate Female category for "Bang Bang" on ''Note-oriety''. Th
music video for "Pretty Hurts"
from this album garnered over half a million views. The video went viral after it was released, and was praised by
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. Note-oriety's eighth album, titled ''XX'' in honor of their twentieth anniversary, was released April 29, 2018. Their most recent album, ''Note to Self'', was released in July 2020. Note-oriety as a group works for charities as well as groups promoting
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, and has been involved with numerous philanthropic events since its founding. In 2016, Note-oriety performed at the United State of Women Summit in
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and in 2017 the group performed at The National Crittenton Foundation's national conference "In Solidarity We Rise: Healing, Opportunity, and Justice for Girls". In 2018, College Magazine named Note-oriety one of ''The 10 Female Groups Running the A Cappella World''.


Discography

Source: * ''Overquota'' (2000) * ''Lights Out'' (2002) * ''Fusion'' (2005) * ''Bettin' High'' (2007) * ''Get Gone'' (2010) * "Only Girl in the World" (2011) * ''I'll Never Say'' (2012) * "DNA" (2013) * ''Note-oriety'' (2015) * "Boogie Woogie/Salute" (2016) * ''XX'' (2018) *"Fall in Line" (2019) *"God Is a Woman" (2020) *''Note to Self (2020)''


Awards and nominations


Musical awards


Selection for "Best of" compilation albums


Competitions


Other Awards


References

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