miércoles, 31 de agosto de 2022

G4 - I Don't Like Mondays

G4 fue un cuarteto vocal británico conformado por Jonathan 'Jon' AnsellMatthew 'Matt' StiffMike Christie, y Ben Thapa, quienes saltaron a la fama cuando quedaron de segundo lugar en la primera temporada de The X Factor en 2004. Originalmente uno cuarteto de barbería,​ los miembros se conocieron en el Guildhall School of Music and Drama, lugar donde proviene el nombre G4, que significa Guildhall 4. Antes de la audición para el concurso, se presentaban como actos callejeros durante su tiempo libre en la universidad para ganar dinero extra y ganar experiencia, eran conocidos por su entre operística de canciones pop modernas.

En 2004, poco después de que Stiff reemplazará al bajista original Tom Lowe, 64 espontáneamente aplicó a The X Factor con la intención de usar el show para obtener una cotización en los carteles de próximos conciertos y ganar publicidad. Aunque los miembros de la banda originalmente tomaron turnos para cantar por separado, Simon Cowell sugirió que Ansell fuese promovido como cara principal del grupo.​ Asesorados por Louis Walsh, llegaron a la final, y a la fecha sigue siendo uno de los dos actos basado en clásicos para competir en los shows en vivo, el otro siendo el barítono galés Rhydian Roberts - coincidencialmente, ambos ocuparon el segundo puesto en las temporadas 1 y 4, respectivamente, y superaron en ventas a los actuales ganadores. Cowell, quien había apadrinado al ganador de la temporada 1 Steve Brookstein, más tarde admitió que 64 eran los ganadores reales del concurso.

A pesar de su éxito en el programa, 64 denominaron The X Factor como una pantomima por etapas de conflictos entre los jueces que eclipsó a los concursantes.​ El bajista y cantante Stiff también declaró "En backstage Simon hubiese dicho que eramos buenos, pero después, al aire no dijeron nada. No creo que el hubiese querido que ganáramos y por la elección de lo que dijo ante las cámaras, él sabía que tenía el poder de influir en los votos.

Después de The X Factor, G4 firmó un contrato discográfico por £1.5 millones con Sony BMG.​ Al no ser escogidos por Cowell, el representante A&R de Sony Nick Raphael dijo que su disquera decidió seguir a la banda, diciendo "sentimos que eran el mejor acto en el show".​ Con las reglas de The X Factor el cual no permitía a ningún concursante del show que no hubiese ganado, firmar con ningún sello,​ Sony competed with Universal and EMI for G4's signatures.​ Sony compitió con Universal y EMI para la firma de 64.​ Raphael creyó que su mentor Walsh aceptó avances de Sony BMG porque la compañía tenía un plan de como trabajar con ellos a comparación de sus competidores, que solo tenía deseos de firmar la banda. Además, Sony también tenía una fecha definida para publicar cualquier álbum y mercancía, así como una estructura organizada para hacer sus álbumes.​ Durante ese tiempo, Ansell, quien había audicionado anteriormente para ser miembro de Il Divo,​ fue ofrecido para hacer el papel de Principe Tamino en la adaptación moderna de The Magic Flute de Kenneth Branagh, pero lo rechazó para permanecer con la banda.

El 5 de abril de 2007, 64 anunció en GMTV que se separarían después de su gira nacional debido a los desacuerdos con la banda, con Ansell realizando una carrera en solitario. El tenor Ben Thapa declaró "No queríamos que se prolongará por un par de años, creciendo cada vez más resentidos por sí seguimos siendo amigos y queremos seguir siendo amigos, pero no vamos a continuar con G4" Dieron su última presentación en Romsey el 28 de julio de 2007 antes de separarse.


martes, 30 de agosto de 2022

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Long Train Runnin'

 Curiosity Killed the Cat was a British pop band that achieved success in the UK in the late 1980s, with hit singles such as "Down to Earth", "Misfit" and "Ordinary Day", from their No. 1 debut album, Keep Your Distance. This was followed by Getahead with the accompanying hit "Name and Number", that was recreated by De La Soul in "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)". In the early 1990s, the band's bassist left, and billed as 'Curiosity' they collaborated with Simon Cowell recording "Hang On in There Baby" on the album Back to Front.

The band played soulfuljazzy and funky pop music, and was initially signed to Mercury Records. They first came to notice of the UK music press when they worked with Andy Warhol for the video of their 1986 single "Misfit". This featured the band in New York City and at one point featured frontman Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot dancing down a side street whilst Andy Warhol referenced Bob Dylan's 1965 long-form promotional film for "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by dropping pieces of white card in time to the music.

The single was initially unsuccessful but the release of their next single, "Down to Earth", gave the band a Top 3 hit in early 1987. The band's first album, Keep Your Distance, entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 in April 1987, and stayed in the Top Ten for 13 weeks. Further singles included "Ordinary Day" (UK No. 11), "Free" (UK No. 56) and a re-release of "Misfit" (UK No. 7). "Misfit" was also their only U.S. charting single, peaking at No. 42.

The band's second album, Getahead, was released in 1989, led by the single "Name and Number" (UK No. 14), and its "hey how you doin'" refrain found itself in the Top 10 two years later as part of the De La Soul song "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)". The album, however, was not as successful in comparison to their first album, peaking at No. 29.

After the lacklustre performance of Getahead and its second single "First Place", the band shortened their name to 'Curiosity' but were dropped by Mercury Records. Bass player Nick Thorpe then left the band. However, in 1992, the band (now a three-piece and signed to RCA Records) returned to the UK Top 3 with a cover of Johnny Bristol's "Hang On in There Baby". Despite this, the band's follow up singles (covers of "I Need Your Lovin'" and "Gimme the Sunshine") were unsuccessful, which resulted in the album Back to Front only being released in Japan and selected overseas markets. The band then split up.

In 2001, the band reformed for an appearance on a National Lottery midweek show on BBC 1, and since then Volpeliere has toured under the name Curiosity Killed the Cat, on a number of 1980s revival packages.

In November 2015, a compilation album, called 80's Recovered featured many groups. Curiosity Killed the Cat did a cover of The Doobie Brothers track "Long Train Runnin'", with a regular version, and a remix.


lunes, 29 de agosto de 2022

TRI.BE - A Kind of Magic

Tri.be , is a South Korean girl group formed in 2021 by TR Entertainment and Universal Music Group. The group consists of seven members: Songsun, Kelly, Jinha, Hyunbin, Jia, Soeun and Mire. The group debuted on February 17, 2021, with the release of their debut single album Tri.be Da Loca.

Tri.be, is a combination of 'Tri', an abbreviation of 'Triangle', which is a symbol of perfection, and 'Be', which means existence, leading to the meaning of 'perfect existence' or 'perfect being

Songsun and Hyunbin were former trainees under Banana Culture Entertainment, involved in one of the company's projects titled "Banana Culture New Kid".

Kelly was a contestant on the Chinese competition show Youth With You 2 under TRI.BE's former pre-debut management company Lion Heart Entertainment. She was eliminated in the first round and ended up at 64th place

On December 29, 2020, it was revealed that producer Shinsadong Tiger and Universal Music Group had intentions to debut a new girl group in early 2021. On January 4, 2021, the group's official social media accounts released an official logo motion video, revealing the group's logo and their name to be Tri.be. The group released teaser and promotional videos in early February, later confirming that they will be debuting later that month. Prior to their debut, they were featured in their first online reality show, Let's Try ! Be, on YouTube through Studio Lululala.

They debuted with their first single album Tri.be Da Loca on February 17, 2021, with the lead single "Doom Doom Ta" and its B-side track "Loca". Both songs in the album were produced by Shinsadong Tiger and member LE of EXID.

On the same day as their debut, Tri.be was announced to be signed under Universal Music's subsidiary label Republic Records for promotions outside of Korea.

On May 18, 2021, they released their second single album titled Conmigo with the lead single "Rub-A-Dum" and its B-side track "Loro".

On October 12, 2021, Tri.be released their first extended play Veni Vidi Vici with the lead single "Would You Run".

On November 25, 2021, Tri.be released a special winter single titled "Santa For You".

On December 2, 2021, it was announced Tri.be would be participating in the theme song for Cartoon Network's series We Baby Bears. The song, titled "The Bha Bha Song", was released on December 17, 2021, alongside the music video. The song was released in English, along with Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions.

On August 9, 2022, Tri.be will release their third single album Leviosa with the lead single "Kiss" and its B-side track "In The Air (777).

domingo, 28 de agosto de 2022

Céline Dion - All By Myself

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, más conocida como Céline Dion  (Charlemagne, Quebec, 30 de marzo de 1968), es una legendaria cantante y actriz canadiense. Antes de alcanzar el éxito en todo el mundo, emergió como estrella adolescente en su país natal, lanzando una serie de álbumes en francés que le otorgaron popularidad en Francia y en el resto del mundo francófono.​ En 1990 lanzó Unison, su primera producción en inglés que marcó el inicio de su destacada y exitosa carrera en el mercado anglosajón.​ Durante los noventa, se estableció como una de las cantantes más exitosas de la historia, tras vender más de 100 millones de discos en un periodo de diez años.​ En 2003 inició una serie de conciertos en el coliseo del hotel Caesars Palace en Las Vegas que se extendió durante dieciséis años y se convirtió en el espectáculo más rentable en la historia de esa ciudad y en uno de los más grandes del planeta.

Dion es una de las cantantes más reconocidas de la historia de la música. Ha ganado cinco premios Grammy, doce World Music Awards, dos Oscar, dos Globo de Oro, siete Billboard Music Awards, seis American Music Awards, veinte Juno Awards y cincuenta Premios Félix, entre muchos otros. Ha publicado 27 álbumes de estudio, 6 álbumes en vivo, 11 álbumes en DVD y 17 álbumes recopilatorios. Además de francés e inglés, ha cantado en numerosos idiomas como el español, italiano, alemán, latín, japonés y chino mandarín. Es la artista canadiense con más discos vendidos en el mundo.​ Es la única artista en tener dos álbumes consecutivos con ventas superiores a 30 millones de copias, la única en tener dos sencillos con ventas superiores al millón en Reino Unido y su álbum D'eux es el más vendido en idioma francés de todos los tiempos.​ En 2004, fue homenajeada en los World Music Awards al convertirse en la cantante mujer más vendida del mundo.​ Según Sony Music Entertainment, la cantante ha vendido más de 220 millones de producciones musicales en el mundo.​ En la ceremonia de los World Music Awards de 2007, recibió el Premio Leyenda en reconocimiento a su "éxito mundial y contribución sobresaliente a la industria de la música". Del mismo modo, recibió un homenaje en el 30 aniversario de la gala de la Association du disque de l'industrie du spectacle québécois en 2008 y el prestigioso Icon Award en los Billboard Music Awards de 2016 en reconocimiento a toda su carrera.

sábado, 27 de agosto de 2022

Adam Brand - Fat Bottom Girls

 Adam Brand (born 27 January 1970) is an Australian country singer-songwriter. Brand released his debut album in 1997. He has since released 14 studio albums and has won 12 Country Music Awards of Australia. Adam Brand has been voted CMC Oz Artist of the Year five consecutive years between 2007 – 2011.

In January 1997, Brand began busking on Peel Street, Tamworth which led to his first record deal with Festival Mushroom Records which he signed in September 1997. In July 1998, Brand released his debut self-titled studio album, which peaked at number 44 on the Australian ARIA album charts and was certified platinum. At the 1999 CMAA awards, Brand won three Golden Guitars; Song of the Year, New Talent of the Year and Video of the Year. The album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the 1999 ARIA Music Awards. Brand won the 'Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award' at the Mo Awards in July 1999.

In January 2000, Brand won his fourth CMAA Award for Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Melinda Schneider for "Love Away the Night". In March 2000, Brand released his second studio album Good Friends which peaked at number 26 on the ARIA charts. The album was nominated for Best Country Album at the 2000 ARIA Awards. In January 2001, Brand won three more CMAA Awards; Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. He also won a Mo Award for Male Country Performer of the Year.

In January 2002, Brand released his third studio album Built for Speed which peaked at number 24 ARIA charts and was certified platinum in Australia. Brand won a further Mo Award for Male Country Performer of the Year. In January 2003, "The Anzac" won the CMAA Award for Heritage Song of the Year, Brand's eighth CMA Award overall. In 2003, Brand contributed the tracks "Sicilian Born" and "Menindee" to the compilation album Australian Storytellers. Both songs received CMA Awards nominations.

In August 2004, Brand released his fourth studio album Get Loud, which debuted at number 16 on the ARIA charts, was certified Gold and earned Brand's third ARIA Award nomination for Best Country Album. In October 2005 Brand released a Christmas album titled Christmas in Australia.

In July 2006, Brand released his sixth studio album What a Life which peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts and was certified Gold. Brand received another ARIA nomination for 'Best Country Album' at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006. In January 2007 Brand is awarded the inaugural Country Music Channel Oz Artist of the Year Award. In January 2008, Brand won three more CMA Awards for his song "Spirit of the Bush" with Lee Kernaghan and Steve Forde. In January 2008, Brand released his seventh studio album Blame It on Eve which became Brand's first ARIA top ten album. In September 2008, Brand's first compilation album Greatest Hits 1998–2008 was released. In January 2009 Brand wins his third consecutive CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award and his twelfth CMA Award when he won Male Artist of the Year. In March 2009 Brand released his eighth studio album Hell of a Ride, which peaked at number 19 on ARIA charts. In March 2009, Brand was the lead act at the Victorian Bushfire Appeal concert in Traralgon.

From July to September 2009, Brand competed the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars (Australia) and was declared the winner on 6 September 2009. Brand partnered professional dancer Jade Hatcher, whom he married on 31 May 2010.

In September 2009 Brand signed a recording contract with Arista Records, the Nashville-based division of Sony Music Entertainment for the distribution of his recordings in the United States

In January 2010 Brand won his fourth consecutive CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award. In August 2010, Brand released his ninth studio album It's Gonna Be OK which peaked at number 11 on the ARIA charts. The Track "Ready for Loving" was released in the United States and reached the Top 40 in the US Country charts. In January 2011, Brand won CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award for the fifth consecutive year. In May 2011, Brand released a compilation album titled You're a Revhead before supporting Taylor Swift on her North American tour.

In August 2012, Brand released his tenth studio album There Will Be Love on Arista Nashville/Sony Music Australia, which peaked at number 4 on the ARIA charts; Brand's highest-charting album. This was followed by My Acoustic Diary which was the first album recorded by Brand's own label. It was distributed by ABC Music. The album saw Brand re-record 13 of his own tracks in an acoustic setting. Upon release, Brand said "I have decided to re-record some of these diary entries acoustically, the way they were first written… I've chosen songs that represent pivotal points in my life, and my growth as a songwriter and as an artist trying to find my own voice."

Brand's twelfth studio album My Side of the Street was released in August 2014, became his second top 5 album. It was nominated for an ARIA Award and two CMA Awards. In January 2015, Brand won CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award for a fifth year.

In January 2016, Brand released his thirteenth studio album Adam Brand and the Outlaws, featuring fellow Australian country musicians Travis CollinsDrew McAlisterMatt Cornell and Mike Carr. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA charts and was nominated for an ARIA Award. The album won a CMC Award for Highest Selling Album. In February 2017, Brand released Get On Your Feet which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts.

In July 2018, Brand celebrated 20 years since the release of his debut album releasing a compilation album titled Milestones... 20 Years. The album debuted at number 6 on the ARIA charts, becoming his highest charting compilation album. In September 2018 Brand joined Scott DarlowSarah McLeodJack Jones and Todd Hunter to re-record the Dragon song "Rain" with all net proceeds from the sale to go towards to the Buy-a-bale program in support of Australian farmers suffering from the Australian drought.

In late 2019, Brand appeared in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia as the 'Dragon' and was the sixth contestant voted out.

In August 2019 Brand released a new single "Life's Been Good to Me" after taking 12 months off to start a family with the birth of his first child, a baby girl named Pepper. Adam will be hitting the road with his Speed of Life Tour March 2020 when he will release his new album. Special guests on the tour will be new country duo "Cornell & Carr". Matt Cornell and Mike Carr were previously members of Adam Brand and the Outlaws.

viernes, 26 de agosto de 2022

Lauren Rocket- All The Things She Said

 Lauren Rocket, es cantautora residente en Los Ángeles (nacida en otro planeta),  crecio tocando y componiendo música clásica para piano,  descubrió que interpretar siempre era algo natural para ella. A los dieciséis años, fundó la banda de power-pop de chicas Rocket, que se convirtió en su primer proyecto apasionante. Con tres lanzamientos en su haber durante un período de ocho años, la banda completó varias giras estadounidenses, incluido Van's Warped Tour. También estuvo en Night Terrors of 1927, una banda de indie-pop impulsada por la armonía de synth-pop que estaba en Atlantic Records.

Dos de sus canciones llegaron al número 1 en las listas de baile europeas y su álbum alcanzó el puesto número 11 en la lista de álbumes electrónicos principales de Billboard. Ha colaborado con los compositores Jeff Silbar, Matt Squire, Michael Fitzpatrick, Beau Dozier, Don Was y Thirty Seconds To Mars. Además, ha realizado giras con artistas como Fitz and the Tantrums, The Colorist, Butch Walker y The Horrorpops, y ha tocado en numerosos festivales, incluidos Coachella, Bunbury, SXSW, Life Is Beautiful, CMJ, Lollapalooza y Outside Lands.




jueves, 25 de agosto de 2022

Andrée Watters - It's a Heartache

Andrée Watters-Michaud (born January 25, 1983) is a musician and a two-time Félix Award winner from Quebec

Watters was born in Charlesbourg, Quebec, grew up in the Quebec City region and first showed her talent in a Christmas-related musical comedy when she was 15 years old. She later participated in a youth singing contest in which she finished first provincially and third across Canada. After moving to Montreal two years later, she made her first live public appearance in the Radio-Canada game show La Fureur.

Watters' brother Patrick, who worked as a firefighter in Alberta, Canada, was killed in July 2007 in a helicopter crash while he and several hundred other firefighters combated a major forest fire near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta. Four others were injured in the incident.

In 2003, after signing with Sony BMG, Watters released her first album AW, co-written and produced by Fred St-Gelais, which sold 75,000 copies in Quebec alone.The hits "Si exceptionnel" and "Ne reste pas" were the two songs that charted the highest in the Quebec Francophone charts including the Radio Énergie Countdown across the province. There were attempts by the label company to release a European version of the disc in France, but the project was cancelled. After the success of the album AW, she was awarded a Félix Award as "Best Rock Album of the Year" and was nominated to four other Félix awards.

Her second album À travers was released in 2005 with "Laisse la pluie" being the most notable hit across the charts in Quebec.

In 2006, along with Bruno PelletierSylvain CossetteDaniel Boucher and Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Watters participated in the musical show, Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort as the female lead, Mina.

In 2007, she participated as herself in the movie Taking the Plunge (À vos marques... party!) and released a song for the movie's soundtrack.

In 2008, Watters was one of the headliners of the 2008 CFL Grey Cup Diet Pepsi Halftime Show. Along with fellow Canadian natives, Theory of a Deadman.

Her third album titled Minuit was released on April 29, 2008. The title song MINUIT was a #1 hit on the Francophone Chart in Quebec. She herself co-wrote the ten tracks and the album was produced along with singer-songwriter Sylvain Cossette who guided her as producer/co-songwriter of the album. The album consisted of a mix of rock songs and ballads in which Cossette had many top-charted singles during his career. At the same time, she signed with Universal Music and Mark Vinet Management.

During the summer of 2008, she toured along with Dan Bigras and his show titled "Dan et ses blondes", and opened for Cossette's "70s Tour" and a tour of her own in 2010.

In 2009, she translated Justin Bieber's hit song, One Less Lonely Girl, and coached him when he recorded the French version.

In 2011, Andrée released a new album Country Rock, which has since peaked at #29 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

In 2012, Watters' released a second country album titled "Country Rock COVER" and toured French Canada. She was also nominated for 2 Felix awards, including Best Country Album.

Starting in 2011, her production company has been involved with many music projects including: Girls Wanna Have Fun!, 70s, All Star, 5x5, Glam Rock, as well as children projects: Ari Cui Cui, Lily et le Lutin, and Pyjama Party.

In 2017, Andrée Watters Productions launched ReCover Band, SuperNOVA, Funk & Soul and a reboot of the hit show Girls Wanna Have Fun!

Andrée Watters is managed by Mark Vinet, a Montreal-based entertainment lawyer and businessman.

In 2004, the success of the album resulted in a Félix Award for "Best Rock Album of the Year"[8] at the annual ADISQ awards, the Quebec provincial version of the Canadian Juno Awards. She was also nominated for four other Felix awards including "Best Female Singer of the Year [8] and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year". In 2006, she again won a Félix Award for "Best Rock Album of the Year"[8] for her sophomore effort titled "À Travers". In 2009, she received a SOCAN award for the song Tout de moi. She was nominated for 2 Adisq Felix awards, including Best Country Album in 2012. She also received multiple ADISQ nominations for her company's work on various music albums between 2014-17.