After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds,and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds,who named the group and helped them get a record deal with Virgin Records in 1988. After 7 released their platinum-selling self-titled debut album in 1989,which spawned three singles "Heat of the Moment","Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop". "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop" were No. 1 R&B hits and top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second album Takin' My Time,released in 1992,also went platinum and contained the R&B hit medley "Baby,I'm for Real/Natural High". After 7's Gold-selling 1995 album Reflections was their last album before the group disbanded in 1997. The album included the R&B hit "'Til You Do Me Right. Years later the group resumed touring with Jason Edmonds,son of Melvin Edmonds,replacing his father. Melvin rejoined the group for their successful 2016 comeback album Timeless,which featured 3 adult R&B top 10 hits "Runnin' Out","I Want You" and "Let Me Know".
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band,a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members,formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning,the other core members of the band are Justin Peroff (drums),Andrew Whiteman (guitar) and Charles Spearin (guitar).
Donovan Jerome Leitch is an English-born American actor,singer and former model. He is the son of the singer-songwriter Donovan and the brother of actress Ione Skye. He was a member of the hard rock band Camp Freddy,and was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith,the son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. As an actor,he is best known for portraying Paul Taylor in the 1988 remake of The Blob.
The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley,California,that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer",each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100,in 1982 and 1983,respectively. In 1980,The Motels song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart,and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart.
Andrew Cash is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto-area riding of Davenport from 2011 to 2015. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),Cash grew up in Toronto where he and Charlie Angus founded the Toronto punk band L'Étranger. In the late 1990s he wrote for the Toronto weekly Now.
G. Love &Special Sauce is an American rock band from Philadelphia. They are known for their unique,"sloppy",and "laid back" sound that encompasses blues,hip hop,rock,and soul. The band features Garrett Dutton,better known as G. Love;Jeffrey Clemens on drums;and Jim Prescott on bass.
Jason Robert Collett is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto,Ontario. He has released six solo studio albums,and is a former member of Broken Social Scene.
Coast to Coast Motel is the second album by G. Love &Special Sauce,released in 1995.
Emily Savitri Haines is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer,keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist,she has performed under her own name and as Emily Haines &The Soft Skeleton. Haines possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.
Joseph Patrick Daniel Longthorne was an English singer and impressionist. He performed on stage and television,and released three platinum albums. Longthorne started his TV career at the age of fourteen when he landed a part in Yorkshire Television's series Junior Showtime,and rose to popularity in 1981 through the London Weekend Television series Search For a Star,leading to his own television series The Joe Longthorne Show.
Bitter Beauty is a 2001 album released by Canadian singer/songwriter Jason Collett. Some of the songs,including the title track,were later re-released on Collett's 2003 album Motor Motel Love Songs.
"Suddenly Last Summer" is a new wave song by American new wave band the Motels,released as the lead single from their fourth album,Little Robbers (1983). The single peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart. In Canada,it climbed to number 11 and ended 1983 as the country's 98th-best-selling single. The B-side of the 7-inch single is "Some Things Never Change," and the song was included on the 1990 compilation album,No Vacancy –The Best of The Motels.
NQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band based in Toronto,Ontario,consisting of Montreal-born Neville Quinlan,Mark Kesper,Peter Kesper,John Dinsmore and Jason Sniderman.
Teatro is the 45th studio album by Willie Nelson,released in September 1998 via Island Records. Filmmaker Wim Wenders produced a documentary feature-length film of the recording sessions and live performances.
Jason Joel Desrouleaux,known professionally as Jason Derulo,is an American pop and R&B singer and songwriter. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009,he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has achieved eleven platinum singles including "Wiggle","Talk Dirty","Want to Want Me","Trumpets","It Girl","In My Head","Ridin' Solo",and "Whatcha Say".
Neil Nathan is an American rock/folk/alt country singer songwriter from New York City. Neil is best known for his folky cover of ELO and The Move's "Do Ya," featured on the Californication Season 2 Soundtrack. Praised by U.K.’s No Ripcord Magazine,as “the bastard stepchild of Jackson Browne &David Bowie,”Neil Nathan's wide range of all star collaborators include members of The Raconteurs,Elle King,St. Vincent,Midlake,Jason Molina,and Wild Pink.
Live at the Riverboat 1969 is a live album by Neil Young,released in 2009. In February 1969,Young performed a series of shows at the Riverboat coffee house in Toronto. This album is a live recording from these performances.
Zeus is a Toronto-based Canadian indie rock band signed to the Arts &Crafts record label. Its members include Rob Drake,Carlin Nicholson,Mike O'Brien,and Neil Quin. The band have released three albums and one EP since 2009. They have also served as the backing band for Canadian musician Jason Collett.
Reflection is the debut studio album by American girl group Fifth Harmony. It was released on January 30,2015,by Syco Music and Epic Records. Lyrically,the album discusses themes of female-empowerment,romance,heartbreak and confidence. Musically,Reflection is primarily a pop record and showcases synthpop,"grungy" hip hop and R&B sounds. The album features guest appearances by American rappers Kid Ink and Tyga,as well as American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor,and collaborations with several producers including Ori Kaplan,Dr. Luke and Stargate.
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