Jason Joel Desrouleaux,known professionally as Jason Derulo,is an American singer,songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009,he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has achieved fourteen platinum singles in the US.
"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009). The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. The original single was a hit in Canada and reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 as the second official single from the album,after the single "ABCs",a minor hit. After an earthquake in Haiti in 2010,a remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists,credited as Young Artists for Haiti,became a charity single in Canada,reaching number one on the Canadian Hot 100 in its own right.
"Whatcha Say" is the debut single by American singer Jason Derulo and the first single released from his self-titled debut album. It was available for digital download on May 5,2009,and released as a single on August 4,2009. The song is a remake of Imogen Heap's 2005 single "Hide and Seek",which is heavily sampled and used as the chorus. It was produced by J.R. Rotem with additional production by German record producer Fuego,and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week.
"Undefeated" is a song by American recording artist Jason Derulo,produced by DJ Frank E and released on May 22,2012,as the first single from the platinum edition of Future History (2011).
Emmanuel Mkono,known by his stage name Nahreel,is a Tanzanian Afro beats / Dancehall recording artist and record producer.
"Talk Dirty" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo,released as the second single from his third studio album,Tattoos (2013),in Europe and Australia. Derulo's third studio album was retitled Talk Dirty for its American release,featuring an alternative track listing. It was released as the third single in the United States on January 7,2014. The song features hip-hop rapper 2 Chainz,making it Derulo's first single to feature a guest performer,excluding the French-language version of his debut song "Whatcha Say". The artists co-wrote the song with Jason Evigan,Sean Douglas,Ori Kaplan,Tamir Muskat,Tomer Yosef,and Ricky Reed;the latter is also the song's producer. The song is built around a sample from "Hermetico" by the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box from their 2007 studio album Nu Med.
"Cola Song" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for Body and the Sun (2015),the Japanese counterpart of her fourth studio album Inna (2015),and the American counterpart of her third studio album,Party Never Ends. It was made available for digital download on 15 April 2014 through Atlantic Records,which was the result of the singer signing a record deal with the label earlier that year. Initially planned to be named "Soy Latinna",the recording contains guest vocals from Colombian reggaeton performer J Balvin,who wrote and produced the song along with Andrew Frampton,Breyan Isaac,Thomas Joseph Rozdilsky and Andreas Schuller. The single is musically an electro house,electronic and Latin track which incorporates saxophone and horn in its instrumentation,and elements from Inna's previous collaboration with Schuller on "Piñata 2014" (2013).
Refiloe Maele Phoolo,professionally known as Cassper Nyovest,is a South African rapper,songwriter,entrepreneur,record producer and amateur boxer. Born and raised in Mahikeng,North West,he is regarded as one of the most successful artists in South Africa. In 2014,he established his own record label,Family Tree Records. Nyovest rose to fame with the release of his debut studio album,Tsholofelo (2014) which produced the hit singles "Gusheshe" and "Doc Shebeleza".
Juan Luis Londoño Arias,known professionally as Maluma,is a Colombian singer. Born and raised in Medellín,he developed an interest in music at a young age,recording songs since age sixteen. He released his debut album,Magia,a year later in 2012. But,his breakthrough album was 2015's Pretty Boy,Dirty Boy,which led to successful collaborations with many artists. He released F.A.M.E. in 2018,another commercial success. He followed it with 11:11 in 2019,and Papi Juancho,surprise-released in 2020. His single "Hawái" reached number three on the Billboard Global 200,and became the first number one single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. Selling more than 18 million records,Maluma is one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Musically,Maluma's songs have been described as reggaeton,Latin trap,and pop.
"Rands and Nairas" is a song by Nigerian recording artist Emmy Gee featuring AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez. The song was produced by American producer Christian "Vybe Beatz" Arceo. It peaked at number 7 on South Africa's official music chart.
The 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards took place on 29 November 2014 at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto. Nominees were announced on 4 September. Cassper Nyovest,K.O and Davido led the nominations with 5 each. DJ Clock's hit song "Pluto",which features the singing trio Beatenberg,followed with 4. AKA and Uhuru both received three nominations apiece. Cassper Nyovest and Diamond Platnumz both took home three awards apiece.
"Try Me" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo,featuring fellow American singer Jennifer Lopez and Norwegian DJ Matoma,who also produced the song. It was released as the third single exclusively in Europe from his fourth studio album,Everything Is 4 (2015). The single was released on May 26,2015. "Try Me" is also included on Matoma's debut studio album,Hakuna Matoma.
"Hello Friday" is a song by American rapper and singer Flo Rida featuring fellow American singer Jason Derulo. The song was released as a standalone single on February 26,2016 in the United States. Remixes were released on May 6,2016.
"El perdedor" is a song by Colombian singer Maluma taken from his second studio album Pretty Boy,Dirty Boy (2015). Sony Music Latin released it as the album's third single on 9 February 2016 following fan demand. It was written by JY and Maluma alongside Kevin Mauricio Jiménez,Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra and Miky la Sensa. Two remix versions were available for purchase;one featuring Puerto Rican singer Yandel and the other being an EDM version. A Brazilian Portuguese version of the song featuring Brazilian duo Bruninho e Davi was released on 30 May 2017. Commercially,the song was successful across countries of Latin America topping the charts in Colombia and Mexico. It also entered the top ten of many Billboard Latin charts,peaking at number four on the main Hot Latin Songs chart.
"Sin Contrato" is a song by Colombian singer Maluma taken from his second studio album Pretty Boy,Dirty Boy (2015). Maluma co-wrote the song with its producer Andrés Castro. It was released as the album's fourth single on 26 August 2016 through Sony Music Latin. The song peaked at number three in Colombia and at number seven on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
The 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards were held on October 22,2016,at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg,South Africa. It recognised and rewarded musicians and achievers who made an impact on African music and youth culture during the eligibility period. The awards ceremony aired live on MTV Base,MTV and BET. It was transmitted worldwide on partner stations and content platforms,including BET International. The show was hosted by Nomzamo Mbatha,Yemi Alade and Bonang Matheba. It featured performances from Future,Yemi Alade,Nasty C,Babes Wodumo,Cassper Nyovest and Patoranking,among others.
"Swalla" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and fellow American singer Ty Dolla Sign,released on February 24,2017 by Warner Bros. Records. The song was written by the artists alongside LunchMoney Lewis,Robert Diggs,Jacob Kasher Hindlin,Russell Jones. and producer Ricky Reed. The song was originally intended to be the first single from Derulo's album,titled 777,however the album was never released. It was later included on his fifth studio album Nu King (2024).
Abdelhafid Douzi,better known by the mononym Douzi,is a Moroccan pop singer.
"Goodbye" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo and French music producer David Guetta featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and fellow French musician Willy William. It was adapted and written by the artists alongside Jmi Sissoko,DJ Paulito,Kinnda,JVZEL,VodKa,Phil Greiss,David Saint Fleur,Art Beatz,and Curtis Gray,the latter five receiving production credits along with Guetta;Francesco Sartori,Lucio Quarantotto,and Frank Peterson are credited due to the inclusion of elements of their composition "Time to Say Goodbye",as performed by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. "Goodbye" is included on Guetta's seventh studio album,7 (2018).
"Make Up" is a song by American DJ Vice and American singer Jason Derulo,featuring vocals from American singer Ava Max. It was released as a single on October 23,2018,by Atlantic Records.
