Katelyn Tarver is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has independently released four EP's since 2011,most notably Tired Eyes in 2017. She is also known for her recurring roles as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush,Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family,Jesse in HBO series Ballers and Mercedes on ABC Family The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She co-wrote "Crazy Stupid Love" for the British singer Cheryl which peaked at #1 on UK Singles Chart in 2014.
"River" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell,from her 1971 album Blue. Written on piano,it has become a standard for artists in many music styles,and has become popular as Christmas music. Although never released as a single,"River" holds second place among Mitchell's songs most recorded by other artists. In 2021,it was ranked at No. 247 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
"Somewhere",sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us",is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Shane Lamar McAnally is an American country music singer,songwriter,and record producer. He debuted as a singer in 1999 with his self-titled album on Curb Records. This project produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,including "Are Your Eyes Still Blue".
Anna Graceman is an American singer,songwriter and recording artist whose self-penned songs and music have garnered national recognition. She has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,America's Got Talent,and CBS News.
Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt,he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015),rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades,including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical,a Daytime Emmy,and a Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical,produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade,which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned him another Tony nomination and another Grammy nomination.
Madeline Rae Merlo is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. She signed to Open Road Recordings in 2013 and released her debut album,Free Soul,three years later. In 2015,Merlo received the "Rising Star" award from the Canadian Country Music Association. In 2021,she signed with the Nashville-based BBR Music Group,joining their imprint Wheelhouse Records.
Songland is an American songwriting competition series that aired on NBC from May 28,2019,to June 15,2020. The show,produced in cooperation with the Universal Television Alternative Studio,222 Productions,Live Animals Productions and Dave Stewart,sets out to give undiscovered songwriters a chance to create a hit. It gives the viewers a look at the creative process in action. Contestants are selected to work with producers and a recording artist to release a song. The show tries to elevate the traditional role of the songwriter in the process of creating music from "unpleasant secret" to being the celebrated "magic ingredient". Stewart,a musician and composer formerly of Eurythmics,conceived Songland.
Alex Kresovich is an American RIAA-Multi Platinum certified and Billboard#1 record producer and songwriter from Ithaca,New York. He is best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco,Cee Lo Green,Niykee Heaton,MAX,Hoodie Allen,Snow Tha Product,Chris Webby,and Jocelyn Alice.
Jack Newsome is an American singer,songwriter,and record producer. Newsome was a member of the band NY5,and subsequently the Berlin-based band New District,but ultimately chose to pursue his solo career and education at the Berklee College of Music. In 2016,he released the debut extended play,Medicine. He first gained recognition as a solo artist when he contributed the vocals for "Affection" by Said the Sky and Origami with five million views on YouTube. As a songwriter and producer,he has worked with a range of artists,including Meghan Trainor,Ryan Tedder,Grey,and Sean Kingston.
Rachel Elizabeth Smith,known professionally as REMMI,is an American indie pop,indietronica,electropop artist from Pollock,Louisiana. Previously a singer-songwriter playing under the name Rach E. Smith,Smith relocated to Nashville,Tennessee in 2013. She currently resides in Tempe,Arizona.
"Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis,Colombian Latin Pop Music urban duo Cali y El Dandee and Spanish producer,singer,remixer and DJ Juan Magán. The song was released as a digital download on 30 August 2019 by Cabaletta Limited. The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100,but peaked at number one on the Latin Pop Digital Song Sales. The song was written by Alejandro Rengifo,Alessando Calemme,Andrés Torres,Ester Dean,Juan Magán,Leona Lewis,Matthew Fonson,Mauricio Rengifo,Rosalyn "Rozee" Athalie Chivonne Lockhart,Ryan Tedder and Shane McAnally.
"Somebody to Love" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic as the first and only promotional single for the band's fifth studio album Human. The song,along with its writer JT Roach,were chosen as the winner of Episode 11 of Season 1 of the competition show Songland on which lead singer Ryan Tedder and lead guitarist Zach Filkins represented OneRepublic as the guest artist. The song was released on September 11,2019,the same day as the episode's air date.
"Champagne Night" is a song recorded by American country music trio Lady A. It was released on April 13,2020,following the group's appearance on an episode of the television series Songland. "Champagne Night" is a re-worked version of the song "I'll Drink to That" by Madeline Merlo,with additional writing from the group members and its producer,Shane McAnally. This is the final single released under the name Lady Antebellum,before the band changed to Lady A,in June 2020. "Champagne Night" was included on the digital only deluxe edition re-issue of the trio's eighth studio album,Ocean.
Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Steven Levenson,based on the 2015 stage musical of the same name by Levenson,Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Ben Platt plays the title role,reprising the performance that he originated on stage six years earlier. The cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever,Amandla Stenberg,Nik Dodani,Colton Ryan,Danny Pino,Julianne Moore,and Amy Adams.
"California" is a song by American recording artist Usher. It features American rapper Tyga. It was released on June 15,2020,following Usher's appearance on an episode of the television series Songland. The song was written by Usher,Tyga,Ester Dean,Ryan Tedder,Shane McAnally,Ryan Cambetes,Melvin Hough Ii,Rivelino Raoul Wouter,Kaj Nelson Blokhuis,and Michael Wise.
"Second Guessing" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. The song originated from the duo's appearance on American television series Songland,where singer-songwriter Griffen Palmer pitched the original song to them. It appeared on the duo's 2020 extended play 6-Pack and their subsequent fifth studio album Life Rolls On.
"Imagine" is a song by American actor and singer-songwriter Ben Platt. It was written by Platt,with additional writing from Michael Pollack,Eskeerdo,Stefan Johnson,Jon Bellion and The Monsters &Strangerz,the latter two of whom also served as music producers for the song. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album,Reverie,on April 23,2021,followed by a remixed version by Tiësto on May 28,2021.
Shawn Austin is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Big Loud Records' joint venture Local Hay.
