Sale el Sol is the ninth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira,released on 19 October 2010,by Epic Records. The album marks a return to Shakira's signature Latin pop sound after the electropop record She Wolf (2009). The singer split the album into three musical "directions":a romantic side,a "rock and roll" side,and a "Latino,tropical" side. The latter two "directions" experiment with rock and merengue music,respectively. As co-producer,Shakira enlisted collaborators including Josh Abraham,El Cata,Gustavo Cerati,John Hill,Lester Mendez,Pitbull,and Residente from Calle 13.
Luís Filipe Fraga Oliveira,better known by his stage name Lucenzo,is a Portuguese-French reggaeton singer,songwriter,rapper and record producer. His parents emigrated to France,from Portugal. Lucenzo,when began his singing career,signed with the Universal Music record label,to which he is still today. He is best known for his dance hit with rapper Big Ali,"Vem dançar Kuduro". Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Don Omar released a Spanish/Portuguese version of the song under the title "Danza Kuduro" with Lucenzo.
"Loca" is a song by Dominican singer,El Cata. It achieved mainstream success by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira,who recorded a cover taken from her ninth studio album,Sale el Sol (2010). It was released by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. The Spanish-language version features Dominican rapper El Cata,and was released on 10 September 2010,while the English-language version features British rapper Dizzee Rascal,and was released on 13 September 2010. It was written and produced by Shakira,with additional songwriting from Edward Bello,Armando Pérez,and Dylan Mills. The song is a Latin pop and merengue track that lyrically describes Shakira's eccentric infatuation with a man. In August 2014,a senior US district judge found "Loca" to have been indirectly plagiarised from "Loca con su Tiguere",a mid-1990s song composed by Dominican songwriter Ramon "Arias" Vasquez. The case was dismissed in August 2015 after it was found that Vasquez had fabricated the evidence he had presented in court.
"Rabiosa" is a song by Dominican singer El Cata. It achieved mainstream success when Colombian singer Shakira covered it on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol. It was written by Armando Pérez,Edward Bello,and Shakira,and released by Epic Records as the third single from the album,on 8 April 2011. Two versions of the song exist;the English-language version,which features American artist Pitbull,and the Spanish-language version,which features El Cata. It is heavily influenced by merengue and dance music. Shakira and El Cata,or Pitbull,sing about each other's sex appeal in the song.
"Get Free" is a song by musical project Major Lazer from their second studio album Free the Universe (2013). The song was released as a digital download on May 18,2012. The song features vocals from American singer and musician Amber Coffman.
"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" is a song performed by American electronic music group Major Lazer from their album Free the Universe. It features vocals from Jamaican singer Busy Signal and Dutch producers The Flexican and FS Green and was released on Diplo's Mad Decent label and the French Because Music label.
"Come On to Me" is a song by Jamaican-American dancehall trio Major Lazer,from their 2014 extended play Apocalypse Soon. It was produced by Major Lazer and Boaz van de Beatz,and features the vocals of Jamaican artist Sean Paul. The song samples the Trombone Line from "La Murga de Panama",written by Willie Colón and with the original version sung by Hector Lavoe. The single became a hit in Belgium,and also charted in France and the Netherlands.
"Lean On" is a song by American electronic dance music group Major Lazer and French DJ and record producer DJ Snake featuring Danish singer MØ. It was released on March 3,2015,as the lead single from Major Lazer's third studio album,Peace Is the Mission (2015). It was written by MØ,Diplo,DJ Snake,Tchami,and Jr Blender,and produced by Major Lazer and DJ Snake. It is an EDM,electronic and moombahton song.
"Don't Worry" is a song by the Norwegian urban duo Madcon featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Ray Dalton. It was written by Teddy Sky,Johnny Powers Severin and Madcon and was released in Norway as a digital download on 20 February 2015. The song peaked at number 4 on the Norwegian Singles Chart and reached the Top 10 in several countries.
Peace Is the Mission is the third studio album by American electronic dance music project Major Lazer. It was released on June 1,2015. The album was preceded by the international hit single "Lean On" featuring DJ Snake and MØ. The single reached number one in Australia,New Zealand,Belgium,Denmark,Finland and the Netherlands and peaked within the top ten in an additional fourteen countries including the United Kingdom,the United States,and Germany.
The Jamaican-American music project Major Lazer has released four studio albums,one compilation album,four remix albums,six extended plays,five mixtapes,forty-two singles and six promotional singles.
"Goodbye" is a song recorded by French DJ and producer Feder featuring the vocals of French singer Anne-Lyse Blanc. It first became a chart hit in Turkey,Russia,Ukraine and Romania before it started gaining chart success in France too. In spring 2015,the song was released in other European countries and became a top 10 hit in Belgium,Switzerland and Germany.
"El mismo sol" is the debut single by Spanish-German singer-songwriter Álvaro Soler. It was written by Soler along with Simon Triebel and Ali Zuchowski for his debut studio album Eterno agosto (2015). The song was recorded in Berlin where Soler resides and was published first on the personal YouTube channel of the singer. Based on the success of the video,Soler was signed to Universal Music and the single made available on iTunes on May 8,2015,serving as his debut.
"Sugar" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz,featuring vocals from Canadian singer Francesco Yates. The song was released in Germany on 17 July 2015 as the second single from his second studio album of the same name. It interpolates Baby Bash's 2003 single "Suga Suga".
Danish singer and songwriter MØhas released three studio albums,three extended plays and thirteen singles,plus six as a featured artist.
"Bang My Head" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta,featuring vocals from Australian singer Sia and American rapper Fetty Wap. It was released as the second single from the re-release of Guetta's sixth studio album,Listen. "Bang My Head" tallies as the album's seventh single overall. It was released via digital download on 30 October 2015. The original album version of the song only featured Sia's vocals,but the second verse was later replaced with vocals from Fetty Wap for the reworked single release.
"Light It Up" is a song by American electronic music producing group Major Lazer,featuring vocals from Jamaican singer Nyla,which appears on Major Lazer's third studio album Peace Is the Mission. A remixed dancehall version of the song,to which additional vocals from British-Ghanaian Afrobeats artist Fuse ODG were added,was included on a re-released version of Peace Is the Mission and released as the album's third single overall on November 5,2015.
"Middle" is a song by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from British singer Bipolar Sunshine. The song was released as a single on 16 October 2015 by Interscope Records. In July 2016,the song was announced as the lead single from DJ Snake's debut album,Encore (2016).
"Cold Water" is a song by American electronic dance music production group Major Lazer,featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber and Danish singer MØ. The song was released on July 22,2016,as the lead single from their debut greatest hits album,Major Lazer Essentials. It became Major Lazer's third collaboration with MØafter "Lean On" and "Lost".
"Know No Better" is a song by American musical trio Major Lazer featuring Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and American rappers and singers Travis Scott and Quavo. It was released on June 1,2017,as the lead single of the former's EP of the same name. The song was written by the featured artists alongside Starrah,Major Lazer member Diplo,and King Henry,the latter two producing it with Jr Blender.
