Supergroups are sometimes formed as side projects and thus not intended to be permanent, while other times can become the primary project of the members' careers. Charity supergroups, where prominent musicians perform or record together in support of a particular cause, have been common since the 1980s.
Nick Massi (The Hollywood Playboys, among others[2][3]) replaced Calello from late 1960 to September 1965.
Several studio albums and over 100 singles. Originally assembled from various New Jersey club groups, over the years, other notable names, including Don Ciccone (The Critters), John Paiva (The Happenings), Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf) and session keyboardist Robby Robinson came and went as performers, with Valli the lone constant performer and Gaudio remaining as business partner.
"Jefferson Starship", referring only to the ad hoc lineup assembled to record Blows Against the Empire, and not the better known Jefferson Starship lineup after its 1974 and later incarnation)
First formed in November 1970 as Festfolk in Gothenburg. The group did not officially form until 1972, when they started recording their first album and single as Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid (Frida), in Stockholm, before the band name was changed to ABBA, two years later.
Ongoing casino tour; the trio perform their own solo hits and perform songs by deceased singers as a trio. Lou Christie succeeded Rydell after Rydell's death.[23]
1st spinoff and collaboration of the R&B/Pop group New Edition.
The band was created by chance suggested by Ralph Tresvant as well as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis as a way to venture off to solo endeavors as Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bobby Brown already reached solo success. The name derives off their respective last names.
Afro Celt Sound System initially had no clear-cut lineup, but over time several stable line-ups emerged. In January 2016, Afro Celt Sound System announced that there is currently a dispute over the ownership of the name "Afro Celt Sound System", and that currently two bands exist, a lineup led by founder Simon Emmerson, and a different line-up headed by Martin Russell and James McNally.[31]
Cover band that does punk rock renditions of popular songs. All albums keep to a theme (e.g. Are a Drag is composed entirely of punk versions of showtunes).
Though not an official member, the duo was introduced by Noel Redding, formerly of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Redding toured with and worked on both albums released by the band.
Became established as a hip hop duo in 1997 after being a member in the early 90s hip hop/R&B collective supergroup family Swing Mob/Da Bassment Cru which was founded by Jodeci member DeVante Swing, even though the duo was previously active as rising rappers since 1989. The collective fell apart in 1995 which led the path for the remaining members Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, Ginuwine & Missy Elliott to create a spinoff collective group of collaborators called Superfriends[broken anchor] within Da Bassment Cru. continuing with notable members such as Aaliyah, Tweet & Nicole Wray. Timbaland & Magoo branched out as a collaborative duo for 3 albums, while Timbaland would also eventually branch off into his solo success as artist and award-winning producer.
Albums: Live Vol. 1 (1998), Freunde (CD Single, 1998), Live Vol. 2 (8 June 1998), Die Dritte (10 October 2000), Weusd' mei Freund bist — Das Beste von Austria3 — Live (16 June 2003), Weusd' mei Freund bist ... Aus dem filmischen Tagebuch von Austria 3 (Double-DVD, 16 June 2003), Austropop Kult (18 October 2004), Nur das Beste (28 July 2006), Zwanzig (8 December 2017)
Named after Bad Meets Evil the 19th track from The Slim Shady LP, which was the first collaboration between the two and led to the formation of the duo. A feud in 2002 caused the break-up of the duo, but in 2010 Royce's group Slaughterhouse signed to Shady Records and the duo reunited.
Albums: Untitled 1999 Demo Tape (1999), Very Not Ok, Underdogs Drowse EP (1999), Untitled 1999 Demo EP (1999), 2001 Demo EP (2001), Public Access EP (2003), Song #1 EP (2003), Alive EP (2003), Ima Robot (2003), Monument to the Masses (2006), Search and Destroy EP (2006), Another Man's Treasure (2010)
Albums: Asian Typhoon (1999), Metalization (2000), Life (2002), IV (2003), Wings (2006), Learn from Yesterday! Live for Today! Hope for Tomorrow! (2009), Seventh Heaven (2013), Wonderful Life (2017)
Albums: Silk Road Journey: When Strangers Meet (2001), Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon (2005, released earlier in Japan in 2004 titled Enchantment), New Impossibilities (2007), Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago (2008), Off the Map (2009), A Playlist Without Borders (2013)
Until after the release of their first album, Jari handled all instruments except drums, which were left to Kai. Teemu and Jukka were hired to complete a touring-ready lineup.
Singles: Inochi no Rhythm (2013), PEACE SUNSHINE (2014), BEAUTIFUL NAME (2015), DREAMERS' PARADISE (2015), NEO ZIPANG ~UTAGE~ (2016), To The World (2016), HEART OF A LION (2016) POPCORN (2017), WAVE (2017) Anuenue (2018), HAPPiLA (2018)
Two North American tours (2016, 2018), and two Asian tours (2017, 2019) Albums: Generation Axe — The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China (2019)
Both artists have released collaborations together since 2002, but their collaboration was officially titled "The Carters" with the release of their first collaborative album in 2018.
Originally debuting as three smaller 'sub units' between March 2017 and May 2018 before debuting as twelve in August 2018, the group splintered into ARTMS, Loossemble, and two soloists after leaving their old label Blockberry Creative in 2023.
Made their live debut at Riot Fest 2022 and announced a series of North American tour dates during the fall of 2022. They will begin their first UK tour in January 2023.
The band announced their formation in October 2022 and at the same time announced that their debut album, produced by Andy Sneap, has already been recorded.
These were often one-show or one-album projects or EPs, though some played more than one show or recorded more than one single or EPs, because all or most members were involved in other bands or groups. Some groups listed were also either a collaborative effort as well as created for television specials and/or may have released one project or few singles as well as unite one or few times on an audio recording or live performance appearance.
Impromptu recording session later released as a 47-track compilation. Without Presley, the group would reunite in 1982 (The Survivors Live) and 1986 (Class of '55).
They performed only once, at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus television event, and are featured on the soundtrack album released in connection with the show being issued on VHS.
Static Major (Playa) - (as writer/producer/singer - collaborations with all artists after exiting)
*Timbaland-provided a large portion of production for various artists of the collective family as well as featured his rap vocals or sound bites on their work, alongside Magoo who only provided a few. each artist has also solo collaborated within their collective on various projects as Da Bassment Cru..
Many of the members are featured in their fellow member's multiple work respectively sometimes without the name usage of Swing Mob/Da Bassment Cru or Superfriends and was often seen together in music videos, Usually appearing as support to the solo artist. But collectively the group was both a label and a family unit of collaborations projects. Many of their collaborations could be found online although it is often confused not to be listed as a group because 'Da Bassment' brand and trademark as a whole did not have a strong promotional market on their namesake.
The collective during the Swing Mob early 90s era eventually disbanded due to expressing an alleged hostile and abusive work environment from their leader DeVante Swing.[146][147][148] Which resulted in Missy Elliot, Ginuwine, Timbaland & Magoo to continue on into a spinoff crew within Da Bassment Cru's remaining and new members. They continued a collective collaborative partnership working on each other's projects until 2001.
A collective of artists curated by DeVante Swing of Jodeci fame. Swing Mob ended in 1995, however Timbaland & Magoo continued to form 'Superfriends' still under a collective name of Da Bassment Cru. (1997-2001)
Notable Singles collaborated but not limited to the actual name of the group:
"Up Jumps Da Boogie"(once was credited on music video showings as Timbaland & Magoo Feat. Da Bassment Cru (1997) - collective work with Aaliyah, Missy Elliott. Ginuwine, they all appear in the music video. However the single is fully credited as a Timbaland & Magoo project on their album with the mentioned artists being featured.
"Take Away"(credited as Missy Elliott featuring Ginuwine & Tweet) -(2001) Also used in the music video as a tribute to late member Aaliyah (visuals on music video)
The result of an aborted attempt to continue the Argyle Park project; recorded and released only a single song, "Christmas Wishes", on the compilation album Christmas Wishes
Performed at the 2005 New Yorker Festival and on Late Show with David Letterman. An earlier incarnation of the Martin-Scruggs collaboration, 2001's "Earl Scruggs and Friends," featured a number of other prominent musicians.
An alternative-pop musical group created by six independent performers for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. With the song "We Are the Winners" the group has finished 6th in the final, best result for this country ever so far.
Initially collaborated with the single "Let Me Hold You" off Bow Wow's album in 2005. But became a duo for an album a few years later while also touring together. The pair share the genre of Hip Hop and R&B as an act with Bow Wow performing as the rapper while Omarion serve as the singer on verses and hooks.
2nd spinoff and reincarnation of the group New Edition years after the first supergroup of Bell Biv DeVoe was formed, this time uniting the remaining second half of the group who achieved solo success.
This was a brief collaborative effort between the artists in live tour and appearance performances. (2008-2011) No album recorded Collectively performed each other's solo hit songs sharing the stage as one band.
Toured Australia with the show The White Album Concert in 2009, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' classic album. This involved the listed performers collectively playing the entire double album live.
They recorded two new songs together, a mash-up track, and released a compilation album featuring said tracks. The supergroup also toured North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia in 2011–2012.
3rd spinoff and reincarnation of the group "New Edition" proceeding "Bell BivDeVoe(BBD)" and "Heads of State"
The name was created as a result of attempting to reunite the 'N.E.' band after the release of their 2017 biopic miniseries "The New Edition Story".
However Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill voiced their creative differences which in turn left the group to tour as BBD and Bobby Brown under a new contractual moniker.
The First South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show Hangout with Yoo. Singles Include "In Summer" Featuring Kwanghee ( Cover From Former South Korean Music Duo "Deux" ), "In The Beach" & "Play That Summer"
Pamela Long (Total) - appears as featured artist on recording album, decided to leave group after televised live concert, promo cover art only displays 4 artists
Televised members before disbanding include: Nivea, Aubrey O'Day (Danity Kane) Irish & LeMisha Grinstead (702), - all vocals were featured on televised soundbites.
Formed as a reality show collaboration between 9 former R&B female artists/groups resulting in 5 remaining members who recorded an EP Album/Project
On June 27, it was announced that SG5 would perform at "Anime Expo" in Los Angeles, California, at the Opening Ceremony on July 1 and Halftime at "AX Masquerade" on July 3. These performances would serve as their official debut stage. In the announcement, it was also revealed that the name "SG5" would be an abbreviation for "Sailor Guardians 5".
On April 26, the group announced a rebrand on their SNS accounts, with a new concept and the group being renamed to f5ve. Singles: Firetruck (2023) Lettuce (2024) Underground (2024)
Initial inception began in summer of 2022 as an idea after appearing as challengers on the musical streaming platform series Verzuz. They appeared as the undercard showcase match as 'Bobby V& Ray J vs Sammie & Pleasure P.' for the main event of Omarion vs Mario. The EP project is currently in development
In October 2023, Billboard reported West and Ty Dolla Sign were working on a collaborative album. In November 2023, the first single by the two, Vultures, alongside Lil Durk, was released. A collaborative album was announced shortly after, and the first performance by the duo was on 12 December at Wynwood Marketplace. A second performance took place on the 15th. The album suffered many delays and is now slated to release on February 9, 2024.
↑ "ABBA". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
↑ "People Need Love – The First ABBA Song". www.abbasite.com. Polar Music International AB. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2017. The starting point for the group we know as ABBA was a recording session that took place in Stockholm's Metronome Studio on March 29, 1972.
↑ "Ring Ring – ABBA's journey towards Eurovision". www.abbasite.com. Polar Music International AB. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017. ...On September 26, 1972, the first recording session... ...clearly stated on the session sheet that the tracks were intended for an album by the group Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid...
↑ W, Chris (August 3, 2009). "Neon Horse – Haunted Horse: Songs of Love, Defiance, & Delusion". Indie Vision Music. Brandon Jones. Retrieved January 8, 2015. To begin with there is a lot more synth on this album which I still can't shake the feeling that there is a Martin relative who is involved that we haven't been informed of. *coughRONNIEcough*
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