Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em is the third studio album by American rapper MC Hammer, released on February 12, 1990 by Capitol Records and EMI Records. Produced, recorded and mixed by Felton Pilate and James Earley, the album was made on a small budget of around $10,000 and recorded on a modified tour bus between May 1988 and November 1989.
"U Can't Touch This" is a song co-written, produced, and performed by American rapper MC Hammer. It was released as the third single from his third album, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990), and has been considered his signature song. Along with Hammer, Rick James shares songwriting credits with Alonzo Miller, as the song samples the prominent opening riff of James' 1981 single "Super Freak". The song has been used and referred to in many television shows, films, commercials, and other forms of media. It has also received multiple awards and recognition.
Aly & AJ is an American pop rock duo consisting of sisters Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka from Torrance, California. They signed with Hollywood Records and in 2005, they released their debut album Into the Rush. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and contained the singles "Rush" and "Chemicals React". They followed this release with the albums Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006) and Insomniatic (2007). The latter contained the Platinum single "Potential Breakup Song", which was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
The discography of Aly & AJ, an American pop rock duo, consists of five studio albums, one video album, two extended plays and compilation albums, 32 singles, 10 music videos and various album appearances. They released their debut studio album Into the Rush on August 17, 2005. The album debuted at number 36 in the United States, selling over 24,000 copies in its first week and was later certified Gold by the RIAA. Into the Rush earned them the "Contemporary Inspirational Artists of the Year" nomination at the 2006 American Music Awards. Into the Rush has sold 839,000 copies in the United States and 1,000,000 worldwide.
"Psychosocial" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone (2008). The song entered airplay on June 26, 2008. It was originally planned for release as a digital single on July 1 but was delayed and released on July 7. Slipknot performed "Psychosocial" live for the first time on July 9, 2008, at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. In 2008, the song was featured on the soundtrack to Marvel's Punisher: War Zone.
"Don't Look Any Further" is a song by American singer Dennis Edwards featuring American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett, released in April 1984 by Motown from the singer's debut album by the same name (1984). The song is written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings, while Lambert produced it. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 45.
Grouplove is an American alternative rock band formed in 2009 by Christian Zucconi, Hannah Hooper, Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen, and Ryan Rabin (drums). The latter produced the band's self-titled debut extended play (2010), which was originally released independently, but later re-released by Atlantic Records following the success of its single, "Colours".
"Don't Look Down" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix, featuring vocals from American singer Usher. It was released as a digital download on 17 March 2015 on iTunes.
Denzel Spencer, better known by his stage name Roy Woods, is a Canadian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He signed with Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records in 2014. His first two albums, Waking at Dawn (2016) and Say Less (2017), both moderately entered the Canadian Albums Chart and US Billboard 200. Woods has also founded his own collective, Unlock the Underground.
I Dont Know How But They Found Me, often shortened to IDKHow, is an American indie pop solo project based in Salt Lake City, Utah, fronted by singer-songwriter Dallon Weekes. It was originally formed as a duo in 2016 consisting of Weekes and drummer Ryan Seaman, a former member of Weekes' previous project The Brobecks, until the latter's departure in 2023.
Raffaela Weyman, known professionally as Ralph, is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.
Blair St. Clair is an American drag queen, singer, and hair stylist known for competing on the tenth season of the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
The Driver Era is an American music duo consisting of brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch. Both are former members of the now defunct R5.
"It Don't Matter" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok, American house music duo Sofi Tukker and Romanian singer Inna. It was released as an exclusively streamable Spotify Single on 7 May 2021 by Controversia. The track was written by Nick Audino, Charlotte Bühler, Sofi Tukker's Sophie Hawley, Lewis Hughes, OHYES and Alok, while the production was handled by Alok alongside Hughes, OHYES and Sofi Tukker. Musically, "It Don't Matter" has been described as a deep house song by music critics and talks about having thoughts of a special someone regardless of that person's distance. Aided by a lyric video uploaded to YouTube simultaneously with the track's release, "It Don't Matter" reached number 27 on Billboard's US Dance/Electronic Songs chart, as well as the top five in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Hungary, Russia and Poland. It received a gold certification in the latter country and a platinum one in Brazil.
MiSaMo is the first sub-unit of the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of Twice's Japanese members, Momo, Sana, and Mina. They debuted in 2023 with the extended play Masterpiece.
Taha Othman Ahmad, known professionally as Odetari, is an American-Palestinian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He started producing and releasing music at 13. His music became popular on TikTok in 2023 and his songs "Good Loyal Thots", "Narcissistic Personality Disorder", "Look Don't Touch", "I Love You Hoe", "GMFU", and "Hypnotic Data" all reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and were each certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Toby Aaron Hamilton, better known by his stage name Barelyhuman, stylized as 6arelyhuman, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He found success on TikTok with his songs "Hands Up!" with kets4eki and Pixel Hood, "XOXO " with horrormovies and Pixel Hood, and "GMFU" with Odetari, which he classifies as "Sassy Scene". He is a founding member of the artist collective FabFantasy, which he left in 2024.
"Good Loyal Thots" is the debut single written, produced, and performed by American rapper and singer Odetari, released on March 15, 2023, through Artist Partner Group. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart, and number twenty-nine on the Official New Zealand Music chart. The song was released as the lead single from Odetari's 2023 EP XIII Sorrows.
"GMFU" is a single written, produced, and performed by American singers, Odetari & 6arelyhuman, released on July 26, 2023, through Artist Partner Group. The song peaked at number five on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart, and number twenty-three on the Official New Zealand Music chart for 2 weeks. The song was released as the second single from Odetari's 2023 EP XIII Sorrows.
"I Love You Hoe" is the introductory song to Odetari and 9lives' collaborative EP 3x3 and the sixth track to the former's EP Door To Dusk. The lyrics were written and performed by Odetari, an American rapper, and the beat produced by 9lives. The instrumental for this song had already been released under the title "morgue," which is the outro track to 9lives' album, "33.1FM". The song later got a remix featuring Trippie Redd.
