"A Whole New World" is the signature song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin,with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine,the ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. Lyrically,"A Whole New World" describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet. The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards. "A Whole New World" also won the Grammy Awards for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards,as well as Song of the Year,the only Disney song to do so. In the same year,the version sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals,winning the latter.
Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums,one compilation album,three mixtapes,134 singles,and 18 promotional singles.
Lady A are an American country music group composed of Hillary Scott,Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. They have released nine studio albums,two extended plays,two box sets,and 23 singles,not counting guest appearances or digital-only releases. The lead singers are Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott. All ten of their full-length releases have debuted in the top ten on the Top Country Albums chart,including five number-ones. They have sold 10.2 million albums in the US as of February 2016.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has released nine studio albums,six live albums,67 singles,and 42 music videos. In 1997,she released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. It was commercially unsuccessful,and none of its songs were released as a single. Sia released her second album,Healing Is Difficult,in 2001. The album yielded three singles:"Taken for Granted","Little Man" and "Drink to Get Drunk". The lead single,"Taken for Granted",peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
The Exclusives are an American/Canadian R&B/pop/hip hop songwriting and production team from Miami,Florida,consisting of Sean "Pen" McMillion and Ralph "Vintage" Jeanty. The now Atlanta-Based team's first notable success came from co-writing the platinum-selling single "I Luv This Shit" by August Alsina.
American country music artist Eric Church has released seven studio albums,two live albums,three extended plays,and 29 singles. He made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Songs with his 2006 single "How 'Bout You". Church charted eight more singles between then and 2011 when he achieved his first number-one single with "Drink in My Hand". This would be the first of six solo number-one singles for him in his career,the other five being "Springsteen" in 2012,"Give Me Back My Hometown" and "Talladega" in 2014,"Record Year" in 2016,and "Some of It" in 2019. Church was also a featured artist on four other songs that have reached the top of the country music charts. These are Jason Aldean's "The Only Way I Know" in 2012,Keith Urban's "Raise 'Em Up" in 2015,the multi-artist collaboration "Forever Country" in 2016,and Luke Combs' "Does to Me" in 2020.
"I Luv This Shit" is the debut single by American singer August Alsina featuring American rapper Trinidad James. released on February 19,2013 by Def Jam Recordings. It is from Alsina's debut EP Downtown:Life Under the Gun (2013),and was also included on his debut studio album,Testimony (2014). "I Luv This Shit" is an R&B song about partying with alcohol and drugs. Two remixes—one featuring Birdman and another featuring Trey Songz and Chris Brown—were released.
"Shower" is a song by American singer Becky G. It was released on April 23,2014,by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The song was written by Dr. Luke,Cirkut,and Rock City and it was produced by the former two. Its music video was released on June 30,2014. "Shower" was Gomez's only top 20 hit in the United States until her single "Mamiii" released in 2022. The song is certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 2 million copies in the country. The official remix features American rapper Tyga.
"Hold You Down" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled featuring American singers Chris Brown,August Alsina,Future and Jeremih from the former's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot. It was released on August 3,2014 as the albums second single,becoming certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4,2015. The track topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and is August Alsina's first top 40 entry,as well as DJ Khaled's seventh.
"I Don't Get Tired" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kevin Gates,and features American singer August Alsina. It was released on December 20,2014,as a single from his mixtape Luca Brasi 2. This song peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 2015.
The discography of American rapper Rich Homie Quan consists of one studio album,four extended plays,nine mixtapes and twenty-three singles.
Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez has released seven studio albums,Twenty mixtapes,four extended plays (EP),eighty-nine singles and more than eighty music videos. In 2009,Lanez began his career by releasing his debut mixtape,T.L 2 T.O. He received major recognition from the mixtape,Conflicts of My Soul:The 416 Story,released in August 2013,which included guest appearances from Roscoe Dash and Kirko Bangz. In 2014,he released Lost Cause which led to his first tour,the Lost Cause tour. Lanez collaborated with the WeDidIt collective on the Cruel Intentions EP in 2015. Chixtape III and The New Toronto were released later that year. He released his debut album I Told You,in 2016.
"Antidote" is a song by American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released on July 28,2015,as the second single from his debut studio album,Rodeo (2015). Produced by WondaGurl and Eestbound,the song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Antidote" has since been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Gold Slugs" is a song by DJ Khaled,featuring Chris Brown,August Alsina and Fetty Wap from Khaled's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot. The song was produced by Khaled and Lee on the Beats.
The discography of American singer August Alsina consists of four studio albums,two extended plays,five mixtapes and thirty singles.
"Do You Mind" is a single by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Trinidadian musician Nicki Minaj and fellow American musicians Chris Brown,Jeremih,Future,August Alsina,and Rick Ross. It was released on July 28,2016 by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records as the fourth single of the former's ninth studio album,Major Key. The song peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It was eventually certified triple platinum by the RIAA.
American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini has released four studio albums,two extended plays,one compilation album,one remix album,and 14 singles,including two as a featured artist. Her first three singles all reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart,making Ballerini the first female artist since Wynonna Judd in 1992 to accomplish this feat. The third such single,"Peter Pan",also made Ballerini the first female to top the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts simultaneously since the latter was reformatted in 2012.
American rapper and singer Lizzo has released four studio albums,two mixtapes,three extended plays,23 singles,and three promotional singles. Before signing with Atlantic Records,she released two studio albums—Lizzobangers in 2013 and Big Grrrl Small World in 2015. In 2014,Time magazine named her one of 14 music artists to watch. Her first major-label extended play,Coconut Oil,was released in 2016.
The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released 60 singles as lead artist,8 singles as a featured artist,and 40 promotional singles. She had sold over 150 million singles worldwide by December 2016. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),Swift's digital singles have achieved 137.5 million certified units,based on sales and on-demand streaming,as of July 2023. On the US Billboard Hot 100,as of November 2023,Swift is the female musician with the most charted songs (231),most top-40 songs (137),most top-20 songs (85),most top-10 songs (49),most top-10 debuts (38),most top-five songs (31),and most number-one debuts (6).
"Leave Before You Love Me" is a song by American record producer Marshmello and American group Jonas Brothers. It was released through Republic Records and Joytime Collective as a single on May 21,2021. Produced by Marshmello and co-produced by Alesso,Digital Farm Animals,and Heavy Mellow,the producers wrote the song alongside Richard Boardman and Pablo Bowman of the songwriting collective the Six,Phil Plested,and William Vaughan. Christian Arnold,David Martin and Geoff Morrow of the band Butterscotch are also credited as songwriters,due to an interpolation of their song "Can't Smile Without You" in the chorus of "Leave Before You Love Me". Programming was solely handled by Marshmello and mixing and mastering was handled by Manny Marroquin. Of the Jonas Brothers' members individual contributions to the song,brothers Nick and Joe share vocals and brother Kevin plays guitar and background vocals. The song serves as the Jonas Brothers' first release of 2021.
