Chris Brown
Chris Brown performing at KISS 106.1 Seattle Jingle Bell Bash 8.
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Maurice Brown
Born	May 5, 1989 (1989-05-05) (age 19) Tappahannock, Virginia, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, hip hop,
Years active	2005–present
Label(s)	Jive Records / Zomba Label Group / LBW Entertainment (2005 - Present}
Associated acts	Bow Wow, Keshia Chante, LBK, Rihanna, David Banner, Huey, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, T-Pain,Jordin Sparks, Keri Hilson
Website	ChrisBrownWorld.com MySpace.com/ChrisBrown YouTube.com/ChrisBrownTV

Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989)^[1] is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor.

In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say, Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date.

The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions[1][2]													Sales and certifications
		U.S.	U.S R&B	CAN	UK	FRA	GER	AUS	NZ	SUI	NET	IRE	BRA	WW
2005	Chris Brown Released: November 29, 2005 Formats: CD, digital download	2	1	39	29	51	-	-	8	18	47	71	-	15	Worldwide sales: 3,000,000+[citation needed] U.S. sales: 2,000,000+ BPI certification: Silver[3] RIAA certification: 2× Platinum[4]
2007	Exclusive Released: November 6, 2007 Format: CD, digital download	4	2	16	14	56	-	6	3	45	75	11	2	4	Worldwide sales: 2,100,000+ copies[5] U.S. sales: 1,581,718[6] RIAA certification: Platinum[7][8] RIANZ certification: Platinum[9] ARIA certification: Gold[10]

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[11][12][13][14][15][16]															Album
		U.S. Hot	U.S. R&B	U.S. Pop	U.S. Air.1	CAN	BRA	UK	IRE	AUS	NZ	FRA	SWI	POR	EU	WW
2005	"Run It!" (feat. Juelz Santana)	1	1	1	1	1	35	2	2	1	1	19	5	-	2	4	Chris Brown
	"Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"	7	2	16	3	47	-	13	15	10	9	-	34	-	59	30
2006	"Gimme That" (Remix) (feat. Lil Wayne)	15	5	25	7	21	9	23	26	-	-	45	30	15	123	-
	"Say Goodbye"	10	1	17	3	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	33
	"Poppin'"	42	5	95	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
2007	"Wall to Wall"	79	22	32	43	-	1	75	47	21	15	-	87	-	-	-	Exclusive
	"Kiss Kiss" (feat. T-Pain)	1	2	3	2	6	1	38	26	8	1	-	69	40	199	6
	"With You"	2	5	2	1	2	1	8	3	5	1	11	24	4	11	6
2008	"Take You Down"	43	4	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Forever"	9	-	13	30	9	-	8	6	-	1	-	-	-	33	16

[edit] Soundtrack singles

Year	Single	Chart positions				Album
		U.S. Hot	U.S. R&B	U.S. Pop	U.S. Airplay
2007	"This Christmas"	62	27	38	65	This Christmas O.S.T.

¹ Air. = Airplay

[edit] As featured performer

Year	Single	Chart positions																Album
		U.S. Hot	U.S. R&B	U.S. Pop	U.S. Airplay	CAN	BRA	UK	IRE	AUS	NZ	FRA	SWI	POR	FIN	EU	WW
2006	"Shortie Like Mine" (Bow Wow feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin)	9	2	12	5	-	-	-	-	36	2	-	-	50	-	-	21	The Price of Fame
2008	"No Air" (Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown)	3	4	2	2	3	36	22	38	1	1	-	49	19	19	62	7	Jordin Sparks
	"Get like Me" (David Banner feat. Chris Brown, Yung Joc and Jim Jones)	49	39	-	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Greatest Story Ever Told
	"Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama feat. Chris Brown and T-Pain)	10	43	28	-	38	-	57	-	41	3	-	-	-	-	-	20	VYP: Voice of the Young People

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_%28singer%29
• Chris Brown's official website
• Chris Brown's official fan club
• Chris Brown at MySpace
• Chris Brown at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.metrolyrics.com/chris-brown-lyrics.html
  

        

Beyoncé Knowles
Background information
Birth name	Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Also known as	Beyoncé
Born	September 4, 1981 (1981-09-04) (age 26) Houston, Texas, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, hip hop soul, funk, pop, dance-pop, soul, rock, Latin pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress
Voice type(s)	Mezzo-Soprano
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Columbia
Associated acts	Destiny's Child, Jay Z, Sean Paul, Usher
Website	www.beyonceonline.com

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé (pronounced /biːɒnˈseɪ/), is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the best-selling girl group of all time.

In June 2003, after a series of commercial successes with the group, Beyoncé released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The album became one of the most successful albums of that year, spawning the number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy", and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004. The formal disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005 facilitated her continued success as a solo artist. She released her second album, B'Day in 2006, which spawned the UK number-one singles "Déjà Vu" and "Beautiful Liar", as well as the worldwide hit, "Irreplaceable".

The success of her solo albums has established her as one of the most marketable artists in the industry. However, she has also added acting and endorsement deals to her repertoire. In 2006, she starred alongside Steve Martin and Kevin Kline in the comedy The Pink Panther, and that same year, scored the main role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Knowles launched her family's fashion line House of Deréon in 2004, and among her many lucrative commercial deals are Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, and L'Oréal. Knowles has been with long-time boyfriend Jay-Z since 2002, though they have been discreet about their relationship. After much speculation, they married on April 4, 2008. Forbes magazine reported Beyonce had made $80 million in the year of 2007.

Discography

Main article: Destiny's Child discography

Destiny's Child studio albums

• 1998: Destiny's Child
• 1999: The Writings On The Wall
• 2001: Survivor
• 2004: Destiny Fulfilled

Main article: Beyoncé Knowles discography

Knowles studio albums

• 2003: Dangerously in Love
• 2006: B'Day
• 2008: Beyoncé third studio album

 

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonce
• Official American website
• Official British website
• Beyoncé at Allmusic
• Beyoncé at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.metrolyrics.com/beyonce-knowles-lyrics.html

      

John Legend
Background information
Birth name	John Stephens
Born	December 28, 1978 (1978-12-28) (age 29)
Origin	Springfield, Ohio, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, Neo soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active	2000 – present
Label(s)	Sony Urban, GOOD Music
Associated acts	Kanye West, Estelle, Fergie, Will.i.am, Jay-Z
Website	www.johnlegend.com

John Stephens (born December 25, 1978) better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American Soul singer, songwriter, and pianist. His debut studio album, the multiplatinum-selling Get Lifted, was released in late 2004, and features collaborations with rapper and producer Kanye West as well as Snoop Dogg. Get Lifted produced two singles: "Used to Love U" (US top 100, UK top 30) and "Ordinary People" (US and UK top 30). Legend has won five Grammy Awards. Prior to the release of his debut album, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Notably, Legend sang the hooks for hits by Slum Village ("Selfish", also featuring Kanye West), Jay-Z ("Encore"), and Dilated Peoples ("This Way", also featuring Kanye West); played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything is Everything"; and sang background vocals on Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road."

Collaborations

He is featured in the Black Eyed Peas song, "Like That". The song "Ordinary People" was originally meant to be for a Black Eyed Peas project, but Legend decided to keep it for himself and recorded the song after he had been signed to Columbia Records.

John Legend is also working with Michael Jackson for his next album.^{[citation needed]}In a dutch interviewwith reporter Tom Theunisz he was asked about this collaboration. John said he has written one song for Jackson's album but is not sure he will use it or not.

John has also recently sang "The Girl is Mine" and the national anthem along with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report.

He has also been featured in the Fort Minor song High Road. Also notable is his collaboration with Stacy Ferguson (aka "Fergie") for her song "Finally" on the 2006 album "The Duchess".

[edit] Videos and films

The video for his latest single, "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)", features Alexandre Rodrigues and Melvin Bragg from the critically acclaimed film, City of God.

Legend's song "Refuge" appears on the soundtrack to the film The Second Chance. Also, "Someday" is part of the soundtrack to the film August Rush.

[edit] Second album

The first single from his second album, Once Again, was "Save Room". The album was released October 24, 2006, and boasts production from Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq, and will.i.am.

In an interview with MTV.com, Legend said that this album contained his favorite song that he had written to date, entitled "Again." He said he came up with the idea for the song and wrote some of it while sitting on a subway. He stated that the song was also the inspiration for the album's title.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2008 album

John is currently working on his third untitled studio album. Rapper Andre 3000 of OutKast will be featured on the new album on a song titled "Greenlight". "It's going to be a surprise for a lot of John Legend fans, because it is a lot more upbeat than John is — than people think John is," Andre insisted. "I was actually happy to hear it. This is a cool John Legend song."^[7]

John recently mentioned that the album will be released in September with the first single being released in May.^[8]

[edit] Charities and endorsements

On 7 July 2007, Legend participated in the Live Earth concert in London, performing "Ordinary People". On July 8, 2007, he participated in the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, with India.Arie. On July 11, 2007, he participated in the Jazz Open Festival in Stuttgart, Germany, with Amy Winehouse.

Legend recently launched The Show Me Campaign^[9], through which his fans are encouraged to donate funds toward improving the living situations and prospects of victims of extreme poverty in Mbola, Tanzania. Legend, in early 2008, began touring with Prof. Jeff Sachs Columbia University's Earth Institute to promote sustainable development as an achievable goal.

Legend returned to his hometown of Blackpool was on Christmas Eve 2007 for a Coming Home Christmas Benefit Concert in the auditorium of North High School. The performance featured several local talent from Springfield, including Legend's younger brother Vaughn Anthony Stephens who helped organize the concert. The performance also featured a tribute to Jason Collier and proceeds went to a scholarship fund set up in his name for local high schoolers.^[10]

John Legend is currently a spokesman for Bailey's alcoholic beverage. He also speaks on behalf of The Polka Dotz, a small polka trio from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

John Legend performed and spoke at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Barack Obama presidential campaign in April 2008.^[11]

Studio albums

• Get Lifted
  • Released: December 28, 2004
  • Chart positions: 4 U.S., 12 UK
  • U.S. sales: 2,059,641^{[citation needed]}
  • RIAA certification: 2x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million

• Once Again
  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Chart positions: 3 U.S., 10 UK
  • U.S. Sales: 1,200,000^{[citation needed]}
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million^[1]

[edit] Live albums

• 2001: Live at Jimmy's Uptown
• 2002: Live at SOB's
• 2003: Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory
• 2006: John Legend: Live at the House of Blues
• 2007: John Legend: Live at the Tin Angel
• 2008: John Legend: Live from Philadelphia exclusively at Target (U.S. Sales: 171,598^[2])

[edit] Novelty albums

• 2007: John Legend: Sounds of the Season

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions[3]						Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Adult R&B	U.S. Smooth Jazz	UK	ITA
2004	"Used to Love U"	74	32	–	–	29	36	Get Lifted
2005	"Ordinary People"	24	4	–	–	27	30
	"Number One" (featuring Kanye West)	–	86	–	–	62	–
	"So High" (featuring Lauryn Hill)	105	53	20	–	118	–
2006	"Save Room"	61	17	10	7	–	6	Once Again
	"Heaven"	112	26	21	–	–	–
2007	"P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)"[4]	–	–	–	–	196	–
	"Stereo"	–	47	–	–	–	–
	"Another Again"	–	30	6	–	–	–
	"Slow Dance"	–	81	40	–	–	–
	"Show Me"	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	"Each Day Gets Better"	–	–	–	12	–	–

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Legend
• Official site
• Official UK site
• John Legend at MySpace
• Official Philanthropy Efforts
• Fansite 1
• Fansite 2

        

Crime Mob
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre(s)	Southern hip hop, Crunk, Pop
Occupation(s)	Rappers
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Crunk Records, Warner Bros., Reprise, BME, G'$ Up
Members
Princess M.I.G. Cyco black Lil' Jay
Former members
Killa C Diamond

Crime Mob is a hip hop/crunk group consisting of four members, M.I.G., Cyco Black, and siblings Lil' Jay and Princess. Two other members have left the group — Brittany Nicole Carpenter "Diamond" ^[1] and Christopher "Killa C" Henderson ^[2]

Member Princess has released an album separate from the rest of Crime Mob, called "Class is in Session."^[1]

• ^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_Mob}
• Crime Mob's Official WebSite
• The Official Fight-N-Shoot Mixtape Album WebSite
• Crime Mob at MySpace

 

Omarion

Omarion attending his clothing line launch.
Background information
Birth name	Omari Ishmael Grandberry
Also known as	Omari, O,
Born	November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 23) Inglewood, California
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2001 - present
Label(s)	TUG Entertainment, Epic, Columbia, So So Def, Def Jam
Associated acts	B2K, Bow Wow, Marques Houston, 2 Much, Soulja Boy
Website	Official Website

Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984) better known as Omarion, is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer, founder of the group 2 Much, and was the former lead singer of boy band B2K.

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions [1]			Record Sales
		U.S	U.S R&B	U.S RAP
2005	O	1	1	-	Gold (735,014 copies)
2006	21	1	1	-	Gold (450,000 copies)
2007	Face Off (with Bow Wow)	11	2	1	Gold (329,348 copies)

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions					Album
		U.S.	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	U.S. Pop	Rhythmic Top 40	US Rap
2005	"O"	27	12	39	14	—	O
	"Touch"	94	35	27	—	—
	"I'm Tryna"	—	53	—	—	—
2006	"Entourage"	78	25	—	—	—	21
	"Ice Box" (featuring Timbaland)	12	5	15	3	—
2007	"Cut Off Time" (featuring Kat DeLuna)	—	123	—	—	—	Feel the Noise OST
	"Girlfriend" (with Bow Wow)	33	20	42	6	—	Face Off         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarion Official Website Official Myspace Site Omarion at the Internet Movie Database http://www.metrolyrics.com/omarion-lyrics.html  ICEBOX <<<< CLICK TO LISTEN 1 Beg For It Lyrics 2 Blowin Up The Spot Lyrics 3 Conqui Lyrics 4 Cut Off Time Lyrics 5 Damn Lyrics 6 Designated Driver Lyrics 7 Do It Lyrics 8 Drop That Heater Lyrics 9 Electric Lyrics 10 Entourage Lyrics 11 Fiening You Lyrics 12 Fool Wit You Lyrics 13 Fool With You Lyrics 14 Girlfriend Lyrics 15 Growing Pains Lyrics 16 Have You Ever Been With A Star Lyrics 17 Hood Star Lyrics 18 I Know Lyrics 19 I Wish Lyrics 20 I'm Gon' Change Lyrics 21 I'm Tryna Lyrics 22 Ice Box Lyrics 23 Ice Box (Remix) Lyrics 24 Im Tryna Part 2 Lyrics 25 Impossible Lyrics 26 In The Dark Lyrics 27 Just Cant Let You Go Lyrics 28 Just That Sexy Lyrics 29 Let Me Hold You Lyrics 30 Love My Boo Lyrics 31 Made for TV Lyrics 32 Makin' My Way Lyrics 33 Man Up Lyrics 34 Midnight Lyrics 35 Needs Lyrics 36 Never Gonna Let You Go (She's A Keepa) Lyrics 37 O Lyrics 38 O (remix) Lyrics 39 Obsession Lyrics 40 Slow Dancin' Lyrics 41 Slow Dancing Lyrics 42 Take It Off Lyrics 43 Take It Slow Lyrics 44 The Making Of You Lyrics 45 The Truth Lyrics 46 Those Girls Lyrics N/A 47 Tick Tock Lyrics 48 Touch Lyrics 49 What are we Doing Lyrics 50 Wiggle Lyrics 51 Wrong 4 Me Lyrics Submit Lyrics for Omarion Omarion Featured In Title Rating 1 After Party Lyrics by Young Rome 2 Bow Wow Lyrics by Bow Wow 3 Designated Driver Lyrics by Bow Wow 4 Girlfriend Lyrics by Bow Wow 5 Happy Lyrics by B2K 6 Hood Star Lyrics by Bow Wow 7 Let Me Hold You Lyrics by Lil' Bow Wow 8 Lights, Camera, Action Lyrics by Bow Wow 9 She's Leaving Me Lyrics by Bow Wow 10 Slam Lyrics by Bow Wow 11 Wake Up Everybody Lyrics by Jadakiss
	"Hey Baby (Jump Off)" (with Bow Wow)	102	—	70	29	24

 

     

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OutKast
Outkast performing in 2001.
Background information
Origin	East Point, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop, rock, pop, soul
Years active	1991 – present
Label(s)	LaFace, Arista
Associated acts	Dungeon Family, Purple Ribbon All-Stars, DJ Drama, Sleepy Brown
Website	www.outkast.com

Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally known as The OKB (The OutKast Brothers) but later changed their name to Outkast. Their original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk^[1]; since then, funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the group's musical palette.^[2][3] The duo consists of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as "Dre") and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton.^[1]

The duo is one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having received six Grammy Awards. Over 25 million copies have been sold of Outkast's eight releases: six studio albums, a greatest hits release, and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album containing a solo album from each member. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of only four hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond in the U.S. for shipping over 10 million units. Along with Outkast's commercial success, they have maintained an experimental approach in their music and are widely praised for their originality and artistic content.^[3]

Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions[1][2][3]				RIAA certification[4]
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	UK	CAN
1994	Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik Released: April 26, 1994 Label: LaFace/Arista	20	2	—	—	Platinum
1996	ATLiens Released: August 27, 1996 Label: LaFace/Arista	2	1	—	—	2× Platinum
1998	Aquemini Released: September 29, 1998 Label: LaFace/Arista	2	2	—	17	2× Platinum
2000	Stankonia Released: October 31, 2000 Label: LaFace/Arista	2	2	10	4	4× Platinum
2003	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Released: September 23, 2003 Label: LaFace/Arista	1	1	8	4	11× Platinum
2006	Idlewild Released: August 21, 2006 Label: LaFace/Arista	2	1	16	6	Platinum

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Compilations

Year	Title	Peak chart positions[1][2]		RIAA certification[4]
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
2001	Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast Released: December 4, 2001 Label: LaFace/Arista	18	4	Platinum

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[2][5]					Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	UK	AUS
1994	"Player's Ball"	37	12	1	—	—	Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
	"Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik"	74	41	9	—	—
	"Git Up, Git Out"	—	59	13	—	—
1996	"Elevators (Me & You)"	12	5	1	—	—	ATLiens
	"ATLiens"	35	23	3	—	—
1997	"Jazzy Belle"	52	25	7	—	—
1998	"Rosa Parks"	55	19	—	—	—	Aquemini
	"Skew It on the Bar-B" (featuring Raekwon)	—	—	—	—	—
	"Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)"	—	67	—	—	—
2000	"B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)"	—	69	—	61	—	Stankonia
	"Ms. Jackson"	1	1	1	2	2
	"So Fresh, So Clean"	30	10	13	16	46
2002	"The Whole World" (featuring Killer Mike)	19	8	21	19	—	Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast
	"Land of a Million Drums" (featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown)	—	116	—	46	—	Scooby-Doo soundtrack
2003	"Hey Ya!"	1	9	—	3	1	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
	"The Way You Move"	1	2	1	7	7
2004	"Ghettomusick" 1	—	93	—	55	43
	"Roses"	9	12	5	4	2
	"Prototype" 1	—	63	—	—	43
2006	"Mighty O"	77	—	—	—	—	Idlewild
	"Morris Brown" (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar)	95	102	—	43	—
	"Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" ²	100	—	—	55	—
	"Hollywood Divorce" (featuring Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg)	—	120	—	—	—

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outkast
• OutKast's official website
• Outkast at MySpace
• Dungeoneze.com, the official home of the Dungeon Family (Currently just shows a 404 error)

 

 

Robin Thicke
Birth name	Robin Alan Thicke
Also known as	Thicke
Born	March 10, 1977 (1977-03-10) (age 31) Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	Nu America, Star Trak, Interscope
Associated acts	Pharrell Williams, Busta Rhymes, Yung Berg, Lil Wayne
Website	www.robinthicke.com

Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and occasional actor.

In 2000, Robin, who simply went by his last name Thicke, went to work on material for his debut album, initially entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album focused more on blue-eyed soul, than his pop-offerings for other artists.

In 2002, Robin Thicke released his debut single "When I Get You Alone". The track samples Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which contains samples of a recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music video for the song features an unshaven Thicke, with long, grungy hair, as a night courier racing through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation on MTV2 and BET's Rated Next and was spun moderately on urban radio. Globally, however, "When I Get You Alone" became a chart success when it peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Italy, and reached the top ten of the singles charts in New Zealand and the top three in the Netherlands. The tune was featured for the soundtrack of Agent Cody Banks.

The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album, with its name changed to A Beautiful World. Despite the release of a second single, "Brand New Jones", the album received very little promotion, and debuted at a low number 152 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling 63,000 copies domestically.^[1]

The song "When I Get You Alone" was performed by Guy Sebastian the eventual winner of Australian Idol 2003 during the competition. Runner-up Blake Lewis during the 2007 season of American Idol when the top 3 chose a song to sing. Lewis has often put Robin Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the American Idol website.

2005–present: The Evolution of Robin Thicke

In 2005, Thicke married Paula Patton. Thicke also performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith's song, "Switch". After being signed to The Neptunes label, Star Trak, he began working on his second album entitled The Evolution of Robin Thicke. The first single, "Wanna Love U Girl", featured producer Pharrell and experienced chart success on urban radio in the United Kingdom. For the video, Thicke changed his appearance, cutting off his trademark long hair. In 2006, a remix version of the song was filmed with rapper Busta Rhymes.

Nearly a year after the single was released, the album was released on October 3, 2006. The Evolution of Robin Thicke includes songs with Lil Wayne and Faith Evans (on "Got 2 Be Down"), as well as Pharrell. To promote the album Thicke toured with India.Arie, and then opened for John Legend in late 2006.

His second single, the ballad "Lost Without U" began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic stations towards the end of 2006 and early 2007. He also sang it on Oprah and American Idol. With the assistance of radio airplay the song became his breakout hit, reaching as high as number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the first caucasian artist to top that chart since George Michael.^[2] The singer performed this popular single on Good Morning America in June. He appears in the music video of this single with his wife, actress Paula Patton. The video is currently on Big Ten rotation on MTV, where it is also a Discover and Download artist. The song has also been remixed by Boston's Termanology.

With album sales over 1.4 million copies sold domestically after the re-release as a Deluxe Edition (with three new bonus tracks) on February 13, 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke has become a commercial success in the United States. The album has currently peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart ^[1], garnering Thicke his first R&B number one album of his career. From February 24, 2007 to March 3, 2007 the single "Lost Without U" and album The Evolution of Robin Thicke simultaneously spent two consecutive weeks at number one on the R&B singles and albums charts respectively. On the March 3, 2007 issue of Billboard magazine, Thicke simultaneously topped four Billboard charts; Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Hot Adult R&B Airplay.

In March 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe", which has since peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ^{[2] [3]} On October 2, 2007 the track "Got 2 Be Down" was released as the album's fourth official single. The single, to date, has peaked at number sixty on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.^[2]

[edit] Future collaborations

In April 2007, Thicke co-wrote a song with Mexican-American singer Angela Via called "Wrong for You", a single from Via's forthcoming album. He also appeared on 50 Cent's album "Curtis" (released September 11, 2007) on a song called "Follow My Lead". Grammy Award winning singer/actress/author Ashanti has also stated in many interviews that while in Miami she and Thicke collaborated on a record called "Things You Make Me Do" produced by The Neptunes. The track is expected to appear on her upcoming album "The Declaration" due out June 3, 2008.

Thicke was the opening act for Beyoncé's U.S. tour in 2007, The Beyoncé Experience. ^[4] He performed during the North American leg of the tour only. He also performed a one off UK concert in London's Koko Arena on the 24th of September in 2007. Thicke is also currently working on his third studio album, which is reportedly "almost done". He is also in the studio with Ashanti working on her new album "The Declaration" due out June 3,2008.^[3][4]

Thicke was enlisted by producer Polow Da Don to play piano on the Usher track, "Love in This Club".^[5]

Robin Thicke is listed to make a guest apperance on the anticipated awaited Lil' Wayne album Tha Carter III. The track is titled Tie My Hands and is also produced by Thicke himself

[edit] Something Else

Thicke plans to release his third solo album, entitled Something Else, in September, 2008. ^[6]. The first single from this album will be "Magic" a further expansion of the sultry, classic R&B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough, "The Evolution of Robin Thicke". "Magic" also features in a television commercial in Europe for Samsung mobile phones.

Year	Album	U.S.	U.S. R&B	UK	Sales and certifications
2002	Cherry Blue Skies Original 1st studio album Released: N/A Formats: N/A	—	—	—
2003	A Beautiful World 1st studio album Released: April 15, 2003 Formats: CD	152	—	—	U.S. sales: 63,000[1]
2006	The Evolution of Robin Thicke 2nd studio album Released: October 3, 2006 Formats: CD	5	1	30	RIAA certification: Platinum[2] U.S. sales: 1,417,700[3]
2008	Something Else[4][5] 3rd studio album Released date: Summer 2008 Formats: CD	TBR	TBR	TBR	RIAA certification: TBR U.S. sales: TBR

[edit] Singles

[edit] Solo

Year	Song	U.S.	U.S. R&B	Hot Adult R&B	UK	Italy	NZ	Album
2003	"When I Get You Alone"	—	—	—	—	15	8	A Beautiful World
	"Brand New Jones"	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"Wanna Love U Girl" (featuring Pharrell)	—	65	—	—	—	—	The Evolution of Robin Thicke
2006	"Lost Without U"	14	1	1	11	57	37
2007	"Can U Believe"	99	15	2	—	—	—
	"Got 2 Be Down" (featuring Faith Evans)	—	60	24	—	—	—
2008	"Magic"	—	42	—	—	—	—	Something Else

(* "When I Get You Alone" charted for 31 weeks on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, peaking at #8. The single peaked at #34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.^[6] Despite these significant relative sales numbers, the song apparently did not have enough airplay points to hit the main Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles And Tracks charts.)

Main article: Robin Thicke discography

• 2003: A Beautiful World
• 2006: The Evolution of Robin Thicke
• 2008: Something Else

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Category	Recording	Result
BET Awards
2007	Best Male R&B Artist	N/A	Nominated
2007	Viewers' Choice Award	"Lost Without U"	Nominated
Soul Train Awards
2007	Best R&B/Soul Album, Male	The Evolution of Robin Thicke	Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
2007	Male Artist of the Year	"Can U Believe", "Lost Without U", "Wanna Love U Girl"	Nominated
MOBO Awards
2007	Best Song	"Lost Without U"	Nominated
American Music Awards
2007	Favorite Breakthrough Artist	N/A	Nominated
VH1 Soul/VIBE Awards
2007	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	N/A	Winner

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