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[alwayysmichael]

MAY 17, 2022. Michael Jackson’s songs was 5x Certification by RIAA.

• US Certifications (@RIAA): Michael Jackson, Remember the Time 3x Platinum (3,000,000).

• US Certifications (@RIAA): Michael Jackson, Rock With You 5x Platinum (5,000,000).

•  US Certifications (@RIAA): Michael Jackson, Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough 5x Platinum (5,000,000).

•  US Certifications (@RIAA): Michael Jackson, She's Out of My Life Platinum (1,000,000).

•  US Certifications (@RIAA): Michael Jackson, Black Or White 3x Platinum (3,000,000).

#michael jackson #RIAA #recording industry association of america #stuff

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 1977

"The Chain" is a song by British-American rockband Fleetwood Mac, released on their 1977 album Rumours, which won Album of the Year at the 1978 Grammy Awards and received Diamond certifications in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, and the US, in where it is certified 21× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of February 2023, Rumours has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the 5th best-selling album of the 1970s and the 9th best-selling album of all time. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003, and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2017, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress.

"The Chain" was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials, including solo work by Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie. The song was assembled, often manually by splicing tapes with a razor blade, at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, with engineers Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. Stevie Nicks wrote the lyrics about Lindsey Buckingham as their relationship was falling apart. Buckingham and Nicks share lead vocals on the song.

In 1997, Fleetwood Mac released a live concert CD/DVD package called The Dance, which featured the reunion of the Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac members. The rendition of "The Chain" reached number 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Additionally, the studio version began appearing on the charts in 2009, where it peaked at number 81 in the UK. In October 2023, the song was certified quadruple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 2,400,000 units.

"The Chain" received a total of 92% yes votes!

#tumblr #music #finished #high votes #high yes #high reblog #70s #fleetwood mac

[stone-cold-groove]

Give the gift of music.

#recording industry association of america (riaa) #christmas #christmas gifts #music industry #riaa

[cartermagazine]

Today In History

Nat King Cole, legendary singer, pianist, and entertainer, was born in Montgomery, AL, on this date March 17, 1919.

By the 1950s, Cole emerged as a popular solo performer. He scored numerous hits, with such songs as “Nature Boy,” “Mona Lisa,” “Too Young” and “Unforgettable.” In the studio, Cole got to work with some of the country’s top talent, including Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and famous arrangers such as Nelson Riddle.

Cole made television history in 1956 when he became the first African American performer to host a variety TV series. The Nat King Cole Show featured many of the leading performers of the day, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett.

His daughter Natalie Cole included a cover of the song Unforgettable on her album Unforgettable… with Love. It was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for which Cole became the first African-American woman to win the award.

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#nat king cole #natalie cole #carter magazine #historyandhiphop365 #carter #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #history #cartermagazine #today in history #staywoke #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth

[rightintheghoulies]

GHOST's 'Mary On A Cross' Single Certified Platinum In U.S. - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

#is he happy? #i hope he's happy #gonst #mary on a cross #the band ghost #ghost bc #ghost the band #copia #papa emeritus iv #popia

[madamlaydebug]

Erykah Badu Posing for her High School Senior Picture in 1989.

The Photo at the very bottom was also Taken in 1989.

Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer and songwriter. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.

Erykah Badu was born in Dallas, Texas. Badu had her first taste of show business at the age of four, singing and dancing at the Dallas Theater Center and The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) under the guidance of her godmother, Gwen Hargrove, and uncle TBAAL founder Curtis King. By the age of 14, Badu was freestyling for a local radio station alongside such talent as Roy Hargrove. In her youth, she had decided to change the spelling of her first name from Erica to Erykah, as she believed her original name was a "slave name". The term "kah" signifies the inner self. She adopted the surname "Badu" because it is her favorite jazz scat sound; also, among the Akan people in Ghana, it is the term for the 10th-born child.

After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Badu went on to study theater at Grambling State University, a historically black university. She left the university in 1993 before graduating, to focus more fully on music. During this time, Badu took several minimum-wage jobs to support herself. She taught drama and dance to children at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Working and touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, she recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love", and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal Records.

Badu's career began after she opened a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in Fort Worth, leading to record label executive Kedar Massenburg signing her to Kedar Entertainment. Her first album, Baduizm, was released in February 1997. It spawned four singles: "On & On", "Appletree", "Next Lifetime" and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her first live album, Live, was released in November 1997 and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.

Her second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released in 2000. It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", which became her first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #6, "Didn't Cha Know?" and "Cleva". The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released in 2003. It generated three singles: "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)", "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)" with 'Love' becoming her second song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Badu's fourth album, New Amerykah Part One, was released in 2008. It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier". New Amerykah Part Two was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially. It contained the album's lead single "Window Seat", which led to controversy.

Badu's voice has been compared to jazz singer Billie Holiday. Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for her eccentric style, which often included wearing very large and colorful headwraps. She was a core member of the Soulquarians.

As an actress, she has played a number of supporting roles in movies including Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules and House of D. She also has appeared in the documentaries Before the Music Dies and The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975.

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

▪In 1997, Badu received twenty nominations and won three, Favorite Female Solo Single for "On & On", Favorite Female Solo Album for Baduizm and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year for "On & On" at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards.

▪In 1998, Badu received fourteen nominations and won eight, including Favorite R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist at the American Music Awards; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "On & On" and Best R&B Album for Baduizm at the Grammy Awards; Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Female Artist at the NAACP Image Awards; Favorite Female Soul/R&B Single for "On & On", Favorite Female Soul/R&B Album for Baduizm and Favorite New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for "On & On" at the Soul Train Music Awards.

▪In 2000, Badu received two nominations and won one, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards.

▪In 2003, Badu received twelve nominations and won two, including Video of the Year for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" at the BET Awards and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" at the Grammy Awards.

▪In 2008, Badu received eleven nominations and won two, including Best Director for "Honey" at the BET Awards and Best Direction in a Video for "Honey" at the MTV Video Music Awards. Overall, Badu has won 16 awards from 59 nominations.

▪In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Badu at number 115 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

[deimosbreakfrost]

@yulsbabymama

WEEEEEEEEEEEEELL...

☝️🤓 the black parade is...

The Black Parade is the third studio album byAmerican rock band My Chemical Romance . Released in Europe on October 23, 2006 and in the United States on October 24, 2006, [ 1 ] by Reprise Records , it was produced by the band in partnership with Rob Cavallo , known for having produced several albums for the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day . It is a rock opera and conceptual album centered on a character who is close to death from cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, afterlife experiences and reflections on his life. It is the band's only studio album to feature Bob Bryar on drums before his departure in 2010.

The Black Parade received generally favorable reviews from critics , and the band achieved their first UK number-one single with " Welcome to the Black Parade ". The album debuted at number two on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and is also certified triple platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) , in addition to certifications of gold in Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (CAPIF) and in Chile by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . The Black Parade received the Platinum Europe Award from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for one million sales in Europe. The limited edition box set also earned My Chemical Romance a nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards . Four singles were released from the album: " Welcome to the Black Parade ", " Famous Last Words ", " I Don't Love You ", and " Teenagers ".

My Chemical Romance kicked off The Black Parade World Tour on February 22, 2007, at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire . The tour included 138 performances around the world, as well as several festivals and shorter shows. The tour was the longest and most internationally wide-ranging tour the band has done as a headliner, with three legs in North America , two in Europe and one in Asia , Oceania and Latin America .

The song "Dead!" appears in the Xbox 360 game console version of the game Guitar Hero II , and the three songs "Teenagers", "Famous Last Words", and "This Is How I Disappear" were available as downloadable content. As of 2016, The Black Parade has sold three million copies in the United States and four million worldwide. The album was re-released as The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts on September 23, 2016, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the album's release. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album number 361 on its updated "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. [ two ]

#deimos post #gay loser post #the black parade #my chemical romance

[ineffableemo]

The Black Parade is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 23, 2006, and the United States on October 24, 2006,[1] through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band with Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums for the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day. It is a rock opera and concept album centered on a dying man with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflections on his life. It is the band's only studio album to feature Bob Bryar on drums before his departure in 2010.

The Black Parade received generally favorable reviews from critics, and the band achieved its first number one single in the United Kingdom with "Welcome to the Black Parade". The album debuted at number two on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and is also certified as triple-platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as with gold certifications in both Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) and Chile by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Chile. The Black Parade was given the Platinum Europe Award by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for one million sales in Europe. The limited edition boxed set also earned My Chemical Romance a nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Four singles were released from the album: "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers".

My Chemical Romance began The Black Parade World Tour on February 22, 2007, in the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The tour featured 138 performances worldwide, as well as several festival and condensed shows. The tour was the longest and most internationally comprehensive headlining tour the band played, featuring three legs in North America, two legs in Europe, and one in Asia, Australia, and Latin America.

The song "Dead!" appears in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II, and the three songs "Teenagers," "Famous Last Words" and "This Is How I Disappear" were once available as downloadable content. The Black Parade has sold three million copies in the United States as of 2016, and four million worldwide. The record was reissued as The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts on September 23, 2016, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the album's release. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 361 in their updated "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[2]

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (often shortened to Three Cheers or Revenge)[1] is the second studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, released on June 8, 2004 by Reprise Records.[2][3] With this album, the band produced a cleaner sound than that of their 2002 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.[4] It was the band's first release to feature rhythm guitarist Frank Iero on all tracks, as well as the final release to feature drummer Matt Pelissier, who would later be replaced by Bob Bryar.[5]

The album was a success for both the band and the label.[6] The record produced four singles—"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena", "The Ghost of You", and in the United Kingdom, "Thank You for the Venom".[4] It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) less than a year after its release,[3] and has sold over three million copies in the United States.[6]

Musically, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has been described as emo,[7][8] alternative rock,[8] pop punk,[9] post-hardcore,[10] punk rock,[11] and pop rock.[12] While I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love was considered "a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal",[13] Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge "both showcased their songwriting skills and gave them much-deserved attention".[4] Moving away from the "screamo parts"[14] and "the more complicated structures"[15] of their first record in favor of a sound that "skirts the line between pop punk and edgy, theatrical, emo"[4] while being "strongly influenced by hardcore punk",[15] Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has been variously compared to The Misfits,[16] AFI,[13] and Thursday.[13]

Lead singer Gerard Way has referred to the first single "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" as a "self help pop song"[17] while also being called "a surging piece of emo-pop with a hook as ridiculously catchy as it was ridiculous"[18] and a "moving anthem for the young and depressed"[19] by AllMusic and Rolling Stone respectively. This single went on to be nominated for the Kerrang! award for best single[20] and reached number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[21]

The album opener "Helena" has been referred to as an "album highlight and smash hit". Gerard has claimed that the song "shaped what the album is about" and "revealed their dark side" in comparison to the first single.[17] Its lyrics mourn the loss of Gerard and Mikey's grandmother,[17] Elena Lee Rush, and was their first entry into the top 40.[21]

#I need emojis for u too #Hi Tato #:D

[jewishpopculture]

Drake’s ‘Take Care’ album was released on this day in 2011.

The album expanded on the low-tempo, sensuous, and dark sonic aesthetic of his previous album ‘Thank Me Later’ (2010).

It incorporates several elements that have come to define Drake's sound, including minimalist R&B influences, existential subject matter, and alternately sung and rapped vocals.

Despite leaking online nine days before its scheduled release, ‘Take Care’ debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 631,000 copies in its first week. It has been certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for reaching over 8,000,000 units (sales + streaming).

It won Drake his first Grammy Award, winning Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

In 2020, the album was ranked 95th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

#Drake #50th anniversary of hip hop #jewish #music #hip hop #rap #jewish culture #jewish pop culture #jewish artists #jewish community #pop culture #black jews #jewish music #Jewish rapper

[solyeeeonnsoli]

BTS

¿quienes son? es un grupo sur coreano que se creo en 2010, el nombre de la banda es bangtan boys, tiene diferestes estilos musicales no solo clasicas, el hip hop eh canciones melancolicas han echo que sus canciones triunfaran a nivel mundial. estan compuesto por de 7 integrantes entre ellos son:

·kim Tae-hyung

·Jeon jung kook

·kim nam joon

·min yoongi

·park jimin

·kim seok jin

·jung ho seok

BTS debutó en 2013 bajo la compañía Big Hit Entertainment con el álbum sencillo 2 Cool 4 Skool. Un año después publicó sus primeros álbumes de estudio en coreano y en japonés, Dark & Wild y Wake Up respectivamente. Su segundo álbum de estudio, Wings (2016), fue el primero de sus discos del que se vendieron más de un millón de copias en Corea del Sur. Para 2017 entró al mercado musical global como el principal promotor de la ola coreana, especialmente en Estados Unidos. Fue el primer artista coreano en recibir una certificación de la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), con su sencillo (MIC Drop), y en encabezar la lista Billboard 200, con su disco Love Yourself: Tear (2018). En 2020 se convirtió en uno de los pocos grupos en tener cuatro álbumes número uno en EE. UU en menos de dos años hito que ninguna banda había alcanzado desde The Beatles (entre 1966 y 1968). En ese mismo año, su álbum recopilatorio Love Yourself: Answer (2018) fue el primer disco en coreano que obtuvo la certificación de platino por parte de la RIAA. Además, BTS llegó a ser el primer artista coreano en liderar simultáneamente la Billboard Global 200 y la Billboard Hot 100 con su sencillo —nominado a un premio Grammy— «Dynamite». Con sus siguientes temas Savage Love,Life Goes On, Butter y Permission to Dance fue el artista que acumuló más rápidamente cinco canciones número uno en EE. UU desde Justin Timberlake en 2006.

#bts #core aesthetic

[katyisaslut333]

Katy Perry - Electric

Tom Rumary 🇺🇸 | Katy Perry Certifications in the United States by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) + Eligible Certifications: - Songs: • Dark Horse - Diamond (14,000,000) • Roar - Diamond (13,000,000) • Firework - Diamond (12,000,000) • E.T.-9 X Platinum (9,000,000) • Hot N Cold-8X Platinum (8,000,000) • California Gurls-8X Platinum (8,000,000) • Teenage Dream-8X Platinum (8,000,000) • Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) — 8X Platino (8,000,000) • I Kissed A Girl-7 X Platinum (7,000,000) • The One That Got Away — 6X Platino (6,000,000) • Part Of Me-6 X Platinum (6,000,000) • Wide Awake-6 X Platinum (6,000,000) • Calm (Remix)-66 X Latin Platinum (3,960,000) • This Is How We Do — 3X Platino (3,000,000) • Unconditionally — 3X Platino (3,000,000) • Chained To The Rhythm" — 3X Platino (3,000,000) • Swish Swish — 3X Platino (3,000,000) • Feels-3 X Platinum (3,000,000) • Waking Up In Vegas — 2X Platino (2,000,000) • If We Ever Meet Again — 2X Platino (2,000,000) • Birthday-2 X Platinum (2,000,000) • Never Really Over — 2X Platino (2,000,000) • Thinking Of You — Platino (1,000,000) • Starstrukk - Platinum (1,000,000) • Rise - Platinum (1,000,000) • Bon Appétit - Platino (1,000,000) • Peacock - Platinum (1,000,000) • Ur So Gay — Oro (500,000) • Who You Love — Oro (500,000) • 365-Gold (500,000) • Cozy Little Christmas - Gold (500,000) • Small Talk — Oro (500,000) • Daisies - Gold (500,000) • Not Like The Movies — Oro (500,000) • Hummingbird Heartbeat - Gold (500,000) • Pearl - Gold (500,000) • Legendary Lovers - Gold (500,000) • Walking On Air — Oro (500,000) - Albums: • Teenage Dream-9 X Platinum (9,000,000) • Prism-6 X Platinum (6,000,000) • One of the Boys — 4X Platino (4,000,000) • Witness - Platinum (1,000,000) • Smile - Gold (500,000) - Katy has 162.4 MILLION of her certified sales, she is the fourth most certified female artist in all HISTORY in Luishito Ramos America. May be an image of 1 person and standing · Reply · 22 hShow less5Reply@pokemon2 years ago (edited)This sparks so much joy! WE LOVE IT. ️️️

#youtube #katy perry pantyhose #katy hudson #katy perry #katy perry sexy #katy #katycats #katyperrysexy #katyperryedit #katyperry #katyperrycollections

[seoul-bros]

Kenshi Yonezu's Kick Back goes gold!

"KICK BACK" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This is the first time in history that a Japanese song has been certified.

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Post Date: 27/10/2023

#kick back #kenshi yonezu #Youtube

[freddieraimbow74]

13 April 2022 - Queen’s incredible timeless classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is selected for Induction into The National Recording Registry

Freddie Mercury’s penned epic masterpiece ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ are among the individual songs that have been selected for induction into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library's National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), receives about 1,000 public nominations per year and annually selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and are at least 10 years old. The selections for the 2022 registry bring the total number of recordings on the registry to 600, only a minuscule portion of the Library's vast recorded-sound collection of nearly four million items.

In March 2021, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was officially certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing 10 million or more in sales and stream equivalents in the United States. QUEEN was the first British band in music history to earn the diamond song award.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" was QUEEN's first Top 10 hit in the U.S. In the U.K., it went to No. 1 for 9 consecutive weeks, a record at the time, before returning to the top of the charts again in 1991. It was named the most-streamed song of the 20th century and its companion video recently passed one billion views on YouTube, making history as the first pre-1990s video to reach one billion views on the platform. In 2004, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and Freddie Mercury's vocal performance was named by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the best in rock history.

We remember the struggle the band went through just to release this fabulous song as a single back in 1975! The executives wanted the song to be edited down to 3 minutes, taking away the operatic section. The band absolutely refused, especially Freddie, you release this song in it’s entirety or not at all !

Roger Taylor said, “They (Record Executives) said it was too long and wouldn’t work. We thought, ‘Well we could cut it, but it wouldn’t make any sense’, it doesn’t make much sense now and it would make even less sense then; you would miss all the different moods of the song. So we said no. It’ll either fly or it won’t.”

Brian May said, “This song was Freddie’s baby. He knew exactly what he was doing… We just helped him bring it to life.”

Freddie wrote the whole song – including the composite harmonies – on telephone books and scraps of paper, making it a little tricky for everyone else to get a handle on the thing.

After the crucial first radio play (thanks to DJ Kenny Everett who played it 14 X in 2 days!) the Capital switchboard went nuts and EMI realised they had a hit – however unusual – on their hands. That was the moment they agreed to release the full-length single.

Queen reigned the #1 slot in Britain for 9 impressive weeks and on 31 of January 1976, it was knocked off by ABBA’s hit ‘Mamma Mia’ and guitarist Björn Ulvaeus said: “I was green with envy when I heard ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. It was a piece of sheer originality that took rock and pop away from the normal path.”

Now, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has received many, many well deserved accolades.

Congratulations Freddie and Queen 👑 Legends

👉👉 https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ

#freddie mercury #queen band #brian may #roger taylor #jhon deacon #musique #queen #music #original character #j’adore #Spotify

[t-jfh]

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, with pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. After the entry of Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) by basing Kind of Blue entirely on modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz.

Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been described by many music writers not only as Davis's best-selling album, but as the bestselling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis's masterpiece.

Miles Davis … essentially kind of blue.

YouTube music video >> Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (Full Album) [Released 22 July 2015 / 48mins.+44secs.]:

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#Music #Jazz #Experimental jazz #Musician: Miles Davis #‘Kind of Blue’ studio album by Miles Davis 1959 #Youtube

[cartermagazine]

Today In History Nat King Cole, legendary singer, pianist, and entertainer, was born in Montgomery, AL, on this date March 17, 1919. By the 1950s, Cole emerged as a popular solo performer. He scored numerous hits, with such songs as "Nature Boy," "Mona Lisa," "Too Young" and "Unforgettable." In the studio, Cole got to work with some of the country's top talent, including Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and famous arrangers such as Nelson Riddle. Cole made television history in 1956 when he became the first African American performer to host a variety TV series. The Nat King Cole Show featured many of the leading performers of the day, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett. His daughter Natalie Cole included a cover of the song Unforgettable on her album Unforgettable... with Love. It was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for which Cole became the first African-American woman to win the award. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #natekingcole #nataliecole #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywok https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4tkfQOC8X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #natekingcole #nataliecole #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywok

[heavymetal]

Skid Row Debut Released January 24, 1989. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1995 for shipping five million copies in the United States.

#heavy metal #80s music #80s metal #80's music #80s #80 s music #80’s #skid row #1989