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Unbreakable Smile
Unbreakable Smile is the debut studio album by American recording artist Tori Kelly. It was released on June 23, 2015, by Capitol Records and Schoolboy Records. The album was executive produced by Max Martin.
Unbreakable Smile was supported by the lead single "Nobody Love", which was released on February 8, 2015. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Unbreakable Smile was supported by the lead single "Nobody Love", which was released on February 8, 2015. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
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To Pimp A Butterfly
To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 15, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records. The album is a follow-up to Lamar's platinum selling, multi-Grammy Award nominated, critically acclaimed major-label debut, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Due to an error on the part of Interscope Records, the album was released on iTunes and Spotify a week earlier than scheduled.
The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. The album is influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word.
Upon its release, To Pimp a Butterfly received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Lamar's introspective lyrics and varied rap flow techniques, as well as the music production's density and eclecticism, and the storytelling and thematic concepts. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 96 out of 100, based on 44 reviews.
The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. The album is influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word.
Upon its release, To Pimp a Butterfly received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Lamar's introspective lyrics and varied rap flow techniques, as well as the music production's density and eclecticism, and the storytelling and thematic concepts. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 96 out of 100, based on 44 reviews.
American Beauty/American Psycho
American Beauty/American Psycho is the sixth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on January 16, 2015 through Island Records as the follow-up to the band's comeback album Save Rock and Roll. The band wrote music while on tour with Paramore mid-2014 and it developed into a new album.
The album's release was preceded by the 3× Platinum top 10 lead single "Centuries", released September 9, 2014 while the album was still being completed. The album's title track was released as the second single in the UK on December 15, 2014, receiving a radio premiere a month before on November 24, 2014. American Beauty/American Psycho debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, selling 218,000 equivalent copies in its first week alone and becoming the band's third No. 1 album.
In support of the record, Fall Out Boy played at Soundwave in Australia and have planned to embark on a concert tour, the American Beauty/American Psycho Tour.
The album's release was preceded by the 3× Platinum top 10 lead single "Centuries", released September 9, 2014 while the album was still being completed. The album's title track was released as the second single in the UK on December 15, 2014, receiving a radio premiere a month before on November 24, 2014. American Beauty/American Psycho debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, selling 218,000 equivalent copies in its first week alone and becoming the band's third No. 1 album.
In support of the record, Fall Out Boy played at Soundwave in Australia and have planned to embark on a concert tour, the American Beauty/American Psycho Tour.
Title
Title is the major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Released on January 9, 2015, by Epic Records, the album replaced Trainor's 2014 EP of the same name on the iTunes Store. It was mainly written and composed by Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by Kadish. Other collaborators on the album include Chris Gelbuda and Jesse Frasure, John Legend and Shy Carter. Musically, Title was inspired by Trainor's love for throwback style records, and the 1950s and 1960s eras in music. She incorporated different combinations of genres, including Caribbean, doo-wop, hip hop, soca and pop.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 238,000 units sold. It also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Title was Epic Records' first number one album since Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart. It became Epic's first number one album since Michael Jackson's The Essential Michael Jackson to enter at the top of the Australian chart. The album was preceded by two commercially successful singles.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 238,000 units sold. It also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Title was Epic Records' first number one album since Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart. It became Epic's first number one album since Michael Jackson's The Essential Michael Jackson to enter at the top of the Australian chart. The album was preceded by two commercially successful singles.
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Guardians Of The Galaxy (Awesome Mix Vol. 1)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Volume 1 is the soundtrack to the 2014 American superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack album of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman.
With the film set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, the soundtrack, produced by T-Bone Burnett, uses bluegrass, country, gospel, blues, and folk music appropriate to the time period. With the exception of a few vintage tracks, most tracks are modern recordings.
The soundtrack was reissued on August 23, 2011, with 14 new tracks that were not included in the original album, "including 12 previously unreleased cuts from music producer T-Bone Burnett's O Brother sessions."
With the film set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, the soundtrack, produced by T-Bone Burnett, uses bluegrass, country, gospel, blues, and folk music appropriate to the time period. With the exception of a few vintage tracks, most tracks are modern recordings.
The soundtrack was reissued on August 23, 2011, with 14 new tracks that were not included in the original album, "including 12 previously unreleased cuts from music producer T-Bone Burnett's O Brother sessions."
