50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975),[1] better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million copies combined.
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989)[1] is a Grammy-nominated American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor. He made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16 Read the rest of this entry »
Panic at the Disco
PATD (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a rock band that originated in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Their 2005 debut album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, reached #13 on the US Billboard 200, and has sold over 2.2 million copies[4] since its September 2005 release. The band’s second album, Pretty. Odd., was released on March 25, 2008 and debuted at #2 in the US.
Blink 182
The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing…
OneRepublic
Ryan Tedder (lead vocals, guitar, piano)
Zach Filkins (guitar, backing vocals)
Drew Brown (guitar)
Brent Kutzle (bass, cello)
Eddie Fisher (drums)
“The toughest thing to do is write a hit song and the easiest thing to do is act like a rock band,” says OneRepublic singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder. “But we had a hit song before we had an album and we can’t pull off the ‘rock god’ thing. We do everything backwards.
My Chemical Romance
With their emo-punk songcraft, theatrical vocals, and stylized neo-goth appearance, My Chemical Romance rose from the East Coast underground to the forefront of modern rock talent during the mid-2000s. In keeping with the tragic element of the group’s best-known singles — including “Helena,”,…
Avenged Sevenfold
The members of metalcore outfit Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 1999. Nevertheless, it didn’t take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an Read the rest of this entry »
Bon Jovi
“Artistic freedom is what made this record possible,” says Jon Bon Jovi. “Musical freedom to explore and emotional freedom to express what was in our hearts.”
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