Monday, April 2, 2012
BTR / Big Time Rush =)
Big Time Rush (band)
| Big Time Rush | |
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 BTR backstage during a mall tour. From left to right: Logan, James, Kendall, and Carlos |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | BTR |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance, pop rock, bubblegum pop, dance-pop, alternative rock, funk rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Nick |
| Website | http://www.btrband.com |
| Members | |
| Kendall Schmidt James Maslow Carlos Pena, Jr. Logan Henderson |
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Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) is an American boy band formed by Nickelodeon in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. The band consists of members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson. The band released its debut album, BTR in October 2010. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. A second studio album, Elevate, was released on November 21, 2011.
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[edit] History
[edit] 2009-2010: Beginnings and BTR
Main article: BTR (album)
Big Time Rush is a group of four actors that were brought together by
Nickelodeon to act in a planned television series along with planned
album releases. Therefore, the band's history prior to their formation
by Nick and TV series' story is mostly fictional and mainly scripted.
Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush a record deal in 2009 simultaneously
with the television series, Big Time Rush. Their debut single, "Big Time Rush", was released on November 29, 2009.[1]
It debuted during a one-hour special preview of the series and it is
currently the show's opening theme. The series also saw the releases of
other promotional singles including "City Is Ours" and "Any Kind of
Guy". Big Time Rush also covered a Play song titled "Famous". The song was released on iTunes on June 29, 2010. Another song, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010 after its premiere on the series.[2][3] The single has become their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93 due to strong digital sales.[4]
On September 21, 2010, Big Time Rush released a promotional single,
"Til' I Forget About You", to promote the release of their debut album.[5] The album, titled B.T.R., was released on October 11, 2010. It debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200,
selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release. The album also
peaked at number 4 on the "Top Internet Albums" and number one on "Top
Soundtracks". Its track "Big Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, making it their highest peaking single. The album was later certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S. and has currently sold over 900,000 copies worldwide.[6] In November 2010, it was announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with the episode. The EP, titled Holiday Bundle was released on November 30, 2010. They covered All I Want For Christmas Is You, originally performed by Mariah Carey, with fellow Nickelodeon star Miranda Cosgrove. On February 15 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's first official single to mainstream US radio.[7] "Boyfriend" peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in March 2011. A remix of "Boyfriend" which featured New Boyz was leaked onto the internet. Big Time Rush was Nominated For MTV's Breakthrough Band award Honor in 2011 As Well.[8]
[edit] 2011-present: Elevate, Touring, and New Album
On July 22, 2011, the band released a promotional single, "If I Ruled The World" featuring Iyaz, off their second album, Elevate, released on November 21, 2011. The first single, "Music Sounds Better With U," written by the band and Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic, was released on November 1, 2011. Elevate debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200,
selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. According to Forbes.com,
Big Time Rush has amassed a net worth of about $8 million dollars in
2011 making them one of the youngest top earners of that year. Shortly
before the release of the Elevate, the band announced a national tour.
The Better With U Tour
starting in February 2012, which counts with sixteen dates. Several
dates sold out within minutes of the announcement. JoJo will be touring
with Big Time Rush the first five dates. British-Irish boyband One Direction will be touring with Big Time Rush for 10 out of sixteen dates.
Big Time Rush has announced a summer national tour
starting July 5 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus OH and ending
September 18 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland OR. Cody Simpson and
Rachel Crow will be opening up for Big Time Rush. The dates for
California sold out within minutes.
Big Time Rush is currently filming the third season of "Big Time Rush". They're also writing new music for the season and a new album in either late 2012 or early 2013.
On March 31, 2012, Big Time Rush released a music video for the song Time Of Our Life with other Nickelodeon stars including themselves, Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, How To Rock Cast, and more. In March 2012 Big Time Rush co-hosted MTV's 10 on top.
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