D.Y.K – DID YOU KNOW? 7 June

NIALL HORAN

MARSHMELLO

Christopher Comstock is known professionally as Marshmello
Marshmello’s songs “Silence”, “Wolves”, “Friends”, “Happier”, and “Alone” have been certified multi-platinum in several countries
Marshmello was ranked at #8 in the Forbes list of “World’s Highest-paid DJs,” with earning of over $21 million, in 2017
Marshmello has published gaming and cooking videos for his YouTube series – “Gaming with Marshmello” and “Cooking with Marshmello.”
Marshmello is known to use his body language to express himself in the videos in both of the YouTube series

CHRIS BROWN

When Chris Brown was younger, he was part of a church choir
Chris Brown discovered his love for singing and dancing at a young age, before being signed at the age of 15
Chris Brown has often been referred to by many contemporaries as the “King of R&B”
Chris Brown says he learned how to dance by watching Michael Jackson on television
Chris Brown has sold over 197 million records worldwide

MEGHAN TRAINOR

Meghan Trainor served as a judge on the television talent shows The Four: Battle for Stardom (2018), The Voice UK (2020) and Australian Idol (2023)
Meghan Trainor began her career at the age of 7
Meghan Trainor attributes her early start to being born into a musical family.
Meghan Trainor started writing music at the age of 8
Meghan Trainor’s father was a music teacher and musician, and plays organ in a Methodist church

SUMMER WALKER

KIM PETRAS

Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California
Between 2016 and 2020, Kim Petras released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records
Kim Petras signed with Amigo and Republic Records in 2021
Kim Petras began recording music when she was a teenager
Kim Petras’ music genre is characterized as Pop, EDM and dance-pop

PINK

Pink’s real name is Alecia Beth Moore
Before breaking into the music industry, Pink used to work at McDonald’s
In her downtime, Pink enjoys working in her garden
Pink is a UNICEF ambassador
After dating for four years, Pink took matters into her own hands and promised to her now husband

KAYTRAMINE

Kaytramine is a duo comprised of Amine and Kaytranada
The self-titled album, ‘Kaytramine’ has been described as lighthearted, fun and perfect for the summer months.
Kaytramine performed at Coachella in April this year
Kaytramine have been collaborating on songs for nearly a decade
Amine has shared that Kaytranada would send him free beats during the early days of his career

AYRA STARR

Ayra Starr’s birth name is Oyinkansola Aderibigbe
Ayra Starr had a strong passion for singing and songwriting, and fashion at a young age
Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue a career in music
Ayra Starr attended Les Cours Sonou University and received a BA degree in international relations and political science
Ayra Starr turned to music to counter the feeling she experienced from being bullied during her time in University

METRO BOOMIN

Metro Boomin’s real name is Leland Tyler Wayne
Metro Boomin began making beats when he was 13 years old
Metro Boomin is also known as Young Metro or simply Metro
When Metro Boomin was in high school, Metro’s mother would often drive him for over eight hours from St. Louis to Atlanta to collaborate with artists he met online
Metro Boomin was 19 years old when he released his first mixtape called 19 & Boomin

TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor Swift appeared on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, 2009
Taylor Swift is a prominent cultural figure who has been cited as an influence on a generation of music artists
Taylor Swift is the first woman solo artist to win the Grammy for Album Of The Year three times for her solo albums
Taylor Swift wrote her first song, “Lucky You” at the age of 12
Taylor Swift loves visiting antique stores and collecting antiques

CHLOE

Chloe Elizabeth Bailey is better known by her mononymous stage name Chlöe
Chloe is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Halle Bailey
Together Chloe and Halle have earned five Grammy Award nominations since 2018
Chloe is signed to Parkwood Entertainment & Columbia Records
Chloe learned to play the piano by watching Youtube tutorials

LOLA BROOKE

Lola Brooke signed with Team 80 Productions in 2016
Lola Brooke was signed to Arista Records in January 2023 and was an opening act on ‘A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Me v’
Lola Brooke named DMX, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Missy, Eve, Busta Rhymes and Meek Mill as some of her biggest inspirations
Lola Brooke began composing music at the age of 8
Lola Brooke’s stage name is a combination of the names of the Looney Tunes character Lola Bunny and Brooklyn

MILEY CYRUS

Miley Cyrus was dubbed the “Pop Chameleon” as she has been recognized for her musical versatility and has been critically lauded for her continual reinvention in her sound and style
Miley Cyrus has five siblings
Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus’ godmother
Miley Cyrus changed her middle name to Ray in honor of her grandfather
Miley is short for Smiley, a nickname she got as a baby for smiling so much

TRAVIS SCOTT

Travis Scott’s birth name is Jacques Bermon Webster II
Travis Scott’s stage name is the namesake of a favorite uncle combined with the first name of one of his inspirations, Kid Cudi
Travis Scott founded Cactus Jack Records
Throughout his career, Travis Scott has been nominated for eight Grammy’s
Travis Scott was born in Houston, Texas

DJ SLIQE

In 2013 DJ Sliqe released his first single that he co-produced with Sipho ’Psyfo’ Ngwenya, which he considers to be his ‘big break’
In 2020, DJ Sliqe was appointed by Sony Music Entertainment Africa as the Head of Hip-Hop/R&B at Sony Music Entertainment south Africa
Dj Sliqe says he wanted to increase the volume of dream hip hop collaborations, filling the gaps and feeding the hungry hip hop nation.”
Dj Sliqe dropped out of university to pursue his music career