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LIZZO

 

  • Lizzo’s  zodiac sign is a Taurus
  • “Truth Hurts” has become Lizzo’s first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. 
  • Lizzo became the third female rapper to top the Hot 100 without a featured artist
  • Lizzo has won 3 Grammy Awards 
  • Lizzo has won an Emmy for her reality TV show, Watch Out For The Big Grrrls

 

DAVID GUETTA

 

  • David Guetta is of Mixed Genealogy
  • David Guetta started his career as a Nightclub DJ
  • David Guetta is the ‘Grandfather’ of the music genre EDM.
  • David Guetta was born in Paris, France 
  • David Guetta has worked with huge music artists such as Kelly Rowland, Kid Cudi and Lil Wayne 

 

CIARA

 

  • Ciara is also an actress, having appeared in All You’ve GotMama, I Want to Sing!
  • Ciara has won a Grammy Award and seven Soul Train awards 
  • As of 2019, Ciara’s worldwide sales total over 45 million
  • Ciara was named after the Revlon fragrance Ciara which was introduced in 1973
  • In May of 2022, it was announced that Ciara had signed a new record deal with Republic Records and Uptown Records, in partnership with her label, Beauty Marks Entertainment

JID

 

  • JID’s real name is Destin Choice Route
  • JID ​​is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010
  • JID is signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records and Interscope Records
  • JID enjoys writing and directing movies of different genres 
  • JID believes that self-knowledge is crucial 

 

JACK HARLOW

 

  • By the time Jack Harlow was eight, he had learned the words to Weird Al Yankovic’s White & Nerd
  • When Jack Harlow turned 12 he started recording his own rhymes through his Guitar Hero microphone and a laptop
  • Jack Harlow was born in Louisville, Kentucky but moved to Atlanta Georgia to focus on his music 
  • Jack Harlow started his own music collection with his mates called ‘Private Garden’ 
  • Jack Harlow’s dream collabs range from Jay-Z to Natasha Bedingfield

 

P!NK

 

  • P!NK’s real name is Alecia Beth Moore
  • P!NK has over a dozen tattoos 
  • P!NK used to work at McDonald’s 
  • During her spare time, P!NK enjoys gardening at home 
  • P!NK has been in multiple movies such as Charlie’s Angels and Happy Feet Two 

 

DRAKE

 

  • Drake is among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold
  • Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA
  • Drake has won four Grammy Awards
  • Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop
  • Drake is considered to be a Pop Rap artist 

 

LIL DICKY 

  • Although he is known by his stage name Lil Dicky, his real name is David Andrew Burd 
  • Lil Dicky is 1,8m tall 
  • Lil Dicky is an American rapper, comedian and actor 
  • Lil Dicky came to prominence with the release of the music video for his song “Ex-Boyfriend” in 2013
  • Lil Dicky has 3.4M monthly listeners on Spotify 

 

LIL NAS X 

 

  • Lil Nas X’s  record-breaking song “Old Town Road” first went super viral on TikTok
  • Before becoming famous, Lil Nas X used to work at Six Flags theme park 
  • Lil Nas X was the most-nominated male artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
  • Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” spent 19 weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song since the chart debuted in 1958
  • Lil Nas X was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020

 

OXLADE 

 

    • Oxlade was only ten years old when he became a junior choir leader in his church
    • Oxlade’s zodiac sign is a Taurus 
    • Oxlade’s full name is Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman 
    • Oxlade was raised by his grandmother 
    • Oxlade dropped out of university to pursue a career in music 

 

 

 

JUICE WRLD 

 

  • Juice WRLD’s real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins 
  • Juice WRLD was an American rapper, songwriter and singer 
  • Juice WRLD was a leading figure in the emo rap and SoundCloud rap genres which garnered mainstream attention during the mid-late 2010s
  • Juice WRLD was signed to Interscope Records and Polydor Records 
  • Juice WRLD has 29.9M monthly listeners on Spotify 

 

STORMZY

 

  • Stormzy’s real name is Michael Omari
  • Stormzy is of Ghanaian descent 
  •  Stormzy initially practised his rap game at a local youth club called the Rap Academy
  • Before Stormzy rose to fame as a UK Grime artist, he used to work in an oil refinery
  • Stormzy came up with his stage name when he was 12 years old 

 

BENNY BLANCO 

 

  • Benny  Blanco’s first serious exposure to music came in 1994, when he was 6 years old with Nas’ which was  “The World Is Yours” and All-4-One’s “I Swear” on cassette tapes
  • Benny Blanco is a frequent guest lecturer at New York University’s Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music 
  • Benny Blanco has contributed to the sale of over 500 million albums worldwide through his work with artists
  • Benny Blanco took part in writing and producing Britney Spears’ “Circus”
  • Benny Blanco became popular with his debut song ‘Eastside’

 

ELTON JOHN

 

  • Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 
  • Elton John is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 300 million records worldwide in a six decade career in music
  • Elton John learned how to play the piano at an early age 
  • In 1998 Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
  • Elton John has composed several musicals 

 

SG LEWIS 

 

  • Although he is popularly known as SG Lewis, his real name is Samuel George Lewis
  • SG Lewis is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
  • SG Lewis is mostly known for collaborating with many artists from Tove Lo, Dua Lipa, Victoria Monét and Jessie Ware
  • SG Lewis’s musical genre consists of Deep House and Dance/Electronic 
  • SG Lewis is able to play the electric guitar, keyboard and bass guitar

 

A-REECE 

 

  • A-Reece was first signed by P Raw to Raw X at the age of 16 before he joined Ambitious Entertainment 
  •  A-Reece was influenced by his older brother P-Jay from the rap duo B3nchmarq and the music he would often play 
  • A-Reece says that 2 Pac was his biggest inspiration to make music 
  • A-Reece is the owner of the music label Revenge Club Records 
  • A-Reece says he got his stage name from his love for astrology 

 


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