崔·頌
特里梅因·阿爾登·納文遜(Tremaine Aldon Neverson,生於1984年11月28日),以其藝名崔·頌(Trey Songz)知名,是美國創作型歌手、唱片製作人、演員。他的首張專輯《I Gotta Make It》面世於2005年,兩年後,第二張專輯發售。第三、四張專輯則發行於2009年和2010年。
目錄
生平
1984–2004年:早年生活
崔·頌生於1984年11月28日美國弗吉尼亞州彼得斯堡,原名特里梅因·阿爾登·納文遜。[1]成長於軍人家庭的崔·頌在童年時因為天性害羞,並沒有人鼓勵他發展音樂事業,他自己表示「演唱對我來說並不是一個現實,知道其他人開始注意到我的聲音很好聽」。[2]他在1998年(14歲)時被發覺有演唱才能。[2]在朋友、家人的鼓勵下,儘管並不情願,但他還是在高中時多次表演。2000年,在一個選秀活動中,音樂製作人特伊·泰勒(Troy Taylor)發現了崔·頌的才華,並為他爭得2002年同大西洋唱片簽約 。[2]2002年,高中畢業的崔·頌為錄製首張專輯搬到了新澤西,不過錄製工作直到次年才開始。[1]
2004–2006年:《I Gotta Make It》
2004年,在錄製首張專輯的同時,崔·頌以「弗吉尼亞王子」(Prince of Virginia)的藝名發布了多張混音帶。[1]其中一張混音帶中收錄了一首名為「Open the Closet」的歌,是為回應勞·凱利的「Trapped in the Closet」而做。這首歌曲給崔·頌帶來了一些負面影響。[3]
他的首張專輯《I Gotta Make It》於2005年7月26日發布。[4]在公告牌二百強專輯榜上排名20位,首周銷量為40,000份拷貝。[5]在全美,該專輯共售出300,000份拷貝,但並沒有得到美國唱片業協會的銷量認證。
崔·頌的首支單曲是同崔斯塔 合作的「Gotta Make It」,發布於2005年3月,在公告牌百強單曲榜上位列第87名,在節奏布魯斯/嘻哈熱曲榜上最高到第21名。[6]儘管在節奏布魯斯/城市音樂社區中獲得了一定成功,但是卻沒能打入主流音樂市場。專輯的第二支單曲為「Gotta Go」,發布於2005年7月,在百強單曲榜上位列第67名,在節奏布魯斯/嘻哈熱曲榜上到了第11名,這首歌曲獲得了主流音樂市場的認可。[7]在結束自己首張專輯的推廣後,他由出現在崔斯塔的第五張專輯《The Day After》的先發單曲「Girl Tonite」中,該曲大獲成功,在百強單曲榜上最高排到第14位,節奏布魯斯/嘻哈熱曲榜則摘得季軍。[8]
2007–2008年:《Trey Day》
2006年中,崔·頌開始同老搭檔特伊·泰勒籌備自己的第二張專輯,同時請到的還有知名製作人布賴恩-邁克爾·考克斯 、Danja、Stargate以及勞·凱利。崔·頌的目標是要讓這張專輯更貼近主流音樂。
這張名為《Trey Day》的專輯於2007年10月2日面世。在公告牌二百強專輯榜上位列第11名,[9]首周銷量為73,000份。在全美累計銷量為400,000份,這也是他第二張未得到美國唱片業協會銷量認證的專輯。該專輯原定於5月8日發售,但在首支單曲成績不佳後,為了等待另一隻單曲成功來拉動專輯銷量,推遲了發售時間。
他的第二張專輯首支單曲為「Wonder Woman」,發布於2007年2月。在節奏布魯斯/嘻哈熱曲榜上名列第54位,但卻沒能躋身百強單曲榜。由於這支單曲的失敗,專輯的發售不得不推遲。第二支單曲「Can't Help but Wait」於8月發布,該曲還是電影《舞出我人生:街舞》(Step Up 2 the Streets)的原聲歌曲。該曲成為崔·頌第一支躋身百強單曲榜前20的歌曲,並推動了第二張專輯的銷量。[10]該曲還在2008年第50屆格萊美獎上獲得了「最佳男性節奏布魯斯聲樂演出」提名。[11]
第三支單曲「Last Tim」發布於2008年1月,在百強單曲榜位列69,在奏布魯斯/嘻哈熱曲榜攀上第9名。第四支單曲「Missin' You」在5月發售,但是卻完全沒能獲得排行榜名次。2008年中,崔·頌獲得美國黑人娛樂電視獎「最佳節奏布魯斯男藝人」的提名。[12]
2009–2010年:《Ready》
2008年末,崔·頌開始製作自己的新專輯。在專輯發布前,他先Before releasing his third album, Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June 2009 through his blog, which featured songs from his third album.[13] Another mixtape from Trey was released in the summer of 2009, called Genesis. Genesis was a collection of Trey Songz's first recordings when he was fifteen years old and was released to show his fans the dedication that he had to making a record when he was young.[14]
Trey released his third studio album, Ready, on August 31, 2009. The album reached #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first week.[15] These are his best first week sales to date and the album was his first to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The album has since sold over 800,000 records in the US, earning a Gold certification from the RIAA in February 2010, becoming his first album to be certified by the RIAA.
The lead single from the album, "I Need a Girl", was released in April 2009 and reached #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and #59 on the Hot 100, becoming an R&B/urban hit but not a mainstream hit. A promotional single, "Successful", featuring rapper Drake, was released in June 2009 and reached #17 on the Hot 100, becoming Songz's third Top 20 hit. The single also served as the second and final single from Drake's EP, So Far Gone.
The second official single from his third album, "LOL Smiley Face", featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and Gucci Mane, was released in August 2009 and reached #51 on the Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third single from the album, "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake, was released in October 2009 and reached #42 on the Hot 100 but #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top that chart. Like the first two singles from the album, it achieved success in the R&B/urban community but only some mainstream success. charted within the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the R&B chart. The fourth single from the album, "Say Aah", featuring rapper Fabolous, was released in January 2010 and reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single has become Trey's highest charting single on the Hot 100 and one of his most successful singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The fifth and final single from the album, "Neighbors Know My Name", was released in February 2010 and reached #43 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A sixth single, "Yo Side of the Bed", was going to be released in June 2010, but its release was canceled due to unknown reasons. A music video, featuring singer Keri Hilson, was filmed and released, however.
Songz was also the opening act for Jay-Z on his Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, but lost to Beyoncé's I Am... Sasha Fierce. On April 1, 2010, he recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged, which aired on April 26, 2010.[16] A documentary-series about Trey, Trey Songz: My Moment, began in June 2010 to positive reviews and high ratings. The 10-part series will end in August 2010 and follows Trey during his time as opening act on Jay-Z's Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009.
2010年至今:《Passion, Pain & Pleasure》
Trey's fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, was released on September 14, 2010.[17] Trey began work on the album in early 2010 with Sean Garrett, Troy Taylor and Stargate and has stated that the album will be his most personal to date. The album was completed in July 2010. The album's lead single, "Bottoms Up", featuring female rapper Nicki Minaj, was released on July 27, 2010 and has reached number twenty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was shared enough on Facebook to appear as a trending video on ItsTrending. Its video was filmed on July 31, 2010 and is pending release.[18] Trey also filmed the video for the album's second single, "Can't Be Friends", on August 1, 2010.[18] "Can't Be Friends" was released as the album's second single in August 2010.[18]
Trey embarked on the Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour on August 6, 2010 with singer Monica. The tour is his first headlining tour to date and consists of shows in venues that seat 3,000 to 5,000 people.
Trey also contributed the song "Already Taken" to the Step Up 3D soundtrack, which was released on July 27, 2010. He filmed a video for the song, which was released in July 2010. The leading lady in the video is former girlfriend and professional dancer Helen Gedlu.
Trey Songz appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[19]
音樂作品
專輯:
- 《I Gotta Make It》 (2005)
- 《Trey Day》 (2007)
- 《Ready》 (2009)
- 《Passion, Pain & Pleasure》 (2010)
影視作品
年份 | 片名 | 角色 | 注釋 |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | 媒體女皇(Queen of Media) | DJ I.V. | 電影 |
2009 | 林肯高地 | 本人 | 集名:「Relative Unknown」 |
2010 | 牧師之子(Preacher's Kid) | 小角色 | |
2010 | 十七歲年華(When I Was 17) | 本人 | 採訪形式的節目,講述他17歲時的生活 |
2010 | 崔·頌:我的時刻(Trey Songz: My Moment) | 本人 | 採訪紀錄片,記錄他和Jay-Z的巡演 |
獲獎與提名
年份 | 獎名 | 獎項 | 結果 |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | 黑人娛樂電視獎 | 最佳節奏布魯斯男藝人[12] | 提名 |
格萊美獎 | 最佳男子節奏布魯斯聲樂表演:「Can't Help but Wait」[11] | 提名 | |
Ozone獎 | 最佳節奏布魯斯藝人[20] | 提名 | |
2009 | 靈魂列車獎 | 最佳合作歌曲:「Successful」 | 提名 |
2010 | 葛萊美獎 | 最佳節奏布魯斯專輯:《Ready》 | 提名 |
黑人娛樂電視獎 | 最佳節奏布魯斯男藝人 | 獲獎 | |
最佳合作曲目:「Say Ahh」(同神奇小子) | 提名 | ||
最佳合作曲目:「Successful」(同Drake) | 提名 | ||
觀眾選擇獎:「Say Ahh」(同神奇小子) | 提名 |
相關影片
參考資料
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jeffries, David. Trey Songz – Biography. Allmusic. [2009-08-24].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dawson, Imani A. Next – Trey Songz – Making History. Vibe. Vibe Media Group. 2005-05-24 [2009-04-07].
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan. Trey Cheeky. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. 2005-06-06 [2009-08-24].
- ↑ Trey Songz Music News & Info | Billboard.com
- ↑ Artist Chart History - Trey Songz - Albums. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. [2009-04-07].
- ↑ Gotta Make It - Twista. Billboard.com.
- ↑ Gotta Go - Trey Songz. Billboard.com.
- ↑ Girl Tonite - Twista. Billboard.com.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=640724&model.vnuAlbumId=944172
- ↑ Can't Help But Wait - Trey Songz. Billboard.com.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rich, Joshua. Grammy nominations announced!. Entertainment Weekly. Time. 2008-12-03 [2009-06-10].
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 2008 BET Awards winners and nominees. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 2008-06-24 [2008-11-14].
- ↑ New R&B Music: Trey Songz – Anticipation Mixtape. 2009-07-02 [2009-07-02].
- ↑ Trey Songz – Genesis Mixtape. 2009-06-18 [2009-07-02].
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith; Herrera, Monica. Whitney Houston Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Herrera [2009-09-09].
- ↑ An Inside Look At Trey Songz' New 'MTV Unplugged' Performance. 2010-04-02 [2010-04-05].
- ↑ "Passion, Pain & Pleasure" Pre-Order Begins On Monday At 12pm! - Blog Detail - TreySongz.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 http://twitter.com/treysongz
- ↑ Trey Songz. TVGuide.com. 2010-09-09.
- ↑ Lil Wayne Leads The Pack With 8 Ozone Awards Nominations. XXL. Harris Publications. 2008-07-14 [2009-06-10].