Cold (Maxwell song)

"Cold" is a song written by American R&B/soul singer Maxwell and Hod David. The song is the B-side to his number-one R&B hit single "Pretty Wings", and released from his album BLACKsummers'night. Cold was released as a single in June 2009, peaking to number-one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales and number-two on Hot 100 Singles Sales.

Although "Cold" failed to chart on Billboard Hot 100, it reached #62 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in July.

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John Gary

John Gary (born John Gary Strader; November 29, 1932 – January 4, 1998) was an American singer, recording artist, television host, and performer on the musical stage.

Early life

From Watertown, New York, Gary started singing at the age of 5. He joined his older sister, Shirley Strader. At the age of 9, he won a 3-year scholarship to the prestigious Cathedral School of St John in Manhattan. He auditioned for the choir master, Norman Coke-Jeffcott. At the age of 10, Gary had won two (2) pins of distinction from the American Theatre Wing Merchant Seaman's Club for the Stage Door Canteen. Aged 12, he toured the southern states with Frank Pursley, a blind pianist for the Mason Conservatory.

Career

Gary sang in movies, on Broadway, had his own television show, and appeared at Carnegie Hall, with numerous symphonies. He appeared thirty times as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, Steve Allen and Johnny Carson. He traveled across the US and Canada with approximately 40 concerts per year. For six years he gave community concerts in over 400 cities and towns. He was a stylized singer, who recorded 23 albums for RCA Victor Records.

Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger (/niˈkoʊl ˈʃɜːrzɪŋər/; born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente; June 29, 1978) is an American recording artist, actress and television personality. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she performed in various singing competitions and musicals before joining American rock band Days of the New as a backing vocalist and later becoming one of the members of the ill-fated girl group Eden's Crush in 2001. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the burlesque troupe turned-recording act, the Pussycat Dolls becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During their hiatus Scherzinger planned to embark on her solo career with Her Name is Nicole but was later shelved after four singles failed to impact the charts. Following the disbandment of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger became a judge for two seasons of The Sing-Off and in 2010 won the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2011 she released her debut studio album, Killer Love to moderate success. It featured the top-ten hits "Don't Hold Your Breath" and "Right There". Later that year she served as a judge during the first season of the American version of The X Factor before heading to the UK version for two years in 2012. Her second studio album, Big Fat Lie (2014) had a minor impact on the charts. Its release was preceded by three singles including, "Your Love". For starring in the 2014 West End revival of the musical Cats Scherzinger garnered a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Rivers (song)

"Rivers" is a 2015 song by the Australian DJ/Producer Thomas Jack. Upon release, Jack said, “I’m really excited and honored to be releasing ‘Rivers’. It’s been a while since I released new music, and this track is very much in line with my musical direction right now.” The track was released on 10 July 2015. It peaked at number 16 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Official Singles Chart.

Remixes were released on 29 October 2015.

A later version was released on 30 October 2015 by Thomas Jack featuring Nico & Vinz.

Reviews

Bianca Gracie of Idolator said, “It starts off with a charming acoustic guitar-flicked melody and soon rushes in with velvety vocals and shimmering synths that has “Summer” written all over it.”

Music video

The official music video was released on 26 November 2015. It features Nico & Vinz, although they do not appear in the video.

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Rivers (Wildbirds & Peacedrums album)

Rivers is the third full-length album by Swedish husband and wife duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, released on The Leaf Label on 23rd August 2010.

Background

Rivers is a full-length album combining two limited edition vinyl only 12” EPs, Retina and Iris, which were released in May and June 2010 respectively. Wildbirds & Peacdrums members Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin travelled to Reykjavík in Iceland where they recorded the entire album in a single week, working with Australian producer Ben Frost. The Retina half of the album was recorded in the Guðríðarkirkja church and featured the Schola Cantorum Reykjavík Chamber Choir, arranged by cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. The tracks from the Iris EP were recorded in the Reykjavík’s Greenhouse studios.

In autumn 2015, Rivers was released by The Leaf Label as a single LP as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. It is currently available to fans through the PledgeMusic service and will be in shops in early 2016.