Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axe and mpb singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers of the present, with six albums released with “Banda Eva”, and seven more albums in a solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal. She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards alongside her career.

As a teenager, started to sing and play violin at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Ivete Sangalo’s debut show happened in Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahia music. The solo singer was once part of a group called Banda Eva, and with them she recorded six CDs and sold over four million copies.

In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies. In 1997 she decided to start a solo career and in 1999 she released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.

In 2000 she released the album Festa (Party). The single was very popular and the album got platinum certification. “Festa” was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. “Festa” ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim (If I Didn’t Love You So Much), titled after her big hit that reached the first position in the singles chart. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn’t sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.

MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo (MTV Live: Ivete Sangalo) released in 2004, was a live album and included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.

Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it’s release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70’s touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit “Soy Loco Por Ti America”, a Gilberto Gil song. “Quando a Chuva Passar” recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.

On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.


In his press conference for the carnival in 2010, she announced that on September 4, 2010, was recorded at Madison Square Garden in New York, the 4th DVD of the career of the singer in a show that had the presence of Nelly Furtado , Diego Torres , Juanes and Seu Jorge . The project was launched on December 7, 2010, in Brazil, and earned the certificate Sangalo Diamond (DVD) and gold (CD).


Acelera Aê

Back At One (Feat Brian McKnight)

Human Nature

Festa/Sorte Grande

Amannda

Amannda is a Brazilian singer who was born with a gift, she has the music in her soul. 

After almost 9 years singing Brazilian popular music and black music, she decided that was time to change. She started to write songs and moved to Sao Paulo to try new paths. She ended up releasing her first song “Don’t Miss” in one of the most famous night club in Brazil : The Week International. And that became one of her first dance hits. Since then, she performed at many important parties and events, such as Revolution, The Original Brazilian Pool Party and Sao Paulo’s famous Gay Pride and Spirit of London. In 2007, she made history when she became the first Brazilian singer to be 23rd at Billboard with the song “Sound Of Your Voice”. It got into more than 5 record labels all around the world. 

Thanks to this international fame, she was invited to perform at Montreal’s Divers/Cité Festival in August 2008. Since her performance in Canada, her tracks were “adopted” by many local djs who incorporated them in their sets. Amannda will be starting 2009 with an original performance for Masterbeat Records, in their New Year’s Eve Party in Los Angeles. And then she will perform for the first time in Mexico for two great parties: Kamabeat & Winter Party ( Nation Club) Amannda is successful in her careerer thanks to the unique passion she infuses in her own music…her own ideas…her own voice.


Can U Hear Me (Feat. Altar)

The Only One

Lorena Simpson Award Winning Artist Show National Dance

The largest award of dance music of Latin America, DJ Sound Awards 2011. About 6,000 people packed the venue "Music Bar", in Rio de Janeiro to see the results. Important names of the electronic scene vying for the national and international awards in various categories.
The singer Lorraine Simpson really is coming to the end of 2011 with many wins and a new format work very well structured by its producer, WEGROUP. And she could not stay out of this party so great to brighten up even more tonight Diva won the award for best " Highlight - Show National Dance Act ". And to receive the award Lorraine took the stage and performed to the tune of" Brand New Day ", sweeping all who were there.
It really is not for less, the singer takes the stage in glamorous, dancers, costumes, choreography and a breathtaking performance! It was a night worthy of divas and it was evident how deserved the award went to Lorraine Simpson, who comes every day more amazing on stage and leaves nothing to stop the muses international duty.
"I wanted to first thank God for this victory in my life, really thank you all for your kindness, dedication and confidence in me and in my work and also my whole team with me to battle for this achievement! Thank you all" said.

Paula Fernandes duet with Taylor Swift. Listen to an excerpt.

Singer Paula Fernandes recorded a duet with Taylor Swift, released on January 3, through iTunes.

It was decided that the track called "Long Live", will come as a "bonus" so the next record of Paula, as in Taylor Swift.

The duet was given information, in passing, by producer Tom Gomes in the latest edition of Epoch. The advice of Paula confirmed the news today.

In 2010, Paula took the CD of duets by Michael Bolton singing " Over the Rainbow . " In an interview with program Sertanejo Universe last week, Paula did not rule out international career, but said he would let things happen "naturally."

Recently, Universal Music announced that Paula Fernandes relaunch discs that were out of print, including the so-called "Dust in the Wind", recorded in English.

Partnership Snoop Dogg and Marcelo D2 wins clip. Watch!

Snoop Dogg and Marcelo D2 recorded a song together called "Thanks, Brazil," which just won a music video. How did the recording at a distance, with D2 in Rio de Janeiro and Snoop in Los Angeles, the video shows the environment of each, interspersing footage here. 

Snoop Dogg, who has declared all his love for Brazil in the video for "Beautiful," ventures a few words in Portuguese, but his repertoire quite quickly and he appeals to the Spanish. Watch: 

Three songs from "RIO" are selected as finalists for the Oscar nomination for best original song

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday to 39 songs finalists in the running for an Oscar nomination for original song. 

Among the chosen are three songs from the movie "Rio", animation directed by Carlos Saldanha. 

On January 5, 2012, the Academy will display all selected clips to the music committee members in Los Angeles. After the screening, the songs that will compete for the Oscar will be chosen by vote. 

Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24 and awards will be held on February 26. 

Check out the full list of nominees. 

"The World I Knew," from " African Cats " 
"Lay Your Head Down", from "Albert Nobbs" 
"Star Spangled Man" by " Captain America: The First Avenger " 
"Collision of Worlds," from " Cars 2 " 
"Dakkanaga Dugua Dugua" of "DAM999" 
"DAM999 Theme Song," from "DAM999" 
"Mujhe Chod Ke" from "DAM999" 
"Rainbird," "Dirty Girl" 
"Keep On Walking", "The First Grader" 
"Where the River Goes" from "Footloose" 
"Hello Hello", the " Gnome and Juliet " 
"Love Builds a Garden", the " Gnome and Juliet " 
"Bridge of Light", from " Happy Feet 2 " 
"The Mighty Sven" from " Happy Feet 2 " 
"Never Be daunted," of "Happythankyoumoreplease" 
"Hell and Back," "Hell and Back Again" 
"The Living Proof," from "Tales Crusades" 
"Coeur Volant," "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" 
"It's How We Play", from " Do not know how she can " 
"When the Heart Dies", from "In the Land of Blood and Honey" 
"No longer" in " Joseph and Pilar " 
"The Keeper", the " Redemption " 
"Life's a Happy Song," from " The Muppets " 
"Man or Muppet," from " The Muppets " 
"Pictures in My Head" from " The Muppets " 
"Summer Song," "The Music Never Stopped" 
"Imaginary Friends", the "Olive" 
"Sparkling Day" from " Day One " 
"Taking You With Me", from "Our Idiot Brother" 
"The Greatest Song I Ever Heard", the "POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" 
"Hot Wings", the " Rio " 
"Let Me Take You to Rio" " Rio " 
"Real in Rio", the " Rio " 
"Shelter," "Take Shelter" 
"Gathering Stories," from "buy a Zoo" 
"Pop," "White Irish Drinkers" 
"Think You Can Wait", a "Win Win" 
"The Backson Song," from " Winnie the Pooh " 
"So Long", from " Winnie the Pooh "

Tom Jobim receive posthumous Grammy for his career

Washington .- World famous for the song "Garota de Ipanema", Antonio Carlos Jobim receive a posthumous Grammy for his outstanding career, said on Thursday the organization of the award. 
Besides the Brazilian maestro, will be honored George Jones, country music star, singer Diana Ross, and the group Allman Brothers Band. 
"The honorees this year offer a range of brightness, contributions and left a lasting impression on our culture," the statement said Neil Portnow, president of the Academy of Music. 
In addition to the artists, another master, but the technology, Steve Jobs, will receive a posthumous Grammy for his contribution to the music industry. 
The founder of Apple, who died in October after a long fight against pancreatic cancer, will be awarded for developing products and technology that "transformed" the way we consume music, movies and books, has detailed in a statement. 
The ceremony of the 54th Grammy Awards will take place on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles.


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Michel Teló will record with rapper Pitbull, newspaper says

The song representative of the university backcountry, hit Ai Se Eu Te Pego, was an undeniable success and his interpreter, Michel Teló, ends the year of 2011 happy. In all, 220 concerts throughout the year and a contract to provide its European tour.

In addition, the musician revealed in an interview with Folha de S. Paul, who is negotiating an international partnership of weight. The backcountry is going to do a collaboration with rapper Pitbull in early 2012. "But my dream is to have a song with Shakira," he says always humorous.

Teló also told how it felt to see the player Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, celebrate a goal dancing Ai Se Eu Te Pego. "I felt goose bumps for about three minutes and when I knew that after that much would change," he added.

Hit Teló Michel, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" win Polish version, listen "Slodka"

Hit the backcountry Teló Brazilian Michel, "Oh if I'll get you," won Polish version. The pair Drossel did a cover called "Slodka" which means "sweet" and replaces the chorus "delicious."

The music of Michel Teló also won the leadership of the most downloaded songs in Italy, followed by "Someone Like You," the British Adele, and "Tra La Differenza Me and You" from the Italian Tiziano Ferro.
The singer of such hits as "Fugidinha" and "Hey, Pssst! Kiss Me Liga" is also among the most played in Portugal and Spain, where players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal were spotted dancing to music.

over called "Slodka" which means "sweet" and replaces the chorus "delicious."

The music of Michel Teló also won the leadership of the most downloaded songs in Italy, followed by "Someone Like You," the British Adele, and "Tra La Differenza Me and You" from the Italian Tiziano Ferro.
The singer of such hits as "Fugidinha" and "Hey, Pssst! Kiss Me Liga" is also among the most played in Portugal and Spain, where players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal were spotted dancing to music.

"Aí se eu te pego" is the world's most watched video on Youtube

Michel Teló won this week, the place most watched video on youtube brand reaching over 83 million views with the song "Ai se eu te pego" Leaving behind singers like Lady Gaga, Rebecca Black and others.

Lorena Simpson

Born in Manaus, Brazil, dancer since the age of 11, Lorena Simpson left his home town in order to improve the art of dance. He participated in many festivals and dance companies throughout the country, to achieve one of the vacancies as a member of Kelly’s dancers at the beginning of his career, subsequently becoming a choreographer.

Even focused on his career as a dancer, Lorena always showed talent and potential to the corner, until he began singing informally among friends, making small stakes and backing vocals.

In 2008 he met the producers of MaxPop Music, Jam and Mr. Ian Donnelly, who believed in his potential and signed a partnership with the label recording the unprecedented single “Feel Da Funk,” where the girl realizes its potential.

In live performances, Lorena shows versatility as an artist, with international hits in their repertoire, where cansagrou in collaboration with DJ Philip War.

In February 2009, marked a new hit musical history of the singer, was released throughout Brazil “Brand New Day.” The song topped the success of its predecessor and became the most played single on every track in 2009. The agenda was taken up by the singer’s concerts and projects with Maxpop Music, performances with Philip War and show reference to the singer turned solo was played by the biggest and best clubs in Brazil.

Was in Mexico, where the music still appears in the Top 5 for the most radio-targeted electronic music, one year after its release, thus beginning his international career. Presented in September by Energy 97 new project, Revolution Of Love, and, like their first single, the band does not come as a duet with Philip War, despite having remix producer. Also striking were singles on the radio and dance floors the music Can not Stop Loving You and Breathe Again.

The singer’s new single released in June 2011, Dreams, is already included in the show Simpson and Lorena hit already among the most requested in the largest LGBT webradio in Brazil, the Omega Hitz.


Brand New Day

Dreams

Tiago Iorc

Tiago Iorc (pronounced / ee-ork / born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter and recording artist. In 2007, his unpretentious debut acoustic single ‘Nothing But a Song’ reached a nation-wide audience as it was featured on a popular Brazilian soap opera. The attention toward his voice and music got him his first record deal with local record label SLAP and led to the release of his debut album Let Yourself In in 2008.
In 2009, a special edition of his album was released in Japan by JVC Records and ‘Nothing But a Song’ peaked at number 11 on Billboard’s Japan HOT 100 Chart. In 2010, his album was released both in the Philippines by Universal Records and in South Korea by Kang&Music where his song ‘Fine’ gained public attention after being featured on a popular South Korean drama series. This led up to a brief promotional Tour in Seoul where the public granted him a Best Foreign Artist Award for his performance at the 2010 Grand Mint Festival. 
Shortly after this, Tiago started writing songs for his second studio album entitled Umbilical — scheduled for release late October 2011 — which had New York-based Andy Chase as producer.


Early life in the UK and US and first approach to music

As a son of an agricultural researcher, Tiago got used to growing up in different places as his family traveled around due to his father’s studies. When Tiago was just a few months old, his family moved to Cambridge, England, and Britain became his home for the first years of his life. 
At age 8, already back to his native country, Tiago touched the acoustic guitar for the first time, learning the basics to the instrument while having lessons with the mother of a neighbor of his who, in exchange, had English lessons with Tiago’s mother. 
Regardless of having no musical background in his family, Tiago showed great interest towards music. At age 10, while living in the States — Raleigh, North Carolina — his father agreed on giving him his first acoustic guitar and Tiago quickly started picking up tunes and melodies from songs he loved. 


From small clubs to a record deal

Tiago was 17 — and back in Brazil — when he moved out of his parents house to study communications for his major. He also attended music college for little over a year before realizing what he really wanted: to play live. So he started performing in small clubs with local cover bands but had no further intentions in becoming a songwriter at the time.
One night in 2005, after having an idea for a song rambling in his head for a while, he wrote down some lyrics and made a home audio recording that was later sent to close friends for feedback. Little did he know, two and a half years later, the sketch of the unfinished song he recorded that night would gain attention from local record label SLAP, which then asked Tiago to finish the untitled track and record a proper demo. A few weeks later, on October 2007, the demo for ‘Nothing But A Song’ ended up being featured on a very popular Brazilian soap opera, and the public attention toward Tiago’s music got him his first record deal.
When invited by SLAP to record a full length album on January 2008, Tiago had no more than two songs of his own and no more than a few weeks time before recording sessions. He lacked the experience in songwriting and was given the option to record other people’s songs — which then started being sent to him by local songwriters — but still preferred expressing himself through his own words.
Let Yourself In was released on April 2008 featuring 8 original tracks by Tiago. The album also included his own versions for ‘My Girl’ — recorded by The Temptations in 1964 — and the Beatles classic ‘Ticket To Ride’.

 
Getting things together and recording Umbilical

Quite common to the story of any starting artist, the two years that followed Tiago’s debut had their natural ups and downs. The initial Brazilian public reaction toward his first album was good, but also proved to be quite ambivalent. While Tiago’s music and talent were often well spoken of and a growing number of fans began to follow due to the massive exposure of his songs on various very popular soap opera soundtracks, Tiago was also facing general apathy, especially from the media and critics. After all, a local artist singing only in English is yet to be widely accepted in Brazil. 
Despite all of this, Tiago managed to maintain a relatively frequent number of performances and stay on his track. In fact, the resistance toward his music pushed him away from major spotlights and this turned out to be a good thing. Getting little or no attention from mainstream media gave Tiago the freedom to experiment artistically without necessarily having to fit to any pre-established expectations and gradually evolve as an artist.
Parallel to what was happening in Brazil, Tiago’s music slowly gained attention in Asia. Japan was the first to release his album internationally in 2009, followed by the Philippines and South Korea in 2010. With radios all over Tokyo, Manila and Seoul playing his songs, it soon became clear those places were truly embracing his music. On October 2010, South Korean label Kang&Music reaffirmed this when inviting Tiago for what turned out to be a short but very successful promotional tour in Seoul.
As soon as Tiago got back to Brazil, he knew it was time for a new record. So, he spent little over five months in his apartment gathering thoughts and musical ideas until teaming up with New York-based Andy Chase for the production of Umbilical.
Chase — who had previously worked with bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Tahiti 80, and The Divine Comedy — pre-produced Tiago’s album over the internet before actually meeting with him in Rio de Janeiro for recording sessions. After two weeks finishing basic tracks with the band, they both headed back to New York City for final recording and mixing at Stratosphere Sound — recording studio Chase co-owns with former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha and Foutains Of Wayne band member Adam Schlesinger. 

“It was Tiago’s voice that first drew me in. I had only heard a few songs from his debut album but there was a fragility and honesty in his voice that I connected with. I intentionally didn’t study that album too much once I knew we were going to work together because I didn’t want to feel I had rules about what genre to keep him in, or what production constraints we had to adhere to based on that first effort. I could sense there was immense potential in Tiago and his band, but I wanted to move them away from that clean, careful sound and see the music evolve towards something darker, grittier and more complex, which I felt would make his unusual voice stand out even that much more. Tiago is both a classic and a contemporary soul — combining the best of singers like Nick Drake and bands like Radiohead. I hope people can enjoy getting as caught up in the mastery of his lyrics and his beautiful, textural voice as I have”. — Andy Chase

Umbilical was mastered at Sterling Sound by Ted Jensen and is scheduled for release October 2011.


Nothing But a Song


My Girl

Claudia Leitte

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio Pedreira, also known as Claudia Leitte (São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, July 10, 1980) is a singer. She was, until 2008, lead singer of axé Babado Novo. The Pedreira is married surname. Among the major successes of the career of Claudia Leitte are Exttravasa, Insolação do Coração, Horizonte, Caranguejo, Canudinho,Pássaros, Doce Paixão, Famo$a (Billionaire version) , As Máscaras and Beijar na Boca which was voted the 2009 carnival music in 9 of 11 main awards of the carnival.








Famo$a (Billionaire) Feat. Travie McCoy

Água (Water)

Samba Feat. Ricky Martin

Wanessa

Wanessa Godói Camargo (born on December 28, 1982), known simply as Wanessa, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, musician and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano.

She has sold over a million copies of CDs and DVDs in Brazil on her 10-year career. And besides being a succesful singer, Wanessa is also the ambassadress in the non-governamental organization SOS Mata Atlântica, which defends the preservation of the Atlantic Forest. Due to her hard work in promoting the NGO and its goals, and also working for the depollution of the Tietê river, in São Paulo, Wanessa was awarded in 2007 with the Pro-Social Award from Brazil’sNickelodeon, and later received the Personality of the Year title from the Cisesp. Wanessa supports the same-sex marriage and was also the spokesperson for various different brands, such as Maybelline, and several products based on her image targeting young girls (dolls, shoes, make-up) were released. 

After marrying the businessman Marcus Buaiz in 2007, Wanessa kept working on her new album with Nashville producer Jason Deere and Miami producer Cesar Lemos. After many delays due to the record company, her new album, Total, was released on August 25, 2007 with the singer taking out her last name from her artistic name. Its first single, Não Tô Pronta Pra Perdoar, is a version of Dixie Chicks’ 2007 Grammy Award-winning song Not Ready To Make Nice, authorized by the trio themselves.

In March, 2008, Wanessa went to Miami to record a musical partnership with Mexican trio Camila, in a special rendition of Camila’s 2006 hit song Abrázame. The partnership was included in both Camila’s Todo Cambió album in its Brazilian edition and in Wanessa’s Total re-release.

In April 2008, the singer started her new national tour, named after her sixth album. Her following album, Meu Momento, were released on June 2009. The album includes a new song featuring American rapper Ja Rule in two different versions, in portuguese and english: “Fly (feat. Ja Rule)” which was released as a single in Brazil, and “Meu Momento (feat. Ja Rule)” added to her album as a bonus track; The song is ranked number #1 in Brazil.

Her eighth album were released in 2011, under the name “DNA”. This time entirely in English and focused on the dance floor. She has got a busy schedule with various shows and being played on the biggest and best dance clubs in Brazil. The singles Falling for U (feat. Wanessa) (produced by Mister Jam), Worth It, Stuck on Repeat and the most recent Sticky Dough (feat. Bam Bam) received great reviews and several remixes (including some by Dave Audé) that became very popular worldwide.


Fly (Feat Ja Rule)

Não Me Leve A Mal (Let me Live)

Worth It

Sticky Dough (Feat BamBam)

Michel Teló

Michel Teló (Medianeira, January 21, 1981) is a Brazilian singer and composer. Teló was part of two music groups but was in Group Tradition that his career as a singer took off. The group’s biggest hits, were “Goodbye”, “The Cauldron”, “Forever My Life”, “The Brazilian”, and “I Want You”. In addition to being a singer-songwriter he is also a dancer and plays the accordion and harmonica.Michel Teló (Medianeira, January 21, 1981) is a Brazilian singer and composer. Teló was part of two music groups but was in Group Tradition that his career as a singer took off. The group’s biggest hits, were “Goodbye”, “The Cauldron”, “Forever My Life”, “The Brazilian”, and “I Want You”. In addition to being a singer-songwriter he is also a dancer and plays the accordion and harmonica.The Football Player Neymar appears on a video dancing the song “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” of Michel Telo. In the National Professional Football League of Spain, players Marcelo Vieira and Cristiano Ronaldo (of Real Madrid C.F.) danced to this song when Cristiano scored the first goal against Málaga CF on October 22, 2011


English Version

Music of Brazil

The music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, Europeanand Amerindian forms. After 500 years of history, Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as samba, zouk-lambada, lambada, choro, bossa nova, frevo, maracatu,MPB, sertanejo, Brazilian rock, axé, brega, and others. Samba has become the best known form of Brazilian music worldwide, especially because of the country's carnival, although bossa nova, which had Antônio Carlos Jobim as one of its most acclaimed composers and performers, have received much attention abroad since the 1950s, when the song Desafinado, interpreted by João Gilberto, was first released. Instrumental music is also largely practiced in Brazil, with styles ranging from classical to popular and jazz influenced forms, featuring composers like Heitor Villa-Lobos, Pixinguinha and Hermeto Pascoal. The country also has a growing community of modern/experimental composition, including electroacoustic music.