Kidz Bop

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This article is about the cover song series. For the first in the series, see Kidz Bop 1.

Kidz Bop is the name of a series of pop music cover albums recorded that target children, sold by Razor & Tie Direct, L.L.C. and frequently marketed through television commercials. In 2009, the albums received promotional treatment through McDonald's restaurants. The discs are distributed with children's meals, and feature covers of popular songs current at the time.

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[edit] Production

The children on these albums usually do not sing the entire song; instead, an adult typically sings the verses, while the kids sing the choruses and occasionally join in at other times. The adult singer is always the same gender as the original singer, except for Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta Get Thru This" on Kidz Bop 3. All of the singers in Kidz Bop do not match up to the pitch and timing of the original song.[1] Kidz Bop Co-Founder, Cliff Chenfeld, said, ""There was not a lot of music for kids who had outgrown Elmo and weren't quite ready for Britney. Parents were getting more aware and concerned about the music their kids were listening to."[citation needed] Criticism stems from Kidz Bop's covering of songs that mention or insinuate death, sex, or drugs, subjects considered unsuitable for the young; examples include Nelly's "Dilemma," covered on Kidz Bop 3, Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", covered on Kidz Bop 6, and Pink's "So What" which was covered on Kidz Bop 15.[citation needed] Also, in some songs, the lead artist's verse is included, but not the collaborator's; examples include Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love", covered in Kidz Bop 5 which does not include any of Jay-Z's guest vocals, Justin Timberlake's "My Love", covered on Kidz Bop 11, which does not contain any of T.I.'s contributions, and Kevin Rudolf's "Let It Rock", covered on "Kidz Bop 15", which does not contain any of Lil' Wayne's verses.

[edit] Advertising

Kidz Bop is often advertised on television channels popular with young audiences, such as Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. The commercials typically show the Kidz Bop kids singing and dancing to songs featured on the album. Although the albums are initially sold through direct mail-order prior to their retail availability, remaining stock from these promotions are sold through traditional retail channels.

The album covers are derivative of the artwork for the original album in the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the American market.

As of April 2009, Kidz Bop is being promoted through McDonald's and there will be a set of Kidz Bop toys. The music CD distributed as part of this promotion includes a one minute Kidz Bop World song advertisement.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Kidz Bop 10 is the fastest of the series to hit Gold.

[edit] Kidz Bop 16

Kidz Bop 16
Studio album by Kidz Bop
Released 2009
Genre Children's music
Label Razor & Tie
Kidz Bop chronology
Kidz Bop 15
(2009)		 Kidz Bop 16
(2009)		 Kidz Bop 17
(2009/2010)

Kidz Bop 16 is the 16th edition to the Kidz Bop series and was released in 2009.

The official Kidz Bop website has recently revealed the track listing of Kidz Bop 16. Strangely, they have only added 16 songs as opposed to the original 18, possibly to refer to the CD being Kidz Bop 16.

[edit] EPs

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] The Columbus Dispatch.

[edit] External links

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