Trey Songz
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| Trey Songz | |
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| Birth name | Tremaine Aldon Neverson |
| Born | November 28, 1984 |
| Origin | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Genre(s) | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Keyboards, sampler |
| Voice type(s) | Tenor[1] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic/Marfontaine Music, Songbook |
| Website | www.treysongz.com |
Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American recording artist, producer and actor. He has released two studio albums, I Gotta Make It and Trey Day; his third studio album, Ready, which is scheduled to be released in September 2009.
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[edit] Life and career
[edit] Early life
Songz was born Tremaine Aldon Neverson on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia.[2] Raised a military brat, he recognized his vocal abilities at the age of 14.[1] Reluctant to sing, Songz began performing with encouragement by friends and family. Record producer Troy Taylor discovered Songz during a talent show, which led him to a record contract with Atlantic Records.[1]
[edit] 2005–2006: I Gotta Make It
Songz's debut album, I Gotta Make It was released in July 2005 from Atlantic Records.[3][4] It debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200, domestically selling over 10,000 copies in its first week of sales.[citation needed] Songz's debut album yielded the singles Gotta Make It, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87, and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at number 21, becoming his first Top 40 R&B hit. Another single, Gotta Go, peaked at number 67 on the Hot 100 and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 99.[citation needed]
[edit] 2007–2008: Trey Day
Songz's released his second studio album, Trey Day, in October 2007. The album again had only featured guest appearances by Bun B, who appeared on the opening track, and Jim Jones. Production on Songz's second album had included, Bryan-Michael Cox, R. Kelly, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Andrew Harr, Bernard Freeman, Floyd Hills, alongside Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, Justin Haro, and M.S. Eriksen. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200,[5] selling more units than his previous album, I Gotta Make It.[citation needed] The lead single, "Wonder Woman", peaked at number 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
The second single, "Can't Help but Wait", peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; it became Songz's highest charting debut on the Hot 100, and his first-charting R&B single on the R&B charts.[citation needed] "Can't Help But Wait" charted at number 74 on the Billboard Pop 100 in February 2008. The third single off of "Trey Day", "Last Time", peaked on number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2008, Songz was nominated for a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.[6]
[edit] 2009–present: Ready
Songz announced the upcoming release of his third album, Ready, scheduled to be released in September 2009. Ready is preceded by the first single, "I Need a Girl". Furthermore, a companion video to "Brand New", was released in March 2009. Possible collaborators on Ready include Fabolous, Ne-Yo, Nelly, J. Holiday, Drake, Chris Brown, The Game, amongst others. Production is set to come from the likes of Stargate, Jermaine Dupri and Jim Jonsin. In 2009, "Can't Help but Wait" earned Songz his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony.[7]
Prior to the release of Trey Songz Ready album, he released the aptly titled mixtape Anticipation on June 30th on his blog seefurtherthaniam.com. The mixtape was a 13 track set released as a gift to fans to help build anticipation for his album release. [8] This mixtape is the second mixtape released by Trey Songz in 2009, with the first being titled Genesis. Genesis was a collection of Trey Songz 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. [9]
[edit] Discography
- I Gotta Make It (2005)
- Trey Day (2007)
- Ready (2009)
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 2008 | BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist[6] | Nominated |
| Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Can't Help but Wait"[7] | Nominated | |
| Ozone Award for Best R&B Artist[10] | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Dawson, Imani A. (2005-05-24). "Next - Trey Songz - Making History". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. http://www.vibe.com/news/magazine_features/2005/05/vibe_magazine_next_trey_songz_making_history/. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Trey Songz Biography". NME. Time. http://www.nme.com/artists/trey-songz#biography. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=640724
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=640724
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=640724&model.vnuAlbumId=944172
- ^ a b "2008 BET Awards winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 2008-06-24. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/env-2008-bet-awards-winners-noms24jun24,0,2828634.htmlstory. Retrieved on 2008-11-14.
- ^ a b Rich, Joshua (2008-12-03). "Grammy nominations announced!". Entertainment Weekly. Time. http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/12/grammy-nominati.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
- ^ "New R&B Music: Trey Songz - Anticipation Mixtape". 2009-07-2. http://www.soulofrnb.com/?p=870. Retrieved on 2009-7-2.
- ^ "Trey Songz - Genesis Mixtape". 2009-06-18. http://www.soulofrnb.com/?p=387. Retrieved on 2009-7-2.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Leads The Pack With 8 Ozone Awards Nominations". XXL. Harris Publications. 2008-07-14. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=22962. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
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