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==Song issues==
*RBD's "Tenerte y Quererte" (from <i>[[Rebelde (album)|Rebelde]]</i> album) and "[[Besame Sin Miedo]]" (from <i>[[Celestial (album)|Celestial]]</i> album) are English songs translated to Spanish. Ironically, [[Sara Paxton]] has recorded both songs (the English versions) as well. Both times that both artists have recorded the four songs have been remotely close to one another. "[[Connected (Sara Paxton song)|Connected]]" ("Tenerte y Quererte") was recorded in early 2005 by Paxton--RBD recorded their version in mid 2004; Paxton recorded "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" ("[[Besame Sin Miedo]]") in mid 2006--RBD recorded the Spanish version close to mid 2006. Many Paxton fans argue that RBD has copied her both times and vise-versa about Paxton copying RBD. However, both artists knew nothing of the other while recording their versions of the songs.
*It is believed that since Paxton's version of "Connected" did not get much success, then there was no problem with RBD recording "Connected" for their <i>[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]</i> album in early 2006.
*RBD's "Me Voy" (from "<i>[[Nuestro Amor]]</i>") is the Spanish version of [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s "Gone" from her <i>[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]</i> album. Clarkson fans have also accused of RBD copying her. Clarkson released her <i>[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]</i> album--which contains "Gone"--in late 2004 and RBD recorded "Me Voy" for their <i>[[Nuestro Amor]]</i> album a year after "Gone" was recorded by Clarkson. The band also covered the song for the Japanese release of ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]''.
*It is believed that RBD did not include the English version of "Me Voy" ("Gone") for their English debut album <I>([[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]</i>) because Clarkson had already released the song.
*"Tu Amor" was origanally sung by singer [[Jon B]] then later re-recorded by RBD, using the same rhythm, Spanish phrases, and back-up vocals as Jon B.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:30, 16 April 2007

RBD

RBD is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican Pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde. To date, RBD has achieved a great commercial success with cross-over appeal, and in non-spanish speaking countries, most notably in Brazil. RBD has sold over 11.2 million albums worldwide in little more than two years.[1]

Biography

RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album Rebelde, released through EMI. The main writers for the project were DJ Kafka and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("Rebelde", "Solo quédate en silencio" and "Sálvame") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "Un poco de tu amor" reaching number two.

In 2005 a Portuguese languaged edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called Rebelde (Edição Brasil). And though no English languaged edition was released, Rebelde sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. Rebelde sold over 400,000 copies in the US[2] and was certified diamond in both Mexico as Brazil, selling at least 2 million copies worldwide.

In July of 2005 came a live CD/DVD, Tour Generación RBD en Vivo, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone).

In October of the same year came their second studio album, Nuestro Amor, which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the United States, only "Nuestro Amor" (#6), "Aún hay algo" (#24) and Este corazón" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart.

The following year, 2006, brought no rest for RBD. Tragedy struck early, when a 38-year-old woman and her children, ages 11 and 13, were trampled during an autograph rush in the parking lot of a shopping mall in São Paulo, Brazil on February 4. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved the breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 rabid fans.

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Performing at the 2006 Latin Grammys

Early in 2006, they RBD released a Portuguese version of Nuestro Amor, entitled Nosso Amor Rebelde, specially for the Brazilian fans. Not long after, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing in April a sophomore CD/DVD, Live in Hollywood, which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart.

With the June 2 finale of (Rebelde) (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an English language album comprised of songs from their first two albums and some new songs.

2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the Latin Grammy Awards in the category 'Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo' for their second studio album Nuestro Amor. However, they lost the award to La Oreja de Van Gogh, but made a performance, singing a new version of "Tras de mí".

Several months after the release of Live in Hollywood, in November 2006, they released their third studio album Celestial which debuted at number 15 in the Billboard 200, marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. However this all, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.[3]

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Rebels, the 2006 first crossover album.

Two weeks later they released their first English album, Rebels which debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album Celestial sold 43,000 copies more than Rebels in its first week.

The group is a huge phenomenon all over Latin America. In Colombia, they sold more records than successful local act Juanes and in Chile they sold over 5,000 tickets in a few hours. In Brazil, after the tragedy, they came back in October for a 12 city stadium tour, including a concert on the world's biggest stadium Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, selling over 50,000 of the 78,000 seats in just 2 hours. The historical concert came out on a DVD, entitled Live in Rio. They also received a certification for selling over 2,5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. In Spain, Rebelde spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. Nuestro Amor sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while Celestial, that came out on March 12 2007, has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.[4]

On March 2 2007, Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.[5]

The group is currently working on two other projects; Sálvame, an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and RBD: La Familia, their new sitcom. In a interview in late March, Dulce María revealed that Sálvame will start operating on May 1st and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in Brazil, Spain and Mexico too.[6].

RBD is also four times nominated in three categories for the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards. They are twice nominated in the category for 'Latin Pop Album of the Year by a Duo or Group', with Celestial and Live in Hollywood, which were both released in 2006. They also have a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.[7] The show will be held on April 26 in Miami.

Tours

Tour Generación RBD

Main article: Tour Generación RBD

Tour Generación RBD was RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico. The live performances were viewed by more than 700,000 fans in Mexico.

The tour was certified as the fourth most rapidly sold tour in Mexico by OCESA, behind The Cure's 2004 Sing to the Dead Tour (#1), Britney Spears' 2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour (#2), and Backstreet Boys 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3). It then started its second leg called Tour Generacion RBD 2 and visited Colombia, viewed by over 100,000 Colombian fans in October 2005 and the same amount of fans in Venezuela in November 2005.

The DVD and live album for the tour were released in July (CD) and August (DVD) of 2005, containing six sold-out performances at the Palacio de los Deportes, which has a capacity of 22,500, in Mexico City.

Tour Generación 2006

Main article: Tour Generación 2006

The Tour Generación 2006, formerly named Nuestro Amor Tour, began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 63,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success. The tour visited several cities in the following states: California, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Utah, Colorado, New York, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Oregon, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for that tour,[citation needed] putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales.[8]

In October 2006, RBD returned to Brazil to do a 13-cities stadium tour, including a stop at the world's biggest stadium, Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. They were the first Spanish-speaking act to do a concert in the venue. International artists such as Madonna, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones and native artist Xuxa have performed in the stadium. The concert was filmed and the material was later released on the third live DVD Live in Rio in March 2007.

Celestial World Tour

Main article: Celestial World Tour

The Celestial World Tour is the first RBD tour where they'll be perfoming in America, Europe and maybe in Japan. The tour started with mini-performances in Spain at the end of March.[9] They will start touring in Ecuador from April 20 till 22nd and next visiting Brazil till the end of April. The big tour in Spain will start in mid-June and ends on July 6th in Jeréz.[9] Also plans are being developed to record a third live CD of the concert in Spain.[6]

Discography

Main article: RBD discography

Awards and Nominations

Year Category Recording Result
Latin Grammy Awards[10]
2006 Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Nuestro Amor Nomination
World Music Awards[11]
2006 Best Latin Artist Of The World RBD Nomination
Billboard Latin Music Awards[12][13]
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - New Artist Rebelde Won
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - New Artist Nuestro Amor Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Rebelde Won
2006 Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year - Duo or Group "Solo quédate en silencio" Won
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Tour Generación RBD en Vivo Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nomination
2006 Latin Artist Of Albums In Top Of The Stops Of The Year Rebelde Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year - New Artist "Solo quédate en silencio" Nomination
2006 Latin Ringtone Of The Year "Solo quédate en silencio" Nomination
2007 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Live in Hollywood Nomination
2007 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Celestial Nomination
2007 Top Latin Albums Artist Of The Year Celestial Nomination
2007 Latin Tour Of The Year Tour Generación 2006 Nomination
Premio lo Nuestro[14]
2006 Latin Pop New Artist Of The Year Rebelde Won
2007 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Won
2007 Duo or Group Of The Year Nuestro Amor Won
Premios Oye![15][16]
2005 New Artist Of The Year Rebelde Won
2005 Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Rebelde Won
2005 Best Selling Pop Album Of The Year Rebelde Won
2006 Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nomination
Premios Juventud[17][18]
2005 Voz Del Momento (Voice of the Moment) RBD Won
2005 Celebridad Hispana (Hispanic Celebrity) RBD Won
2005 Me Muero Sin Ese CD (I'll Die Without This CD) Rebelde Won
2005 Mi Balada Favorita (My Favorite Ballad) "Solo quédate en silencio" Won
2005 Tórrido Romance (Torrid Romance) Dulce María & Alfonso Herrera' Won
2006 Voz Del Momento (Voice of the Moment) RBD Won
2006 Artista Pop Favorito (Favorite Pop Artist) RBD Won
2006 Mi Ídolo Es... (My Idol Is...) RBD Won
2006 En La Mira Del Papparazzi (In Sight Of The Papparazzi) RBD Won
2006 El Más Buscado En Internet (Most Search On The Internet) RBD Won
2006 Mi Concierto Favorito (My Favorite Concert) RBD Won
2006 Me Muero Sin Ese CD (I'll Die Without This CD) Nuestro Amor Won
2006 La Más Pegajosa (Catchiest Song) "Aún hay algo" Won
2006 Canción Corta-Venas "Este corazón" Won
2006 Quiero Vestir Como Ella (Wanna Dress Like Her) Dulce María Won
2006 El De Mejor Estilo (Got The Best Style) Alfonso Herrera Won
2006 ¡Esta Buenísimo! (You're Gorgeous!) Alfonso Herrera Won
Brazil Music Awards
2006 Best Duo or Group RBD Won
Meus Prêmios Nick[19]
2006 Melhor Banda Internacional (Best International Band) RBD Won


References

  1. ^ Sales over 11.2 million
  2. ^ Album sales in the U.S.
  3. ^ First (and only) debut within top 20
  4. ^ Spanish Albums Chart with certification sales at Los40.com
  5. ^ Christian reveils sexuality
  6. ^ a b Sálvame information
  7. ^ 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations
  8. ^ Tour sales information
  9. ^ a b Tour Celestial 2007
  10. ^ 2006 Latin Grammy Awards
  11. ^ 2006 World Music Awards
  12. ^ Billboard Latin Music Awards 2006
  13. ^ Billboard Latin Music Awards 2007
  14. ^ Premio lo Nuestro awards 2007
  15. ^ 2005 Premios Oye winners!
  16. ^ 2006 Premios Oye nominations!
  17. ^ Premios Juventud
  18. ^ 2006 Premios Juventud results
  19. ^ Award won (Meus Prêmios Nick)

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