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Gayle
Gayle in April 2022
Gayle in April 2022
Background information
Birth nameTaylor Gayle Rutherfurd
Born (2004-06-10) June 10, 2004 (age 20)
OriginPlano, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Years active2021–present
Labels
Websitegayleofficial.com

Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd[3] (born June 10, 2004),[4] better known by her mononym Gayle (stylized as GAYle), is an American singer. After signing with Atlantic Records, she released her hit single "ABCDEFU" in 2021, which has charted worldwide, including reaching number one in the United Kingdom,[5] Ireland, [6] and on the Billboard Global 200.

Early life

Rutherfurd is from Plano, Texas.[7] She started singing when she was seven and eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a musical career.[8] She is anti-semitic.[9]

Career

After releasing several self-produced singles, Gayle was discovered by former American Idol judge and Arthouse music publisher Kara DioGuardi and was signed to Atlantic Records.[10]

In 2021, Gayle released "ABCDEFU", her major-label debut single with Atlantic.[11] It became viral on TikTok and Spotify. "ABCDEFU" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "ABCDEFU" topped the charts in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, and Switzerland.[12] Gayle subsequently released the song "Ur Just Horny" on January 19, 2022.[13] On March 18, 2022, Gayle released a six-song extended play (EP) titled A Study of the Human Experience Volume One via Atlantic Records[14] and Arthouse Records.[15][16]

On March 19, 2022, Gayle was a fill-in host for the CHR version of Ryan Seacrest's American Top 40, where her song "ABCDEFU" spent its first week at number one.[17][18]

On September 19, 2022, Gayle announced that she was canceling her ‘Avoiding College’ Tour.[19]

On October 7, 2022, Gayle released her second extended play, A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two.

Gayle will be an opening act on multiple shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift's upcoming The Eras Tour.[20]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		FRA
[23]
A Study of the Human Experience Volume One 138 43 110
A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two
  • Released: October 7, 2022
  • Labels: Atlantic, Arthouse
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 — — —

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25] 		AUS
[26] 		AUT
[27] 		CAN
[28] 		GER
[29] 		IRE
[30] 		NZ
[31] 		SWI
[32] 		UK
[33] 		WW
[34]
"Z"[35][36][10] 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Dumbass"[37][10] — — — — — — — — — —
"Happy for You"[38][10] — — — — — — — — — —
"Orange Peel"[39][10] — — — — — — — — — —
"ABCDEFU"[40][41] 2021 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 A Study of the Human Experience Volume One[24]
"Ur Just Horny"[49][50][51] 2022 — — — — — — —[A] — — —
"Don't Trip"[53]
(with Justus Bennetts) 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Indieedgycool"[54] — — — — — — — — — — A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two
"God Has a Sense of Humor"[55] — — — — — — — — — —
"FMK"
(featuring Blackbear) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Oscar Nominated"[56]
(James Droll featuring Gayle) 		2021 Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Results

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Billboard Music Awards Top Viral Song ABCDEFU Nominated [57]
MTV Video Music Awards Push Performance of The Year Nominated [58]
Best New Artist Herself Nominated
LOS40 Music Awards Best International New Act Pending [59]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Push Pending [60]
Best New Pending
American Music Awards New Artist of The Year Pending [61]

Notes

  1. ^ "Ur Just Horny" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[52]

References

  1. ^ Deville, Chris (November 29, 2021). "The Viciously Fun Breakup Song That Put Gayle On The Teen Pop-Rock Radar". Stereogum. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Ju, Shirley (September 15, 2021). "Inspiration Behind "abcdefu" & Signing To Atlantic Records". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "TAYLOR GAYLE Trademark of Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd - Registration Number 6018712 - Serial Number 88599768 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "GAYLE scores breakthrough UK Number 1 single with abcdefu". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Chartbreaker: How GAYLE Spelled Out Her Success With Breakup Smash 'abcdefu'". Billboard. January 4, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Bredael, April (September 15, 2021). "Interview: GAYLE". Tongue Tied Mag. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Walthall, Catherine (August 13, 2021). "GAYLE Spells Out Her Terms for Moving On with New Single "abcdefu"". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e Ju, Shirley (September 15, 2021). "GAYLE | Inspiration Behind "abcdefu" & Signing To Atlantic Records". Flaunt. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Papathanasopoulos, Vasili (August 16, 2021). "GAYLE Shares New Single 'ABCDEFU'". MILKY. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Defoor, Emily (September 26, 2021). "Exclusive Interview: GAYLE Says What We Are All Thinking in 'ABCDEFU' and We Got to Ask Her All About It!". thehoneypop.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  13. ^ @whoisgayle (January 17, 2022). "ur just horny out wednesday https://gayle.lnk.to/urjusthorny" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Atlantic Records GAYLE". Atlantic Records Official Website. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "GAYLE". Arthouse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  16. ^ a study of the human experience volume one, March 18, 2022, retrieved March 22, 2022
  17. ^ "TOP 40 - March 19, 2022". American Top 40. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  18. ^ "GAYLE to Guest Host 'American Top 40' | KIIS FM". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  19. ^ Kaufman, Gil (September 20, 2022). "GAYLE Cancels Fall 'Avoiding College' Tour: 'I'm Learning How to Be an Adult'". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  20. ^ Willman, Chris (November 1, 2022). "Taylor Swift Announces 2023 'Eras Tour' of U.S. Stadiums". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  21. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of April 2, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "Discographie Gayle". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  24. ^ a b Griffiths, George (February 24, 2022). "Gayle announces debut EP A Study of the Human Experience Volume One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  25. ^ Trust, Gary (February 28, 2022). "'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' From 'Encanto,' Leads Billboard Hot 100 For Fifth Week". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  26. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  27. ^ "Discographie Gayle" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  28. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 12, 2022". Billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  29. ^ "Discographie Gayle" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  30. ^ "Discography Gayle". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  31. ^ "Discografie Gayle". Charts.nz. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  32. ^ "Discographie Gayle". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  33. ^ "Gayle | Full Official Chart history". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  34. ^ "Billboard Global 200 Chart: Week of January 15, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  35. ^ GAYLE (April 4, 2020). "z (Official Music Video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  36. ^ GAYLE (March 19, 2020). "z (Official Lyrics)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  37. ^ GAYLE (February 7, 2020). "dumbass (Official Music Video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  38. ^ GAYLE (April 22, 2020). "happy for you". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  39. ^ GAYLE (August 26, 2020). "orange peel (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  40. ^ GAYLE (August 13, 2021). "abcdefu (Official Music Video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  41. ^ GAYLE (August 25, 2021). "abcdefu (lyric video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  42. ^ "American certifications – Gayle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  43. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  44. ^ "British certifications – Gayle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 1, 2022. Type Gayle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  45. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gayle)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  46. ^ "Austrian certifications – Gayle" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  47. ^ "Canadian certifications – Gayle". Music Canada. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  48. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Gayle – ABCDEFU". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  49. ^ GAYLE (January 19, 2022). "ur just horny (Official Music Video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  50. ^ GAYLE (January 27, 2022). "ur just horny (lyric video)". youtube. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  51. ^ @whoisgayle (January 11, 2022). "here's a presave link if you want to click it" (Tweet). Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  52. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  53. ^ "Don't Trip - Single by Justus Bennetts & GAYLE on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  54. ^ "indieedgycool (Single) GAYLE". Pro Studio Masters. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  55. ^ "GAYLE Drops Gripping New Single, "God Has a Sense of Humor"<—"This Song is About Wanting to Have Hope"". American Songwriter. August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  56. ^ "Oscar Nominated (feat. GAYLE) - Single by James Droll". Apple Music (US). March 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  57. ^ Atkinson, Katie (May 15, 2022). "Here Are the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  58. ^ Atkinson, Katie (August 28, 2022). "2022 MTV VMAs Winners: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  59. ^ "Nominados a LOS40 Music Awards 2022". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  60. ^ "MTV EMA 2022: Checkt hier alle Nominees". MTV Germany (in German). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  61. ^ AMAs (October 13, 2022). "Nominations Announced for the 2022 American Music Awards". American Music Awards. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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