Big Time Rush (band)

Big Time Rush

From left to right; Logan Henderson, James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt and Carlos Pena, Jr.
Background information
Also known as BTR
Origin Los Angeles, California, US
Genres Pop
Years active 2009–14 (hiatus)
Labels
Website btrband.com
Members

Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) is an American pop group formed in 2009. The group consist of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos Pena, Jr. The group starred in Nickelodeon's television series Big Time Rush and signed to a record deal with Nick Records simultaneously with the television series, and then the group was eventually signed to Columbia Records. The show ran from November 28, 2009 to July 25, 2013. The pilot episode featured the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush". They have released three studio albums which all achieved success. The band went on hiatus in 2014.

Career

2009–10: Formation and BTR

Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush to a record deal in 2009 simultaneously with the television series, Big Time Rush. Then, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to produce the show and include the original music to the show. For the series, their debut single, "Big Time Rush", was released on November 29, 2009.[1] Officially announced by Nickelodeon, the series was first broadcast in the U.S. in November 2009, until it was eventually released worldwide. It debuted during a one-hour special preview of the series and it is currently the show's opening theme. The series also saw the releases of other singles including "City is Ours" and "Any Kind of Guy". Big Time Rush also covered a Play song titled "Famous". The song was released on iTunes on June 29, 2010. Another song, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010, after its premiere on the series.[2][3] The single has become their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93 due to digital sales.[4]

James (left) and Carlos (right).

On September 21, 2010, Big Time Rush released a promotional single, "Till I Forget About You", to promote the release of their debut album.[5] The album, titled BTR, was released on October 11, 2010. Soon after the release, the band went to Maryland on October 12, 2010, to do an autograph signing at Arundel Mills Mall. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release. The album also peaked at number 4 on the Internet Albums chart and number one on the Soundtracks chart. Its track "Big Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, making it their highest peaking song. The album was later certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S.[6] In November 2010, it was announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with the episode. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and the cover of "All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah Carey.

On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's first official single to mainstream US radio. "Boyfriend" peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in March 2011. A remix of "Boyfriend" which featured New Boyz was leaked onto the internet. Big Time Rush was nominated for MTV's Breakthrough Band award honor in 2011 as well.[7] Big Time Rush has made several appearances at KCA (Kid's Choice Awards.) Also, Big Time Rush was nominated for the 2013 Premios Oye! award in Mexico (similar to the Grammy award in the United States), with their single "Boyfriend" nominated for the Best International English Song of the Year. However, they lost to Rihanna's single "Diamonds".

2011–12: Elevate and film

Big Time Rush performs at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO on February 2, 2012

The group announced they would be recording their second studio album, just after Nickelodeon renewed the series for a third season.[8] On July 22, 2011, the group released a promotional single, "If I Ruled the World" featuring Iyaz, in anticipation of their second album, Elevate. Elevate was released on November 21, 2011 and debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. Though for a lower peaking than their previous, the album sold more copies than the previous album.[9] The first single, "Music Sounds Better with U", written by the band and Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic, was released on November 1, 2011. The song peaked at number twenty-six on the US Pop Songs. To promote the release of their second album, the group had their first headlining tour, the Better With U Tour, which took place over sixteen dates in February and March 2012. JoJo opened for Big Time Rush for the first five dates, while One Direction opened for ten of the sixteen dates.[10] In late February, Big Time Rush announced a national summer tour starting July 5 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.[11][12]

The group announced they would be starring in their full-length 2012 film, Big Time Movie. The movie features them traveling to London, England. In Big Time Movie, the four members of the group Big Time Rush head to London for their first big world tour but instead get mixed up in a mission to save the world. The film was released on March 10, 2012, in the US to Theaters, while a Germany release was on September 22, 2012.[13] Due to the promotion, the group recorded cover of The Beatles songs and released an EP, Big Time Movie Soundtrack EP.[14] However, the film received mixed to positive reviews from most contemporary film critics, many comparing them to The Monkees but praising their fun, carefree image.[13][15] However, the film was a success, having over thirteen million views in a week.[16]

2013–14: 24/Seven and hiatus

Kendall (left) and Logan (right).

In 2013 Nickelodeon renewed the Big Time Rush series for a 13-episode fourth season, production started on January 7. The band also released a song titled "Like Nobody's Around" which according to the premiere episode "Big Time Invasion" was outlining the history of professional, successful, and All-American Boy Bands; the Platters, the Temptations, The Jackson 5, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC, in response to the British invasion of rival act, and hugely successful One Direction. "Like Nobody's Around is the second track on both the standard and deluxe version of Big Time Rush's third album. On April 15, in an interview on Cambio, Big Time Rush announced that their third studio album, 24/Seven would be released sometime in early June 2013 and that the fourth season of Big Time Rush will air on May 2, 2013. On April 18, Big Time Rush revealed that 24/Seven would be released on either June 4 or 11, 2013. On April 20, nine tracks from the album (plus "Song for You" without the Karmin vocals and "Get Up" with only Kendall's vocals) was leaked. On June 4, EW released the full 10-song Standard version of 24/Seven online.[17] The Deluxe version of 24/Seven has also been leaked on YouTube and a different version of "Love Me Again" was leaked with it.

24/Seven was released on June 11, 2013, the album cover and track list was revealed on April 29, 2013. 24/Seven saw far less success than its preceding record Elevate which led many critics to draw comparisons between the band's third album and NSYNC's third album Celebrity (which also was not as widely received as the preceding No Strings Attached record); nevertheless, singles such as the up-tempo party anthem title track 24/Seven and the slower, powerful rock ballad "We Are" still allowed the new record high success in the United States as well as countries such as Mexico and Brazil. 24/Seven has reached Gold status in over several countries since its release and eventually sold millions of copies around the rest of the world nonetheless. Big Time Rush were nominated for World's Best Group, Best Album and Best Live Act for the ceremony in Monte Carlo, Monaco at the Salle des Etoiles Venue for the 22nd annual World Music Awards. It was later confirmed that same night after the awards show that Big Time Rush had won the World's Best Live Act trophy, which makes Big Time Rush the very first and only Nickelodeon act or artist in history to win a World Music Award trophy to date.[18] In 2014, the group went on a hiatus to pursue solo careers in music and acting. In an interview, Kendall stated that they will come back together when they have an opportunity.[19]

Artistry

Musical style and themes

Because the group is associated with the TV series and children network Nickelodeon, they have been presented as a "child-friendly" group, but have musical differences. In a review of their first studio album, BTR, Jessica Dawson from Common Sense Media wrote: "Big Time Rush is a standout, not only because of their boyish charm and good looks, but because their music is a cool blend of synth-pop, hip-hop, and boy-band harmonies."[20] The sound of the band is described as "pop-inspired dance-rock".[21]

Public image

Elevate platinum record after the album selling more than 2 million units worldwide.

The group has been compared to recent boy bands such as One Direction and The Wanted.[22] Michael O'Connell from The Hollywood Reporter said "One Direction is but one group in this resilient and timeless fad. They follow the recent success of fellow Brits [The Wanted] and Nickelodeon's cross-market creation [Big Time Rush]. One [One Direction] is fluke. Two [The Wanted] is a coincidence. And three [Big Time Rush] is a trend that you want to father your unborn children.'[23] Melinda Newman from The Washington Post stated "In the grand tradition of boy bands, these acts share certain traits with their similarly manufactured pop ancestors: Members of The Wanted and Big Time Rush auditioned for their parts at a casting call. The members of One Direction were put together by Simon Cowell after trying out individually for the British edition of “The X Factor.”"[22] However, she positively compared them to The Monkees by saying "Big Time Rush is similar to the Monkees with its own TV series as a launchpad, and the group appeals to kids, tweens, teens, and adults. They are also credited as the pop group that have once again restored creditably, relevance, and for relaunching boy bands back into the public eye once again."[22]

In Parade Magazine's 2012 poll, Big Time Rush was voted the "Best Boy Band in the World", topping both One Direction and The Wanted. Over 800,000 votes were cast. The band was featured on the cover of the August 5, 2012 issue of Parade which was a national top seller. An interview and photo set highlighting the group's win that coincided with the honor was featured in the same issue.[24][25][26] The magazine's website also featured the group amongst its list of "Greatest Boy Bands of All-Time", along with NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. The Washington Times Magazine ranked Big Time Rush Number 15 of their Top 20 Best Boy Bands of the decade in 2012. and number 28 on the pop goes the charts website of the Top 40 Best Boy Bands of the past 25 years in 2013.[27] To Toronto Sun, Pena talked about the group impact: "I think the music could stand alone, but I don't know if it would be as powerful. The show has definitely been our main audience. We have four million kids watching. So when you put a song out, four million kids hear it. When you put a song on the radio, you're not going to have four million people listening. It's a blessing and a curse being on Nickelodeon – it's gotten us where we are now, though some people are standoffish to us because of that. But we have to be grateful that Nickelodeon gave us this opportunity. Abandoning the show would not be the best idea".[28]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Hottest Guy Hotties Themselves Nominated [29]
2011 Favorite TV Stars [30]
2011 UK Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Band [31][32]
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Music Group [31][32]
2011 Argentina Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song "Boyfriend" Won [33]
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards Best New Push Artist Themselves Nominated [34]
2011 Youth Rocks Awards Rockin' Group of the Year [35][36]
2011 MTV BuzzWorthy Awards Favorite Breakthrough Band or Artist of The year [37]
2011 ASTRA Awards Favorite International Actor/Personality [38]
2012 Shorty Awards Best Band in Social Media [39]
2012 Best Music Artist in Social Media [39]
2012 Best Celebrity in Social Media [39]
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Music Group Won [40]
2012 Capricho Awards Favorite International Band Nominated [41]
2012 Meus Prêmios Nick Favorite International Music Artist [42]
2012 Argentina Kids' Choice Awards Favorite International Artist or Group Won [43]
2012 Golden Bravo Otto Awards Best Super Pop Artist/Group of The year [44]
2012 Favorite Internet Star Nominated [44]
2012 Mexico Kids' Choice Awards Favorite International Artist [45][46]
2012 Los Premios Telehit Best International Pop Group [47]
2012 Most Popular Artist [47]
2013 Shorty Awards Best Band in Social Media [48]
2013 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Music Group [49]
2013 Fan Army Rushers Won [49]
2013 Mexico Kids' Choice Awards Favorite International Artist or Group Themselves [50]
2013 Fuse TV Awards Best New Artist Nominated [51]
2013 Premios Oye! Best International English Single of The Year "Boyfriend" [52]
2013 Los Premios Telehit Boy Band of The Year Themselves [53]
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Group [54]
2013 Golden Bravo Otto Awards Best Global Pop Band or Group Won [55][56]
2013 Favorite Internet Star Nominated [55][56]
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Selling Group [57]
2014 World's Best Selling Album 24/Seven [58]
2014 World's Best Pop Act Themselves [59]
2014 World's Best Selling American Group [57]
2014 World's Best Live Act Won [18]
2014 Meus Prêmios Nick Favorite Fanatic Fanbase Rushers Nominated [60]
2014 Colombia Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Artist Or Group International Themselves Won [61]
2014 Favorite International TV Show [61]
2015 Russia Kids Choice Awards Best Fan Family Rushers Nominated

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