{"key":"64456","name":"Gerard Way","bio":"Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977 in Summit, New Jersey, United States) is an American musician and comic book writer who was the lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance from its formation in September 2001 until its split in March 2013. He is the executive producer of the band LostAlone's second album I'm a UFO in This City. Way also wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and wrote the Eisner Award-winning comic book The Umbrella Academy. His debut solo album \"Hesitant Alien\" was released on September 30, 2014 via Warner Bros. Records.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/64456_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"94180","name":"Ferras","bio":"Ferras is an American pop singer. His debut single, \"Hollywood's Not America\", was used as the closing theme on the Fox show American Idol in February 2008. It became a minor top 40 and adult contemporary hit in the subsequent months. His debut album, 'Aliens & Rainbows', was released on April 1.In 2010, Ferras released an EP of 5 original songs, \"Interim\", which was recorded as a live performance in a studio setting. The single, \"Wall Around My Heart\" was released in mid-June 2010. The EP is now available from most digital music retailers. Presently, Ferras is busy writing and recording for his yet-untitled sophomore album. He is also busy collaborating and writing for other well-known artists.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/94180_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"64500","name":"Olly Murs","bio":"Oliver Stanley \"Olly\" Murs (born May 14, 1984 in Witham, Essex, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He achieved second place on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009. In early 2010, he was signed to Syco Music and Epic Records, which are owned by Sony Music. After he toured with X Factor Finalists tour, he began recording his debut album.Murs' debut single, \"Please Don't Let Me Go\" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, after releasing it on 27 August, beating Katy Perry's \"Teenage Dream\" to the #1 spot. Olly's debut album followed his second official single \"Thinking of Me\", which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, and a week later Murs debut album, Olly Murs, charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/64500_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"6127","name":"Justin Timberlake","bio":"Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a Grammy Award winning singer, Emmy Award winning actor, producer and dancer. At a young age of 4, Timberlake already had a love for music. Joining singing competitions as early as age 7, he was coached by well-renowned child coach Bob Westbrook. After an appearance on Star Search, he continued his dreams, beating out thousands of kids to join the cast of Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. At age 15, he rose to commercial fame as one of the frontmen of the hugely successful pop group *NSYNC in the late 90's that debut in 1995. The group was a sensation, making a place for themselves in the music world with a succession of top-selling albums and singles like Bye Bye Bye and This I Promise You. He released his debut solo album Justified in 2002, cranking out hits like Rock Your Body, Like I Love You and Cry Me A River. It was certified 4 times platinum by the RIAA, with Timberlake winning Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 45th Grammy Awards. After a string of sold-out world arena tours, 40 million records sold (in addition to his 55 million albums sold with *NSYNC), 3 #1 singles, awards from the AMAs, VMAs, BRITs, World Music Awards, EMAs, VH1 Quadruple Threat recipient, Timberlake solidified his position as a pop superstar. Timberlake's work has earned him six Grammy Awards and four Emmy Awards. Aside from music, he also has a thriving acting career, with leading roles in movies like Alpha Dog, In Time, Black Snake Moan, Friends With Benefits and the Oscar-nominated film The Social Network. On October 19, 2012 he married longtime girlfriend, actress Jessica Biel at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Fasano, Italy.He is a five-time host on the popular sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live. His other ventures include record label Tennman Records, fashion label William Rast, and the restaurants Destino and Southern Hospitality. He revealed his upcoming track on his anticipated album would include a song Mirrors, that would be dedicated to his wife. In 2013, he officially resumed his music career with his third album The 20\/20 Experience. The album sold over 580,000 digital copies on iTunes during its first week, becoming the fastest-selling album in iTunes history. It is already certified double-platinum two months after release.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/6127_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"19401","name":"Bruno Mars","bio":"features special guest appearances from B.o.B, Cee-Lo Green, and Damian Marley. The lead single, Just the Way You Are, was released on July 19, 2010. The second single off the album, Grenade, was released on September 2010 as a promotional single but was eventually shifted to official second single. The It Will Rain Songfacts reports that in 2011 he recorded \"It Will Rain,\" the lead single from the soundtrack to the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2013 Part 1. It was released exclusively on iTunes September 27, 2011.Bruno Mars was born and raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii by parents Pete and Bernadette \"Bernie\" Hernandez, of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent. Hernandez was one of six children and came from a musical family giving him a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B. From a young age, he was impersonating and performing songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations. In 1990, Hernandez was featured in MidWeek as \"Little Elvis\", going on to have a cameo in Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992. \"I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan,\" he stated.In 2010 he said, \"Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments. My uncle's an incredible guitar player, my dad's an incredible percussionist, my brother's a great drummer, he actually plays in our band. I've just been surrounded by it.\" He attended President Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 2003 at the age of seventeen, and shortly after moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career.Before becoming a successful solo artist, Hernandez was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, and Sean Kingston, as well as Flo Rida's international hit \"Right Round\". He also co-wrote the Sugababes' hit song \"Get Sexy\" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7. His first musical appearance as a singer was in Far East Movement's second studio album Animal, featured on the track \"3D\". He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on and co-writing B.o.B's \"Nothin' on You\" and Travie McCoy's \"Billionaire\"; both songs peaked within the top ten of many charts worldwide. He said of them, \"I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of \"Nothin' on You\", it might've sounded like some '90s R&B.\" Following this success, Mars released his debut extended play (EP), titled It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010. The EP peaked at the ninety-ninth position on the Billboard 200 and produced one single: \"The Other Side\", featuring rappers Cee Lo Green and B.o.B. He performed a medley of \"Nothin' on You\" and \"Airplanes\" with B.o.B and Hayley Williams at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.He opened for Maroon 5 on the fall leg of the Hands All Over Tour which began on October 6, 2010. Mars also co-headlined with Travie McCoy on a European tour that started on October 18, 2010.On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. He claims \"he has never used drugs before\" and his decision was \"foolish\".He has been nominated for seven 2011 Grammy Awards.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/www.aaemusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19401_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"500,000 - 1,000,000"}

{"key":"66350","name":"Troye Sivan","bio":"Troye Sivan Mellet (born 5 June 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa), better known as Troye Sivan, is an Australian actor, YouTuber and singer-songwriter. His YouTube channel has over 200 million views and more than 3.6 million subscribers. He is the third most subscribed Australian YouTube channel. In July of 2014 he released his first single titled \u201cHappy Little Pill\u201d from the TRXYE EP that was released on August 15th, 2014.As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the 2009 X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and most recently has starred in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan also regularly makes YouTube videos, and has over 4 million subscribers and over 250 million total views. On the day of his 18th birthday, the June 5, 2013, Troye signs a record deal with Universal Music, and releases his new EP, entitled TRXYE, through EMI Music Australia in August 2014. In October 2015, during his first world tour, he announces his debut album, Blue Neighbourhood, released on December 4, 2015.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/66350_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"19388","name":"Backstreet Boys","bio":"The Backstreet Boys is an internationally recognized and award-winning vocal boy band that redefined the modern musical landscape. Known for singles like \"I Want It That Way,\" \"As Long as You Love Me\" and \"Everybody (Backstreet's Back),\" the group ushered in a chapter of pop culture that commandeered the world\u2019s radio airwaves, broke music and concert sales records and launched a new generation of teen idols for millions of youth. Comprised of members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson, the group rose to fame with their 1996 debut international album, Backstreet Boys. The following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back, continuing the group's worldwide success. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). After almost ten years together, the band went on a brief hiatus following legal battles with their management company. In 2006, it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests. Following Richardson's departure announcement, the Backstreet Boys expressed no interest in replacing him and entered the studio to record their next two albums, Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). The Backstreet Boys announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently during a show in London in April 2012, and they released their eighth studio album, In A World Like This, shortly thereafter in 2013. In 2016, the group signed a deal with Live Nation for a concert residency in Las Vegas, which ran from 2017 to 2019. They later released \"God, Your Mama, and Me\", with country duo Florida Georgia Line. The song entered the Hot 100 at No. 92 for the chart in March of 2017, which was the group's first appearance on the chart since 2007. The group announced their ninth studio album DNA, in January of 2019, featuring singles \"Don't Go Breaking My Heart\" and \"Chances\". The Backstreet Boys embarked on the DNA World Tour in support of the album in May 2019.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/19388_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"300,000 - 500,000"}

{"key":"26394","name":"Joshua Radin","bio":"Joshua Radin is an acoustic singer\/songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio. When close friend and actor\/film-maker Zach Braff heard a demo of Radin's song \"Winter,\" he was immediately interested, and got the song onto the show Scrubs in the episode \"My Screw Up.\" The song received an overwhelmingly positive response and gave Radin substantial exposure with the show's demographic. The songs \"Today\", \"Closer\", \"Don't Look Away\" and \"These Photographs\" were also used on the show.Since, Joshua's songs have been further featured on the FOX Television drama North Shore, Bones and the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. His song \"Star Mile\" is on The Last Kiss movie soundtrack. Most recently his song \"What If You\" was featured on the Catch and Release soundtrack. He also has a couple tracks on the Adam soundtrack, including \"When I Find You.\"The album \"We Were Here\" was released in 2006, containing many of the songs featured on the various television shows. The album is made up of heavily acoustic indie Folk\/Pop, and is especially reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel, Elliott Smith, Jode Gannon, Damien Rice and Iron & Wine.Joshua Radin is featured in Ashtar Command's song \"Mark IV\" from the band's debut LP American Sunshine.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/26394_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"30,000 - 50,000"}

{"key":"21356","name":"Trey Songz","bio":"Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is a Grammy award nominated American singer, producer and actor. After releasing many mixtapes under the name Prince of Virginia he signed to Atlantic Records in 2005 and released his debut album I Gotta Make It. His second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007 and earned him a Grammy nomination. His latest album, Ready, was released in September 2009 and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. His forth album 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure', was released on September 14, 2010. His fifth album entitled Chapter V was released on August 21, 2012. He also performs under the alias Trigga when he raps and is known as Songz 00711 while performing in the group Ocean's 7.Songz was born Tremaine Aldon Neverson on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia. Raised a military brat, he recognized his vocal abilities at the age of 14. Reluctant to sing, he 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. After graduating from high school, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin his music career.2004\u20132006: I Gotta Make ItWhile recording his debut album, Songz released mixtapes under the alias Prince of Virginia. He made an \u201canswer track\u201d to R. Kelly\u2019s \u201cTrapped in the Closet\u201d, entitled \u201cOpen the Closet\u201d.His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released in July 2005 by Atlantic Records. It debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200, domestically selling over 10,000 copies in its first week of sales. Songz\u2019s 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 numbber 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 99.2007\u20132008: Trey DaySongz 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\u2019s second album had included, Bryan-Michael Cox, R. Kelly, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Andrew Harr, Bernard Freeman, Floyd Hills, alongside Tamir \u201cNokio\u201d Ruffin, Justin Haro, and M.S. Eriksen. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, selling more units than his previous album, I Gotta Make It. The lead single, \u201cWonder Woman\u201d, 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, \u201cCan\u2019t Help but Wait\u201d, 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\u2019s highest charting debut on the Hot 100, and his first-charting R&B single on the R&B charts. \u201cCan\u2019t Help But Wait\u201d charted at number 74 on the Billboard Pop 100 in February 2008. The third single off of \u201cTrey Day\u201d, \u201cLast Time\u201d, 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.2009\u2013present: ReadyIn 2009, \u201cCan\u2019t Help but Wait\u201d earned Songz a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony. He announced the upcoming release of his third album, Ready, scheduled to be released in September 2009. Ready is preceded by the first single, \u201cI Need a Girl\u201d. Furthermore, a companion video to \u201cBrand New\u201d, 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.Prior to the release of Ready, Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June 2009 through his blog. 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.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/21356_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}