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== Production ==
== Production ==
The children on these albums usually do not sing the entire song; instead, an adult typically sings the verses, while the kids sing the choruses and occasionally join in at other times. The adult singer is always the same gender as the original singer of the song being covered, except for Daniel Bedingfield's "[[Gotta Get Thru This]]" on ''[[Kidz Bop 3]]''. Some of the singers in Kidz Bop do not match up to the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] and [[timing (music)|timing]] of the original song.<ref name=kb8/> Also, in some songs, the lead artist's verse is included, but not the collaborator's; an example includes [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Crazy in Love]]", which does not include any of [[Jay-Z]]'s guest vocal.
The children on these albums usually do not sing the entire song; instead, an adult typically sings the verses, while the kids sing the choruses and occasionally join in at other times. The adult singer is always the same gender as the original singer of the song being covered, except for Daniel Bedingfield's "[[Gotta Get Thru This]]" on ''[[Kidz Bop 3]]''. Some of the singers in Kidz Bop do not match up to the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] and [[timing (music)|timing]] of the original song.<ref name=kb8/> Also, in some songs, the lead artist's verse is included, but not the collaborator's; an example includes [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Crazy in Love]]", which does not include any of [[Jay-Z]]'s guest vocal.
Kidz Bop has gotten bad critizicim from audiences over 11. A fan of Avril Lavigne named Lexi had this to say when she found out Lavinge's "[[When You're Gone]]" song had been added to the album. " I listened to it and it was horrible. Never had I seen a great song so brutally edited. It was horrible and I wanted to commit suicide soon after hearing it."


== Albums ==
== Albums ==

Revision as of 21:52, 1 March 2008

File:Kidz Bop Cover.jpg
The cover for the first Kidz Bop album.

Kidz Bop is the name of a series of popular music albums recorded for children, sold by Razor & Tie Direct, L.L.C. and frequently marketed through television commercials.

Kidz Bop toured the United States at popular music venues in Fall 2007. Members of the touring show included Mary Sarah Gross, Davide Schiavone, Markelle Gay, Elizabeth Bashian, Kristian Real and Breyanna Komadina. The Kidz Bop World Tour kicked off in October 2007. Corporate sponsors included Dodge Grand Caravan and Juicy Juice. The tour itself was a joint venture between VEE corporation and Kidz Bop, LLC. The show itself is billed as the "only rock show by kids, for kids". Adult leads in the show are Jeff Leatherwood and Jodi Katz. A full rock band consisting of Oscar Baustista (lead guitar), Richard Maheaux (keyboards), Ryan Marks (bass) and drummer Winston Roye play for the show.

Advertising

Kidz Bop is often advertised on television channels popular with young audiences, such as Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. The commercials typically show regular kids singing and dancing to songs featured on the album. Although the albums are initially sold through direct mail-order prior to their retail availability, they are predominantly sold in traditional stores as well. All these songs are also kid-friendly which older people hate!

The album cover follows the footsteps of the art for the original album in the Now That's What I Call Music series in the American market. THEY EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN YOUTUBE ACCOUNT!

Audiences

Kidz Bop is intended for children; popular songs are recorded in cover versions with kids singing them, and lyrics considered inappropriate for younger audiences are changed.[1] Hit songs with considerable mature content are often bypassed; for example, Pete Wentz would not permit Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance" to be included on Kidz Bop 10 due to sexual references in the lyrics. Some controversy stirred up when Natasha Bedingfield's Love Like This was omitted from Kidz Bop 13. It was replaced by Bubbly by MySpace artist Colbie Caillat. Criticism stems from Kidz Bop's covering of songs that mention or insinuate death, sex, or drugs, subjects considered unsuitable for the young; examples include Nelly's "Dilemma," covered on Kidz Bop 3, Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", covered on Kidz Bop 6, and Justin Timberlake's "My Love", covered on Kidz Bop 11. Teens say that they suck because they change the lyrics!

Production

The children on these albums usually do not sing the entire song; instead, an adult typically sings the verses, while the kids sing the choruses and occasionally join in at other times. The adult singer is always the same gender as the original singer of the song being covered, except for Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta Get Thru This" on Kidz Bop 3. Some of the singers in Kidz Bop do not match up to the pitch and timing of the original song.[1] Also, in some songs, the lead artist's verse is included, but not the collaborator's; an example includes Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love", which does not include any of Jay-Z's guest vocal. Kidz Bop has gotten bad critizicim from audiences over 11. A fan of Avril Lavigne named Lexi had this to say when she found out Lavinge's "When You're Gone" song had been added to the album. " I listened to it and it was horrible. Never had I seen a great song so brutally edited. It was horrible and I wanted to commit suicide soon after hearing it."

Albums

Kidz Bop 10 is the fastest Kidz Bop to hit gold even though they made Pump It sound like crap, and although it did not surpass the series' highest peak position, achieved by Kidz Bop 9 at #2, it did mark the series' biggest single sales week ever.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kidz Bop 8 Music Review. Entertainment Weekly. July 29, 2005.

External links

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