Big Time Rush (band)
| big time Rush | |
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 Big Time Rush (left to right): Logan, James, Kendall, Carlos |
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| General information | |
| origin | Los Angeles , California , USA |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B , pop-rock |
| founding | 2009 |
| Current occupation | |
| Logan Henderson | |
Singing, piano
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James Maslow |
Vocals, drums
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Carlos Pena |
Vocals, guitar
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Kendall Schmidt |
Big Time Rush (also known as BTR ) is an American band who became known among viewers of the Nickelodeon channel for their series of the same name .
Band history
Initially, after the auditions for the television series Big Time Rush, the cast was a little different. Logan Henderson, Carlos Pena and James Maslow played their current roles, but the role of (later) Kendall was occupied by Curt Hansen (so the role was called Curt). Therefore, he was also a member of the band at the same time. After he and the other three recorded the songs Famous and This Is Our Someday for the first episode, which was also shot with him, he was replaced by Kendall Schmidt , who also took part in the series, due to unexplained circumstances . So the shoot and the recordings had to be repeated. Since the songs that were recorded with him were not released, he does not officially count as a former member of the band. In 2009, the television program Big Time Rush started on the television channel Nickelodeon USA . On April 24, 2010 the series also started in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to shooting the series, the four guys actually recorded songs and in 2009 their first single, Big Time Rush , was released, but it was unsuccessful because it was not in the US charts. After their second single Any Kind Of Guy also failed to make it into the US charts, their third single Halfway There made it to number 93 on the US charts .
The band made appearances at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and one at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards .
October 2010 her first studio album BTR was released , which was also her greatest success. It hit the charts in ten different states and made it to number 3 on the Billboard 200. It was awarded a gold record in the US for 500,000 copies sold . By April 2011 the band had sold over 1.5 million records.
On February 8, 2011, the single Boyfriend was released , which Big Time Rush sang with Snoop Dogg . With the exception of the song, the single featured the album version of Boyfriend and the music video. The single was the second most successful single from Big Time Rush . It was in the charts in Germany , Austria , Great Britain and the USA and was the first single that was not only on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song made Big Time Rush better known internationally, including in Germany.
Their second album Elevate was released in November 2011. At the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012, Big Time Rush went to concerts and TV appearances in Germany. On February 17, 2012, Big Time Rush went on their first real tour, called Better With U Tour , which only went through the United States. The British band One Direction was the opening act on the tour . From July 5 to September 18, 2012, another 52 concerts were given in the USA and Canada as part of a summer tour.
Band members
- Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990 in Wichita , USA) is an actor, singer, dancer and plays the guitar .
- James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990 in New York City , USA) is an actor, singer, dancer and plays the piano .
- Logan Phillip Henderson (born September 14, 1989 in North Richland Hills , USA) is an actor, singer and dancer.
- Carlos Roberto Pena Jr. (born August 15, 1989 in Columbia (Missouri) , USA) is an actor, singer and dancer.
Kendall Schmidt in New York City (2010)
James Maslow in New York City (2010)
Logan Henderson in New York City (2010)
Carlos Pena Jr. in New York City (2010)
Guest appearances in television series
- 2011: Hand on Heart (Episode 210)
- 2012: How to Rock (Episode 1x06)
- 2013: The penguins from Madagascar (episode "The tunnel of love")
- 2013: Marvin Marvin (episode "Attack of the Clergy")
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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| 2010 | BTR |
DE16 (18 weeks) DE |
AT12 (19 weeks) AT |
CH18 (13 weeks) CH |
UK14 (3 weeks) UK |
US3  (51 weeks)US |
First published: October 11, 2010
Sales: +700,000 |
| 2011 | Elevate |
DE33 (4 weeks) DE |
AT32 (4 weeks) AT |
CH76 (2 weeks) CH |
UK72 (1 week) UK |
US12 (22 weeks) US |
First published: November 18, 2011
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| 2013 | 24 / Seven |
DE42 (2 weeks) DE |
AT35 (1 week) AT |
CH43 (1 week) CH |
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US4 (10 weeks) US |
First published: June 7, 2013
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Awards and nominations
| Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
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| year | Award | For | category | result |
| 2010 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Australia | big time Rush | Favorite band - International (Favorite International Band) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards USA | Favorite Band (Favorite Music Group) | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Artist - International (Artista Internacional Favorito) | Won | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Argentina | Nominated | |||
| Boyfriend | Favorite song (Canción Favorita) | Won | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | big time Rush | Best Push Act (Best Push) | Nominated | |
| Youth Rock Awards | Band of the Year (Rockin 'Group of the Year) | |||
| MTV Best of 2011 | Favorite breakthrough band in 2011 (Favorite Breakthrough Band of 2011) | |||
| 2012 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards USA | Favorite Band (Favorite Music Group) | Won | |
| 2013 | Nominated | |||
Web links
- Official website offline
- Information about Big Time Rush on Musicline.de
- Information about Big Time Rush on Viva.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ All chart songs in the USA
- ↑ Nickutopia.com: Big Time Rush 2010 Teen Choice Awards (English) ( Memento from December 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ SonyMusic.de: Big Time Rush - BTR ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ BTR Music News: Big Time News
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BTR-Music-News.com: Concert in Cologne
- ↑ Appearance in the soap opera Hand on Heart , to be seen on MyVideo.tv
- ↑ Viva.tv: Madcon, Big Time Rush and Frida Gold perform at VIVA COMET 2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ spickmich.de: Big Time Rush in the ARD morning magazine
- ↑ BigTimeRushTV: Big Time Rush announces Summer 2012 Tour + Tour Dates ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ BigTimeRushTV Germany: Big Time Rush announce Summer Tour 2012! ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Publication sources : http://music.aol.com/song/big-time-rush/big-night/14546529/ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and iTunes
