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Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett among others. After years of limited success, the quartet were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999), which contained the number-one singles \"Bills, Bills,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6710563898086548, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-2150651", "score": 0.6656566858291626, "text": "Destiny's Child Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song. In 1990, Beyoncé Knowles met rapper LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for a girl group. Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-367683", "score": 0.6582052707672119, "text": "Michelle Williams (singer) Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Williams rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time with over 60 million records, of which more than 35 million copies sold with the trio lineup with Williams. During their hiatus, she released her debut solo album \"Heart to Yours\" (2002) which topped the US gospel album chart and became the best-selling gospel release of the year. Also in 2002, \"Billboard\", named her the fifth Top Gospel", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2129974", "score": 0.6546266674995422, "text": "B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day is the second solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006, in various countries and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment, and Sony Urban Music. The album was originally planned as a follow-up to Beyoncé's 2003 solo debut \"Dangerously in Love\" to be released in 2004; however, it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny's Child's final album \"Destiny Fulfilled\" (2004) and the singer's starring role in the 2006 film \"Dreamgirls\". While on vacation after filming,", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2406936", "score": 0.6530295610427856, "text": "her desk in class to find a girl sitting in her seat. Luckett asked her teacher to remove the girl (who turned out to be Beyoncé Knowles) from her assigned seat. They later became friends and she was invited to join Beyoncé's singing group Girls Tyme, which later became Destiny's Child. In 1993, LeToya Luckett joined Knowles, LaTavia Roberson, and Kelly Rowland to complete the Houston-based R&B group, Destiny's Child. The roles of the group consisted with Knowles as lead vocalist, Rowland as second-lead vocalist plus alongside Roberson and Luckett as background vocalists with Roberson as alto (and spokesperson) adding", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1697810", "score": 0.6392167806625366, "text": "Beyoncé and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for \"Time\"'s Person of the Year. With the release of \"Lemonade\", Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in \"Billboard\" chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine \"Tina\" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3387888", "score": 0.6392167806625366, "text": "Beyoncé and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for \"Time\"'s Person of the Year. With the release of \"Lemonade\", Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in \"Billboard\" chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine \"Tina\" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-1405503", "score": 0.6284210085868835, "text": "Heeba Jeeba Studios in Sherman Oaks and the Real FM Sound and Nature's Finest Studios in Hollywood. Several record producers and songwriters collaborated with Rowland on the album, including Damon Elliott, Mark J. Feist, Rob Fusari, Rich Harrison, Teron Beal, Billy Mann, Damon Sharpe, and Robert \"Big Bert\" Smith, the latter who contributed \"Love/Hate,\" a song co-written by fellow singer Brandy. Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's younger sister, wrote and co-produced three songs on \"Simply Deep\". Rowland felt pressured by high expectations due to Destiny's Child and their huge success. \"It was a challenge and I did that creatively and vocally,\" she", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6279364228248596, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-289", "score": 0.6194431781768799, "text": "Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in June 2005, she released her second solo album, B'Day (2006), which contained hits \"Déjà Vu\", \"Irreplaceable\", and \"Beautiful Liar\". Beyoncé also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe-nominated performance in Dreamgirls (2006), and starring roles in The Pink Panther (2006) and Obsessed (2009). Her marriage to rapper Jay Z and portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), which saw the birth of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year for \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\". Beyoncé took a hiatus from music in 2010 and took over management of her career; her fourth album 4 (2011) was subsequently mellower in tone, exploring 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul. 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In 1990, Beyoncé Knowles met rapper LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for a girl group. Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3618968", "score": 0.6329565644264221, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had No. 1 albums. Mathew is African American, while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent (African, Native American, and French). Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. Beyoncé attended St. Mary's Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes. Her singing talent was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes. Beyoncé's interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon's \"Imagine\" to beat", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3892213", "score": 0.6329565644264221, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had No. 1 albums. Mathew is African American, while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent (African, Native American, and French). Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. Beyoncé attended St. Mary's Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes. Her singing talent was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes. Beyoncé's interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon's \"Imagine\" to beat", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-488", "score": 0.6323995590209961, "text": "Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, \"to live life, to be inspired by things again\". During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners. Beyoncé's musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances.", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-489", "score": 0.6323995590209961, "text": "Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, \"to live life, to be inspired by things again\". During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners. 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The edited structure of the original double vinyl edition is retained to preserve the original album experience. \"Vocalists on tracks are identified by superscripts: (a) Aretha Franklin, (b) Mavis Staples, (c) Reverend Cecil Franklin, (d) Reverend Jesse Jackson, (e) Reverend Jaspar Williams, (f) Erma Franklin, (g) Carolyn Franklin, (h) Joe Ligon of The Mighty Clouds of Joy\" One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a 1987 gospel album recorded by Aretha Franklin, for Arista Records. Recorded at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, over the", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3921109", "score": 0.6147250533103943, "text": "Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. With more than 15 million members , it is the world's largest Baptist denomination, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, and the second-largest Christian denomination in the United States after the Catholic Church. The word \"Southern\" in Southern Baptist Convention stems from it having been organized in 1845 at Augusta, Georgia, by Baptists in the Southern United States who split with northern Baptists over the issue of slavery, specifically whether Southern slave owners could serve as missionaries. After the American Civil", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3192592", "score": 0.6121482253074646, "text": "well as through the contribution of more than 2,500 volunteers\".\" Lakewood Church Lakewood Church is a non-denominational charismatic Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas, US. It is one of the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 52,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, home to four English-language services and two Spanish-language services per week, is located at the former Compaq Center. Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church with his wife, Victoria, who serves as co-pastor. Lakewood Church is non-denominational (not affiliated), while the leadership may be considered part of the Word of Faith", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-566304", "score": 0.6110739707946777, "text": "increased its participant and audience capacity and for the first time was held in the arena recently opened Prudential Center. Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir, Byron Cage, Vickie Winans and Cissy Houston were among the headliners who performed in the evening concert. McDonald's Gospelfest The McDonald's Gospelfest is an annual gospel music festival, talent competition, and fundraiser in Newark, New Jersey. The event, inaugurated in 1983, and sponsored by McDonald's, takes place in spring and has been held at the Prudential Center since 2008. The closing night contest and", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-1275081", "score": 0.6081077456474304, "text": "its venue, including New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus, and the Atlanta chapter of the American Guild of Organists. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Atlanta) St. Bartholomew's is an Episcopal parish in Atlanta, Georgia, which is notable for its ministries, choral music, and architecture. The main structures of St. Bartholomew's are all modernist (or International style) in design. Architectural buffs have granted the main church building some attention, one blogger calling it a \"nice setting\", and another calling attention to the \"bluer\" ceiling of its nave. In the early 1950s, many people were moving into DeKalb County, especially in", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-785675", "score": 0.6078841090202332, "text": "Sandi Patty Sandra Faye \"Sandi\" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide vocal range and expressive flexibility which has led music critics to dub her \"The Voice\". Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musicians; her father was a minister of music, and her mother served as the church pianist. She first performed at the age of two when she sang \"Jesus Loves Me\" for her church, Phoenix First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). First growing up in Phoenix, then San Diego, she and her brothers joined their", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1711682", "score": 0.6078841090202332, "text": "Sandi Patty Sandra Faye \"Sandi\" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide vocal range and expressive flexibility which has led music critics to dub her \"The Voice\". Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musicians; her father was a minister of music, and her mother served as the church pianist. She first performed at the age of two when she sang \"Jesus Loves Me\" for her church, Phoenix First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). First growing up in Phoenix, then San Diego, she and her brothers joined their", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-612841", "score": 0.6067028641700745, "text": "St. Paul's United Methodist Church (Houston) St. Paul's United Methodist Church is a congregation of the United Methodist Church, founded in 1906 and located in Houston, Texas, in the city's Museum District. St. Paul's is known for its traditional style of worship as embodied by its renowned choir. The church has as its vision statement: \"To be a cathedral for the city of Houston, embodying its diversity, inspiring faith, and leading change for the common good of all peoples and communities.\" At the beginning of the 20th century, members of Houston’s Methodist community worked toward organizing a new congregation on", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3288626", "score": 0.6054434180259705, "text": "Harlem Gospel Choir The Harlem Gospel Choir is an American gospel choir based in Harlem, New York. It is one of the United States's most prominent gospel choirs. The group comprises 65 members, ranging in age from 17 to 70. It has toured the world, logging two million travel miles. They have appeared on national television programs such as \"Good Morning America\", \"Top Chef: New York\" and \"The Colbert Report\". They have performed for Pope John Paul II and Paul McCartney, and have performed with The Chieftains, Diana Ross, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Jimmy Cliff,", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2473229", "score": 0.6026251316070557, "text": "Church music hymns. The Methodist Revival of the 18th century created an explosion of hymn writing in Welsh, which continued into the first half of the 19th century. African-Americans developed a rich hymnody out of the spirituals sung during times of slavery. During the Second Great Awakening in the United States, this led to the emergence of a new popular style. Fanny Crosby, Ira D. Sankey, and others produced testimonial music for evangelistic crusades. These are often designated \"gospel songs\" as distinct from hymns, since they generally include a refrain (or chorus) and usually (though not always) a faster tempo than the", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-988434", "score": 0.6020423769950867, "text": "and open to the general public. The Interchurch Center Chorus and the Gospel Choir, both populated by tenant employees, present periodic concerts in the Center's chapel. The Interchurch Center The Interchurch Center is a 19-story limestone-clad office building located at 475 Riverside Drive and West 120th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It is the headquarters for the international humanitarian ministry Church World Service, and also houses a wide variety of church agencies and ecumenical and interfaith organizations as well as some nonprofit foundations and faith-related organizations. The National Council of Churches also occupied the building from its inception, but", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1991261", "score": 0.6020423769950867, "text": "and open to the general public. The Interchurch Center Chorus and the Gospel Choir, both populated by tenant employees, present periodic concerts in the Center's chapel. The Interchurch Center The Interchurch Center is a 19-story limestone-clad office building located at 475 Riverside Drive and West 120th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It is the headquarters for the international humanitarian ministry Church World Service, and also houses a wide variety of church agencies and ecumenical and interfaith organizations as well as some nonprofit foundations and faith-related organizations. The National Council of Churches also occupied the building from its inception, but", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1449651", "score": 0.6017633676528931, "text": "Bill Clinton, and Oprah Winfrey. The Chapel is linked to a vast underground series of tunnels crisscrossing the campus carrying utilities. The congregation of Wake Forest Baptist Church holds regular Sunday services in the chapel. In the late 1990s the chapel became the center of controversy when members of the church decided to conduct a same-sex commitment ceremony. Other events held in the chapel throughout the year, include a Moravian lovefeast during the Christmas season. Wait Chapel Wait Chapel is a building on the campus of Wake Forest University. It houses the Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris Carillon of 48 bells.", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2243116", "score": 0.6007835865020752, "text": "the gospel music revue \"The Glory of Gospel\" (1996), being featured on the cast albums for the latter two productions as she had been with \"Josephine...\". In 2008 Hughes returned to session singing for the album \"Subway Silence\" by Dutch vocalist Giovanca (). In recent years Hughes has resided in Dallas tending her mother. Rhetta Hughes Rhetta Hughes (born Dallas, Texas, 15 June 1939) is a retired American soul singer and musical theatre and occasional screen actress. Although Hughes sang from a young age into adulthood in the choir of a Baptist church in her hometown of Dallas, she had", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3035298", "score": 0.6006788015365601, "text": "Sylvester (singer) insist that all pictures of himself were meticulously airbrushed. Sylvester was born and raised into the Pentecostal denomination of Christianity, and remained a Christian throughout his life. He often compared the ecstatic feelings that accompanied his onstage performances with the feelings experienced in a gospel choir in a Pentecostal church. When performances reached a certain level of heightened emotion, he would comment that \"we had service.\" In later life, he joined the Love Center Church in East Oakland, a ministry founded by the preacher and former gospel singer Walter Hawkins in the 1970s. He had been introduced to the church", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3279310", "score": 0.6006788015365601, "text": "Sylvester (singer) insist that all pictures of himself were meticulously airbrushed. Sylvester was born and raised into the Pentecostal denomination of Christianity, and remained a Christian throughout his life. He often compared the ecstatic feelings that accompanied his onstage performances with the feelings experienced in a gospel choir in a Pentecostal church. When performances reached a certain level of heightened emotion, he would comment that \"we had service.\" In later life, he joined the Love Center Church in East Oakland, a ministry founded by the preacher and former gospel singer Walter Hawkins in the 1970s. He had been introduced to the church", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-538", "score": 0.5988448262214661, "text": "In January 2013, Destiny's Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, \"Nuclear\". Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for \"Love on Top\". Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013. The film, which she directed and produced herself, featured footage from her childhood, her as a mother and businesswoman, recording, rehearsing for live performances, and her return to the spotlight following Blue Ivy's birth. Its DVD release in November 2013 was accompanied by footage from the Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live concerts and a new song, \"God Made You Beautiful\". In February 2013, Beyoncé signed a global publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music, which would cover her future songwriting and then-upcoming studio album.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-539", "score": 0.5988448262214661, "text": "In January 2013, Destiny's Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, \"Nuclear\". 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Despite the album's first two singles' average commercial performance—neither of which reached the peak of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100—its \"handsome", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-682", "score": 0.6054258942604065, "text": "Beyoncé's vocal range spans four octaves. Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as \"one of the most compelling instruments in popular music\". While another critic says she is a \"Vocal acrobat, being able to sing long and complex melismas and vocal runs effortlessly, and in key. Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child. The Daily Mail calls Beyoncé's voice \"versatile\", capable of exploring power ballads, soul, rock belting, operatic flourishes, and hip hop. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is \"velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting\". Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé's strange rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was \"capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.\"", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-683", "score": 0.6054258942604065, "text": "Beyoncé's vocal range spans four octaves. Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as \"one of the most compelling instruments in popular music\". While another critic says she is a \"Vocal acrobat, being able to sing long and complex melismas and vocal runs effortlessly, and in key. Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child. The Daily Mail calls Beyoncé's voice \"versatile\", capable of exploring power ballads, soul, rock belting, operatic flourishes, and hip hop. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is \"velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting\". Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé's strange rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was \"capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.\"", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-684", "score": 0.6054258942604065, "text": "Beyoncé's vocal range spans four octaves. Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as \"one of the most compelling instruments in popular music\". 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Others are associated with Sacred Harp, Southern Gospel, and similar singing traditions, whose music is religious in character but sung outside", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-166407", "score": 0.60394287109375, "text": "Clash of the Choirs Lachey won the 2007 competition, which was decided by public vote after four nights of live performances. Patti LaBelle's choir finished second, followed by Blake Shelton's, Michael Bolton's, and Kelly Rowland's. The remaining teams received $50,000 each of donations, courtesy of General Electric, parent company of network owner NBC Universal. The miniseries aired right as most US primetime broadcast television series had run out of new episodes mainly due to the Writers Guild of America strike. Airing the week before Christmas song choices reflected a spiritual tone with one critic speculating that Patti LaBelle's choir was sure to win unless", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3797300", "score": 0.6038909554481506, "text": "they release a new gospel CD each year. Cherokee National Youth Choir The Cherokee National Youth Choir was created in part by Chad \"Corntassel\" Smith, a former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. It consists of youth of Cherokee descent who sing gospel music in the Cherokee language. The directors are Mary Kay Henderson and Kathy Sierra. The choir has sung at various venues around the United States, including singing for former President George W. Bush, singing at Ground Zero in New York City, and singing alongside Dolly Parton at her amusement park, Dollywood. 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GAEA was founded in 1995 by Chigusa Nagayo, a professional wrestler who achieved huge success in the 1980s with her tag team partner, Lioness Asuka, as the Crush Gals.", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-326197", "score": 0.5506247878074646, "text": "Moranbong Band The Moranbong Band (, lit. \"Tree Peony Peak Orchestra\"), also known as the Moran Hill Orchestra, is an all-female music group in North Korea whose members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of pop, rock, and fusion, they are the first all-female band from the DPRK, and made their world debut on July 6, 2012. Their varied musical style has been described as symphonic because it is \"putting together different kinds of sounds, and ending in a harmonious, pleasing result.\" The band has been referred to in the West as \"North Korea's", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3282063", "score": 0.5506247878074646, "text": "Moranbong Band The Moranbong Band (, lit. \"Tree Peony Peak Orchestra\"), also known as the Moran Hill Orchestra, is an all-female music group in North Korea whose members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of pop, rock, and fusion, they are the first all-female band from the DPRK, and made their world debut on July 6, 2012. Their varied musical style has been described as symphonic because it is \"putting together different kinds of sounds, and ending in a harmonious, pleasing result.\" The band has been referred to in the West as \"North Korea's", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-548495", "score": 0.550411581993103, "text": "Tic Tac Toe (band) successful German female band. The band was established in 1995 by three young women from the industrial Ruhr area: Lee (Liane Wiegelmann), Ricky (Ricarda Wältken) and Jazzy (Marlene Tackenberg). Claudia Wohlfromm was the group's manager, and together with her partner Torsten Börger co-wrote all the songs for Tic Tac Toe. To appeal to young audience, the official band biography stated that all girls were in their teens, although only Ricky was actually a teenager when the group was formed. Their first single was \"Ich find' dich scheiße\" in 1995, which caused a media stir due to its explicit title which", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-4023856", "score": 0.5502597689628601, "text": "with roughly 500 participants was broadcast on Japan's Fuji TV to an Internet audience of over 120,000. However, the chairman of the Presidential Council on National Branding cites this resistance as proof of “how successful Korean Wave is.” The 1990s saw the rise of K-pop in China through groups like H.O.T. and SechKies—sparking China's investment in Korea's entertainment industry. K-pop artists have achieved considerable success in China since then: in 2005, Rain held a concert in Beijing with 40,000 people in attendance. In 2010, the Wonder Girls won an award for the highest digital sales for a foreign artist, with", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-1182310", "score": 0.5502554774284363, "text": "programs, particularly in \"Dutch X Factor\" since 2008. From 2010 until 2012 she was one of the first judges on the Dutch version of The Voice, The Voice of Holland. She is also active in musical theater; with her show \"Label\" (which includes, besides songs by Dutch writers, a number of songs by Leonard Cohen) she toured throughout the Netherlands in 2010. Angela Groothuizen Angela Groothuizen (born 28 September 1959) is a Dutch singer, artist and television personality. Groothuizen rose to fame as a member of the Dutch Dance/Pop girl group Dolly Dots, which achieved popularity inside and outside the", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3358960", "score": 0.5501616597175598, "text": "Melanie Blatt Melanie Ruth Blatt (born 25 March 1975) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints. The group have gained five number one singles, two multi-platinum albums, two BRIT Awards and have sold over 10 million records worldwide making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, and the second best-selling girl group in the UK. Blatt began recording a solo album in 2003, working with numerous producers including Xenomania and released her debut solo single \"Do Me Wrong\" in 2003. Blatt was later", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-46468", "score": 0.5500641465187073, "text": "Madonna Louise Ciccone (/tʃɪˈkoʊni/; Italian: [tʃikˈkoːne]; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Madonna is known for reinventing both her music and image, and for maintaining her autonomy within the recording industry. Music critics have acclaimed her musical productions, which have generated some controversy. Often referred to as the \"Queen of Pop\", she is often cited as an influence by other artists.", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-46469", "score": 0.5500641465187073, "text": "Madonna Louise Ciccone (/tʃɪˈkoʊni/; Italian: [tʃikˈkoːne]; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Madonna is known for reinventing both her music and image, and for maintaining her autonomy within the recording industry. Music critics have acclaimed her musical productions, which have generated some controversy. 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Geffen stepped down as head of the label in 1995 to collaborate with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg to form DreamWorks SKG, an ambitious multimedia empire dealing in film, television, books and music. Geffen Records would distribute releases on the new operation's DreamWorks Records subsidiary. Universal Music Group acquired PolyGram in 1999, resulting in a corporate reorganization of labels. Geffen Records, along with A&M Records, was subsequently merged into Interscope Records. Although Geffen would continue to exist as a brand, it was downsized to fit into the", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-2717612", "score": 0.5498067140579224, "text": "the sale, Geffen Records operated as one of MCA's leading independently managed labels. Geffen stepped down as head of the label in 1995 to collaborate with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg to form DreamWorks SKG, an ambitious multimedia empire dealing in film, television, books and music. Geffen Records would distribute releases on the new operation's DreamWorks Records subsidiary. Universal Music Group acquired PolyGram in 1999, resulting in a corporate reorganization of labels. Geffen Records, along with A&M Records, was subsequently merged into Interscope Records. Although Geffen would continue to exist as a brand, it was downsized to fit into the", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1320331", "score": 0.5497906804084778, "text": "Roxette Roxette are a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album \"Look Sharp!\" Their third album \"Joyride,\" which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. Roxette went on to achieve nineteen UK Top 40 hits and several US Hot 100 hits, including four US number-ones with \"The Look\", \"Listen to Your Heart\", \"It Must Have Been Love\", and \"Joyride\". Other hits include \"Dangerous\", \"Fading Like a Flower\",", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1431010", "score": 0.5494987964630127, "text": "States in January 1997, topping the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 for four weeks. It was the group's only number-one single in that country. By the end of 1996, \"Wannabe\" had topped the charts in 22 nations, and by March 1997 this number had climbed to 37. \"Wannabe\" became the best-selling single by a girl group in the world, with 1,385,211 and 2,910,000 copies sold in United Kingdom (by 2015) and United States (by 2014), respectively, and over 7 million copies worldwide by the end of 1997. In a 2014 study, it was chosen as the most easily recognisable pop song of", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3796586", "score": 0.5494173765182495, "text": "Top of the Pops (magazine) Top of the Pops magazine is a British monthly publication published by Immediate Media Company. It features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. It was a supplementary magazine for the BBC television programme \"Top of the Pops\", which stopped producing weekly shows in 2006. The magazine and TV show have since diverged and now have distinctive identities. The magazine was launched in February 1995 and is famous for giving girl group The Spice Girls their nicknames. Alongside a revamp of the TV show, it was originally marketed as", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2351402", "score": 0.549356997013092, "text": "to be moved to Universal Music. On 30 June 2014, Universal Music Group re-established EMI's Taiwanese division, with A-Mei, Rainie Yang and Show Lo signing first to the label. In May 2016 the history of record label was examined in the hour-long BBC documentary \"EMI: The Inside Story\". EMI Leisure, formed in April 1974, was, by the late 1970s, a prominent operator of cinemas, hotels and restaurants, with its leisure business contributing 15% of group revenues. This business was the subject of a management buy-out in 1982 led by Lord Delfont. As well as the well-known record label the group", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3788484", "score": 0.5492001175880432, "text": "Honey Bees Honey Bees is a Hong Kong Girl Group Formed by WSM Entertainment Limited. The group is composed of 11 [Formerly 12] members: Alicia, Jacqueline, Ruby, Tiffany, Amy, Kimme, Janice, May May, Angel, Athena and Lezona. Honey Bees officially debuted in 2010, and started performing on television, in shopping centres etc. The group released its first album \"Honey Bees\" in 2012. When it was first established, there were only five members. Since then, there were more members joining the group, and by now, There are 11 members altogether. Former Member Chong Ting Yan, Better known as Elkie, Born in", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3472427", "score": 0.5491452813148499, "text": "Yaki-Da Yaki-Da were a Swedish pop group consisting of singers Marie Knutsen and Linda Schönberg. They were put together by Ace of Base band member and producer Jonas \"Joker\" Berggren. Berggren produced their entire first album and wrote all but two of the songs appearing on it. They released their first album, \"Pride\", in 1995 and the album's lead single, \"I Saw You Dancing\" reached number 54 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and number 11 on the Billboard Dance Charts. 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Subsequently, they settled on New Kids on the Block, after a rap song that Donnie Wahlberg had written and arranged for their first album. In April 1986, Columbia Records released the group's self-titled debut album. The album, almost exclusively written and produced by Maurice Starr, featured mid 80s bubblegum pop material. The first single, \"Be My Girl\", received minor airplay around the group's native Boston, but failed to capture nationwide attention. The album's second single,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2563638", "score": 0.6015076637268066, "text": "Gordon Keith (producer) Gordon Keith (born 1939) was the first person to sign a recording contract with the Jackson 5 and release their records.In 1966, he and four friends founded Steeltown Records in Gary, Indiana, with each able to manage, record, and sign local talent themselves in and around Gary. The quality of the music and dance scene was high in and near Gary. Vivian Carter, founder of VeeJay Records, and The Spaniels, a prominent Doo-wop group, are examples of Gary's musical culture. Keith states that each Steeltown partner individually discovered, signed, and took the responsibility and any profit for", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3976192", "score": 0.60146164894104, "text": "the ladies of Phajja and Shari \"Truth Hurts\" Watson, from their second album, \"Meeting in the Ladies' Room\" (2000). Phajja Phajja were an all-female contemporary R&B trio that released two albums on Warner Bros. Records and several moderately successful singles. Its members are Kena and Nakia Epps, sisters from Chicago, and Karen Johnson, of Boston. The ladies began singing together in 1987. The group originally consisted of five members and the original name was \"Not Your Average Girls\". The five ladies traveled and performed original music for several years before landing their first record deal with Capitol Records in 1991,", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2668731", "score": 0.6012216806411743, "text": "One Touch (album) One Touch is the debut studio album by English girl group Sugababes. It was released by London Records in the UK on 27 November 2000, and the following month in most other European territories. The trio worked with producer Cameron McVey on the majority of the album, which produced four Top 40 hits, including the hit \"Overload\", and \"Run for Cover\". Despite peaking at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold by the BPI, and faring even better in German-speaking Europe, where it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-329434", "score": 0.6006795763969421, "text": "Genya Ravan Goldie and The Gingerbreads after Genya met drummer Ginger Bianco in a Greenwich Village bar. After seeing the band at a party for the Rolling Stones, Atlantic Records Chairman Ahmet Ertegün signed them to Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records. Goldie & the Gingerbreads were the first all-girl rock band in history to be signed to a major label and climb the charts. While playing New York City's hot spot The Wagon Wheel on 45th Street in Times Square, Mike Jeffries, Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, and Chas Chandler spotted them, and wanted them to come to England. Goldie and The Gingerbreads toured", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-872279", "score": 0.6006420254707336, "text": "One Touch (album) One Touch is the debut studio album by English girl group Sugababes. It was released by London Records in the UK on 27 November 2000, and the following month in most other European territories. The trio worked with producer Cameron McVey on the majority of the album, which produced four Top 40 hits, including the hit \"Overload\", and \"Run for Cover\". Despite peaking at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold by the BPI, and faring even better in German-speaking Europe, where it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1905677", "score": 0.5993251204490662, "text": "Girl Talk (musical group) Girl Talk was a British girl group, formed by Karen Wright and Leigh Pearce. The girls, aged 12 and 13 respectively, released their debut single, \"Can The Rhythm\", in 1983 on Park Records. By the next year Pearce had been replaced by Karen's sister, Julie Wright. Signed to Innervision Records, the pair released the single \"Marvellous Guy\" in 1984, produced by Peter Collins, but it failed to chart. Their only hit in the UK was their second Innervision single, a re-recorded \"Can The Rhythm\", which reached #92 in October 1984. The track was an early production", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-305290", "score": 0.5985051393508911, "text": "area and eventually, she met Chet Atkins, who advised her to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a country music career, which she did at age eighteen. After failing to find a record deal, she returned to Miami and joined a band called Sound Dimension. She continued to perform locally, later forming a band called the Terri Gibbs Trio, which performed at a Steak and Ale in Augusta, Georgia. Gibbs then sent a demo tape to record producer Ed Penney of MCA Records, signing to the label in 1980. Penney was a former Boston disc jockey and a long-time songwriter.", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-521554", "score": 0.5982760787010193, "text": "21st Century Girls 21st Century Girls were a teenage all-girl band founded in 1996 in Dudley, West Midlands, UK. Previously called She Devil, the band originally consisted of singer Leanne Garner, her sister Fiona Garner on bass, guitarists Kate Turley and Meriam \"Mim\" Mohammad, and drummer Charlotte Fendek. Fendek later left the band, and Mohammad moved onto drums. In 1999, the band (then aged 14–16 years) were the first signing to Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings. After a big publicity campaign the band released their debut single, \"21st Century Girls\", in June 1999. The single reached number 16 on the UK", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-958367", "score": 0.5982760787010193, "text": "21st Century Girls 21st Century Girls were a teenage all-girl band founded in 1996 in Dudley, West Midlands, UK. Previously called She Devil, the band originally consisted of singer Leanne Garner, her sister Fiona Garner on bass, guitarists Kate Turley and Meriam \"Mim\" Mohammad, and drummer Charlotte Fendek. Fendek later left the band, and Mohammad moved onto drums. In 1999, the band (then aged 14–16 years) were the first signing to Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings. After a big publicity campaign the band released their debut single, \"21st Century Girls\", in June 1999. The single reached number 16 on the UK", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-3789475", "score": 0.5980282425880432, "text": "Ashley Tisdale (2006) to promote \"The Little Mermaid\". With the success of \"High School Musical\", Tisdale was offered a recording contract from Warner Bros. Records; she began working on her debut studio album in 2006. \"Be Good to Me\" (2006) was released as the album's lead single, with \"He Said She Said\" (2007) being released shortly afterwards as the second single. Tisdale's debut album, \"Headstrong\" (2007), was released in February; the album featured elements of dance-pop and hip-hop music. 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While they were playing clubs the band was also sending their demo tape to record companies and figures within the music industry. One of those tapes caught the attention of Andrew Slater, who would eventually become the Wallflowers' manager. Slater brought the Wallflowers to Virgin Records, who signed the band to a record contract. The Wallflowers then set out to make their first album. However, finding a producer who was willing to work with them proved to be difficult. The band was intent on recording live and few producers were willing to", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1138127", "score": 0.5969188213348389, "text": "Everlife Everlife was an American pop rock band made up of three sisters, Amber, Sarah, and Julia Ross. Everlife originated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The band was formed in the winter of 1997 with Sarah on the drums, Amber on the guitar, and Julia on keyboard. Everlife relocated to Nashville, Tennessee with their parents where they signed a record deal with Independent Records, and released their debut album . They were then picked up by Buena Vista Records following the release of their second album and released their third self-titled album through them and Disney. Their first No. 1 radio hit,", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-119885", "score": 0.5968202352523804, "text": "Coyote Sisters Coyote Sisters are an American pop-rock female trio formed in 1980. Its members are Leah Kunkel, the younger sister of Cass Elliot, Marty Gwinn Townsend, and Renee Armand. Originally signed to Geffen Records until 1982, they were signed to Morocco Records, a subsidiary of Motown and released their self-titled debut LP in 1984. Lead single \"Straight from the Heart (Into Your Life)\" hit No. 66 on the US Billboard charts and was a hit on the Adult Contemporary radio stations. Subsequent singles and the album were less successful. 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Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1548583", "score": 0.5924131274223328, "text": "The Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. After attracting media attention, Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. 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Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-991267", "score": 0.6531379818916321, "text": "Fugees Fugees (sometimes The Fugees; formerly Tranzlator Crew) was an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the early 1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper/producer Pras Michel. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word \"refugees\", Jean and Michel are Haitian, while Hill is American. Before disbanding in 1997, the group recorded two albums, one of which, \"The Score\" (1996), was a multi-Platinum and Grammy-winning success and contains their hit single \"Killing Me Softly\". Hill", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3162681", "score": 0.6531379818916321, "text": "Fugees Fugees (sometimes The Fugees; formerly Tranzlator Crew) was an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the early 1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper/producer Pras Michel. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word \"refugees\", Jean and Michel are Haitian, while Hill is American. 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With efforts to sign Girl's Tyme to a major record deal, Frager's strategy was to debut the group in \"Star Search\", the biggest talent show on national TV at the time. However, they lost the competition because, according to Knowles, their choice of song was wrong; they were actually rapping instead of singing. Because of the group's defeat, Knowles' father, Mathew, voluntarily dedicated his time to manage them. Mathew Knowles decided to cut the original lineup to", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1216564", "score": 0.5858713984489441, "text": "housemate Chad Johnson and they later made it an official relationship whilst in the house. They split in November, later that year. Sarah Harding Sarah Nicole Harding (born Sarah Nicole Hardman; 17 November 1981) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show \"\" on ITV. The programme announced that Harding had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls Aloud. The group has achieved massive success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) in the UK, six studio albums", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1767675", "score": 0.5801092982292175, "text": "Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an English-Irish pop girl group, which was created through the ITV talent show \"\" in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved seven certified albums, of which two reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for \"The Promise\". The group's musical style is pop, but throughout their career they had experimented with electropop and dance-pop. Girls", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2288695", "score": 0.5796921253204346, "text": "Rissi Palmer the Arkansas State Fair. When she was 19, R&B producers James \"Jimmy Jam\" Harris III and Terry Lewis offered her a deal on their Flyte Tyme Records. Palmer rejected the deal because she said they wanted to turn her \"twangy\" country style into a \"pop/soul hybrid.\" As she said, \"I love R&B and urban music, but it wasn't what I wanted to do. I knew I wouldn't be happy doing that.\" After that, Palmer sang jingles for Barbie commercials, performed on the \"Dance Fever\" television show, and competed on \"Star Search\", all while trying in vain for seven years to", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-4016901", "score": 0.575788140296936, "text": "Take 5 (band) Take 5 was an American boy band from Orlando, Florida consisting of brothers Ryan and Jeff \"Clay\" Goodell, Tilky Jones, Stevie Sculthorpe, and Tim \"TJ\" Christofore. The band formed in 1997 and broke up in 2001. Take 5 was one of the many groups whose formulation and promotion were due to the machinations of promoter Lou Pearlman, and all of the members had prior experience in the entertainment industries. TJ Christofore had won Star Search in 1995 and played the role of Gavroche in \"Les Misérables\" on Broadway. Stevie Schulthorpe was previously a model, commercial actor, and", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3614669", "score": 0.5757854580879211, "text": "Flawless (Beyoncé song) other scenes shot in black-and-white, showing Beyoncé headbanging and moshing with members of a punk subculture, as well as dancing with a team of street dancers in a graffiti covered alley. Throughout the video, she is seen lip-syncing the lyrics of the song and moving in accordance with its melody while the camera focuses only on her. Many of the scenes are also shot using the slow motion filming technique. It ends with McMahon announcing the winners of \"Star Search\", Skeleton Crew, which receive four stars from the judges of the show, while Girl's Tyme receive three stars, losing the", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1926576", "score": 0.5748989582061768, "text": "Flawless (Beyoncé song) other scenes shot in black-and-white, showing Beyoncé headbanging and moshing with members of a punk subculture, as well as dancing with a team of street dancers in a graffiti covered alley. Throughout the video, she is seen lip-syncing the lyrics of the song and moving in accordance with its melody while the camera focuses only on her. Many of the scenes are also shot using the slow motion filming technique. It ends with McMahon announcing the winners of \"Star Search\", Skeleton Crew, which receive four stars from the judges of the show, while Girl's Tyme receive three stars, losing the", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2930948", "score": 0.5748376846313477, "text": "chosen as their replacements. During October and November, the finalists took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating week-by-week between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. The five girls who made it into the group were (in the order announced by the host) Cheryl, Nicola, Nadine, Kimberley and Sarah; Javine Hylton missed out on a place in the group, despite previous expectations that she would be placed in the line-up. The group was named Girls Aloud and were managed", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-316914", "score": 0.5744297504425049, "text": "Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott (née Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer-songwriter, model, television presenter, actress, and dancer. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show \"\" on ITV. The programme announced that Walsh had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud. The group has achieved massive success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) in the UK, six studio albums have all been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), two of which went to number one in the UK,", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2953174", "score": 0.5744297504425049, "text": "Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott (née Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer-songwriter, model, television presenter, actress, and dancer. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show \"\" on ITV. The programme announced that Walsh had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud. The group has achieved massive success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) in the UK, six studio albums have all been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), two of which went to number one in the UK,", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-2999683", "score": 0.5744297504425049, "text": "Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott (née Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer-songwriter, model, television presenter, actress, and dancer. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show \"\" on ITV. The programme announced that Walsh had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud. The group has achieved massive success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) in the UK, six studio albums have all been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), two of which went to number one in the UK,", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-446277", "score": 0.5740324258804321, "text": "Disney Channel deals with sister music label Hollywood Records, beginning with Hilary Duff, who became the channel's first teen idol through the 2001–04 sitcom \"Lizzie McGuire\". The success of the 2003 original television film \"The Cheetah Girls\" led to other music-themed original programs being developed, including the 2006 hit original movie \"High School Musical\" and sitcom \"Hannah Montana\" (which launched the career of its star Miley Cyrus). The August 17, 2007 premiere of \"High School Musical 2\" became the highest-rated non-sports program in the history of basic-tier TV and the highest-rated made-for-cable movie premiere on record (as well as the highest-rated television", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-769509", "score": 0.5719944834709167, "text": "Tyra Banks Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first woman of African American descent to be featured on the covers of \"GQ\" and the \"Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue\", on which she appeared twice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models. Banks began acting on television in 1993 on \"The Fresh Prince", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3754307", "score": 0.5719944834709167, "text": "Tyra Banks Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first woman of African American descent to be featured on the covers of \"GQ\" and the \"Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue\", on which she appeared twice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models. Banks began acting on television in 1993 on \"The Fresh Prince", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2974584", "score": 0.570616602897644, "text": "America's Got Talent America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT) is a televised American talent show competition, broadcast on the NBC television network. It is part of the global \"Got Talent\" franchise created by Simon Cowell, and is produced by Fremantle and SYCOtv, with distribution done by Fremantle. Since its premiere in June 2006, each season is run during the network's summer schedule, with the show having featured various hosts - it is currently hosted by Tyra Banks, since 2017. It is the first global edition of the franchise, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3959617", "score": 0.5683013200759888, "text": "show's youthful audience that she was hired to model for plus-size clothing company Torrid and was represented by the Wilhelmina Models 10/20(now Curve) division in New York. Joanne Borgella was a semi-finalist on the seventh season of \"American Idol\", and is represented by the Wilhelmina Models agency as a plus-size model. Borgella was the winner of the first cycle of Mo'Nique's \"Fat Chance\" plus-size model search on the Oxygen TV network. Liris Crosse first became famous after appearing in music videos for notable hip-hop artists including Jay-Z and Nelly and appearing in African American magazines such as \"Essence\", \"Jet\", \"King\",", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2150651", "score": 0.5675694346427917, "text": "Destiny's Child Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song. In 1990, Beyoncé Knowles met rapper LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for a girl group. Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-884507", "score": 0.566895067691803, "text": "continuing her choreography and performing. She has recorded with Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass, Louie Louie, and has recorded with Steve Hopkins. Cat Glover Catherine Vernice Glover is a professional choreographer, dancer and singer. She originally hit the mainstream in television alongside her dance partner Patrick Allen in the duo known simply as \"Pat & Cat\" on the hit major talent show \"Star Search\" hosted by Ed McMahon (of \"The Tonight Show\" fame). Their act was the first to ever achieve a \"Perfect Score\" of Four Stars on the show. She was the standout member of the duo, winning", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-976930", "score": 0.566895067691803, "text": "continuing her choreography and performing. She has recorded with Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass, Louie Louie, and has recorded with Steve Hopkins. Cat Glover Catherine Vernice Glover is a professional choreographer, dancer and singer. She originally hit the mainstream in television alongside her dance partner Patrick Allen in the duo known simply as \"Pat & Cat\" on the hit major talent show \"Star Search\" hosted by Ed McMahon (of \"The Tonight Show\" fame). Their act was the first to ever achieve a \"Perfect Score\" of Four Stars on the show. She was the standout member of the duo, winning", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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They later became friends and she was invited to join Beyoncé's singing group Girls Tyme, which later became Destiny's Child. In 1993, LeToya Luckett joined Knowles, LaTavia Roberson, and Kelly Rowland to complete the Houston-based R&B group, Destiny's Child. The roles of the group consisted with Knowles as lead vocalist, Rowland as second-lead vocalist plus alongside Roberson and Luckett as background vocalists with Roberson as alto (and spokesperson) adding", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1548583", "score": 0.6494081616401672, "text": "The Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. After attracting media attention, Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. Overseen by Antin, Interscope, and various partners, the group was transformed into a global image and commercial brand. The Pussycat Dolls achieved worldwide success with hit singles \"Don't Cha\", \"Buttons\", \"Stickwitu\", and their first", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3333116", "score": 0.6458278298377991, "text": "Michelle Williams (singer) Months later Beyoncé asked an acquaintance if she knew anyone who could sing for the possible spot with the group and was referred to Michelle. After the much-publicized turmoil, Williams, alongside backup dancer Farrah Franklin—officially joined the group in early 2000, replacing LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson without notice. Buoyed by the group's breakout success, Luckett and Roberson had both attempted to split with the group's manager in late 1990s, claiming that he kept a disproportionate share of the band's profits and unfairly favored Knowles and Rowland. The issue was heightened after Williams and Franklin appeared in the video of", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1993739", "score": 0.639685869216919, "text": "Parkwood Entertainment Parkwood Entertainment is an American management and entertainment company founded by American singer Beyoncé in 2010. The company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008. It is located in New York City and its involvements include products for music production, motion pictures and television specials related to Beyoncé. The company's first release was the film \"Cadillac Records\" (2008). Parkwood Entertainment was founded in 2010 by American singer, actress, producer, and director Beyoncé. As an imprint based from Columbia Records, the company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008. Parkwood Entertainment", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-683294", "score": 0.6392655968666077, "text": "Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece group, Jessica later departed from the group in September 2014. Girls' Generation debuted in 2007 with their Korean eponymous debut album. Though the album gained some attention, it was not until 2009 that the group rose to fame with the single \"Gee\", which claimed the top spot on KBS's \"Music Bank\" for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks and was named the most", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2942531", "score": 0.6392655968666077, "text": "Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece group, Jessica later departed from the group in September 2014. Girls' Generation debuted in 2007 with their Korean eponymous debut album. Though the album gained some attention, it was not until 2009 that the group rose to fame with the single \"Gee\", which claimed the top spot on KBS's \"Music Bank\" for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks and was named the most", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-377535", "score": 0.6387807130813599, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the following", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3328124", "score": 0.6387807130813599, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the following", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-1759749", "score": 0.6363396644592285, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Technical Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3320524", "score": 0.6359676122665405, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Technical Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-340520", "score": 0.6354789137840271, "text": "Faye (musician) has referenced Beyonce and Destiny's Child as influences. In 2000, at the age of 13, Faye was one of hundreds of young girls to audition for a spot in Play, an all-girl pop group formed by Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge, and Andreas Karlsson in Stockholm, Sweden. After nationwide auditions, Faye and her best friend Rosanna were selected to be a part of the group. While rehearsing at Laila's home, Tommy Mottola (who was involved in a phone conversation with Bagge) overheard the group in the background. He was so impressed with their sound that he flew them to Los Angeles", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-823660", "score": 0.6285597085952759, "text": "Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Expressing an interest in music from an early age, Knowles had several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured among the members her sister, before signing with her father Mathew Knowles's Music World Entertainment label. At age 16, Knowles released her first studio album \"Solo Star\" (2002). Between 2005 and 2007, Knowles had several minor acting roles, including the direct-to-video \"\" (2006) and continued writing music for her older sister Beyoncé Knowles and for former", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-776698", "score": 0.6279750466346741, "text": "The Beyoncé Experience during the tour asking from fans to bring food. Rehearsals for the tour began in March 2007 and the performances featured music performed by an all-female band called Suga Mama chosen by Beyoncé Knowles and her father Mathew Knowles during auditions held before the release of \"B'Day\". The set list of the concerts included songs from \"B'Day\", \"Dangerously in Love\", ten shortened versions of Destiny's Child's songs as well as \"Listen\", originally recorded by Knowles for the of \"Dreamgirls\" (2006). Ten instrumentalists, three harmony vocalists and ten dancers backed Knowles onstage which also had disco balls hanging from the ceilings", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2090715", "score": 0.6278217434883118, "text": "The Beyoncé Experience during the tour asking from fans to bring food. Rehearsals for the tour began in March 2007 and the performances featured music performed by an all-female band called Suga Mama chosen by Beyoncé Knowles and her father Mathew Knowles during auditions held before the release of \"B'Day\". The set list of the concerts included songs from \"B'Day\", \"Dangerously in Love\", ten shortened versions of Destiny's Child's songs as well as \"Listen\", originally recorded by Knowles for the of \"Dreamgirls\" (2006). Ten instrumentalists, three harmony vocalists and ten dancers backed Knowles onstage which also had disco balls hanging from the ceilings", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3688548", "score": 0.6278217434883118, "text": "The Beyoncé Experience during the tour asking from fans to bring food. Rehearsals for the tour began in March 2007 and the performances featured music performed by an all-female band called Suga Mama chosen by Beyoncé Knowles and her father Mathew Knowles during auditions held before the release of \"B'Day\". The set list of the concerts included songs from \"B'Day\", \"Dangerously in Love\", ten shortened versions of Destiny's Child's songs as well as \"Listen\", originally recorded by Knowles for the of \"Dreamgirls\" (2006). Ten instrumentalists, three harmony vocalists and ten dancers backed Knowles onstage which also had disco balls hanging from the ceilings", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1161185", "score": 0.6258736252784729, "text": "2000s in music the 2000s. Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, better known as Destiny's Child is the most successful female R&B group of all time, selling over 50 million records worldwide during the 2000s. The group has many chart topping singles worldwide, such as \"Survivor\", \"Say My Name\", \"Bootylicious\", \"Independent Women Part 1\" and \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\". Usher was named the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade and the 2nd most successful artist of the 2000s decade. He released the album \"Confessions\" which went on to become the best-selling album of 2004 and the second best-selling album of the 2000s. He", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1478385", "score": 0.6257549524307251, "text": "Girl Authority Girl Authority was an American cover pop girl group. The group consisted of nine girls, at the time, ranging in ages 8 to 13; Jacqueline Laviolette, Carly Grayson, Jessica \"Jess\" Bonner, Crystal Evans, Kate Barker, Zoë Virant, Jessica Tarr, Gina Miele and Alexandra \"Alex\" Bilbo. The group was established in the summer of 2005 by the group's vocal coach/executive producer Samantha Hammel, Scott Billington (a Grammy award-winning producer) and the CEO of Rounder Records, John Virant, the father of Zoe, one of the members of Girl Authority. Based on the oldest girls graduating high school; in the summer", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2286131", "score": 0.6241322159767151, "text": "Beyoncé The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Five months later, she at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy. In January 2013, Destiny's Child released \"Love Songs\", a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3159003", "score": 0.6238555312156677, "text": "departure, Heiko Schmidt started working closely with successful music executive Hayden Bell, who discovered The Veronicas, and Andre Recke – the longtime manager of Hilary Duff. After 3,000 auditions, then 18-year-old Jamie Pineda became the projects fifth front woman and was marketed as 'The Next Generation' of Sweetbox. Jamie started writing and recording for her first studio album in September 2007, the same month she turned 19. Unlike the previous singers of the project, Jamie co-wrote around the globe with several writers for her debut album including the likes of Georgie Dennis, Toby Gad and Derek Bramble, who would go", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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It was the only single released from the group as a duo (consisting of Easther & Vernie). \"What'cha Gonna Do\" was released as a CD single on 18 October 1999. The single managed to chart at Number 16 on the UK Singles Chart making it their only single not to reach the Top 15. It also managed to peak at No.29 in Japan, No.30", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-221756", "score": 0.5675657391548157, "text": "six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. \"FanMail\" is TLC's second best-selling album after 1994's \"CrazySexyCool\". To promote the album, TLC embarked on their first concert tour, the \"FanMail Tour\". After the members of TLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 3, 1995, the girls went on a recording hiatus. The suit was eventually settled on November 25, 1996. 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First featured in television commercials for their endorsement with Pepsi, then released as an album track from the group's second studio album \"Spiceworld\", it was eventually released as a promotional single in November 1997. The live version on the single is taken from their Istanbul concert recorded on 12 October 1997, and was given the additional subtitle \"Generationext\" (as one word) in reference to \"generation next\", one of the most prominent lyrics from the song. Although not as publicized as their previous Pepsi single \"Step to", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3341753", "score": 0.5672981142997742, "text": "Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa, Salt 'N Pepa) are an American hip-hop/rap trio from New York City, New York. 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The band first came into the national spotlight with their 2× platinum debut album \"Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich\", and one of its singles, \"Heaven,\" reached No. 1 in \"Rolling Stone\" and No. 2 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The band continued its success in the early 1990s with the 2× platinum album \"Cherry Pie\" which provided the hit album titled song and music video.", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-714976", "score": 0.5669278502464294, "text": "Rania (band) Rania (; shortened from \"Regeneration Idol of Asia\"), formerly known as BP Rania (shortened from \"Black Pearl Rania\"), is a South Korean girl group formed by DR Music in 2011, created by American Teddy Riley. They debuted as Rania with their debut single album \"Teddy Riley, The First Expansion In Asia\" with title track \"Dr Feel Good\" released in April 2011. 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After years of limited success, the quartet were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999), which contained the number-one singles \"Bills, Bills,", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1714126", "score": 0.6259693503379822, "text": "No, No, No (Destiny's Child song) \"No, No, No\" is the debut single performed by American group Destiny's Child taken from their debut studio album \"Destiny's Child\" (1998). The song was released on November 11, 1997 through Columbia Records. The song was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean. Two versions of the song were released as a Part 1 and Part 2 featuring American rapper Wyclef Jean. In the United States, the song reached at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum on February 26, 1998. Part 2 samples The Love Unlimited Orchestra's", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2223322", "score": 0.6243512630462646, "text": "Beyoncé kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything. Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny's Child had just won their first Grammy Award, and she feared no one would take her seriously. Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it. Franklin was then dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams. The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film \"Charlie's Angels\". It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart for eleven", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-269", "score": 0.6186988353729248, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-270", "score": 0.6186988353729248, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-271", "score": 0.6186988353729248, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-272", "score": 0.6186988353729248, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-273", "score": 0.6186988353729248, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-2790187", "score": 0.6238155364990234, "text": "later become a protegé of Dupri, with her sophomore album, \"The Boy Is Mine\", dropping in July of that year. Dupri produced the single of the album \"The First Night\", which peaked atop the U.S. \"Billboard\" charts, with the album receiving the triple platinum certification and universal acclaim. In 1998, Jermaine Dupri was involved in the release of Destiny's Child's eponymous debut album. Dupri renewed the focus on his own music career, which proved successful with release of the singles \"Sweetheart\" featuring Mariah Carey (U.S.#126), \"The Party Continues\" featuring Da Brat and Usher (U.S. #26), and \"Money Ain't a Thang\"", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3581866", "score": 0.6238155364990234, "text": "later become a protegé of Dupri, with her sophomore album, \"The Boy Is Mine\", dropping in July of that year. Dupri produced the single of the album \"The First Night\", which peaked atop the U.S. \"Billboard\" charts, with the album receiving the triple platinum certification and universal acclaim. In 1998, Jermaine Dupri was involved in the release of Destiny's Child's eponymous debut album. Dupri renewed the focus on his own music career, which proved successful with release of the singles \"Sweetheart\" featuring Mariah Carey (U.S.#126), \"The Party Continues\" featuring Da Brat and Usher (U.S. #26), and \"Money Ain't a Thang\"", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2454622", "score": 0.6227733492851257, "text": "59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017), Knowles won her first Grammy Award, for Best R&B Performance for her song \"Cranes in the Sky\", the lead and only single from her debut studio album \"A Seat at the Table\" (2016), which was Knowles' first Grammy Award nomination. Knowles has also won a BET Award, a Soul Train Music Award, a Webby Award, and more. In 2017, she also won \"Glamour\" Award for Woman of the Year, and became the first winner of \"Billboard\" Women in Music Impact Award. Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange,", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-367683", "score": 0.6203536987304688, "text": "Michelle Williams (singer) Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Williams rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time with over 60 million records, of which more than 35 million copies sold with the trio lineup with Williams. During their hiatus, she released her debut solo album \"Heart to Yours\" (2002) which topped the US gospel album chart and became the best-selling gospel release of the year. Also in 2002, \"Billboard\", named her the fifth Top Gospel", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6190338134765625, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1422904", "score": 0.6186630129814148, "text": "!scope=\"col\" colspan=\"3\"| Ringtone Soldier (Destiny's Child song) \"Soldier\" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child, featuring American rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne, from Destiny's Child's fourth studio album \"Destiny Fulfilled\" (2004). Columbia Records released \"Soldier\" as the second single from \"Destiny Fulfilled\" on December 7, 2004. The trio, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, co-wrote the song with Sean Garrett and Rich Harrison; the latter co-produced it with Knowles. A Southern hip hop mid-tempo song, it lyrically describes each member's favorite type of male love interest. \"Soldier\" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised its", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2223322", "score": 0.6185634732246399, "text": "Beyoncé kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything. Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny's Child had just won their first Grammy Award, and she feared no one would take her seriously. Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it. Franklin was then dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams. The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film \"Charlie's Angels\". It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart for eleven", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-1574863", "score": 0.6181356310844421, "text": "2010s in music Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, the Fashion Icon Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2016, and a Peabody Award for her universally acclaimed sixth studio album \"Lemonade\" in 2017. In 2016, Beyoncé surpassed Madonna as the most-awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards (24 wins). The late 2010s have seen a resurgence of mainstream popularity in R&B, with albums such as \"24K Magic\" by Bruno Mars, \"Heartbreak on a Full Moon\" by Chris Brown and songs such as \"Redbone\" by Childish Gambino and \"Boo’d Up\" by Ella Mai.", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1161185", "score": 0.6939123272895813, "text": "2000s in music the 2000s. Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, better known as Destiny's Child is the most successful female R&B group of all time, selling over 50 million records worldwide during the 2000s. The group has many chart topping singles worldwide, such as \"Survivor\", \"Say My Name\", \"Bootylicious\", \"Independent Women Part 1\" and \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\". Usher was named the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade and the 2nd most successful artist of the 2000s decade. He released the album \"Confessions\" which went on to become the best-selling album of 2004 and the second best-selling album of the 2000s. He", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-413", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-414", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-415", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-416", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-417", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-418", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. 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Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-422", "score": 0.6856549978256226, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-921760", "score": 0.6821656227111816, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3115200", "score": 0.6821656227111816, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3738078", "score": 0.6778932809829712, "text": "\"Treme\". Luckett has been a student at Tasha Smith's acting workshop. In 2013, Luckett landed a recurring role on VH1 television series \"Single Ladies\". Currently, Luckett is in a recurring role on the OWN TV series Greenleaf as Rochelle Cross. LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-367683", "score": 0.6747208833694458, "text": "Michelle Williams (singer) Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Williams rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time with over 60 million records, of which more than 35 million copies sold with the trio lineup with Williams. During their hiatus, she released her debut solo album \"Heart to Yours\" (2002) which topped the US gospel album chart and became the best-selling gospel release of the year. Also in 2002, \"Billboard\", named her the fifth Top Gospel", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-373", "score": 0.6746009588241577, "text": "The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks. In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold. The album spawned other number-one hits, \"Bootylicious\" and the title track, \"Survivor\", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-374", "score": 0.6746009588241577, "text": "The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks. In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold. The album spawned other number-one hits, \"Bootylicious\" and the title track, \"Survivor\", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-375", "score": 0.6746009588241577, "text": "The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks. In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold. The album spawned other number-one hits, \"Bootylicious\" and the title track, \"Survivor\", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-354", "score": 0.6606818437576294, "text": "The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah. In 1997, Destiny's Child released their major label debut song \"Killing Time\" on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Men in Black. The following year, the group released their self-titled debut album, scoring their first major hit \"No, No, No\". The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for \"No, No, No\". The group released their multi-platinum second album The Writing's on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as \"Bills, Bills, Bills\", the group's first number-one single, \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\" and \"Say My Name\", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. \"Say My Name\" won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song \"After All Is Said and Done\" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man." } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-3135784", "score": 0.6271724700927734, "text": "Tiriel (character) \"He expects and loudly demands gratitude and reverence from his children because he wants to be worshipped as a god, and when his demands are answered by contempt he responds with a steady outpouring of curses. The kind of god which the existence of such tyrannical papas suggests is the jealous Jehovah of the Old Testament who is equally fertile in curses and pretexts for destroying his innumerable objects of hatred.\" Alicia Ostriker believes the character to be partially based on both Oedipus from Sophocles' \"Oedipus Rex\" and the prince of Tyre from the Book of Ezekiel (28:1-10), who is", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-1533410", "score": 0.6270260214805603, "text": "of William Blake, for example several times in \"The Four Zoas\". Beulah (given name) Beulah (), a feminine given name, originated from the Hebrew word (בְּעוּלָ֑ה \"bə‘ūlāh\"), used in the Book of Isaiah as a prophesied attribute of the land of Israel. The King James Bible transliterates the word and translates it as \"married\" (see ). An alternative translation is \"espoused\", see for example (Mechon Mamre). The \"Online Etymology Dictionary\" relates the word to \"baal\", meaning \"owner, master, lord\". Literary works have used \"Beulah\" as the name of a mystical place, somewhere between Earth and Heaven. It was so used", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3933545", "score": 0.6267156004905701, "text": "And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.\" In the Book of Esther (5:3), the same word refers to the throne of the king of Persia. The god of Israel himself is frequently described as sitting on a throne, referred to outside of the Bible as the Throne of God, in the Psalms, and in a vision Isaiah (6:1), and notably in Isaiah 66:1, YHWH says of himself \"The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool\" (this verse is", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-659475", "score": 0.6265376806259155, "text": "of Proverbs\": Book of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, \"Míshlê (Shlomoh)\", \"Proverbs (of Solomon)\") is the second book of the third section (called Writings) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms: in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) it became Παροιμίαι \"Paroimiai\" (\"Proverbs\"); in the Latin Vulgate the title was \"Proverbia\", from which the English name is derived. Proverbs is not merely an anthology but a \"collection of collections\" relating to a pattern of life which lasted for more than a millennium. It", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3049001", "score": 0.6258834600448608, "text": "Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from the Latin Vulgate, in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek \"\", meaning \"Origin\"; , \"\"Bərēšīṯ\"\", \"In [the] beginning\") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) and the Old Testament. It can be divided into two parts, the Primeval history (chapters 1–11) and the Ancestral history (chapters 12–50). The primeval history sets out the author's (or authors') concepts of the nature of the deity and of humankind's relationship with its maker: God creates a world which is good and fit for mankind, but when man corrupts it with sin God", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3695088", "score": 0.6257725954055786, "text": "Sia represents the personification or god of wisdom in the traditional mythology adhered to in Ancient Egypt. The word wisdom (חכם) is mentioned 222 times in the Hebrew Bible. It was regarded as one of the highest virtues among the Israelites along with kindness (חסד) and justice (צדק). Both the books of Proverbs and Psalms urge readers to obtain and to increase in wisdom. In the Hebrew Bible, wisdom is represented by Solomon, who asks God for wisdom in . Much of the Book of Proverbs, a book of wise sayings, is attributed to Solomon. In , the fear of", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1461447", "score": 0.6255190372467041, "text": "Lailah is an angel in charge of conception who takes a drop of semen and places it before God, saying: Lailah chooses a soul from the Garden of Eden and commands it to enter the embryo. Lailah watches over the development in the womb and shows the rewards and punishments available to the individual. Then right before birth, Lailah strikes the newborn above the lip, making it forget what was learned and creating the philtrum. Lailah serves as a guardian angel throughout a person's life and at death, leads the soul into the afterlife. Ellen Frankel notes that God decides", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2837123", "score": 0.6249836087226868, "text": "emphasis has been subject to criticism in Christian articles. Proverbs 31 Chapter 31 of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible is presented as advice which Lemuel's mother gave to him, about how a virtuous king should reign, and also detailing the attributes of a virtuous wife or ideal woman. The second section of text of this chapter directs women to be industrious and to fear the Lord. The 8th and 9th verses are an appeal against inequality and injustice: The 10th to 31st verses of the chapter are called Eshet Ḥayil (אשת חיל, \"woman of valor\"). It is", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-4015521", "score": 0.6249836087226868, "text": "emphasis has been subject to criticism in Christian articles. Proverbs 31 Chapter 31 of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible is presented as advice which Lemuel's mother gave to him, about how a virtuous king should reign, and also detailing the attributes of a virtuous wife or ideal woman. The second section of text of this chapter directs women to be industrious and to fear the Lord. The 8th and 9th verses are an appeal against inequality and injustice: The 10th to 31st verses of the chapter are called Eshet Ḥayil (אשת חיל, \"woman of valor\"). It is", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3379601", "score": 0.6248622536659241, "text": "it continues to be an important symbol among members of the Rastafari movement. The biblical Judah (in Hebrew: \"Yehuda\") is the eponymous ancestor of the Tribe of Judah, which is traditionally symbolized by a lion. In Genesis, the patriarch Jacob (\"Israel\") gave that symbol to this tribe when he refers to his son Judah as a \"Gur Aryeh\" גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, \"Young Lion\" (Genesis 49:9) when blessing him. In Jewish naming tradition the Hebrew name and the substitute name are often combined as a pair, as in this case. The Lion of Judah was used as a Jewish symbol for", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1200897", "score": 0.6248390078544617, "text": "Requiem: Avenging Angel within the game manual with a Biblical quote. For example, one of Malachi's attacking powers turns an enemy into a statue of salt. This power is explained via the following quote: \"But Lot's wife looked back from behind him and she became a pillar of salt. - Genesis 19:26.\" Certain locations have followed this theme too, with humanity's starship named Leviathan after a sea monster from the Old Testament. The game's concept and premise were heavily inspired by John Milton's poem \"Paradise Lost\". In contrast to the interconnected world seen in the final game, early in development the plan was", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1616621", "score": 0.6248041391372681, "text": "their call\". The title \"Scrolls of the Megilloth\" is a term in the Old Testament that means The Five Scrolls (Five Megillot): Ruth, Esther, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes. The song deals with the purposes of these books. According to the album liner notes, Steve Rowe studied at a Bible college a year before the album was recorded and he learned that these books were read at feasts and celebrations of significant Jewish dates. Rowe writes: \"When we read 2 Timothy 3:16 we realised that all scriptures are there for a purpose and should all be studied to guide", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-2773389", "score": 0.624792754650116, "text": "emblem or even as their name. Inspired by the Lion of Judah, C. S. Lewis used a lion named Aslan to represent Jesus in \"The Chronicles of Narnia\". Lion of Judah The Lion of Judah ( \"Aryeh Yehudah\") is a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as the symbol of the Israelite tribe of Judah. According to the Torah, the tribe consists of the descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob. The association between Judah and the lion can first be found in the blessing given by Jacob to his son Judah in the Book of Genesis. The", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-2032462", "score": 0.6247803568840027, "text": "Gog and Magog the second, Gog is a region next to Japheth's borders; and in the third, a portion of Japheth's land is assigned to Magog. The 1st-century \"Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum\", which retells Biblical history from Adam to Saul, is notable for listing and naming seven of Magog's sons, and mentions his \"thousands\" of descendants. The Samaritan Torah and the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made during the last few centuries of the pre-Christian era) occasionally introduce the name of Gog where the Hebrew original has something else, or use Magog where the Hebrew has Gog, indicating that the names", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1770434", "score": 0.6247714757919312, "text": "emancipation.\" Some sides in contemporary academic debate state that the morality of seduction depends on the long-term impacts on the individuals concerned, rather than the act itself, and may not necessarily carry the negative connotations expressed in dictionary definitions. Seduction is a popular motif in history and fiction, both as a warning of the social consequences of engaging in the behaviour or becoming its victim, and as a salute to a powerful skill. In the Bible, Eve offers the forbidden fruit to Adam. Eve herself was verbally seduced by the serpent, believed in Christianity to be Satan; later, Chapter 7", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3212677", "score": 0.6246991157531738, "text": "plastered, said to be that of Esau's slave. Rock-cut tombs exist south-west of this place.\" The SWP stated this identification was false and that Esau's tomb was in the Biblical Mount Seir. Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 \"ʕeśaw\"; \"Hēsau\"; ; \"‘Īsaw\"; meaning \"hairy\" or \"rough\"), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3357379", "score": 0.6246991157531738, "text": "plastered, said to be that of Esau's slave. Rock-cut tombs exist south-west of this place.\" The SWP stated this identification was false and that Esau's tomb was in the Biblical Mount Seir. Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 \"ʕeśaw\"; \"Hēsau\"; ; \"‘Īsaw\"; meaning \"hairy\" or \"rough\"), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3715710", "score": 0.6245706081390381, "text": "Salome (given name) Salome is a feminine name derived from the Hebrew word \"shalom\", meaning \"peace.\" Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of Herodias, and nemesis of John the Baptist (Mark 6:17-29 and Matt 14:3-11). Christians have traditionally regarded her as a dangerous temptress. Salome is also the name of a Christian saint, who was traditionally one of the women who witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The name is currently among the top 10 names given to newborn girls in 2011 in Georgia and Colombia. It is ranked among the top 100 names for girls in", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3108314", "score": 0.6243329048156738, "text": "again that the state of Israel is \"a light unto the nations, bringing salvation to the ends of the earth\". Light Unto the Nations Light to the Nations (Hebrew: אור לגויים \"Or LaGoyim\"; also \"Light of the Nations\", \"Light of all Nations\", \"Light for all Nations\") is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which may express the universal designation of God's kingdom of priests as a mentor for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world. The term originated from verses in the Book of Isaiah: In the first of these instances, Rashi interpreted 'nations' as referring to the", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3140906", "score": 0.6243329048156738, "text": "again that the state of Israel is \"a light unto the nations, bringing salvation to the ends of the earth\". Light Unto the Nations Light to the Nations (Hebrew: אור לגויים \"Or LaGoyim\"; also \"Light of the Nations\", \"Light of all Nations\", \"Light for all Nations\") is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which may express the universal designation of God's kingdom of priests as a mentor for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world. The term originated from verses in the Book of Isaiah: In the first of these instances, Rashi interpreted 'nations' as referring to the", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Right in the making of the album, they planned to part ways after their fourteen-year career as a group to facilitate their continued pursuit in individual aspirations. Knowles stated that their destinies were already fulfilled. The group exclusively sent a letter to MTV about the decision: We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2952373", "score": 0.6582587957382202, "text": "In June 2003, Mathew Knowles announced that Destiny's Child would expand back to a quartet, revealing Knowles' younger sister, Solange, as the latest addition to the group. Destiny's Child had previously recorded songs with Solange and shared the stage when she temporarily replaced Rowland after she broke her toes while performing. Their manager, however, said the idea was used to test reactions from the public. In August 2003, Knowles herself confirmed that her sister would not be joining in the group, and instead promoted Solange's debut album, \"Solo Star\", released in January 2003. Three years after the hiatus, members of", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1148319", "score": 0.6540817618370056, "text": "Stay Schemin' Common called out Drake by name on the track, calling him among other things \"Canada Dry.\" Common ended the song with \"Say My Name,\" a song originally sung by Destiny's Child that Drake has sung live previously as a way to coax Drake into using Common's name in his diss tracks. The album artwork released by Common refers to Drake as \"That Hoe Ass Nigga.\" French Montana's lyric \"from the hoopty coupe to that Ghost, dog\" sounds more akin to \"fanute the coupe to that Ghost, dog\", leading to initial speculation about the possible meaning behind the mondegreen word \"fanute\".", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3048651", "score": 0.652515172958374, "text": "television across the United States and the group further collaborated with McDonald's, which served as its sponsor. The tour's set list included songs from \"Destiny Fulfilled\" as well as Destiny's Child's previous albums and songs from the solo albums of each member performed individually. Numerous costume changes occurred throughout the show; the concert exhibited products from Beyoncé's clothing line from the House of Deréon, a company she co-founded with her mother Tina Knowles. A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta on July 15, 2005, and the DVD \"Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta\" chronicling the concert was released on", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3187511", "score": 0.652515172958374, "text": "television across the United States and the group further collaborated with McDonald's, which served as its sponsor. The tour's set list included songs from \"Destiny Fulfilled\" as well as Destiny's Child's previous albums and songs from the solo albums of each member performed individually. Numerous costume changes occurred throughout the show; the concert exhibited products from Beyoncé's clothing line from the House of Deréon, a company she co-founded with her mother Tina Knowles. A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta on July 15, 2005, and the DVD \"Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta\" chronicling the concert was released on", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3803567", "score": 0.6488881707191467, "text": "drugs and the street life of Southwest Houston, Lil' O also began to dabble in one of his first loves – hip hop. \"Man, when I was growing up, LL Cool J came out with 'Radio' and that was it, I was hooked. I never thought about rapping as a career because I was making so much selling drugs, plus the money came faster than it does in the rap game\", says O. While at Xavier, in 1997, he recorded \"Can't Stop\" – featuring vocal contributions from the ladies that would go on to earn renown as Destiny's Child. The", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1697810", "score": 0.6436463594436646, "text": "Beyoncé and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for \"Time\"'s Person of the Year. With the release of \"Lemonade\", Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in \"Billboard\" chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine \"Tina\" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3387888", "score": 0.6436463594436646, "text": "Beyoncé and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for \"Time\"'s Person of the Year. With the release of \"Lemonade\", Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in \"Billboard\" chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine \"Tina\" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-1974373", "score": 0.6431654691696167, "text": "canceled a European tour and performed in a concert benefit for the survivors. In October 2001, the group released a holiday album, \"8 Days of Christmas\", which contained updated versions of several Christmas songs. The album managed to reach number thirty-four on the \"Billboard\" 200. In February 2001, Destiny's Child won two Grammy awards for \"Say My Name\": Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song. They also earned an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo. Also in 2001, Destiny's Child sang backup vocals for Solange Knowles, who was the lead, on the theme", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2032463", "score": 0.6431654691696167, "text": "canceled a European tour and performed in a concert benefit for the survivors. In October 2001, the group released a holiday album, \"8 Days of Christmas\", which contained updated versions of several Christmas songs. The album managed to reach number thirty-four on the \"Billboard\" 200. In February 2001, Destiny's Child won two Grammy awards for \"Say My Name\": Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song. They also earned an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo. Also in 2001, Destiny's Child sang backup vocals for Solange Knowles, who was the lead, on the theme", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-921760", "score": 0.640851616859436, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3115200", "score": 0.640851616859436, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-232833", "score": 0.6391828060150146, "text": "appear in Santa-like clothing at a toy store on a snowy day. Throughout the video the group shops for various gifts and in between cuts, Knowles rides on a carousel. At the end of the video, many children begin rushing into the toy store where the group gives out gifts. The music video is featured on the DualDisc edition of the album \"8 Days of Christmas\". 8 Days of Christmas (song) \"8 Days of Christmas\" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child, from their same-titled Christmas album (2001). Written by band members Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland along", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3868142", "score": 0.6386484503746033, "text": "Destiny's Child on their UK tour in June. Warren Stacey Warren Stacey (born Warren Jituboh) is a British singer from London who came into prominence on the UK television show \"Popstars\", the reality programme that created the pop band Hear'Say. Despite not making it into the group, Stacey went on to be signed by Def Jam Recordings and released his debut single \"My Girl, My Girl\" in March 2002, which made Number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. Stacey's first experience of performing music was singing in a church choir at a young age. In 2001, while working at a", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-4018910", "score": 0.6384906768798828, "text": "as the third most successful girl group of all time on the \"Billboard\" charts, behind TLC and The Supremes. The group's single \"Independent Women\" (2000) ranked second on \"Billboard\"s list of the \"Top 40 Biggest Girl Group Songs of All Time on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 Chart\". \"Independent Women\" was also acknowledged by the \"Guinness World Records\" as the longest-running number-one song on the Hot 100 by a girl group. The term \"Bootylicious\" (a combination of the words booty and delicious) became popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same and was later added to the Oxford English Dictionary in", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3097284", "score": 0.6365321278572083, "text": "popular school song and dance. In 2003, music mogul, Mathew Knowles, pioneer of the Grammy Award–winning, Multi-platinum group Destiny's Child, offered the Bama Boyz a deal immediately after personally witnessing the trio in action in the studio. This opportunity came about when Mathew accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker and judge for a leadership seminar and talent showcase created and hosted by Eddie, Jesse, and Jonathan at Alabama A&M University. Highly impressed by the trio’s professionalism and marketing tactics, Mathew invited the boys to do an internship that summer at his company, Music World Entertainment in Houston, TX.", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3944610", "score": 0.6365321278572083, "text": "popular school song and dance. In 2003, music mogul, Mathew Knowles, pioneer of the Grammy Award–winning, Multi-platinum group Destiny's Child, offered the Bama Boyz a deal immediately after personally witnessing the trio in action in the studio. This opportunity came about when Mathew accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker and judge for a leadership seminar and talent showcase created and hosted by Eddie, Jesse, and Jonathan at Alabama A&M University. Highly impressed by the trio’s professionalism and marketing tactics, Mathew invited the boys to do an internship that summer at his company, Music World Entertainment in Houston, TX.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-719818", "score": 0.6351003646850586, "text": "came together in its current lineup in the late 90s, while the members were in high school. All of the members attended either Hunter College High School or LaGuardia School for the Performing Arts, both public high schools located in Manhattan. The three vocalists attended elementary school together, which is where they conceived the word Dujeous, which they have claimed is a \"shape-shifting word\" that means \"all things good\" in various interviews. Dujeous got its start at high school talent shows and then moved on to small venues throughout the city. Their first show was at the Harlem School of", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-4048574", "score": 0.6338955163955688, "text": "between the other members' sets. Soon after the second verse, all girls gather in a garage-like room complete with cars and Destiny's Child in black PVC-pants and orange tops and all of the dancers, dressed in black, from the video. Luckett and Roberson said they did not know they were out of the group until seeing the \"Say My Name\" video, and in March 2000 they filed a lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and manager Mathew Knowles for what they saw as a plot to ruin Luckett and Roberson's careers. By the end of the year, Luckett and Roberson", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett among others. After years of limited success, the quartet were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999), which contained the number-one singles \"Bills, Bills,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3738078", "score": 0.6031209230422974, "text": "\"Treme\". Luckett has been a student at Tasha Smith's acting workshop. In 2013, Luckett landed a recurring role on VH1 television series \"Single Ladies\". Currently, Luckett is in a recurring role on the OWN TV series Greenleaf as Rochelle Cross. LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3107045", "score": 0.599356472492218, "text": "Summertime (Beyoncé song) Summertime (Beyoncé song) \"Summertime\" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper P. Diddy. \"Summertime\" was written by Beyoncé, Angela Beyincé, P. Diddy, Steven \"Steven J.\" Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick \"Smitty\" Smith and Mario Winans, while production was handled by Winans and P. Diddy. The song was later remixed to feature vocals from American rapper Ghostface Killah. \"Summertime\" was included on the soundtrack album for the film \"The Fighting Temptations\" (2003), in which Beyoncé played the lead female role. The original version of the song was released as a B-side to \"Crazy in Love\" in the UK and", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3362470", "score": 0.599356472492218, "text": "Summertime (Beyoncé song) Summertime (Beyoncé song) \"Summertime\" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper P. Diddy. \"Summertime\" was written by Beyoncé, Angela Beyincé, P. Diddy, Steven \"Steven J.\" Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick \"Smitty\" Smith and Mario Winans, while production was handled by Winans and P. Diddy. The song was later remixed to feature vocals from American rapper Ghostface Killah. \"Summertime\" was included on the soundtrack album for the film \"The Fighting Temptations\" (2003), in which Beyoncé played the lead female role. The original version of the song was released as a B-side to \"Crazy in Love\" in the UK and", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-749674", "score": 0.5990066528320312, "text": "Bootylicious \"Bootylicious\" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child from their third studio album \"Survivor\" (2001). It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé Knowles and Falonte Moore. The song contains a prominent sample from the Stevie Nicks song \"Edge of Seventeen\". The song was released as the album's second single from the album in 2001 and became the group's fourth US number-one single. It also reached the top-five in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. A \"Rockwilder\" remix of the song featured Missy Elliott and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2001 musical \"\" and the", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3376573", "score": 0.5990066528320312, "text": "Bootylicious \"Bootylicious\" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child from their third studio album \"Survivor\" (2001). It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé Knowles and Falonte Moore. The song contains a prominent sample from the Stevie Nicks song \"Edge of Seventeen\". The song was released as the album's second single from the album in 2001 and became the group's fourth US number-one single. It also reached the top-five in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. A \"Rockwilder\" remix of the song featured Missy Elliott and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2001 musical \"\" and the", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-991267", "score": 0.5972036719322205, "text": "Fugees Fugees (sometimes The Fugees; formerly Tranzlator Crew) was an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the early 1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper/producer Pras Michel. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word \"refugees\", Jean and Michel are Haitian, while Hill is American. Before disbanding in 1997, the group recorded two albums, one of which, \"The Score\" (1996), was a multi-Platinum and Grammy-winning success and contains their hit single \"Killing Me Softly\". Hill", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3162681", "score": 0.5972036719322205, "text": "Fugees Fugees (sometimes The Fugees; formerly Tranzlator Crew) was an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the early 1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper/producer Pras Michel. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word \"refugees\", Jean and Michel are Haitian, while Hill is American. Before disbanding in 1997, the group recorded two albums, one of which, \"The Score\" (1996), was a multi-Platinum and Grammy-winning success and contains their hit single \"Killing Me Softly\". Hill", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-776543", "score": 0.5951653122901917, "text": "soundtrack to the 1997 film \"Men in Black\". 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[ { "id": "corpus-776543", "score": 0.6795191764831543, "text": "soundtrack to the 1997 film \"Men in Black\". Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album in the United States on February 17, 1998, featuring productions by Tim & Bob, Rob Fusari, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Dwayne Wiggins and Corey Rooney. \"Destiny's Child\" peaked at number sixty-seven on the \"Billboard\" 200 and number fourteen on the \"Billboard\" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It managed to sell over one million copies in the United States, earning a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The remix version to the album's lead single, \"No, No, No\", reached number one on the \"Billboard\"", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-1714126", "score": 0.6773957014083862, "text": "No, No, No (Destiny's Child song) \"No, No, No\" is the debut single performed by American group Destiny's Child taken from their debut studio album \"Destiny's Child\" (1998). The song was released on November 11, 1997 through Columbia Records. The song was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean. Two versions of the song were released as a Part 1 and Part 2 featuring American rapper Wyclef Jean. In the United States, the song reached at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum on February 26, 1998. Part 2 samples The Love Unlimited Orchestra's", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2790187", "score": 0.6609071493148804, "text": "later become a protegé of Dupri, with her sophomore album, \"The Boy Is Mine\", dropping in July of that year. Dupri produced the single of the album \"The First Night\", which peaked atop the U.S. \"Billboard\" charts, with the album receiving the triple platinum certification and universal acclaim. In 1998, Jermaine Dupri was involved in the release of Destiny's Child's eponymous debut album. Dupri renewed the focus on his own music career, which proved successful with release of the singles \"Sweetheart\" featuring Mariah Carey (U.S.#126), \"The Party Continues\" featuring Da Brat and Usher (U.S. #26), and \"Money Ain't a Thang\"", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3581866", "score": 0.6609071493148804, "text": "later become a protegé of Dupri, with her sophomore album, \"The Boy Is Mine\", dropping in July of that year. Dupri produced the single of the album \"The First Night\", which peaked atop the U.S. \"Billboard\" charts, with the album receiving the triple platinum certification and universal acclaim. In 1998, Jermaine Dupri was involved in the release of Destiny's Child's eponymous debut album. Dupri renewed the focus on his own music career, which proved successful with release of the singles \"Sweetheart\" featuring Mariah Carey (U.S.#126), \"The Party Continues\" featuring Da Brat and Usher (U.S. #26), and \"Money Ain't a Thang\"", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3182218", "score": 0.6586160659790039, "text": "to Janet Jackson's \"Doesn't Really Matter\" due to its similar production and \"playful\" nature. \"Billboard\" likened Destiny's Child to being influenced by Jackson's strategy of releasing a soundtrack single shortly before an album campaign with \"Doesn't Really Matter\" for \"Independent Women,\" saying the group \"began planting the seeds for the upcoming release\" in a similar vein. Japanese singer Hitomi Shimatani covered the song under the title \"Papillon\", bringing Shimatani her first hit and mainstream success, becoming one of the top artists on the Avex Trax label. Shimatani was presented the idea to cover the song due to its success, saying", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6579720973968506, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1161185", "score": 0.6539698243141174, "text": "2000s in music the 2000s. Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, better known as Destiny's Child is the most successful female R&B group of all time, selling over 50 million records worldwide during the 2000s. The group has many chart topping singles worldwide, such as \"Survivor\", \"Say My Name\", \"Bootylicious\", \"Independent Women Part 1\" and \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\". Usher was named the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade and the 2nd most successful artist of the 2000s decade. He released the album \"Confessions\" which went on to become the best-selling album of 2004 and the second best-selling album of the 2000s. He", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-3803567", "score": 0.6515588760375977, "text": "drugs and the street life of Southwest Houston, Lil' O also began to dabble in one of his first loves – hip hop. \"Man, when I was growing up, LL Cool J came out with 'Radio' and that was it, I was hooked. I never thought about rapping as a career because I was making so much selling drugs, plus the money came faster than it does in the rap game\", says O. While at Xavier, in 1997, he recorded \"Can't Stop\" – featuring vocal contributions from the ladies that would go on to earn renown as Destiny's Child. The", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6463468074798584, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3498032", "score": 0.6448327302932739, "text": "Emotion (Samantha Sang song) \"Emotion\" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb. It was first recorded by Australian singer Samantha Sang, whose version reached number three on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart in 1978. The Bee Gees recorded their own version of the song in 1994 as part of an album called \"Love Songs\" which was never released but it was eventually included on their 2001 collection titled \"\". In 2001, \"Emotion\" was covered by the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child. Their version of the song was an international hit, reaching the top ten on the US", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3009849", "score": 0.6445696949958801, "text": "Destiny's Child discography platinum by the RIAA. Second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\", was released in July 1999, and was their breakthrough release peaking at number 5 on the \"Billboard\" 200. The first and third single, \"Bills, Bills, Bills\" and \"Say My Name\", peaked atop the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The album eventually sold over eight million copies in the United States, gaining eight-times platinum certification by the RIAA. Destiny's Child then released the theme song for \"Charlie's Angels\". Titled \"Independent Women Part 1\", it spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, becoming the longest running number", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1768319", "score": 0.6445008516311646, "text": "LaTavia Roberson No\" featuring Wyclef Jean and \"With Me\". Roberson can be heard rapping in the song \"Illusions\". Later in 1998, their song \"Get on the Bus\" featuring Timbaland (which was released as a single in Europe) was featured on the \"Why Do Fools Fall in Love\" soundtrack. The song was the lead single for their second album. Destiny's Child toured as an opening act on TLC's FanMail Tour and Christina Aguilera's debut tour. In 1999, Destiny's Child released their second album \"The Writing's on the Wall\". It became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group and was", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1718593", "score": 0.643660306930542, "text": "Big Boy (song) \"Big Boy\" (also known as \"I'm a Big Boy Now\") is the debut single by the Jackson 5 and the first song sung by Michael Jackson. \"Big Boy\" was released by Steeltown Records, a record company in Gary, Indiana, in January 1968. After it was released, the song played on radio stations in the Chicago-Gary area and was a local hit. Beginning in March 1968, Steeltown Records sold thousands of copies of \"Big Boy\" nationally through a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, but it was neither a critical nor commercial success. The Jackson family were delighted with", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1370125", "score": 0.6429243683815002, "text": "Beyoncé \"Miss a Meal\", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S. In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year. Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1931534", "score": 0.6399885416030884, "text": "her Super Bowl performance, wherein she was slated to sing the US national anthem, and the recording of Destiny's Child's fourth album, \"Destiny Fulfilled\"; the group finally disbanded in 2006. After the group's formal disbandment, Beyoncé recorded and released her second album \"B'Day\" on her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006. The album gave Beyoncé her second number one in the United States, and its debut week sales exceeded that of \"Dangerously in Love\", the former having sold 541,000 units. Despite the album's first two singles' average commercial performance—neither of which reached the peak of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100—its \"handsome", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2150651", "score": 0.6395517587661743, "text": "Destiny's Child Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song. In 1990, Beyoncé Knowles met rapper LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for a girl group. Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-259923", "score": 0.6388428211212158, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2938771", "score": 0.6388428211212158, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-1920658", "score": 0.638691246509552, "text": "Destiny's Child (album) the top fifty, peaking at number forty-five on the albums chart due to strength of its lead single, \"No, No, No\". The album did go on to sell over one million copies in the United States and was re-packaged and re-released in several countries after the success of the follow-up album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics, including AllMusic and \"Rolling Stone\". \"Rolling Stone\" gave the album a mixed review. John Bush of the website AllMusic feels that \"Destiny's Child isn't quite just another debut album from an R&B", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-223293", "score": 0.6385397911071777, "text": "Emmanuel \"Manny\" Mijares Emmanuel \"Manny\" Mijares is a multi-platinum song writer and executive producer. He is best known as a co-writer on the hit single What A Feeling as performed by Kelly Rowland of the pop group Destiny's Child as well as the first US dance single by CNN Artist of the Year Ricky J. He is the founder of the independent record label \"Upscale Records\", a division of his production company \"Upscale Recording & Productions\". In 2008, Mijares established Big Talent Showcase, a company which helps new aspiring talents showcase their abilities to those in the entertainment industry. Manny", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album \"Number 1's\" on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006. The group has sold 60 million records worldwide. Beyoncé's second solo album \"B'Day\" was released on September 4, 2006, in the", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2129974", "score": 0.6808780431747437, "text": "B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day is the second solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006, in various countries and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment, and Sony Urban Music. The album was originally planned as a follow-up to Beyoncé's 2003 solo debut \"Dangerously in Love\" to be released in 2004; however, it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny's Child's final album \"Destiny Fulfilled\" (2004) and the singer's starring role in the 2006 film \"Dreamgirls\". While on vacation after filming,", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-413", "score": 0.6742740273475647, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-414", "score": 0.6742740273475647, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. 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The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1714126", "score": 0.6710371971130371, "text": "No, No, No (Destiny's Child song) \"No, No, No\" is the debut single performed by American group Destiny's Child taken from their debut studio album \"Destiny's Child\" (1998). The song was released on November 11, 1997 through Columbia Records. The song was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean. Two versions of the song were released as a Part 1 and Part 2 featuring American rapper Wyclef Jean. In the United States, the song reached at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum on February 26, 1998. Part 2 samples The Love Unlimited Orchestra's", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3738078", "score": 0.6676483154296875, "text": "\"Treme\". Luckett has been a student at Tasha Smith's acting workshop. In 2013, Luckett landed a recurring role on VH1 television series \"Single Ladies\". Currently, Luckett is in a recurring role on the OWN TV series Greenleaf as Rochelle Cross. LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1378937", "score": 0.6665017008781433, "text": "2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. Notes 8 Days of Christmas 8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first and only Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records. The album contains twelve tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the \"8", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1742454", "score": 0.6625568866729736, "text": "Destiny's Child reunited to record their fourth and final studio album, \"Destiny Fulfilled\". The album introduces the trio to a harder, \"urban\" sound, and songs featured are conceptually interrelated. \"Destiny Fulfilled\" saw equality in the trio: each member contributed to writing on the majority songs, as well as becoming executive producers aside from their manager. Released on November 15, 2004, \"Destiny Fulfilled\" failed to top \"Survivor\"; the album reached number two the following week, selling 497,000 copies in its first week, compared to 663,000 for the previous album. Certified three-time platinum in the United States, it was still one of", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6619688272476196, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3213322", "score": 0.6604342460632324, "text": "on December 8, 2009. According to \"Billboard\", \"No Strings Attached\" was the top album of the decade. Worldwide, \"No Strings Attached\" sold 13.2 million copies in 2000 and was the 4th best selling album worldwide. In 2000, \"No Strings Attached\" was ranked as the number one album of the year on the \"Billboard\" 200.<ref> No Strings Attached (NSYNC album) No Strings Attached is the second studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000 by Jive Records. Looking to distinguish their music from that of their labelmates, its music incorporates pop and R&B styles. Prior to the", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-1768319", "score": 0.6603641510009766, "text": "LaTavia Roberson No\" featuring Wyclef Jean and \"With Me\". Roberson can be heard rapping in the song \"Illusions\". Later in 1998, their song \"Get on the Bus\" featuring Timbaland (which was released as a single in Europe) was featured on the \"Why Do Fools Fall in Love\" soundtrack. The song was the lead single for their second album. Destiny's Child toured as an opening act on TLC's FanMail Tour and Christina Aguilera's debut tour. In 1999, Destiny's Child released their second album \"The Writing's on the Wall\". It became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group and was", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Jonny Benjamin began having mental health problems at the age of 10 when he started experiencing auditory hallucination. He later developed depression at 16 and was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in his early 20s. He had also been experiencing the delusion that he was on his own version of the film, \"The Truman Show\", and was hospitalised as a result of his condition in January 2008. He ran away from the hospital intending to take his life by jumping off a bridge. A passerby found him on Waterloo Bridge", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1871424", "score": 0.6266180276870728, "text": "in 2010. Several years later in her YouTube documentary about her life and career, \"Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated\" (2017), Lovato admitted to being dishonest about the outcome of her initial treatment in \"Demi Lovato: Stay Strong\", and also revealed that she was in fact under the influence of cocaine while being interviewed about her sobriety for the documentary film. Lovato had suffered from depression, an eating disorder, self-harm and being bullied before she went into rehab at the age of 18. On November 1, 2010, she left the Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour, entering a treatment facility for", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1854121", "score": 0.6251103281974792, "text": "Catherine Zeta-Jones in rural New York State. In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and Zeta-Jones faced an emotionally turbulent time; she said, \"When you get sideswiped like that [with the illness] it's an obvious trigger for your balance to be a little bit off – not sleeping, worry, stress.\" This trigger led to Zeta-Jones suffering from depression, and despite initial apprehension, she spoke publicly about suffering from bipolar II disorder. She sought treatment by checking herself into hospital in 2011, and again in 2013. Owing to the stress of both their illnesses, the couple decided to live separately in 2013,", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2330665", "score": 0.6237974166870117, "text": "Beyoncé 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the \"Billboard\" 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one. \"Beyoncé\" received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days; Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as \"bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-1279559", "score": 0.6204760670661926, "text": "Patty Duke (now called bipolar disorder) in 1982, becoming one of the first public figures to speak out about personal experience of mental illness. Her treatment, which included the use of lithium as a medication and therapy, successfully stabilized her moods. She subsequently became an activist for mental health causes. She lobbied the United States Congress and joined forces with the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness in order to increase awareness, funding and research for people with mental illness. In 2007, Duke appeared on \"The Oprah Winfrey Show,\" talking about her bipolar disorder. Duke wrote", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3699486", "score": 0.6204760670661926, "text": "Patty Duke (now called bipolar disorder) in 1982, becoming one of the first public figures to speak out about personal experience of mental illness. Her treatment, which included the use of lithium as a medication and therapy, successfully stabilized her moods. She subsequently became an activist for mental health causes. She lobbied the United States Congress and joined forces with the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness in order to increase awareness, funding and research for people with mental illness. 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This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one. \"Beyoncé\" received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days; Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as \"bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1375896", "score": 0.6366859674453735, "text": "Major depressive disorder Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations. It is often accompanied by low self-esteem, loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities, low energy, and pain without a clear cause. People may also occasionally have false beliefs or see or hear things that others cannot. 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Also in 2002, \"Billboard\", named her the fifth Top Gospel", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2770803", "score": 0.6174224615097046, "text": "aspiring singer-actress. Shortly after her stint with Monica, Williams was introduced to Destiny's Child by choreographer Braden Larson aka \"Peanut Orlando\", and was flown to Houston where she stayed with the Knowles family. In March 2000, Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit against Mathew Knowles and their former bandmates for breach of partnership and fiduciary duties. Following the suit, both sides were disparaging towards each other in the media. Five months after joining, Franklin left the group. The remaining members claimed that this was due to missed promotional appearances and concerts. According to Williams, Franklin could not handle stress. Franklin,", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-634290", "score": 0.6172376275062561, "text": "aspiring singer-actress. 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Shortly after her stint with Monica, Williams was introduced to Destiny's Child by choreographer Braden Larson aka \"Peanut Orlando\", and was flown to Houston where she stayed with the Knowles family. In March 2000, Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit against Mathew Knowles and their former bandmates for breach of partnership and fiduciary duties. Following the suit, both sides were disparaging towards each other in the media. Five months after joining, Franklin left the group. The remaining members claimed that this was due to missed promotional appearances and concerts. According to Williams, Franklin could not handle stress. Franklin,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2406936", "score": 0.6588333249092102, "text": "her desk in class to find a girl sitting in her seat. Luckett asked her teacher to remove the girl (who turned out to be Beyoncé Knowles) from her assigned seat. They later became friends and she was invited to join Beyoncé's singing group Girls Tyme, which later became Destiny's Child. In 1993, LeToya Luckett joined Knowles, LaTavia Roberson, and Kelly Rowland to complete the Houston-based R&B group, Destiny's Child. The roles of the group consisted with Knowles as lead vocalist, Rowland as second-lead vocalist plus alongside Roberson and Luckett as background vocalists with Roberson as alto (and spokesperson) adding", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3738078", "score": 0.6415401101112366, "text": "\"Treme\". Luckett has been a student at Tasha Smith's acting workshop. In 2013, Luckett landed a recurring role on VH1 television series \"Single Ladies\". Currently, Luckett is in a recurring role on the OWN TV series Greenleaf as Rochelle Cross. LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-4048574", "score": 0.6394734978675842, "text": "between the other members' sets. Soon after the second verse, all girls gather in a garage-like room complete with cars and Destiny's Child in black PVC-pants and orange tops and all of the dancers, dressed in black, from the video. Luckett and Roberson said they did not know they were out of the group until seeing the \"Say My Name\" video, and in March 2000 they filed a lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and manager Mathew Knowles for what they saw as a plot to ruin Luckett and Roberson's careers. By the end of the year, Luckett and Roberson", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2150651", "score": 0.6392266750335693, "text": "Destiny's Child Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song. In 1990, Beyoncé Knowles met rapper LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for a girl group. Based in Houston, Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. Kelly Rowland, who relocated to Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually cut down to six members including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention: west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio,", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6347618103027344, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-3597443", "score": 0.625258207321167, "text": "LaTavia Roberson Mathew Knowles; however, the pair soon found themselves on the outs with Knowles. When the \"Say My Name\" video debuted in February 2000, the pair learned they'd been replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, which led to several lawsuits with the outcome of Roberson and Luckett being entitled to royalty checks from the previous albums they had made with the group. While in Destiny's Child with the other members, LaTavia had appeared in music videos such as Jagged Edge. Roberson also performed with Destiny's Child in live shows and had won awards such as Soul Train Awards. She also", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-1252211", "score": 0.6231338381767273, "text": "Destiny's Child and vocal lessons. After rigorous training, they began performing as opening acts for established R&B groups of that time such as SWV, Dru Hill and Immature. Tina Knowles designed the group's attire for their performances. Over the course of the early years in their career, Girl's Tyme changed their name to Something Fresh, Cliché, the Dolls, and to Destiny. The group signed with Elektra Records with the name Destiny, but were dropped several months later before they could release an album. 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The issue was heightened after Williams and Franklin appeared in the video of", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1650645", "score": 0.6155306696891785, "text": "Bug a Boo countdown and the last music video to feature former members LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett. The video was directed by Darren Grant in July 1999. In the video the group are walking down a shopping boulevard. Four men driving a red car who seem to be trying to attract their attention then approach them but the girls of Destiny's Child don't seem very interested as the men are \"bugging\" them. In another shot the girls trying to escape the men accidentally run into a men’s locker room where they see basketball star Kobe Bryant getting ready for a game. In", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1392267", "score": 0.6147657632827759, "text": "Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett among others. After years of limited success, the quartet were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999), which contained the number-one singles \"Bills, Bills,", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3078083", "score": 0.6089534759521484, "text": "Destiny's Child The Plant Recording Studios, in Northern California, with focus on Knowles' vocals because Frager thought she had personality and the ability to sing. With efforts to sign Girl's Tyme to a major record deal, Frager's strategy was to debut the group in \"Star Search\", the biggest talent show on national TV at the time. However, they lost the competition because, according to Knowles, their choice of song was wrong; they were actually rapping instead of singing. Because of the group's defeat, Knowles' father, Mathew, voluntarily dedicated his time to manage them. Mathew Knowles decided to cut the original lineup to", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-2735613", "score": 0.608477771282196, "text": "Williams appeared as \"Aida\" on Broadway. In January 2004, she released her second gospel album, \"Do You Know\". D'wayne Wiggins, who had produced their first recordings as Destiny's Child, filed suit in 2002 against his former counsel (Bloom, Hergott, Diemer & Cook LLP) seeking $15 million in damages for lessening his contractual agreement with the group without his consent, effectively nullifying his original contract that offered Sony Music/Columbia Destiny's Child's exclusive recording services for an initial seven years, in exchange for \"certain royalties\", instead of royalties only from the first three albums. The case was settled for an undisclosed amount.", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1370125", "score": 0.5989923477172852, "text": "Beyoncé \"Miss a Meal\", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S. In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year. 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This collaboration led to a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In 2015, Williams launched the online beauty and music series \"Kiss-Off\" on Popular TV. Also in 2016, Williams launched her own hair dye company, Good Dye Young. Hayley Nichole Williams was born in Meridian, Mississippi to Joey and Cristi Williams, on December 27, 1988. She has two younger half sisters. As a result of her parents divorcing in 2002, Williams moved to Franklin, Tennessee. She met former band member Josh and current band member Zac", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1862910", "score": 0.5848316550254822, "text": "Hayley Williams verse from fellow American rapper Eminem, while Williams's vocals remain the same. This collaboration led to a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In 2015, Williams launched the online beauty and music series \"Kiss-Off\" on Popular TV. Also in 2016, Williams launched her own hair dye company, Good Dye Young. 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She made her stage debut in the role of Mimi Marquez in the international and Broadway productions of musical \"Rent\" in 2005. Before acting, she appeared as a dancer in Beyoncé's \"Work It Out\" music video. Kirchner is best known for her performances on television. She starred opposite Don Johnson in the short-lived", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2014908", "score": 0.5317888259887695, "text": "Zero Day Fox Zero Day Fox (formerly known as Fox Digital Studios until 2014) is a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It produces TV and film that initially premiere on digital platforms like Netflix and Hulu before expanding to traditional markets. The goal is to launch original properties, expand current franchises, deploy new business models, and bring audiences to emerging platforms through innovative, sophisticated, and creative storytelling. It was established in 2009. 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Lee began his acting career in 1983 as the host of the", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1525418", "score": 0.531523585319519, "text": "Elizabeth Perkins Elizabeth Ann Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. Her film roles have included \"About Last Night...\" (1986), \"Big\" (1988), \"The Flintstones\" (1994), \"Miracle on 34th Street\" (1994) and \"Avalon\" (1990). She is known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime TV series \"Weeds\", for which she received three Primetime Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations. Perkins was born in Queens, New York, the daughter of Jo Williams, a drug treatment counselor and concert pianist, and James Perkins, a farmer, writer, and businessman. She has two older sisters. Her paternal grandparents were Greek", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1770791", "score": 0.531523585319519, "text": "Elizabeth Perkins Elizabeth Ann Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. 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Her films have earned $6.4 billion worldwide, and she appeared in the \"Forbes\" Celebrity 100 in 2009. Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School in New Jersey, where she acted in several plays. As a teenager, she was cast in the television series \"Get Real\" (1999–2000) and made her breakthrough as the protagonist in her debut", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-509555", "score": 0.530909538269043, "text": "Detroit (film) Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. Based on The Algiers Motel Incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot, the film's release commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event. The film stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Joseph David-Jones, with John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. \"Detroit\" premiered at the Fox Theatre, Detroit, on July 26, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on August 4,", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3253197", "score": 0.5308562517166138, "text": "XV\" Assassin's Festival DLC.. Young previously voiced many of the Toys R Us, Trix, Lucky Charms and Coco Puffs commercials. Shelby Young Shelby Young (born April 8, 1992) is an American actress known for her roles in \"American Horror Story\", \"The Social Network\", \"Nightlight\", and \"Star Wars Forces of Destiny\". Young's first role was in 2001 when she played the role of Sue Ann Butler on the Showtime series \"Going to California\". In 2002, Young played Stephanie in the unaired pilot for LazyTown. From 2005 to 2008, she had a recurring role as Jennifer on \"Everybody\" \"Hates Chris\", and from", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1288280", "score": 0.5306380391120911, "text": "Monkeybone Monkeybone is a 2001 American black comedy dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, and produced by Selick, Hamm, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, and Chris Columbus. The film combines live-action with stop-motion animation. Based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel \"Dark Town\", the film stars an ensemble cast led by Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, and Whoopi Goldberg with Rose McGowan, Dave Foley, Giancarlo Esposito, Megan Mullally, Lisa Zane, Chris Kattan, John Turturro, and an uncredited Thomas Haden Church. Theatrically released on February 23, 2001 by 20th Century Fox, the film was a box office bomb and", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1232720", "score": 0.5305607914924622, "text": "'which was turn me into someone else.'\" Brownstein is adapting her memoir into a half-hour television pilot, entitled \"Search and Destroy\", for streaming service Hulu. She is set to write, direct, and executive produce alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Ali Krug. The pilot is being produced by Annapurna Pictures. On March 8, 2018, it was announced that Taylor Dearden and Aubrey Peeples had been cast in the show's lead roles. On May 18, 2018, it was reported that Brad Morris, Leah Harvey, Jessica Hecht, and Imogen Tear had joined the main cast. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl Hunger", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-1933584", "score": 0.5305524468421936, "text": "Freaky Friday (2003 film) Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, based on Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel of the same name. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter whose bodies are switched due to a mysterious and magical fortune cookie. The film was released in theaters on August 6, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures. It received positive reviews from film critics and it earned over $160 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. It was Disney's", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-824120", "score": 0.5304220914840698, "text": "on CBS. She has appeared in a number of films, such as \"Bringing Down the House\" (2003), \"Taxi\" (2004), \"\" (2005), \"Beauty Shop\" (2005), \"Last Holiday\" (2006), \"Hairspray\" (2007), \"Joyful Noise\" (2012), \"22 Jump Street\" (2014) and \"Girls Trip\" (2017). Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film \"Bessie\" (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Since 2016, she has starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series \"Star\". She has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists. Queen Latifah received a star on", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2938771", "score": 0.574256181716919, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-46604", "score": 0.5715479850769043, "text": "In 2000, Madonna starred in the film The Next Best Thing, and contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack; \"Time Stood Still\" and a cover of Don McLean's 1971 song \"American Pie\". She released her eighth studio album, Music, in September 2000. It featured elements from the electronica-inspired Ray of Light era, and like its predecessor, received acclaim from critics. Collaborating with French producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Madonna commented: \"I love to work with the weirdos that no one knows about—the people who have raw talent and who are making music unlike anyone else out there. Music is the future of sound.\" Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic felt that \"Music blows by in a kaleidoscopic rush of color, technique, style and substance. It has so many depth and layers that it's easily as self-aware and earnest as Ray of Light.\" The album took the number-one position in more than 20 countries worldwide and sold four million copies in the first ten days. In the U.S., Music debuted at the top, and became her first number-one album in eleven years since Like a Prayer. It produced three singles: the Hot 100 number one \"Music\", \"Don't Tell Me\", and \"What It Feels Like for a Girl\". 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It has so many depth and layers that it's easily as self-aware and earnest as Ray of Light.\" The album took the number-one position in more than 20 countries worldwide and sold four million copies in the first ten days. In the U.S., Music debuted at the top, and became her first number-one album in eleven years since Like a Prayer. It produced three singles: the Hot 100 number one \"Music\", \"Don't Tell Me\", and \"What It Feels Like for a Girl\". The music video of \"What It Feels Like for a Girl\" depicted Madonna committing acts of crime and vandalism, and was banned by MTV and VH1.", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-46608", "score": 0.5715479850769043, "text": "In 2000, Madonna starred in the film The Next Best Thing, and contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack; \"Time Stood Still\" and a cover of Don McLean's 1971 song \"American Pie\". She released her eighth studio album, Music, in September 2000. 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Refocusing her", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3045303", "score": 0.5613139867782593, "text": "Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring in several television series, she made her film debut in the drama \"Nowhere\" (1997). Suvari rose to international prominence for her roles in the 1999 romantic drama film \"American Beauty\", for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and in three of the \"American Pie\" original films (1999–2001, 2012). Her other notable films include \"Slums of Beverly Hills\" (1998), \"Loser\" (2000), \"Sugar & Spice\" (2001), \"Rumor Has It\" (2005),", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1818295", "score": 0.5600555539131165, "text": "and extended versions of key cues in the film. This reissue was produced, assembled and mastered by Mike Matessino and it also features exclusive, in-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond as well as art design by Jim Titus. Disc one Disc two Disc three Total 3-Disc Time: 180:28 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (soundtrack) A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Music from the Motion Picture is the film score of the 2001 film of the same name, composed and conducted by John Williams. The original score was composed by Williams and featured singers Lara Fabian on two songs and Josh Groban on one. Soprano", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3773957", "score": 0.5600555539131165, "text": "and extended versions of key cues in the film. This reissue was produced, assembled and mastered by Mike Matessino and it also features exclusive, in-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond as well as art design by Jim Titus. Disc one Disc two Disc three Total 3-Disc Time: 180:28 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (soundtrack) A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Music from the Motion Picture is the film score of the 2001 film of the same name, composed and conducted by John Williams. The original score was composed by Williams and featured singers Lara Fabian on two songs and Josh Groban on one. Soprano", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-885622", "score": 0.5575131177902222, "text": "Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, model and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in \"Mumford\" (1999) and next obtained a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film \"Almost Famous\" (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan comedy roles in films such as \"The Good Girl\" (2002), \"The New Guy\" (2002), \"Elf\" (2003), \"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\" (2005), \"Failure to Launch\" (2006), \"Yes Man\" (2008), and \"500 Days of Summer\" (2009). 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The album wasn't as acclaimed as his solo debut \"Reel to Reel\", and wasn't able to sell a significant number of units, despite a \"Billboard\" Hot 100 hit, \"I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)\". Puba reunited with Brand Nubian following \"2000\", for the release of the album \"Foundation\". He didn't return with another solo album until 2001's \"Understand This\".", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-2780366", "score": 0.5532122850418091, "text": "Tanya Stephens covered the song on her album \"Gangsta Blues\" in 2004 An instrumental arrangement of the song was played at the 82nd Academy Awards as the exit music for Kathryn Bigelow after she won the Best Director Oscar for the 2009 film \"The Hurt Locker\", the first time a woman won the award. The soundtrack for \"Sex and the City 2 features a performance of \"I Am Woman\" as sung in film by its stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in the 2010 film \"Sex and the City 2\". 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The film is written by Jeff Nathanson based on the characters created by Ross LaManna, and stars Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Roselyn Sánchez and Zhang Ziyi. Its plot follows Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to Hong Kong on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. customs agents after a bombing at", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-461", "score": 0.562166154384613, "text": "Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as blues singer Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic, Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film received praise from critics, and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country. 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Monkeybone Monkeybone is a 2001 American black comedy dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, and produced by Selick, Hamm, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, and Chris Columbus. The film combines live-action with stop-motion animation. Based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel \"Dark Town\", the film stars an ensemble cast led by Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, and Whoopi Goldberg with Rose McGowan, Dave Foley, Giancarlo Esposito, Megan Mullally, Lisa Zane, Chris Kattan,", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2129974", "score": 0.5603883862495422, "text": "B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day is the second solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006, in various countries and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment, and Sony Urban Music. The album was originally planned as a follow-up to Beyoncé's 2003 solo debut \"Dangerously in Love\" to be released in 2004; however, it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny's Child's final album \"Destiny Fulfilled\" (2004) and the singer's starring role in the 2006 film \"Dreamgirls\". While on vacation after filming,", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2032426", "score": 0.5598222017288208, "text": "The Princess Diaries (film) The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Gina Wendkos, based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway (in her film debut) as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of the fictional Kingdom of Genovia, ruled by her grandmother Queen dowager Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews). The film also stars Heather Matarazzo, Héctor Elizondo, Mandy Moore, and Robert Schwartzman. Released in North America on August 3, 2001, the film was a commercial success,", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2681182", "score": 0.5592153072357178, "text": "Donnie Darko Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction film written and directed by Richard Kelly. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film follows the adventures of the troubled title character as he seeks the meaning behind his doomsday-related visions. Filmed over the course of 28 days (coincidentally mirroring the time transpired in the movie), the film was almost released straight-to-video. \"Donnie Darko\" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2001, before receiving a limited theatrical release on October 26, 2001 by", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-2758479", "score": 0.5592153072357178, "text": "Donnie Darko Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction film written and directed by Richard Kelly. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film follows the adventures of the troubled title character as he seeks the meaning behind his doomsday-related visions. Filmed over the course of 28 days (coincidentally mirroring the time transpired in the movie), the film was almost released straight-to-video. \"Donnie Darko\" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2001, before receiving a limited theatrical release on October 26, 2001 by", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Achmed, lacking Rhapsody's selflessness, seeks the blood in the hopes that he can use it to track and identify the F'Dor. The", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1161185", "score": 0.5899723172187805, "text": "2000s in music the 2000s. Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, better known as Destiny's Child is the most successful female R&B group of all time, selling over 50 million records worldwide during the 2000s. The group has many chart topping singles worldwide, such as \"Survivor\", \"Say My Name\", \"Bootylicious\", \"Independent Women Part 1\" and \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\". Usher was named the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade and the 2nd most successful artist of the 2000s decade. He released the album \"Confessions\" which went on to become the best-selling album of 2004 and the second best-selling album of the 2000s. He", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3641357", "score": 0.5898635387420654, "text": "Destiny (The Jacksons album) Destiny is the thirteenth studio album released by American band the Jacksons recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios – San Fernando, California. It was released in 1978 on Epic Records. The album would eventually sell over four million copies worldwide, two million in America during its initial run and another two million worldwide. The album marked the first time in the band's career in which they had complete artistic control, and was also the first album produced by the brothers. The band had left their longtime label Motown in 1975 with the exception of brother Jermaine Jackson who", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-903527", "score": 0.5895988941192627, "text": "Tinchy Stryder Kwasi Danquah ( ; born 14 September 1986), known by the stage name Tinchy Stryder and also as The Star in the Hood Black Chain Massive, is a Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo studio albums, \"Star in the Hood\" (2007), \"Catch 22\" (2009), and \"Third Strike\" (2010). Stryder's business ventures include the clothing line Star in the Hood, the Cloud 9 X Goji headphone and audio equipment range in collaboration with Goji Electronics. Stryder was born Kwasi Danquah in Accra, Ghana in 1986. Stryder was a resident in the United Kingdom from", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2045442", "score": 0.5895199179649353, "text": "released his major-label debut album, \"Radioactive\" on November 21, 2011. The album debuted at number 27 on the \"Billboard\" 200. Yelawolf released a sequel to his breakthrough mixtape \"Trunk Muzik\", titled \"Trunk Muzik Returns\" on March 14, 2013. His second album, \"Love Story,\" was released on April 21, 2015. His third album, \"Trial by Fire\", was released on October 27, 2017. Michael Wayne Atha was born on December 30, 1979, in Gadsden, Alabama, and is of Cherokee (on his father's side) and White American descent. His mother Sheila, whom he claims was a \"rockstar\", gave birth to him when she", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-1110842", "score": 0.5880579352378845, "text": "Nicci Gilbert, Angie Stone, Kameelah Williams (of 702), and LaTavia Roberson (of the original lineup of Destiny's Child). Johnson is currently managed by DYG Management. September 23, 2013, Johnson and Musiq Soulchild released a duet album with entitled \"9ine\". This album was a compilation of nine reggae songs recorded in nine days. The first single from the duet album, \"Feel the Fire\", was released. In 2014 Johnson announced work on her 8th (9th including \"I Am Your Woman: The Very Best of Syleena Johnson\") studio album \"Chapter 6: Couples Therapy\", which is set to be released on October 7, 2014.", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-364839", "score": 0.5880438685417175, "text": "week. On July 26, 2002 the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of April 2005, the album sold 237,000 copies in the US. The album was released as a copy-protected disc, which reportedly did not only prevent the contents of the disc from being copied, but froze users' computers after they attempted to listen to it via their CD-ROM drives. This resulted in complaints of lost computer files due to the album's protection element. Born to Reign Born to Reign is the third studio album released by American rapper Will Smith. The", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3458789", "score": 0.5879986882209778, "text": "Mix)\", co-produced by Boots, Little Shalimar and Wilder Zoby. Notes Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians Production Design Run the Jewels 3 Run the Jewels 3 is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels, which consists of rappers El-P and Killer Mike. It was digitally released on December 24, 2016, three weeks ahead of its slated release date, and was physically released on January 13, 2017, by Run the Jewels, Inc. The album serves as the follow-up to their 2014 album, \"Run the Jewels 2\". It features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Joi,", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-946424", "score": 0.5879835486412048, "text": "Michelle Williams (singer) a three-year hiatus, Destiny's Child reunited for \"Destiny Fulfilled\", released in November 2004. The album hit number two on the \"Billboard\" 200, and spawned the singles \"Lose My Breath\", \"Soldier\", \"Girl\" and \"Cater 2 U\". In support of the album, Destiny's Child embarked on a 2005 \"Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It\" world tour, which started in April to September of the same year. On the Barcelona, Spain visit, the group announced their disbandment after their final North American leg would end. In October 2005, the group released a greatest hits compilation album, entitled \"#1's\", including their most successful singles", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3028562", "score": 0.5878782272338867, "text": "of Japan (RIAJ). \"Destiny Fulfilled\" was named the eighth best-selling album of 2004 worldwide by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). In a visit at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain on July 11, 2005, Rowland announced before 16,000 spectators that Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It would be Destiny's Child last tour together, revealing their formal disbandment. After their final North American leg, the group parted ways. In a statement released to MTV, the band said that the tour had provided them the opportunity to depart from Destiny's Child on a \"high note\". They also talked about", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3824914", "score": 0.5874968767166138, "text": "7.5 million dollars. First leg Second leg Destiny World Tour The Destiny Tour was the third concert tour by the Jacksons to promote the group's \"Destiny\" album. The tour began on January 22, 1979, with their opening concert in Bremen, Germany. They visited 3 continents and 9 countries, playing 83 concerts in the United States alone. The tour concluded in Hawaii in January 1980. The tour began on January 22, 1979, in Bremen, Germany shortly after the release of the \"Destiny\" album the previous December. The tour visited three continents including concerts in Africa and Europe before taking on a", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1092331", "score": 0.5874899625778198, "text": "Aquemini Aquemini is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album's recurring theme of the differing personalities of the two members. The group recorded the majority of the album in Bobby Brown's Bosstown Recording Studios and Doppler Studios, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Released as the follow-up to the duo's 1996 album \"ATLiens\", \"Aquemini\" expands on the previous record's outer space-inspired compositions by incorporating live", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-603309", "score": 0.5871133208274841, "text": "of the \"Fort Wayne Journal Gazette\" called the album full of \"regret and moodiness\" and noted that it is \"also largely shorn of the upbeat tempos and hip-hop elements that made his [Graham's] last album so successful. This is a truly melancholy Dane.\" Kennedy ultimately felt that the album leaves the listener feeling \"bummed out\". Notes 3 (The Purple Album) 3 (The Purple Album) is the third studio album by Danish band Lukas Graham. It was released on 26 October 2018 by Copenhagen Records, Then We Take the World and Warner Bros. Records. The album features songs about \"growing up", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1338653", "score": 0.5871133208274841, "text": "of the \"Fort Wayne Journal Gazette\" called the album full of \"regret and moodiness\" and noted that it is \"also largely shorn of the upbeat tempos and hip-hop elements that made his [Graham's] last album so successful. This is a truly melancholy Dane.\" Kennedy ultimately felt that the album leaves the listener feeling \"bummed out\". Notes 3 (The Purple Album) 3 (The Purple Album) is the third studio album by Danish band Lukas Graham. It was released on 26 October 2018 by Copenhagen Records, Then We Take the World and Warner Bros. Records. The album features songs about \"growing up", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2751132", "score": 0.5867153406143188, "text": "Freedom (Solange Knowles song) \"Freedom\" is a song by Solange included on the soundtrack of the 2004 comedy film \"Johnson Family Vacation\". Solange and her producers at Music World, the record label of Beyoncé Knowles and Destiny's Child, selected a track by Houston jazz-funk band Drop Trio for a new song by then-rising star Solange Knowles. Solange, who released her first album \"Solo Star\" in 2003, saw Drop Trio performing at a local club in Houston and suggested co-writing a song. The result is \"Freedom\", with lyrics and melody by Solange and instrumental track composed, produced and recorded by Drop", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2092591", "score": 0.5866044163703918, "text": "commercial anomalies—kind of like Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, or Public Enemy\". Several reviewers of Kendrick Lamar's \"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City\" (2012) perceived influence from \"Aquemini\" in the record's production and aesthetic. Track listing and samples compiled from album liner notes. Notes Sample credits Credits are adapted from AllMusic. Aquemini Aquemini is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album's recurring theme of the", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-2129974", "score": 0.5865758061408997, "text": "B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day (Beyoncé album) B'Day is the second solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006, in various countries and a day later in the United States by Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment, and Sony Urban Music. The album was originally planned as a follow-up to Beyoncé's 2003 solo debut \"Dangerously in Love\" to be released in 2004; however, it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny's Child's final album \"Destiny Fulfilled\" (2004) and the singer's starring role in the 2006 film \"Dreamgirls\". While on vacation after filming,", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-383", "score": 0.6183900237083435, "text": "The remaining band members recorded \"Independent Women Part I\", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks. In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold. The album spawned other number-one hits, \"Bootylicious\" and the title track, \"Survivor\", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers." } ]

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As of September 2017, the song has moved around 3,400 digital copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Cyrus stated in a press release: \"This writing process has been a really different experience because I've never put out an album this way. People have been asking me, 'is this like a re-introduction of yourself?' But it's not that at all. Actually, it's", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2721639", "score": 0.5872414112091064, "text": "Week Without You \"Week Without You\" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on September 21, 2017, through RCA Records, as the second promotional single from Cyrus' sixth studio album, \"Younger Now\". As of September 2017, the song has moved around 3,400 digital copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Cyrus stated in a press release: \"This writing process has been a really different experience because I've never put out an album this way. People have been asking me, 'is this like a re-introduction of yourself?' But it's not that at all. Actually, it's", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3303698", "score": 0.5869454145431519, "text": "in both countries. The song's music video was released on March 8, 2017. The song reached number 1 on the \"Billboard\" Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales. \"Just Hold On\" is the first solo music project by Tomlinson after One Direction began their first official break in December 2015. A preview of the song was released on December 9. Tomlinson's debut performance of \"Just Hold On\" on \"The X Factor\" (UK) came just days after it was announced that his mother, Johannah Deakin, died at the age of 42 after a battle with leukemia. The song was made available on the iTunes", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1489592", "score": 0.5868418216705322, "text": "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at It\". \"While We're at It\", the band's tenth album, was released on June 15, 2018. It is the final part of a musical trilogy that began with \"Pin Points and Gin Joints\" in 2009 followed by \"The Magic of Youth\" in 2011. For the initial 2018 tour dates supporting the album, Silva could not participate due to his commitments performing with Justin Timberlake. To temporarily fill in for Silva, the band brought in Roman Fleysher and Peter \"JR\" Wasilewski of Less Than Jake to play saxophone on select dates. Big Rig Records started as a vanity label when the", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3048651", "score": 0.586525022983551, "text": "television across the United States and the group further collaborated with McDonald's, which served as its sponsor. The tour's set list included songs from \"Destiny Fulfilled\" as well as Destiny's Child's previous albums and songs from the solo albums of each member performed individually. Numerous costume changes occurred throughout the show; the concert exhibited products from Beyoncé's clothing line from the House of Deréon, a company she co-founded with her mother Tina Knowles. A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta on July 15, 2005, and the DVD \"Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta\" chronicling the concert was released on", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3187511", "score": 0.586525022983551, "text": "television across the United States and the group further collaborated with McDonald's, which served as its sponsor. The tour's set list included songs from \"Destiny Fulfilled\" as well as Destiny's Child's previous albums and songs from the solo albums of each member performed individually. Numerous costume changes occurred throughout the show; the concert exhibited products from Beyoncé's clothing line from the House of Deréon, a company she co-founded with her mother Tina Knowles. A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta on July 15, 2005, and the DVD \"Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta\" chronicling the concert was released on", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2664008", "score": 0.5863026976585388, "text": "Lil Wayne broadcaster Sarah Vivan. His third child, Cameron Carter, was born to actress Lauren London on September 9, 2009. His fourth child, Neal, was born on November 30, 2009, to singer Nivea. Trina also became pregnant with Wayne's child, but later suffered a miscarriage. In July 2014, it was rumored he was dating singer Christina Milian whom he attended the ESPY Awards with. They later confirmed their relationship in mid-2015 after which they received criticism from their interconnected exes, singer Nivea and songwriter The-Dream. They split at the end of 2015 after collaborating on various singles, videos, and concert dates. In", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3548637", "score": 0.5861105918884277, "text": "Girls' Generation-TTS Girls' Generation-TTS (, also known as TTS, TaeTiSeo, or Girls' Generation-TaeTiSeo) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2012. It is composed of three Girls' Generation members: Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun. The group has released three EPs: \"Twinkle\" (2012), \"Holler\" (2014), and \"Dear Santa\" (2015). During the year 2012, South Korean girl group Girls' Generation went through an unannounced hiatus as the majority of the group's members were focusing on individual activities. Some acted in television dramas while others participated in various television programs. The subgroup TTS was born", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-2770803", "score": 0.5860739946365356, "text": "aspiring singer-actress. Shortly after her stint with Monica, Williams was introduced to Destiny's Child by choreographer Braden Larson aka \"Peanut Orlando\", and was flown to Houston where she stayed with the Knowles family. In March 2000, Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit against Mathew Knowles and their former bandmates for breach of partnership and fiduciary duties. Following the suit, both sides were disparaging towards each other in the media. Five months after joining, Franklin left the group. The remaining members claimed that this was due to missed promotional appearances and concerts. According to Williams, Franklin could not handle stress. Franklin,", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3138464", "score": 0.5859823226928711, "text": "Kirk Franklin August 28, 2015. Franklin contributed to Tori Kelly's \"Hiding Place\" album, released September 14, 2018. They had intended to collaborate on one song, but it turned into a larger project. On January 20, 1996, Franklin married long-time friend Tammy Collins. When they wed, they each had one child from previous relationships: Kirk's son Kerrion, born in 1988, and Tammy's daughter Carrington (whom he legally adopted), born in 1989. As a couple, they have two children together, a daughter named Kennedy (born in 1997) and a son named Caziah (born in 2000). Carrington became engaged to Maxx Nakwaasah in October 2015.", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-3831457", "score": 0.5859823226928711, "text": "Kirk Franklin August 28, 2015. Franklin contributed to Tori Kelly's \"Hiding Place\" album, released September 14, 2018. They had intended to collaborate on one song, but it turned into a larger project. On January 20, 1996, Franklin married long-time friend Tammy Collins. When they wed, they each had one child from previous relationships: Kirk's son Kerrion, born in 1988, and Tammy's daughter Carrington (whom he legally adopted), born in 1989. As a couple, they have two children together, a daughter named Kennedy (born in 1997) and a son named Caziah (born in 2000). Carrington became engaged to Maxx Nakwaasah in October 2015.", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-210530", "score": 0.5858665704727173, "text": "At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November, One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession. Louis Tomlinson later confirmed that the break would be around 18 months. On 13 December, One Direction performed on \"The X Factor\" final. Their last televised performance as a group, before their hiatus, was on \"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve\" on 31 December 2015. On 13 January 2016, \"Us Weekly\" published a report claiming that the group's hiatus would become a permanent split, with a \"source\" citing that each of the four remaining group", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3561168", "score": 0.5858665704727173, "text": "At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November, One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession. Louis Tomlinson later confirmed that the break would be around 18 months. On 13 December, One Direction performed on \"The X Factor\" final. Their last televised performance as a group, before their hiatus, was on \"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve\" on 31 December 2015. On 13 January 2016, \"Us Weekly\" published a report claiming that the group's hiatus would become a permanent split, with a \"source\" citing that each of the four remaining group", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3308880", "score": 0.5857470631599426, "text": "Lil Uzi Vert of delays. In December 2016, Woods was signed to Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang though this claim has been speculated as false due to tweets by DJ Drama and Don Cannon. Uzi collaborated with the rap group Migos in October 2016 on the single \"Bad and Boujee\" which in January 2017 reached number 1 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100, becoming Uzi Vert's first number 1 single as a featured artist, and his highest charting single. On February 27, 2017, Woods released the EP \"Luv is Rage 1.5\" whilst on tour with The Weeknd. The EP was positively received for its", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2168966", "score": 0.5856603980064392, "text": "her departure from the group on August 19, 2017. On December 9, 2017, Reid announced the upcoming release of \"East West\", which was initially intended for the Hex sub-unit, although a time frame was not provided. The single was ultimately released on March 19, 2018. Reid's favorite genre is Celtic. She is fond of listening to the American rapper Eminem, Canadian musician Alanis Morissette, English pop girl group Spice Girls and American singer Britney Spears. Alexandra Reid Alexandra Reid Varley (born March 5, 1992), professionally known as Alex Reid, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and model. She is a", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2094349", "score": 0.5855376720428467, "text": "Kirk Franklin August 28, 2015. Franklin contributed to Tori Kelly's \"Hiding Place\" album, released September 14, 2018. They had intended to collaborate on one song, but it turned into a larger project. On January 20, 1996, Franklin married long-time friend Tammy Collins. When they wed, they each had one child from previous relationships: Kirk's son Kerrion, born in 1988, and Tammy's daughter Carrington (whom he legally adopted), born in 1989. As a couple, they have two children together, a daughter named Kennedy (born in 1997) and a son named Caziah (born in 2000). Carrington became engaged to Maxx Nakwaasah in October 2015.", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2831174", "score": 0.5855006575584412, "text": "Sevin (rapper) Marques Adams (born November 14, 1981), who goes by the stage name Sevin, was an American Christian hip hop musician who has officially retired from music in September 2018. He has released 20 studio albums: \"All or None\" (1999 and 2001), \"Evin Angelz Kry\" (2004), \"Holy Mictramony\" (2004 and 2006), \"Feel me...\" (2004 and 2006), \"Father Forgive Me\" (2005), \"Sevin presentz : Hog Life : The LP\" (2005 and 2006), \"Work of Art : The R&B EP\" (2007), \"B 4 I Wake\" (2007), \"We Die\" (2007), \"Str8 frum tha Dragonz Mouth\" (2008), \"HOG MOB : Tha LP\" (2008),", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-1727873", "score": 0.5854820609092712, "text": "her departure from the group on August 19, 2017. 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In March 2000, Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit against Mathew Knowles and their former bandmates for breach of partnership and fiduciary duties. Following the suit, both sides were disparaging towards each other in the media. Five months after joining, Franklin left the group. The remaining members claimed that this was due to missed promotional appearances and concerts. According to Williams, Franklin could not handle stress. Franklin,", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-384", "score": 0.7261263728141785, "text": "In July 2002, Beyoncé continued her acting career playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, which spent its first weekend atop the US box office and grossed $73 million. Beyoncé released \"Work It Out\" as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium. In 2003, Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the musical comedy The Fighting Temptations as Lilly, a single mother whom Gooding's character falls in love with. The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S. Beyoncé released \"Fighting Temptation\" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film. Another of Beyoncé's contributions to the soundtrack, \"Summertime\", fared better on the US charts." } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-1873680", "score": 0.6891577839851379, "text": "who have been known for wearing fros or fro wigs during these two decades include NBA basketball players Ben Wallace, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Beasley, as well as musicians Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Macy Gray, Ludacris, Questlove, Cindy Blackman, Wiz Khalifa, and Lenny Kravitz. Beyoncé Knowles also donned a large fro wig for her role as Foxxy Cleopatra in the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". A \"Jewfro\" (portmanteau of the words Jew and afro) or \"Isro\" (portmanteau of the words Israel and afro) refers to an afro when worn by Jews. Its name is inspired by the fro hairstyle,", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-3383048", "score": 0.6863966584205627, "text": "is a close friend of \"Joan of Arcadia\" stars Michael Welch and Chris Marquette. He and Welch had known each other for several years but they did not become good friends until the series began in 2003. He dated \"Remember the Daze\" co-star Leighton Meester, after meeting in 2007. Aaron Himelstein Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in \"Joan of Arcadia\". He also wrote, directed and edited the short film, \"Sugar Mountain\".", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3520805", "score": 0.6863966584205627, "text": "is a close friend of \"Joan of Arcadia\" stars Michael Welch and Chris Marquette. He and Welch had known each other for several years but they did not become good friends until the series began in 2003. He dated \"Remember the Daze\" co-star Leighton Meester, after meeting in 2007. Aaron Himelstein Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in \"Joan of Arcadia\". He also wrote, directed and edited the short film, \"Sugar Mountain\".", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-4076863", "score": 0.6802180409431458, "text": "\"Undercover Brother\" (2002), \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002), \"Kill Bill Vol. 1\" (2003), and \"Django Unchained\" (2012) feature pop culture nods to the blaxploitation genre. The parody \"Undercover Brother\", for example, stars Eddie Griffin as an afro-topped agent for a clandestine organization satirically known as the \"\"B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D.\"\". Likewise, \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" co-stars Beyoncé Knowles as the Tamara Dobson/Pam Grier-inspired heroine, Foxxy Cleopatra. 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In a famous scene in \"Reservoir Dogs\", the protagonists discuss \"Get Christie Love!\",", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3898962", "score": 0.6796908378601074, "text": "\"Undercover Brother\" (2002), \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002), \"Kill Bill Vol. 1\" (2003), and \"Django Unchained\" (2012) feature pop culture nods to the blaxploitation genre. The parody \"Undercover Brother\", for example, stars Eddie Griffin as an afro-topped agent for a clandestine organization satirically known as the \"\"B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D.\"\". Likewise, \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" co-stars Beyoncé Knowles as the Tamara Dobson/Pam Grier-inspired heroine, Foxxy Cleopatra. In the 1977 parody film \"The Kentucky Fried Movie\", a mock trailer for \"Cleopatra Schwartz\" depicts another Grier-like action star married to a rabbi. 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The song was generally well received by music", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-815475", "score": 0.6476755738258362, "text": "the gospel band Point of Grace on their Platinum album, \"Life Love & Other Mysteries\" and jazz guitarist Richard Smith on his 2003 album \"SOuLIDIFIED\". Take 6 also covered the song on their 1996 album, \"Brothers\". \"Sing a Song\" was sampled by Beyoncé on the track \"Hey Goldmember\" from the soundtrack to the 2002 feature film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". \"Sing a Song\" appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 feature film \"The Color of Friendship\". The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 feature film \"Something's Gotta Give\". Sing a Song (Earth, Wind & Fire song)", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3396294", "score": 0.6473566293716431, "text": "Austin Powers in Goldmember villain, Goldmember (Myers once again). Myers also plays Fat Bastard for the second time, this time parodying the kind of \"wire fight\" seen in \"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\". The film also stars Beyoncé Knowles as Foxxy Cleopatra (parodying blaxploitation heroines, primarily Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones, as well as Christie Love when she says, \"You're under arrest, sugah!\"), Michael York, reprising the role of Basil Exposition, and Verne Troyer in his second appearance as Mini-Me. The film also introduced a new character named Number 3 (a.k.a. the Mole), who is portrayed by former child star Fred Savage. Clint Howard plays", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-967074", "score": 0.6373295783996582, "text": "Work It Out (Beyoncé song) the UK. The song's accompanying music video was shot and directed by Matthew Rolston. The video features Beyoncé playing Foxxy Cleopatra, and draws inspiration from several 1960's and 1970s motifs. The video was nominated at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in the category Best Video from a Film. \"Work It Out\" has been parodied and covered on several live television programs, including \"American Idol\" and \"America's Best Dance Crew\". Since its release, the song has been regularly included on several of Beyoncé's tours and concerts. In the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\", Beyoncé portrays Foxxy Cleopatra, the female", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1069208", "score": 0.6373295783996582, "text": "Work It Out (Beyoncé song) the UK. The song's accompanying music video was shot and directed by Matthew Rolston. The video features Beyoncé playing Foxxy Cleopatra, and draws inspiration from several 1960's and 1970s motifs. The video was nominated at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in the category Best Video from a Film. \"Work It Out\" has been parodied and covered on several live television programs, including \"American Idol\" and \"America's Best Dance Crew\". Since its release, the song has been regularly included on several of Beyoncé's tours and concerts. In the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\", Beyoncé portrays Foxxy Cleopatra, the female", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-143438", "score": 0.6348211765289307, "text": "Fever (Little Willie John song) Fighting Temptations\", in which she also had a leading role. The song was also featured in the film itself, during a scene in which the character Beyoncé portrayed, named Lilly, sang the song in a nightclub while her eventual love interest Darrin (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) watches her. Beyoncé's version was produced by Damon Elliott and was recorded by her while she was still working on the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". Elliott suggested to the singer to record \"Fever\" as it was one of his favorite songs. When she got a role in \"The Fighting Temptations\", the", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1548656", "score": 0.6348211765289307, "text": "Fever (Little Willie John song) Fighting Temptations\", in which she also had a leading role. The song was also featured in the film itself, during a scene in which the character Beyoncé portrayed, named Lilly, sang the song in a nightclub while her eventual love interest Darrin (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) watches her. Beyoncé's version was produced by Damon Elliott and was recorded by her while she was still working on the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". Elliott suggested to the singer to record \"Fever\" as it was one of his favorite songs. When she got a role in \"The Fighting Temptations\", the", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1732932", "score": 0.6307268142700195, "text": "Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon the 1875 opera \"Carmen\" by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. The film is set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times and features a mostly original hip-hop/R&B", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3723677", "score": 0.6307268142700195, "text": "Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon the 1875 opera \"Carmen\" by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. The film is set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times and features a mostly original hip-hop/R&B", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1515407", "score": 0.6264956593513489, "text": "minor, but critical, role in \"Two Tickets to Paradise\" (2006). Nina appeared in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\", where she played Goldmember's red-headed henchwoman. Nina Kaczorowski Nina Kaczorowski (born June 6, 1975), a.k.a. Nina K, is an American actress, stunt woman, model and dancer. Nina was born in New Jersey into a large family from Łódź, Poland. The family moved to Texas when she was six years old. Her upbringing was traditionally Polish. As a teenager, Nina started modeling in Houston and Dallas, and by age 19, she began learning to be a stunt artist. Nina achieved early success in modeling", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1265872", "score": 0.6264709234237671, "text": "minor, but critical, role in \"Two Tickets to Paradise\" (2006). Nina appeared in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\", where she played Goldmember's red-headed henchwoman. Nina Kaczorowski Nina Kaczorowski (born June 6, 1975), a.k.a. Nina K, is an American actress, stunt woman, model and dancer. Nina was born in New Jersey into a large family from Łódź, Poland. The family moved to Texas when she was six years old. Her upbringing was traditionally Polish. As a teenager, Nina started modeling in Houston and Dallas, and by age 19, she began learning to be a stunt artist. Nina achieved early success in modeling", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3499865", "score": 0.6183446049690247, "text": "Austin Powers The \"Austin Powers\" series is a series of American spy action comedy films: \"\" (1997), \"\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). The films were directed by Jay Roach; produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and distributed by New Line Cinema. The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including James Bond and \"Jason King\", and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy of free", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3068852", "score": 0.6177042722702026, "text": "Austin Powers The \"Austin Powers\" series is a series of American spy action comedy films: \"\" (1997), \"\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). The films were directed by Jay Roach; produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and distributed by New Line Cinema. The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including James Bond and \"Jason King\", and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. 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As a result of its popularity, the song was released in 1997 in Australia, receiving a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and in North America, entering the top five in both, Canada and the United States. In January 1999, the music video was ranked number eight in VH1's \"All-Time Greatest Music Videos in History\". In October 1994, the Spice Girls began", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1122175", "score": 0.5821024775505066, "text": "Get It Started \"Get It Started\" is a song recorded by American rapper Pitbull for his seventh studio album \"Global Warming\". It was released on June 28, 2012 as the second single from the album by RCA Records. The song features guest vocals from Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, marking the fourth time they have collaborated on a song together, the others being an official remix to the Spanish version of \"Did it Again\", \"Lo Hecho Está Hecho\", and the English version of \"Rabiosa\". The artists co-wrote the song with its producers, DJ Buddha, Sidney Samson, Marc Kinchen, Develop, with additional writing", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-2610863", "score": 0.5821024775505066, "text": "Get It Started \"Get It Started\" is a song recorded by American rapper Pitbull for his seventh studio album \"Global Warming\". It was released on June 28, 2012 as the second single from the album by RCA Records. The song features guest vocals from Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, marking the fourth time they have collaborated on a song together, the others being an official remix to the Spanish version of \"Did it Again\", \"Lo Hecho Está Hecho\", and the English version of \"Rabiosa\". The artists co-wrote the song with its producers, DJ Buddha, Sidney Samson, Marc Kinchen, Develop, with additional writing", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2226775", "score": 0.5820942521095276, "text": "Beyoncé marriage after Jay-Z had an affair. Beyoncé suffered a miscarriage around 2010 or 2011, describing it as \"the saddest thing\" she had ever endured. She returned to the studio and wrote music in order to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Paris in order to shoot the album cover for \"4\", and unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris. In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed \"Love on Top\" and ended the performance by revealing she was pregnant. Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2051134", "score": 0.5820756554603577, "text": "the first 2010 FIFA World Cup game on South African national television. Everywhere You Go (World Cup song) \"Everywhere You Go\" is the MTN theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup performed by an all-star supergroup of international artists called Rhythm of Africa United. The song is led by US-American singer Kelly Rowland and features many male African artists and Rola Saad, a Lebanese female singer. American producer Steve Morales produced and American songwriter Stacy Barthe wrote the song. Both have been collaborating on an Heidi Montag album before. The song was confirmed by Antos Stella of \"AS Entertainment\"", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3417871", "score": 0.5820362567901611, "text": "lyrics carry a message of the euphoria one feels when in love with a significant other, while the production bears some similarities to Coldplay's 2002 hit single \"Clocks.\" \"When Love Takes Over\" received universal acclaim. Most noted the addition of Rowland's powerful and emotionally charged vocals which made the single the most memorable song from \"One Love\". The song was praised for its lush production and euphoric sentiments. It achieved worldwide success by topping the charts in ten countries, including in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Italy and Switzerland. At the time of release, it became Guetta's highest charting", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1645511", "score": 0.5819444060325623, "text": "I Was Here (song) the United States. Following the release of \"4\", \"I Was Here\" charted at number 131 on the UK Singles Chart, 74 on the Swiss Singles Chart, and 44 on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart in early July 2011. Later, in 2012, the song also appeared on several charts internationally. A music video for the song was released on August 19, 2012 and it features Beyoncé performing the song live at the United Nations General Assembly while images of volunteers doing humanitarian work were projected on the screen behind her. It was donated to the World Humanitarian Day and", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-942328", "score": 0.5819401741027832, "text": "Out of the Woods (song) on February 5, 2016. The song went number one in Israel and has reached the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, and New Zealand as well as the top 20 in Australia and the United States. Swift premiered a 15-second clip of \"Out of the Woods\" on \"Good Morning America\" on October 13, 2014. Swift called \"Out of the Woods\" one of her \"favorite songs on this album because it best represents 1989.\" She explained that the song is about \"the fragility and breakable nature of some relationships. This was a relationship where I was kind of living day-to-day wondering where", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-2335809", "score": 0.5818987488746643, "text": "Échame la Culpa Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland, the top twenty in Croatia, France, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands and Norway, and the top thirty in Scotland. It also reached number 46 in the UK and 47 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Lovato first teased a photo from the music video shot via Instagram on October 21, 2017, to which Fonsi commented: \"What's up Demi...\", and later posted a behind-the-scenes picture on his own Instagram, captioned: \"Finished! It's a wrap\", to which Lovato replied: \"Hola Fonsi\". On November 1, 2017, MTV News reported that the collaboration will be titled \"Échame la Culpa\",", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1335562", "score": 0.5817770957946777, "text": "Tripping (song) wakes up, smiles and close his eyes. The song became a massive worldwide success for Williams, debuting inside the top ten in most countries around Europe, including number-two (behind Push The Button by Sugababes) in the United Kingdom, spending six weeks inside the top ten and fifteen inside the top seventy-five. The single reached number-one in The Netherlands, Argentina, Germany (where it was his first #1 single), Portugal, Italy, and Taiwan. In Switzerland, the single was certified Gold. In Mexico, the song reached number-nine and became the eleventh most played track of the year. In Australia, the single peaked at", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-2198995", "score": 0.5817046761512756, "text": "Pass Out (song) Out\" entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and UK R&B Chart, selling just over 92,000 copies. The single held on to the top spot for two consecutive weeks (keeping \"Rude Boy\" by Rihanna at no.2) before falling one place in favour of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's single \"Telephone\". The single spent a total of seven weeks within the top ten before falling to number thirteen. As of 17 July 2010, the single had spent a total of 19 weeks within the top forty of the UK Singles Chart. The song then re-entered the Top forty at number", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3635878", "score": 0.5816863179206848, "text": "Love On Top leotard, stockings, high-top sneakers, and medal-adorned Czech military cap. Together with her five male dancers, they perform choreographed moves at Canoe Studios, a penthouse studio in West Chelsea overlooking New York City. The preview was inspired by the music video for \"If It Isn't Love\" by American band New Edition and was described as \"stripped-down\" by Tom Ayres of Digital Spy. The full video was initially supposed to be premiered on October 17, 2011, on Australia's \"Today Show\". However, the release date was pushed up a day and it was released on October 16, 2011, instead. That same day, Beyoncé", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1209171", "score": 0.5816003084182739, "text": "Shake It Off single from \"1989\", thus making Swift the first female artist to replace herself at the top spot in the 56-year history of the Hot 100. 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Her first solo album Dangerously in Love was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts. The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200, and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide. The album's lead single, \"Crazy in Love\", featuring Jay Z, became Beyoncé's first number-one single as a solo artist in the US. The single \"Baby Boy\" also reached number one, and singles, \"Me, Myself and I\" and \"Naughty Girl\", both reached the top-five. The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for \"Dangerously in Love 2\", Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for \"Crazy in Love\", and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for \"The Closer I Get to You\" with Luther Vandross.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-412", "score": 0.6706851124763489, "text": "Beyoncé's first solo recording was a feature on Jay Z's \"'03 Bonnie & Clyde\" that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her first solo album Dangerously in Love was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts. The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200, and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide. The album's lead single, \"Crazy in Love\", featuring Jay Z, became Beyoncé's first number-one single as a solo artist in the US. The single \"Baby Boy\" also reached number one, and singles, \"Me, Myself and I\" and \"Naughty Girl\", both reached the top-five. The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for \"Dangerously in Love 2\", Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for \"Crazy in Love\", and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for \"The Closer I Get to You\" with Luther Vandross.", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1193995", "score": 0.6692540645599365, "text": "Fighting Temptation total of seven consecutive weeks until mid-April 2004. On August 29, 2004, the single debuted and peaked at number forty-two on the Swiss Singles Chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Antti Jokinen and it features Beyoncé, Elliott, MC Lyte and Free. It was shot in an abandoned mansion nearby Los Angeles by the end of June 2003. Performance footage was seamlessly melded with clips from the movie. On the set, Beyoncé expressed herself: \"Basically, it's kind of like a ladies' night 'cause it's all us females and the song is about basically all these temptations", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1281581", "score": 0.6692540645599365, "text": "Fighting Temptation total of seven consecutive weeks until mid-April 2004. On August 29, 2004, the single debuted and peaked at number forty-two on the Swiss Singles Chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Antti Jokinen and it features Beyoncé, Elliott, MC Lyte and Free. It was shot in an abandoned mansion nearby Los Angeles by the end of June 2003. Performance footage was seamlessly melded with clips from the movie. On the set, Beyoncé expressed herself: \"Basically, it's kind of like a ladies' night 'cause it's all us females and the song is about basically all these temptations", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3869012", "score": 0.6692540645599365, "text": "Fighting Temptation total of seven consecutive weeks until mid-April 2004. On August 29, 2004, the single debuted and peaked at number forty-two on the Swiss Singles Chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Antti Jokinen and it features Beyoncé, Elliott, MC Lyte and Free. It was shot in an abandoned mansion nearby Los Angeles by the end of June 2003. Performance footage was seamlessly melded with clips from the movie. On the set, Beyoncé expressed herself: \"Basically, it's kind of like a ladies' night 'cause it's all us females and the song is about basically all these temptations", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1368876", "score": 0.6689724326133728, "text": "on Game Boy Advance Video in October 2005. Shark Tale: Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on September 21, 2004. The soundtrack features newly recorded music by various artists, including Justin Timberlake with Timbaland, Christina Aguilera, JoJo, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, and Will Smith, and also features the first song recorded by pop group The Pussycat Dolls as well as the film's closing theme composed by Hans Zimmer. Janet Jackson and Beyoncé initially planned to record a duet for the film's soundtrack. Jackson's frequent collaborator Jimmy Jam, who had recently worked with Beyoncé for \"The Fighting Temptations\" soundtrack, commented \"Obviously we'd", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2189097", "score": 0.6672414541244507, "text": "Formation (song) \"Formation\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was written by Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé and produced by the latter three. It served as the album's lead single, released on February 6, 2016 through Parkwood Entertainment. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, premiered on the same day as the song itself through Beyoncé's official YouTube account. It received mixed response for its alleged anti-police stance, which the singer denied, in addition to controversy over documentary footage used in the video.", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3537843", "score": 0.6672414541244507, "text": "Formation (song) \"Formation\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was written by Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé and produced by the latter three. It served as the album's lead single, released on February 6, 2016 through Parkwood Entertainment. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, premiered on the same day as the song itself through Beyoncé's official YouTube account. It received mixed response for its alleged anti-police stance, which the singer denied, in addition to controversy over documentary footage used in the video.", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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[ { "id": "corpus-894668", "score": 0.6252762079238892, "text": "something then I'll do that, but I'm not gonna give up acting.\" Scout Taylor-Compton Scout Taylor-Compton (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films. Her most notable roles include Laurie Strode in the horror films \"Halloween\" (2007) and \"Halloween II\" (2009), as well as Lita Ford in the film \"The Runaways\" (2010). Taylor-Compton also sang the theme song for her film \"Chicken Night\" (2001). Taylor-Compton also provided voice over work in other films, including \"The Core\" (2003). She is a Scream Queen, having appeared in many horror films.", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-1089792", "score": 0.6252762079238892, "text": "something then I'll do that, but I'm not gonna give up acting.\" Scout Taylor-Compton Scout Taylor-Compton (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films. Her most notable roles include Laurie Strode in the horror films \"Halloween\" (2007) and \"Halloween II\" (2009), as well as Lita Ford in the film \"The Runaways\" (2010). Taylor-Compton also sang the theme song for her film \"Chicken Night\" (2001). Taylor-Compton also provided voice over work in other films, including \"The Core\" (2003). She is a Scream Queen, having appeared in many horror films.", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-139055", "score": 0.6151294708251953, "text": "Halloween (2007 film) Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name; the first in the rebooted \"Halloween\" film series and the ninth installment of the \"Halloween\" franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the ten year old Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's \"reimagining\" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night.", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3045592", "score": 0.5987321138381958, "text": "saying \"It has nothing to do with me\". Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Haden-Guest, Baroness Haden-Guest (; born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, author, and activist. She made her film debut in 1978, starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film \"Halloween\". The film established her as a \"scream queen\", and she went on to appear in a string of horror movies throughout the early 1980s, including \"The Fog\", \"Prom Night\" and \"Terror Train\" (all 1980). She reprised the role of Laurie Strode in four sequels, including \"\" (1998) and \"Halloween\" (2018). Curtis has compiled a body", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1449723", "score": 0.5953399538993835, "text": "Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress and activist. She is known for her biographical film roles, most notably her performance as Tina Turner in the biopic \"What's Love Got to Do with It\" (1993), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Bassett has additionally portrayed Betty Shabazz in both \"Malcolm X\" (1992) and \"Panther\" (1995), Katherine Jackson in \"\" (1992), Voletta Wallace in \"Notorious\" (2009), and Coretta Scott King in \"Betty & Coretta\"", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-946035", "score": 0.5888873338699341, "text": "Marley Shelton Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American actress. She made her film debut in \"Grand Canyon\" (1991), and followed with a line of roles in films aimed at teenage audiences, including \"The Sandlot\" (1993), \"Pleasantville\" (1998), \"Never Been Kissed\" (1999), \"Sugar & Spice\" (2001) and \" Valentine\" (2001). Shelton has found larger recognition for her appearances in \"Sin City\" (2005), \"Grindhouse\" (2007) and \"Scream 4\" (2011), and has also starred in numerous independent films throughout her career, including \"Just a Kiss\" (2002), \"Grand Theft Parsons\" (2003), \"Women in Trouble\" (2009), \"(Untitled)\" (2009), \"Elektra Luxx\" (2010),", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1395742", "score": 0.5874447226524353, "text": "Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Haden-Guest, Baroness Haden-Guest (; born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, author, and activist. She made her film debut in 1978, starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film \"Halloween\". The film established her as a \"scream queen\", and she went on to appear in a string of horror movies throughout the early 1980s, including \"The Fog\", \"Prom Night\" and \"Terror Train\" (all 1980). She reprised the role of Laurie Strode in four sequels, including \"\" (1998) and \"Halloween\" (2018). Curtis has compiled a body of film work that spans many genres, including", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-3107045", "score": 0.5871472954750061, "text": "Summertime (Beyoncé song) Summertime (Beyoncé song) \"Summertime\" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper P. Diddy. \"Summertime\" was written by Beyoncé, Angela Beyincé, P. Diddy, Steven \"Steven J.\" Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick \"Smitty\" Smith and Mario Winans, while production was handled by Winans and P. Diddy. The song was later remixed to feature vocals from American rapper Ghostface Killah. \"Summertime\" was included on the soundtrack album for the film \"The Fighting Temptations\" (2003), in which Beyoncé played the lead female role. The original version of the song was released as a B-side to \"Crazy in Love\" in the UK and", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3362470", "score": 0.5871472954750061, "text": "Summertime (Beyoncé song) Summertime (Beyoncé song) \"Summertime\" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper P. Diddy. \"Summertime\" was written by Beyoncé, Angela Beyincé, P. Diddy, Steven \"Steven J.\" Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick \"Smitty\" Smith and Mario Winans, while production was handled by Winans and P. Diddy. The song was later remixed to feature vocals from American rapper Ghostface Killah. \"Summertime\" was included on the soundtrack album for the film \"The Fighting Temptations\" (2003), in which Beyoncé played the lead female role. 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The film was praised by critics and won two Academy Awards – Best Actor for Penn and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins – with Eastwood garnering nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. The film grossed $90million domestically on a budget of $30million. In 2003 Eastwood was named Best Director of the Year by the National Society of Film Critics. The following year Eastwood found further critical acclaim with \"Million Dollar Baby\". The boxing drama won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Hilary Swank) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman).", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1185043", "score": 0.5802308320999146, "text": "out of a possible four stars. \"Paranormal Activity 2\" broke the record for biggest midnight gross for an R-rated film with $6.3 million, beating the previous record-holder \"Watchmen\" by $4.6 million, and broke the record for biggest opening for a horror movie of all time. On its opening day, \"Paranormal Activity 2\" placed number one at the box office, making $20,100,000 and finished with a total of $41,500,000 estimated over the weekend, placing first at the box office. It has currently grossed $84,752,907 in North America and $92,759,125 overseas, giving the film a worldwide total of $177,512,032. \"Paranormal Activity 2\"", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3669227", "score": 0.5800795555114746, "text": "The Bucket List screens at 2,911 theaters, averaging $6,662 per theater ($6,060 per screen) and ranking #1 at the box office. The film closed on June 5, 2008, never having a weekend-to-weekend decline of more than 40%, and ended up with a final gross of $93,466,502 in the United States and Canada and another $81,906,000 overseas, for a total gross of $175,372,502 worldwide, easily recouping the film's considerable $45 million budget and turning a sizable profit for Warner Bros.. Named one of the Top Ten Films of the Year by the National Board of Review. A score album from Varèse Sarabande was released", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-749627", "score": 0.5798686146736145, "text": "Amy Pascal \"Skyfall\", the first Bond film to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office; \"The Da Vinci Code\" and \"Angels & Demons\"; Sony Pictures Animation's \"The Smurfs\", \"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\", and \"Hotel Transylvania\"; and Best Picture Oscar nominees \"American Hustle\", \"Captain Phillips\", \"Zero Dark Thirty\", \"Moneyball\" and \"The Social Network\". Pascal, along with Lynton, also oversaw Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which produces and distributes television programming for multiple platforms in the U.S. and internationally. In 2013, Pascal was elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She clashed with", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3933505", "score": 0.5798296332359314, "text": "and Canada and $17.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $61.7 million, against a production budget of $5.5 million. In North America, \"47 Meters Down\" was released alongside \"All Eyez on Me\", \"Rough Night\" and \"Cars 3\", and was initially projected to gross around $5 million from 2,300 theatres in its opening weekend. It made $4.5 million on its first day (including $735,000 from Thursday night previews), increasing weekend estimates to $11 million. It went on to debut to $11.5 million, finishing 5th at the box office. In its second weekend, the film dropped 34%, grossing $7.4", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-189585", "score": 0.5796578526496887, "text": "character). \"A Mighty Wind\" won the Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, and Michael McKean at the 46th Grammy Awards. The film had a moderate intake for its opening day in April 2003, grossing $307,931 in total. It went on to gross $2,112,140 in 133 theatres for an average of $15,880 per theatre. With a domestic total of $17,583,468 and a foreign total of $969,240, the film brought in a total of $18,750,246 during its theatrical run. To promote the September 2003 release of the film on DVD, the", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2819313", "score": 0.5795358419418335, "text": "musical involving mostly rap. Some similarities between the versions include all star casts (of notable celebrities of the era) as well as some musical themes in relation to the scenes. The movie received mainly mixed reviews. AllMovie graded the TV movie with two-and-a-half out of five stars. Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-1144154", "score": 0.579420268535614, "text": "The Expendables (2010 film) to a \"very strong\" reception. As well, he described it as \"a crowd-pleaser even if critics didn't take to it.\" Research by Lionsgate found that between 38% and 40% of the film's viewers were female. The results were unexpected, for a film thought to have limited appeal to female filmgoers. \"The Expendables\" remained at the top position in the U.S. box office during its second weekend, earning a weekend total of nearly $17 million. As of December 17, 2010, the film had made $103,068,524 in the United States and $171,401,870 in the international box office, bringing its worldwide gross to", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-782969", "score": 0.5793971419334412, "text": "his obsession with Eve was not as important as it seemed. Charlie doesn't understand his friend, but Oscar smiles as the train rolls on. \"Tadpole\" received mostly positive reviews. Based on 105 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of critics gave the film a positive review. On a budget of $150,000, the film made $3,200,241 worldwide; from $2,891,288 in North America and $308,953 in other territories. The film opened with $80,682 in its opening weekend (7/19-21) and raised 34% ($273,373) in the second weekend. The following songs were included in the film. Tadpole (film) Tadpole is", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2248002", "score": 0.5792564749717712, "text": "The Big Short (film) a production budget of $50 million. The film was released in eight theaters in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago on December 11, 2015 and earned $705,527 (an average of $88,191 per theater). It set the record for the best ever per-screen gross for a film opening in eight locations, breaking the previous record held by \"Memoirs of a Geisha\" ($85,313 per theater), and was the third biggest theater average of 2015 behind the four screen debuts of \"Steve Jobs\" ($130,000) and \"The Revenant\" ($118,640). The film had its wide release on Wednesday December 23, 2015 and grossed", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-400378", "score": 0.5791276693344116, "text": "the longest selfie stick, at 8.56 meters (28 feet, 1 inch) tall. \"Zoolander 2\" grossed $28.8 million in the U.S. and Canada and $27.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $56.7 million against a budget of $50 million. In the United States and Canada, pre-release tracking suggested the film would gross $17–20 million from 3,300 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer \"Deadpool\" ($55–65 million projection) but similar to other newcomer \"How to Be Single\". The film made $750,000 from its Thursday night previews and $4.9 million on its first day. It went on to gross", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-893716", "score": 0.579089343547821, "text": "Woman in Gold (film) expanding to 1,504 cinemas on 10 April it grossed $5.5 million, finishing 7th at the box office. On Rotten Tomatoes the film had a rating of 55% based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"\"Woman in Gold\" benefits from its talented leads, but strong work from Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds isn't enough to overpower a disappointingly dull treatment of a fascinating true story.\" On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-2189723", "score": 0.579089343547821, "text": "Woman in Gold (film) expanding to 1,504 cinemas on 10 April it grossed $5.5 million, finishing 7th at the box office. On Rotten Tomatoes the film had a rating of 55% based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"\"Woman in Gold\" benefits from its talented leads, but strong work from Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds isn't enough to overpower a disappointingly dull treatment of a fascinating true story.\" On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-661162", "score": 0.5790022611618042, "text": "film is \"not nearly as intelligent, thoughtful or penetrating as it promises to be. Yet the consistent delicacy and emotional clarity of Williams' acting in \"One Hour Photo\" makes the picture impossible to dismiss.\" The film's limited release began on August 21, 2002 in seven theaters, opening to a $321,515 weekend, with an average of $45,930 per theater. Its wide release began on September 13, with a 1,212 theater count. Still, the film made just over $8 million that weekend, and went on to gross $31,597,131 in the US, with an additional $20,626,175 in overseas territories, for an international total", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2482560", "score": 0.5788884162902832, "text": "Notorious (2009 film) earned $20,497,596 in its first weekend, ranking fourth in the domestic box office behind newcomer \"\", holdover \"Gran Torino\", and other newcomer \"My Bloody Valentine 3D\". The film closed on April 2, having grossed $36,843,682 in the domestic box office (US/Canada) and $7,528,069 internationally for a worldwide total of $44,371,751. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 142 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"A biopic that lacks the luster of its subject, \"Notorious\" is generic rise-and-fall fare that still functions as a primer for those less familiar", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2878919", "score": 0.5788884162902832, "text": "Notorious (2009 film) earned $20,497,596 in its first weekend, ranking fourth in the domestic box office behind newcomer \"\", holdover \"Gran Torino\", and other newcomer \"My Bloody Valentine 3D\". The film closed on April 2, having grossed $36,843,682 in the domestic box office (US/Canada) and $7,528,069 internationally for a worldwide total of $44,371,751. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 142 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. 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Only \"Silence of the Lambs\" (3rd), \"Beauty and the", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-524926", "score": 0.5783330202102661, "text": "on July 21, 2008 in the United Kingdom. The film grossed $31,341,721 in DVD sales, bringing its total film gross to $300,414,491. 10,000 BC (film) 10,000 BC is a 2008 American epic adventure film from Warner Bros. set in the prehistoric era, about the journeys of a prehistoric tribe of mammoth hunters. It was directed by Roland Emmerich and stars Steven Strait and Camilla Belle. The world premiere was held on February 10, 2008 at Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Emmerich's film was a box office hit, but consistently regarded by professional critics as his worst film, as", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-2073771", "score": 0.5782802700996399, "text": "saturated with high-profile domestic films, much as China itself informally excludes foreign-made films from the summer months. 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The site's critical consensus reads, \"Sleek, loud, and over the top, \"Fast Five\" proudly embraces its brainless action thrills and injects new life into the franchise.\" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, praising it as \"a skillfully assembled 130 minutes at the movies, with actors capable of doing absurd things with straight faces, and action sequences that toy idly with", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1562154", "score": 0.5975332856178284, "text": "film has a rating of 77%, based on 193 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Sleek, loud, and over the top, \"Fast Five\" proudly embraces its brainless action thrills and injects new life into the franchise.\" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, praising it as \"a skillfully assembled 130 minutes at the movies, with actors capable of doing absurd things with straight faces, and action sequences that toy idly with", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-876052", "score": 0.5948938727378845, "text": "critically. It currently has an approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star? \"Dig!\" compellingly chronicles the ups and downs of the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, two ambitious bands whose love/hate relationship embodies many of the potential pratfalls of the music business.\" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". BBC Movies called it \"Erratic, tragic, and", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3600894", "score": 0.5948938727378845, "text": "critically. It currently has an approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star? \"Dig!\" compellingly chronicles the ups and downs of the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, two ambitious bands whose love/hate relationship embodies many of the potential pratfalls of the music business.\" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". BBC Movies called it \"Erratic, tragic, and", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2848361", "score": 0.5946365594863892, "text": "before, with much time and effort going into locating and digitizing obscure resources. The film received acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 92% rating based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's consensus states: \"\"The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution\" offers a fascinating -- if somewhat rudimentary -- introduction to a movement, and an era, that remains soberingly relevant today.\" Metacritic reports an 80 out of 100 rating based on 17 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\". \"The Hollywood Reporter\" gave the film a positive review, describing it as \"a strong if only", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3416313", "score": 0.5942782759666443, "text": "at the time of the films initial release was one of revulsion; viz. Bosley Crowther: \"It is sordid, vicious and contemptuous. The only thing engaging about it is a certain quality and tone of degradation that is almost too candid and ruthless to be believed.\" A few years later the revolutionary nature of My Hustler was being recognized; Vincent Canby, in somewhat backwards and grudging praise, complained that distributors were taking his critical remarks out of context and using them as advertising come-ons: \"Warhol, of course, is responsible for one of the toughest dilemmas facing critics today. Largely as a", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-4059650", "score": 0.5925009250640869, "text": "The Fighting Temptations Ever Change\" by Mary Mary, \"Waiting\" by Ramiyah, and \"Soldier\" by The Blind Boys of Alabama, were also not included on the soundtrack. The film was released on VHS and DVD on February 3, 2004. While there is a high-definition digital release, it has yet to be released on Blu-ray Disc as of 2018. In a 2003 interview with the late Mickey Jones, (who had a supporting role in the film), for HollywoodJesus.com, he stated that he hoped the film performed well because all of the principal actors had signed on for a sequel. As a result of the film's", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-1732976", "score": 0.5918934345245361, "text": "indicating \"generally unfavorable reviews\". Noted film critic Roger Ebert panned \"Battle: Los Angeles\" in a lengthy review, calling the movie \"noisy, violent, ugly and stupid\", giving the film a mere half star rating. Though he praised Aaron Eckhart's performance, Ebert heavily criticized the film's writing, effects designs, camerawork and editing. He closed his review by saying, \"When I think of the elegant construction of something like \"Gunfight at the O.K. Corral\", I want to rend the hair from my head and weep bitter tears of despair. Generations of filmmakers devoted their lives to perfecting techniques that a director like Jonathan", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-2915123", "score": 0.5910376906394958, "text": "of 8.4/10. The consensus reads: \"One of the most influential of all teen films, \"American Graffiti\" is a funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet look at a group of recent high school grads' last days of innocence\". Roger Ebert gave the film a full four stars and praised it for being \"not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie's success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant\". Gene Siskel awarded three-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that although the film suffered from an \"overkill\" of", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2443317", "score": 0.5898695588111877, "text": "The Fighting Temptations which is currently worth $150,000. Upon taking charge of the once-powerful choir, Darrin discovers that it has fallen into decline over the years, with only a handful of members remaining. After several setbacks, Darrin eventually recruits many new members, most of which he does so by promising half of the competition's prize money to them (though he has no intention of paying anyone). He also reconnects with his childhood friend and crush Lilly (Beyoncé), who has faced ostracization from the townspeople similar to MaryAnn's, due to her being an R&B nightclub singer, and having a son, Dean, out of wedlock.", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-3747189", "score": 0.5892134308815002, "text": "The Fighting Temptations which is currently worth $150,000. Upon taking charge of the once-powerful choir, Darrin discovers that it has fallen into decline over the years, with only a handful of members remaining. After several setbacks, Darrin eventually recruits many new members, most of which he does so by promising half of the competition's prize money to them (though he has no intention of paying anyone). He also reconnects with his childhood friend and crush Lilly (Beyoncé), who has faced ostracization from the townspeople similar to MaryAnn's, due to her being an R&B nightclub singer, and having a son, Dean, out of wedlock.", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1064162", "score": 0.5862591862678528, "text": "and the Dap Kings, and others. \"Soul Men\" received generally mixed reviews from film critics. Based on 98 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave the film a positive review stating that \"\"Soul Men\" features lively performances from Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson, and some hilarious moments, but ultimately suffers from an unoriginal script.\" Metacritic, another review aggretator, reported that critics gave the film an average score of 49/100, based on 23 reviews. The film opened at #6 with $5,000,000 behind \"Zack and Miri Make a Porno\", \"Changeling\", \"\", \"Role Models\", and \"\" (which, coincidentally, Mac was", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3415877", "score": 0.5856959819793701, "text": "NeNe Leakes Athens, Georgia, while the other three children stayed with her mother; because it was believed that her mother could not take care of all five. After graduating from Clarke Central High School in Athens, she decided to further her formal education at Morris Brown College in Atlanta for two years. Before Leakes met the producers of \"The Real Housewives of Atlanta\", she had appeared on TV shows like\" The Parkers\". In 2003, she had also landed a minor role as a stripper in the film \"The Fighting Temptations\", starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé. However, none of her scenes are", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3418990", "score": 0.5856609344482422, "text": "NeNe Leakes Athens, Georgia, while the other three children stayed with her mother; because it was believed that her mother could not take care of all five. After graduating from Clarke Central High School in Athens, she decided to further her formal education at Morris Brown College in Atlanta for two years. Before Leakes met the producers of \"The Real Housewives of Atlanta\", she had appeared on TV shows like\" The Parkers\". In 2003, she had also landed a minor role as a stripper in the film \"The Fighting Temptations\", starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé. However, none of her scenes are", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-641594", "score": 0.5856239795684814, "text": "screenings for critics. After the film opened, the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 69% based reviews from 173 critics, with the consensus: \"\"Snakes on a Plane\" lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be.\" At the website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 58% based on 31 reviews by mainstream critics. Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding, and engaging in \"call and response\", noting that audience participation was an important part of the", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3201921", "score": 0.5856239795684814, "text": "screenings for critics. After the film opened, the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 69% based reviews from 173 critics, with the consensus: \"\"Snakes on a Plane\" lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be.\" At the website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 58% based on 31 reviews by mainstream critics. Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding, and engaging in \"call and response\", noting that audience participation was an important part of the", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3559873", "score": 0.5856239795684814, "text": "screenings for critics. After the film opened, the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 69% based reviews from 173 critics, with the consensus: \"\"Snakes on a Plane\" lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be.\" At the website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 58% based on 31 reviews by mainstream critics. Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding, and engaging in \"call and response\", noting that audience participation was an important part of the", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-867064", "score": 0.5854569673538208, "text": "commentary, a making of documentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, and a still gallery. \"The Great Debaters\" debuted at No. 11 in its first weekend with a total of $6,005,180 from 1,171 venues. The film grossed $30,236,407 in the US. As of November 20, 2012 the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 131 reviews. The site's consensus reads: \"A wonderful cast and top-notch script elevate \"The Great Debaters\" beyond a familiar formula for a touching, uplifting drama.\" Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 65 out of 100 based on", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3254830", "score": 0.5849380493164062, "text": "critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 100%, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. After the show's release, Tomlin and Fonda expressed displeasure once it became public that their salaries were just equal to those of Sheen and Waterston, even though \"the show is not 'Sol and Robert', it's 'Grace and Frankie,'\" in the words of Lily Tomlin, and contended this constituted a significant pay inequity. Shortly thereafter, Sheen and Waterston went on the record to support their co-stars' demands for a salary increase, with Waterston being quoted as saying: \"I think they're", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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He is the protagonist of \"\" (1997), \"The Spy Who Shagged Me\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). He is a womanizing, hard-partying British spy embodying the Swinging London mod culture and hippie culture of the 1960s who, with his nemesis Dr. Evil, was frozen in a cryonics experiment. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism. Austin", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-143438", "score": 0.6714224815368652, "text": "Fever (Little Willie John song) Fighting Temptations\", in which she also had a leading role. The song was also featured in the film itself, during a scene in which the character Beyoncé portrayed, named Lilly, sang the song in a nightclub while her eventual love interest Darrin (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) watches her. Beyoncé's version was produced by Damon Elliott and was recorded by her while she was still working on the 2002 film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". 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He and Welch had known each other for several years but they did not become good friends until the series began in 2003. He dated \"Remember the Daze\" co-star Leighton Meester, after meeting in 2007. Aaron Himelstein Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in \"Joan of Arcadia\". He also wrote, directed and edited the short film, \"Sugar Mountain\".", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3865346", "score": 0.6701670289039612, "text": "Work It Out (Beyoncé song) Work It Out (Beyoncé song) \"Work It Out\" is a song by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on June 11, 2002, by Columbia Records as the lead single from the soundtrack album to the film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\", in which Beyoncé stars as Foxxy Cleopatra. It was later included on international editions of Beyoncé's debut studio album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). Beyoncé co-wrote the song with its producers, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. \"Work It Out\" is an R&B song which incorporates elements of 1960s and 1970s funk and post-disco. The song was generally well received by music", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-652590", "score": 0.6593053340911865, "text": "Number 2 (Austin Powers) Number 2 is a fictional character in the \"Austin Powers\" franchise. He is played by Robert Wagner in all three films, while his younger self is played by Rob Lowe in \"\". He briefly appears as a teenager in a flashback in \"Goldmember\", portrayed by Evan Farmer. The character was modeled on the James Bond villain Emilio Largo who was number 2 of SPECTRE in the 1965 James Bond movie \"Thunderball\". His name is intended as a humorous dual parody. Number One is the traditional term for a First Officer in the British Navy. \"Number 2\"", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1732932", "score": 0.6509813070297241, "text": "Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon the 1875 opera \"Carmen\" by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. 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She also performed with Canadian singer Norman Iceberg and dancers Viktor Manoel (David Bowie's \"Glass Spider\" tour) and Luca Tommassini at Prince's notorious Glam Slam. Inaba appeared as a featured solo dancer during Madonna's 1993 Girlie Show World Tour, on the condition she shave her hair. After hesitating, she decided it was worth it. Her favorite dance is rumba since, according to \"American Fitness\", she feels it is \"very strong and demanding.\" Inaba appeared in the film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) as Fook Yu, alongside Diane Mizota, who played her twin sister Fook", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-815475", "score": 0.6422287225723267, "text": "the gospel band Point of Grace on their Platinum album, \"Life Love & Other Mysteries\" and jazz guitarist Richard Smith on his 2003 album \"SOuLIDIFIED\". 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He also wrote, directed and edited the short film, \"Sugar Mountain\".", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3520805", "score": 0.6357835531234741, "text": "is a close friend of \"Joan of Arcadia\" stars Michael Welch and Chris Marquette. He and Welch had known each other for several years but they did not become good friends until the series began in 2003. He dated \"Remember the Daze\" co-star Leighton Meester, after meeting in 2007. Aaron Himelstein Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in \"Joan of Arcadia\". He also wrote, directed and edited the short film, \"Sugar Mountain\".", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1732932", "score": 0.6355591416358948, "text": "Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon the 1875 opera \"Carmen\" by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. The film is set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times and features a mostly original hip-hop/R&B", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3723677", "score": 0.6355591416358948, "text": "Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The film stars Beyoncé in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"), Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon the 1875 opera \"Carmen\" by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. The film is set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times and features a mostly original hip-hop/R&B", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3499865", "score": 0.629891574382782, "text": "Austin Powers The \"Austin Powers\" series is a series of American spy action comedy films: \"\" (1997), \"\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). The films were directed by Jay Roach; produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and distributed by New Line Cinema. The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including James Bond and \"Jason King\", and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy of free", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3068852", "score": 0.6292818784713745, "text": "Austin Powers The \"Austin Powers\" series is a series of American spy action comedy films: \"\" (1997), \"\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). The films were directed by Jay Roach; produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and distributed by New Line Cinema. The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including James Bond and \"Jason King\", and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy of free", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-3417610", "score": 0.6292818784713745, "text": "Austin Powers The \"Austin Powers\" series is a series of American spy action comedy films: \"\" (1997), \"\" (1999) and \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002). The films were directed by Jay Roach; produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and distributed by New Line Cinema. The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including James Bond and \"Jason King\", and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy of free", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3730152", "score": 0.6252270340919495, "text": "September 20, 2012), which is also the show's second tribute episode to Spears. Boys (Britney Spears song) \"Boys\" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her third studio album, \"Britney\" (2001). It was written and produced by Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams (known collectively as The Neptunes). A version of the song, entitled \"The Co-Ed Remix\", was released as the sixth and final single from \"Britney\" on July 29, 2002. The new version also served as the second single from the soundtrack of \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\". \"Boys\" is a R&B and hip hop song, including funk", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-771732", "score": 0.6219705939292908, "text": "Papa, Can You Hear Me? West End performer Meredith Braun recorded the song on her 2012 album \"Someone Else's Story\" In 2010, \"Glee\" did a cover in their episode 'Grilled Cheesus', sung by Lea Michele. Iranian songstress Helen Matevosian covered it in her studio album \"Oghyanoose Khali\" (\"Empty Ocean\"). In 2006 at her \"Un Regard 9\" concert in Paris, Lara Fabian, the Belgian-Canadian singer, paid homage to Streisand's voice then sang the song live. A parody of the song is briefly sung near the end of the film \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" when Goldmember is shocked by his tractor beam device and sings \"Fahza can", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Gooding also received attention for his roles in the epic \"Pearl Harbor\" (2001) as Doris Miller, the ensemble farce \"Rat Race\" (2001), musical dramedy \"The Fighting Temptations\" (2003) in which he starred alongside Beyoncé Knowles, and the football drama \"Radio\" (2003), in which he played the title role. Additionally, though not well received critically, the family comedy \"Snow Dogs\" (2002) was a commercial success. Other roles of note during this time include Theo Caulder in the psychological thriller \"Instinct\" (1999) and the voice of Buck in the Disney animated film \"Home on the Range\" (2004). However,", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-259923", "score": 0.6070876121520996, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. 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The song was released on February 12, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records. The song contains a sample of Osunlade's 2013 recording \"Dionne\" which itself samples 1970's \"Walk the Way You Talk\" by Dionne Warwick. The song premiered following the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017. The single art features Khaled's newborn son, Asahd Khaled. The song is performed", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-846531", "score": 0.6146485805511475, "text": "the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. \"Rolling Stone\" included the clip in their year-end list of the 10 best music videos of 2014. Beyoncé performed \"Pretty Hurts\" during her co-headlining On the Run Tour (2014). \"Pretty Hurts\" was initially written by Australian musician Sia Furler at her apartment in Angelino Heights, Los Angeles. She completed the song with American musician Ammo on the same day she recorded French DJ David Guetta's \"Titanium\" in 2011. 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However, Perry failed to read the email, and", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1498478", "score": 0.6144512295722961, "text": "Unbroken (Stan Walker song) and a Matthew Chuang-directed music video, filmed in Melbourne. The single peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number twenty-three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and lasted thirteen and seventeen weeks on the charts, respectively. \"Unbroken\" was written and produced by OneRepublic leader Ryan Tedder, who was behind singles such as Beyoncé Knowles' \"Halo\" (2009) and Leona Lewis' \"Bleeding Love\" (2007). \"Unbroken\" was recorded at Artisan Studios in Birmingham, England, and Phil Tan mixed the record at Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Walker was honoured by the opportunity to record a piece of Tedder's work. Walker told", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2467113", "score": 0.6139762997627258, "text": "All Money Is Legal the decision to her disagreements with Jay-Z and her weight gain, but she denied these reports during a 2011 interview with \"Vibe\". Amil explained that she took a hiatus as she had not felt mentally prepared for a music career. \"I Got That\", featuring vocals by Beyoncé, was released on July 5, 2000, as the album's lead single. Commentators compared its sound and lyrics to music released by Destiny's Child; one critic believed it continued a focus on \"statement[s] of simple financial and romantic independence\". An accompanying music video was released to promote the song, and was featured on the", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-1206539", "score": 0.6137560606002808, "text": "Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart respectively: \"Irreplaceable\" and her duet with Shakira, \"Beautiful Liar\", which spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart. Beyoncé's third studio album \"I Am... Sasha Fierce\" garnered six number one songs: \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\", \"Diva\", \"Halo\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\", and \"Video Phone\", featuring Lady Gaga. \"Telephone\", a song by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, became her thirteenth number one in February 2010. Additionally, \"Video Phone\" became her sixth consecutive number one, a streak which began with \"Halo\" one year previous, and continued with \"Diva\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\" and \"Telephone\". \"I", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-2291829", "score": 0.6137560606002808, "text": "Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart respectively: \"Irreplaceable\" and her duet with Shakira, \"Beautiful Liar\", which spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart. Beyoncé's third studio album \"I Am... Sasha Fierce\" garnered six number one songs: \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\", \"Diva\", \"Halo\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\", and \"Video Phone\", featuring Lady Gaga. \"Telephone\", a song by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, became her thirteenth number one in February 2010. Additionally, \"Video Phone\" became her sixth consecutive number one, a streak which began with \"Halo\" one year previous, and continued with \"Diva\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\" and \"Telephone\". \"I", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-2762360", "score": 0.6137560606002808, "text": "Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart respectively: \"Irreplaceable\" and her duet with Shakira, \"Beautiful Liar\", which spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart. Beyoncé's third studio album \"I Am... Sasha Fierce\" garnered six number one songs: \"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\", \"Diva\", \"Halo\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\", and \"Video Phone\", featuring Lady Gaga. \"Telephone\", a song by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, became her thirteenth number one in February 2010. Additionally, \"Video Phone\" became her sixth consecutive number one, a streak which began with \"Halo\" one year previous, and continued with \"Diva\", \"Sweet Dreams\", \"Why Don't You Love Me\" and \"Telephone\". \"I", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-801975", "score": 0.6135297417640686, "text": "Amerie Cynthia Lissette Gwen Stefani Janet Jackson Mary J. Blige Natasha Ramos RichGirl Se7en Usher Young Steff Rich Harrison Rich Harrison (born 1979) is an American record producer and songwriter from Washington, D.C., specializing in R&B and hip hop music. The winner of a Grammy Award, Harrison is well known for producing songs such as \"Get Right\" (performed by Jennifer Lopez), \"1 Thing\" (performed by Amerie) and \"Crazy in Love\" (performed by Beyonce and Jay Z). A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated the ability to play music he heard on the radio, later", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-823660", "score": 0.612808346748352, "text": "Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Expressing an interest in music from an early age, Knowles had several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured among the members her sister, before signing with her father Mathew Knowles's Music World Entertainment label. At age 16, Knowles released her first studio album \"Solo Star\" (2002). Between 2005 and 2007, Knowles had several minor acting roles, including the direct-to-video \"\" (2006) and continued writing music for her older sister Beyoncé Knowles and for former", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3182302", "score": 0.612731397151947, "text": "Beyoncé (album) majority of her day with her newborn daughter, taking some hours out to record music. The album's opening track \"Pretty Hurts\", co-written by Sia, was completed during these sessions. The project was suspended until 2013 and relocated to Jungle City and Oven Studios in New York City, where most of the album was recorded. In an interview for \"Vogue\" in January 2013, Jason Gay described Beyoncé's attention to detail as \"obsessive\" when observing her studio, noting the vision boards she created for inspiration, which contained potential song titles, old album covers and pictures of performances. In mid-2013, a relatively unknown", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3356009", "score": 0.6126694679260254, "text": "All Night (Beyoncé song) All Night (Beyoncé song) \"All Night\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was co-written and co-produced by Diplo and Beyoncé, while being co-written by Henry Allen (King Henry), who was also responsible for co-production, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Ilsey Juber, Akil King, Aman Tekleab, Jaramye Daniels, André Benjamin, Patrick Brown and Antwan Patton. A reggae-tinged track, \"All Night\" features \"sprinklings\" of horns and strings in its instrumentation, while sampling the brass line from Outkast's song \"SpottieOttieDopaliscious\". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's fifth single on", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3700781", "score": 0.6126694679260254, "text": "All Night (Beyoncé song) All Night (Beyoncé song) \"All Night\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was co-written and co-produced by Diplo and Beyoncé, while being co-written by Henry Allen (King Henry), who was also responsible for co-production, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Ilsey Juber, Akil King, Aman Tekleab, Jaramye Daniels, André Benjamin, Patrick Brown and Antwan Patton. A reggae-tinged track, \"All Night\" features \"sprinklings\" of horns and strings in its instrumentation, while sampling the brass line from Outkast's song \"SpottieOttieDopaliscious\". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's fifth single on", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-329841", "score": 0.6126479506492615, "text": "Calvin Harris American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean and hip hop group Migos. The song was released on 25 February 2017. Harris released a collaboration with Young Thug, Ariana Grande, and Pharrell Williams titled \"Heatstroke\" on 31 March 2017. In May, he announced that his forthcoming fifth studio album, \"Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1\", would be released on 30 June 2017. The album featured appearances from the likes of Travis Scott, Kehlani, Future, Katy Perry, Big Sean, John Legend, Khalid, Schoolboy Q, DRAM, Nicki Minaj, Lil Yachty, Jessie Reyez, PartyNextDoor and Snoop Dogg. On 8 February 2018, Harris collaborated with PartyNextDoor to release a", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-301", "score": 0.6125950217247009, "text": "A self-described \"modern-day feminist\", Beyoncé creates songs that are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary popular music. Throughout a career spanning 19 years, she has sold over 118 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has won 20 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized her as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s decade. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium in 2011. Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and 2014. Forbes magazine also listed her as the most powerful female musician of 2015.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-302", "score": 0.6125950217247009, "text": "A self-described \"modern-day feminist\", Beyoncé creates songs that are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary popular music. Throughout a career spanning 19 years, she has sold over 118 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has won 20 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized her as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s decade. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium in 2011. Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and 2014. Forbes magazine also listed her as the most powerful female musician of 2015.", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-303", "score": 0.6125950217247009, "text": "A self-described \"modern-day feminist\", Beyoncé creates songs that are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary popular music. 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The following week, the song rose to number 99, before dropping to number 94 the week after. In its fourth week on the chart, rose to number 44. The following week, it moved to number 23 after selling 12,639 units. In its sixth week on the chart, the song peaked at number thirteen with sales of 18,620 copies. It peaked at number one on US Hot Dance Club Songs, and also reached number one in Slovakia. The music", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1110638", "score": 0.6019719243049622, "text": "in Japan. It debuted inside the top ten on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 70,540 in its first week of availability. The recording then went to number one, becoming Hamasaki's first number one single on that chart. It lasted 26 weeks, marking the singer's longest-charting release. Charting together as \"Love (Destiny)\"/\"Love (Since 1999)\", both tracks debuted at number one on the Count Down TV chart hosted by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), having become her first number one there as well, and similarly spent 26 weeks within the top 100. By the end of 1999, \"Love (Destiny)\" sold over 650,790 units", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-859836", "score": 0.601610541343689, "text": "been streamed 7.53 million times. The release of her single \"Applause\" in August 2013 prompted an increase in sales of \"Bad Romance\"; it sold one million copies in the UK, making Gaga one of 17 artists with a million-selling song in the country. On October 29, 2009, \"Bad Romance\" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 20; it reached the top in its seventh week. In Sweden, the song debuted at number three and reached the top of the chart after two weeks. Across Europe, the song remained at number one in Greece for 7 weeks, and topped the", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2710216", "score": 0.601610541343689, "text": "been streamed 7.53 million times. The release of her single \"Applause\" in August 2013 prompted an increase in sales of \"Bad Romance\"; it sold one million copies in the UK, making Gaga one of 17 artists with a million-selling song in the country. On October 29, 2009, \"Bad Romance\" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 20; it reached the top in its seventh week. In Sweden, the song debuted at number three and reached the top of the chart after two weeks. Across Europe, the song remained at number one in Greece for 7 weeks, and topped the", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-1821064", "score": 0.601382315158844, "text": "Hollywood (Madonna song) in the UK Singles Chart, being kept from the top spot by \"Crazy in Love\" by Beyoncé. The song was present for a total of seven weeks on the chart, and as of August 2008, has sold 59,633 copies according to the Official Charts Company. In Australia, \"Hollywood\" debuted on the chart at number 16, before falling out to number 37 the next week. On April 27, 2003, \"Hollywood\" debuted at number 55 on the Austrian Singles Chart, peaking at number 34 after four weeks. The song achieved moderate chart positions in both the Flemish and Wallonian territories in Belgium,", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1291643", "score": 0.6013756990432739, "text": "Mean?\" and \"Sorry\". It has since been passed by The Chainsmokers's \"Closer\" (2016–2017), which spent 32 weeks in the top 10. Additionally, the song spent an eleventh week at the top of the Radio Songs chart. Additionally, on the chart dated 14 May 2016, \"Love Yourself\" became Bieber's first chart-topper on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was the most-played song in the United States in 2016, with nearly 4 billion audience impressions. During 2016, \"Love Yourself\" sold 1.8 million copies in the US, thus being listed seventh on the best-selling songs of the year list. Overall, it has sold", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1260384", "score": 0.6012741327285767, "text": "Hollywood (Madonna song) in the UK Singles Chart, being kept from the top spot by \"Crazy in Love\" by Beyoncé. The song was present for a total of seven weeks on the chart, and as of August 2008, has sold 59,633 copies according to the Official Charts Company. In Australia, \"Hollywood\" debuted on the chart at number 16, before falling out to number 37 the next week. On April 27, 2003, \"Hollywood\" debuted at number 55 on the Austrian Singles Chart, peaking at number 34 after four weeks. The song achieved moderate chart positions in both the Flemish and Wallonian territories in Belgium,", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2477043", "score": 0.6009846329689026, "text": "Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown (\"Scary Spice\"), Melanie Chisholm (\"Sporty Spice\"), Emma Bunton (\"Baby Spice\"), Geri Halliwell (\"Ginger Spice\"), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams (\"Posh Spice\"). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single \"Wannabe\" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album \"Spice\" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album, \"Spiceworld\" sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The Spice Girls", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3550739", "score": 0.6007586717605591, "text": "British soul American R&B\". British R&B has also been increasingly incorporating electropop sounds in recent years, exemplified by the music of Jay Sean and Taio Cruz. Since then, Adele has gained considerable popularity in the United States, where she had several number one hits in 2011 and 2012. In 2015, \"25\" by Adele also saw much success across the \"Billboard\" Hot 200, as it became the fastest selling album in music history. Several other names gained popularity as well, including Paolo Nutini, Michael Kiwanuka and Samm Henshaw who achieved remarkable success in recent years. Northern Soul has also seen a huge resurgence", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-174045", "score": 0.6003603935241699, "text": "Popular music in Sweden the world with album sales of more than 23 million records. After the release of \"Prisoners in Paradise\", which sold only 1.2 million copies, Europe decided to take a break in 1992. They reformed in 2003 and produced four albums so far. They continue to record and tour. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle formed the band Roxette in 1986. Four of their songs, \"The Look\", \"Listen To Your Heart\" (both 1989), \"It Must Have Been Love\" (1990) and \"Joyride\" (1991), reached number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, while two further singles, \"Dangerous\" (1990) and \"Fading Like a Flower\" (1991),", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1826333", "score": 0.6003603935241699, "text": "Popular music in Sweden the world with album sales of more than 23 million records. After the release of \"Prisoners in Paradise\", which sold only 1.2 million copies, Europe decided to take a break in 1992. They reformed in 2003 and produced four albums so far. They continue to record and tour. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle formed the band Roxette in 1986. Four of their songs, \"The Look\", \"Listen To Your Heart\" (both 1989), \"It Must Have Been Love\" (1990) and \"Joyride\" (1991), reached number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, while two further singles, \"Dangerous\" (1990) and \"Fading Like a Flower\" (1991),", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3484814", "score": 0.5998021960258484, "text": "and went top ten in France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, where it peaked at No. 4. In 1998, the song was certified a Gold single in France, for sales of 200,000 copies. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th Anniversary celebrations, named \"Truly Madly Deeply\" as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. Standard Limited edition CD1 CD2 Cassette CD1 CD2 The song was covered in 1998 by Brazilian brother-sister singing duo Sandy & Junior. The Portuguese-language version, \"No Fundo Do Coração\" (\"Deep Inside the Heart\"), was", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-3699181", "score": 0.5997421145439148, "text": "Kim Wilde reach the Top 50 of the UK singles chart. Her other hits include \"Chequered Love\" (1981), \"You Came\" (1988) and \"Never Trust a Stranger\" (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song \"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime\", which topped the Dutch charts. Worldwide, she has sold over 10 million albums and 20 million singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener. The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-809302", "score": 0.5995622873306274, "text": "debuted at number six in France, selling 1,910 CDs in its first week and 39,720 copies in all formats as of late 2009, becoming the best charting version of this song there. It placed 93rd on the Year-End Chart. In Brazil, the song was boosted for its inclusion in popular telenovela \"Viver a Vida\" and stayed at number one for 27 consecutive weeks on the airplay chart, becoming the longest running number one song ever. I Want to Know What Love Is \"I Want to Know What Love Is\" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2251423", "score": 0.5995622873306274, "text": "debuted at number six in France, selling 1,910 CDs in its first week and 39,720 copies in all formats as of late 2009, becoming the best charting version of this song there. It placed 93rd on the Year-End Chart. In Brazil, the song was boosted for its inclusion in popular telenovela \"Viver a Vida\" and stayed at number one for 27 consecutive weeks on the airplay chart, becoming the longest running number one song ever. I Want to Know What Love Is \"I Want to Know What Love Is\" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-3663100", "score": 0.5992904901504517, "text": "Kim Wilde reach the Top 50 of the UK singles chart. Her other hits include \"Chequered Love\" (1981), \"You Came\" (1988) and \"Never Trust a Stranger\" (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song \"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime\", which topped the Dutch charts. Worldwide, she has sold over 10 million albums and 20 million singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener. The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-745568", "score": 0.599134624004364, "text": "Singles Chart on October 31, 2010, with 126,000 copies sold. Cheryl Cole debuted at number one with \"Promise This\", selling 157,000 copies, and Cole and Rihanna had the highest and second-highest debut sales figures of the year. The song, Rihanna's sixth number-two song on the UK Singles Chart, rose to number one the next week for two consecutive weeks. It was Rihanna's fourth UK number-one single, following \"Umbrella\" (2007), \"Take a Bow\" (2008) and \"Run This Town\" (2009). By December 2011 \"Only Girl (In the World)\" was the 108th song to sell more than a million copies in the United", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3339003", "score": 0.5990877747535706, "text": "Lessons in Love (song) \"Lessons in Love\" is a single from the English band Level 42, released in 1986 from the album \"Running in the Family\", issued one year later. This single is the band's biggest hit in their homeland, where it reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and internationally, entering the top 10 in numerous countries, reaching the number-one spot in five of them: Spain, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, and Finland. \"Lessons in Love\" is also one of the few singles from the band that broke into the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, where it reached number 12 in", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-2412632", "score": 0.5988661646842957, "text": "Peter Sinfield Shine\" with Billy Livsey. After divorcing his wife and leaving Majorca, he returned to the UK around 1990 to a flat in Holland Park and continued to write lyrics for popular music. In 1993, he re-released his solo album as \"Stillusion\". In the same year, he and Hill released \"Think Twice\" by Celine Dion, which went on to become a massive hit and won an Ivor Novello Award for \"Best Song Musically and Lyrically\". Sinfield and Hill had won an Ivor Novello a decade previously, for the Leo Sayer track, \"Have You Ever Been in Love\". There had been rumours", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Following periods of fluctuating success, urban music attained commercial dominance during the early 2000s, which featured massive crossover success on the \"Billboard\" charts by R&B and hip hop artists. In 2001, Alicia Keys released \"Fallin'\" as her debut single. It peaking at number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It won three Grammy Awards in 2002, including Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It was also nominated for Record of the Year. Beyoncé's solo studio debut album \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003)", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1695533", "score": 0.6318623423576355, "text": "Contemporary R&B artists of all time. Following periods of fluctuating success, urban music attained commercial dominance during the early 2000s, which featured massive crossover success on the \"Billboard\" charts by R&B and hip hop artists. In 2001, Alicia Keys released \"Fallin'\" as her debut single. It peaking at number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It won three Grammy Awards in 2002, including Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It was also nominated for Record of the Year. Beyoncé's solo studio debut album \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003)", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3032990", "score": 0.6310858726501465, "text": "Australia, it reached number two; the album has been certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 210,000 copies. In 2003, \"Dangerously in Love\" was the fifty-first best-selling album in Australia, and the seventy-fourth the following year. As of 2011, the album has sold over eleven million copies worldwide. With the release of \"Dangerously in Love\" and the combined commercial success of its singles, Beyoncé had established herself a viable solo artist. Rebecca Louie of the \"New York Daily News\" wrote that the success of \"Dangerously in Love\" brought Beyoncé into a \"sultry solo star\"", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-130369", "score": 0.6255490183830261, "text": "re-issued on Capitol Records in 2006. In the Heat of the Night (Pat Benatar album) In the Heat of the Night is the platinum-certified debut studio album by American recording artist Pat Benatar, released by Chrysalis Records on August 27, 1979. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 the week ending October 20, 1979, peaking at No. 12 in March 1980. The album included her breakthrough hit \"Heartbreaker\" and the top 30 hit \"We Live for Love\". In \"Billboard\" magazine's 1980 year-end top pop albums chart, \"In the Heat of the Night\" was listed at No. 7. \"In the Heat", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-134166", "score": 0.6227443814277649, "text": "Crazy in Love songs of 2004. Artists including David Byrne have covered the song, and it has been used in various television shows and other media. By July 2002, Beyoncé had already recorded several songs which would appear on \"Dangerously in Love.\" Columbia Records planned to release the album in October 2002; however, the release was postponed several times to capitalize on the success of American rapper Nelly's 2002 single \"Dilemma,\" which features Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland. These delays allowed Beyoncé to record more songs for the album. Before meeting Beyoncé, Rich Harrison had conceptualized the beat of the song.", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3284511", "score": 0.6190405488014221, "text": "Love in an Elevator \"Love in an Elevator\" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and guitarist/backing vocalist Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, \"Pump\", released in September (see 1989 in music). It peaked at number 5 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. \"Love in an Elevator\", like the other tracks on \"Pump\", was recorded sometime in April to June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-3244631", "score": 0.617815375328064, "text": "Adult Contemporary (chart) The top song on the list was \"Truly Madly Deeply\" by Savage Garden, which hit number one for 11 weeks in 1998, spent a total of 58 weeks in the top 10, and spent 123 weeks on the chart. That chart longevity would only be passed by another one of their songs, \"I Knew I Loved You\" (which ranked at #21 on that list), from their album \"Affirmation\". Elton John was nominated the top performing AC artist through that time, and also holds the record for the most No. 1 AC singles, top 10 singles, and singles on the chart.", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2278181", "score": 0.6174755096435547, "text": "1998, making \"Candle in the Wind 1997\" one of only three songs in the history of the chart to be ranked on the top ten of two separate Hot 100 year-end charts, along with Chubby Checker's \"The Twist\" (#10 in 1960 and #9 in 1962) and LeAnn Rimes' \"How Do I Live\" (#9 in 1997 and #5 in 1998); the latter had charted on the same period with the song. The best-selling single in \"Billboard\" history, and the only single ever certified Diamond in the United States at the time, the single shipped over 11 million copies in the U.S.", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3535443", "score": 0.6167055368423462, "text": "song was lauded by critics, who cited its sensual vibe and writing: \"Beyoncé borrowed a portion of Donna Summer's naughty classic \"Love to Love You Baby\" to create this celebration of sensual naughtiness.\" Internationally, it became a top ten hit in the United States, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. \"Dangerously in Love\" received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 16 reviews. Anthony DeCurtis of \"Rolling Stone\" viewed that it presents Beyoncé", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-563", "score": 0.6163300275802612, "text": "On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one. Beyoncé received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days; The New York Times noted the album's unconventional, unexpected release as significant. Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as \"bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood\". 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It was released as the album's lead single on May 14, 2003 through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. Both artists wrote and composed the song in collaboration with Rich Harrison and Eugene Record; the former also produced it with Beyoncé. Using samples from The Chi-Lites's 1970 song \"Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)\", \"Crazy in Love\" is a contemporary R&B and pop love song that incorporates elements of hip hop, soul,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3182302", "score": 0.6646273732185364, "text": "Beyoncé (album) majority of her day with her newborn daughter, taking some hours out to record music. The album's opening track \"Pretty Hurts\", co-written by Sia, was completed during these sessions. The project was suspended until 2013 and relocated to Jungle City and Oven Studios in New York City, where most of the album was recorded. In an interview for \"Vogue\" in January 2013, Jason Gay described Beyoncé's attention to detail as \"obsessive\" when observing her studio, noting the vision boards she created for inspiration, which contained potential song titles, old album covers and pictures of performances. In mid-2013, a relatively unknown", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-854200", "score": 0.6641614437103271, "text": "Sandcastles (song) \"Sandcastles\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, \"Lemonade\" (2016). The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO. \"Sandcastles\" was initially written by Vincent Berry II, inspired by the heartbreak of a ten-year relationship with a girlfriend. It was written together with Malik Yusef, who came up with an idea for a track named \"We Built Sandcastles That Washed Away\" which he sang on a piano with \"gospel-influenced lyrics\". Vincent Berry II immediately related to the lyrics and", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1280833", "score": 0.6623021960258484, "text": "End of Time (song) \"End of Time\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, \"4\" (2011). It was written by Knowles, Terius \"The-Dream\" Nash, Shea Taylor and David \"Switch\" Taylor while its production was handled by Knowles, Nash and Taylor. Initially rumored to be titled \"Till the End of Time\", a demo of the song leaked online on May 20, 2011, giving rise to speculation that the song was a potential follow-up to the lead single, \"Run the World (Girls)\" (2011). However, \"Best Thing I Never Had\" was ultimately chosen as the second single.", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-589", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-590", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-591", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-592", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-593", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-594", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-595", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-596", "score": 0.6607345938682556, "text": "On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called \"Formation\".", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-924", "score": 0.6597882509231567, "text": "Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of \"Wishing on a Star\") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007. 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Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24, and recorded an original song for the film, \"Rise Up\", co-written with Sia.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-551", "score": 0.5808016061782837, "text": "Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most-successful tours of all time. In May, Beyoncé's cover of Amy Winehouse's \"Back to Black\" with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released. She was also honorary chair of the 2013 Met Gala. 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Michael Costello's designs for Beyoncé, Meghan Trainor, Tamar Braxton, Toni Braxton,", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-811662", "score": 0.5648481845855713, "text": "46th Guldbagge Awards The 46th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 2010 and took place January 24, 2011, at Cirkus in Stockholm. During the ceremony, the jury presented Guldbagge Awards (commonly referred to as Bagge) in 15 categories. The ceremony was televised in the Sweden by SVT, with actress and comedian Petra Mede hosting the show. \"Beyond\" won two awards including Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. \"Easy Money\" also won two awards, for Best Actor and Best Cinematography. \"Sebbe\" directed by Babak Najafi was presented with the award for Best", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-768283", "score": 0.5647671818733215, "text": "B'Day (Beyoncé album) Grammy Award for Record of the Year. \"Beautiful Liar\", a duet with Shakira, was released as the lead and only single from the deluxe edition of \"B'Day\" and as the fourth single from \"B'Day\" overall. After leaking onto the Internet in early February 2007, it was serviced to contemporary hit, rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations in the United States on February 12. It received generally favorable reviews from the music critics, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008). The single registered the largest upward movement on", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.5645037889480591, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-2564532", "score": 0.5644301176071167, "text": "with 63.5 million certified albums. In 2012, she was ranked second on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 14 Billboard Music Awards, and has been consistently credited with inspiring generations of singers. Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York. Her father, Alfred Roy Carey, was of African American and Afro-Venezuelan descent, while her mother, Patricia (née Hickey), is of Irish descent. The last name Carey was adopted by her Venezuelan grandfather, Francisco Núñez, after he came", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2830105", "score": 0.5642662048339844, "text": "2018 BET Hip Hop Awards The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018. Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z (credited also as \"The Carters\" with Beyoncé in Album of the Year, Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Song of the Year categories) with four", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-1551379", "score": 0.5640947222709656, "text": "Academy Award for Best Original Song before the show). Beyoncé Knowles sang three nominated songs (one of which was a duet with Josh Groban) during the 77th Academy Awards even though she had not performed those songs in any of the respective films. That same year, the song \"Al otro lado del río\" (On The Other Side Of The River), which was featured in the film \"The Motorcycle Diaries\", won the award, becoming the first song in Spanish and the second in a foreign language to receive such an honor (the first winner was the title tune to \"Never on Sunday\", which was sung in Greek", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1474008", "score": 0.5638116002082825, "text": "Academy Award for Best Original Song before the show). Beyoncé Knowles sang three nominated songs (one of which was a duet with Josh Groban) during the 77th Academy Awards even though she had not performed those songs in any of the respective films. That same year, the song \"Al otro lado del río\" (On The Other Side Of The River), which was featured in the film \"The Motorcycle Diaries\", won the award, becoming the first song in Spanish and the second in a foreign language to receive such an honor (the first winner was the title tune to \"Never on Sunday\", which was sung in Greek", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2698661", "score": 0.5638116002082825, "text": "Academy Award for Best Original Song before the show). Beyoncé Knowles sang three nominated songs (one of which was a duet with Josh Groban) during the 77th Academy Awards even though she had not performed those songs in any of the respective films. That same year, the song \"Al otro lado del río\" (On The Other Side Of The River), which was featured in the film \"The Motorcycle Diaries\", won the award, becoming the first song in Spanish and the second in a foreign language to receive such an honor (the first winner was the title tune to \"Never on Sunday\", which was sung in Greek", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-2189097", "score": 0.5636020302772522, "text": "Formation (song) \"Formation\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was written by Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé and produced by the latter three. It served as the album's lead single, released on February 6, 2016 through Parkwood Entertainment. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, premiered on the same day as the song itself through Beyoncé's official YouTube account. It received mixed response for its alleged anti-police stance, which the singer denied, in addition to controversy over documentary footage used in the video.", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3537843", "score": 0.5636020302772522, "text": "Formation (song) \"Formation\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album \"Lemonade\" (2016). It was written by Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé and produced by the latter three. It served as the album's lead single, released on February 6, 2016 through Parkwood Entertainment. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, premiered on the same day as the song itself through Beyoncé's official YouTube account. It received mixed response for its alleged anti-police stance, which the singer denied, in addition to controversy over documentary footage used in the video.", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-2756418", "score": 0.563484251499176, "text": "MTV Europe Music Award Stand Up\". Beyoncé won three awards, the most awards that night. Pete Wentz was the host for the show webcast. 2010: The event was hosted by Eva Longoria, who had thirteen outfit changes, one of which was shaped like a huge Spanish ham. She introduced the crowd to a gang of hunks, pretending they were family. Lady Gaga was the big winner of the night — she won while performing in The Monster Ball Tour from Budapest, in Hungary, she thanked her fans via satellite after receiving Best Female, Best Song and Best Pop. Thirty Seconds to Mars opened the", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3343098", "score": 0.5631279945373535, "text": "that the company had acquired total ownership of the Ivy Park brand from co-founder Sir Phillip Green following allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. In 2015, Parkwood expanded into managing the careers of upcoming artists and signed Chloe x Halle, Sophie Beem and Ingrid. In 2016, Steve Pamon, from JP Morgan Chase took office as the COO and President of the company. Within that same year, Parkwood entertainment released Beyoncé's critically acclaimed sixth studio album \"Lemonade\". The album was accompanied by the release of a 60-minute film of the same name, which premiered on HBO on April 23, 2016.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-373966", "score": 0.5630850791931152, "text": "Tidal (service) 2016, Tidal secured an exclusive initial release with Kanye West's \"The Life of Pablo\". West went on to vow that the album would \"never appear on any other services [than Tidal]\", nor would it ever be for sale. On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé released her second visual album, \"Lemonade\", for streaming exclusively on Tidal. On April 25, it was made available for purchase by track or album on Amazon Music and the iTunes store and on May 6, it arrived at physical retailers. Jay Z's 2017 album \"\" debuted on Tidal. The next year, Jay Z released a collaborative album", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2758384", "score": 0.5630550980567932, "text": "Award nomination for Best R&B Performance for the single \"Like This\" off of her seventh album \"The Truth\". She lost to Beyoncé and Jay Z for \"Drunk in Love\". In May 2017, Ledisi released a single titled \"High\" produced by Darhyl \"Hey DJ\" Camper and Rex Rideout. Her eighth studio album called \"Let Love Rule\" was released on September 22, 2017. 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Right in the making of the album, they planned to part ways after their fourteen-year career as a group to facilitate their continued pursuit in individual aspirations. Knowles stated that their destinies were already fulfilled. The group exclusively sent a letter to MTV about the decision: We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching,", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1252211", "score": 0.644342839717865, "text": "Destiny's Child and vocal lessons. After rigorous training, they began performing as opening acts for established R&B groups of that time such as SWV, Dru Hill and Immature. Tina Knowles designed the group's attire for their performances. Over the course of the early years in their career, Girl's Tyme changed their name to Something Fresh, Cliché, the Dolls, and to Destiny. The group signed with Elektra Records with the name Destiny, but were dropped several months later before they could release an album. The pursuit of a record deal affected the Knowles family: in 1995, Mathew Knowles resigned from his job as", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6442340016365051, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1517368", "score": 0.6437188386917114, "text": "Destiny's Child discography one of that year. The group's third album, \"Survivor\", was released in the spring of 2001 and reached number one on \"Billboard\" 200. The \"title track\" reached number 2 in the US and follow-up single \"Bootylicious\" was their fourth number one song. In March 2002, a remix compilation titled \"This Is the Remix\" was released. After a three year hiatus working on solo projects, the group reunited to record their fourth and final studio album, \"Destiny Fulfilled\", released in November 2004. The album reached number two in the US and was certified three-time platinum. 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The album sold three", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1258976", "score": 0.5870312452316284, "text": "Waynesville, North Carolina in his family's plot along with his parents, siblings and an uncle. Young's will, which covered a $200,000 estate, left his Academy Award to his agent, Martin Baum and Baum's wife, Bernice; however, Young's daughter Jennifer launched a campaign in the early 1990s to get the award back from his agent, and struck an agreement that she would get the award back upon the agent's death, which occurred in 2010. For his contribution to the television industry, Young has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. Gig Young Gig Young (born Byron", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2083071", "score": 0.5870312452316284, "text": "Waynesville, North Carolina in his family's plot along with his parents, siblings and an uncle. Young's will, which covered a $200,000 estate, left his Academy Award to his agent, Martin Baum and Baum's wife, Bernice; however, Young's daughter Jennifer launched a campaign in the early 1990s to get the award back from his agent, and struck an agreement that she would get the award back upon the agent's death, which occurred in 2010. For his contribution to the television industry, Young has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. Gig Young Gig Young (born Byron", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2235519", "score": 0.5870123505592346, "text": "on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 6153 Hollywood Blvd. Helen Ferguson Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. 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Hunter was a Republican and supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Hunter has a star for his contributions to the music industry on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6320 Hollywood Blvd. In 2007, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. Three days before his 87th birthday, Hunter passed away. He suffered a cardiac arrest arising from complications related to deep vein thrombosis. According to Glaser, Hunter's death was \"sudden and unexpected.\" Tab Hunter Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 –", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3210678", "score": 0.5862361788749695, "text": "of his life. Hunter was a Republican and supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Hunter has a star for his contributions to the music industry on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6320 Hollywood Blvd. In 2007, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. 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In 2010, Cuban music icons Gloria Estefan", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1431499", "score": 0.584251344203949, "text": "the video to \"Drive (For Daddy Gene).\" In 2004, a five-mile (8 km) stretch of Interstate 85 through Jackson's hometown of Newnan was renamed the \"Alan Jackson Highway\" in the singer's honor. After learning of the honor, he stated \"[Newnan] was a great place to grow up. I'm not sure I'm quite qualified for the main highway. Maybe they should've picked a dirt road or something.\" Jackson was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on October 22, 2001 in Atlanta. Alan Jackson was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. In 2017,", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-649069", "score": 0.5826307535171509, "text": "Winona Ryder loosely connected to the Roman Catholic Church and determined to prevent Armageddon in \"Lost Souls\" (2000), which was a commercial failure. Ryder refused to do commercial promotion for the film. Later in 2000, she was one of several celebrities who made small cameo appearances in \"Zoolander\" (released in 2001). On October 6, 2000, Ryder received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located directly in front of the Johnny Grant building next to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. She was the 2,165th recipient of this honor. Ryder had a hiatus after her shoplifting incident in 2001", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-661426", "score": 0.5826307535171509, "text": "Winona Ryder loosely connected to the Roman Catholic Church and determined to prevent Armageddon in \"Lost Souls\" (2000), which was a commercial failure. Ryder refused to do commercial promotion for the film. Later in 2000, she was one of several celebrities who made small cameo appearances in \"Zoolander\" (released in 2001). On October 6, 2000, Ryder received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located directly in front of the Johnny Grant building next to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. She was the 2,165th recipient of this honor. Ryder had a hiatus after her shoplifting incident in 2001", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-1842851", "score": 0.5825542211532593, "text": "Winona Ryder loosely connected to the Roman Catholic Church and determined to prevent Armageddon in \"Lost Souls\" (2000), which was a commercial failure. Ryder refused to do commercial promotion for the film. Later in 2000, she was one of several celebrities who made small cameo appearances in \"Zoolander\" (released in 2001). On October 6, 2000, Ryder received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located directly in front of the Johnny Grant building next to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. She was the 2,165th recipient of this honor. Ryder had a hiatus after her shoplifting incident in 2001", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1378937", "score": 0.5824801325798035, "text": "2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. Notes 8 Days of Christmas 8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first and only Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records. The album contains twelve tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the \"8", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1931534", "score": 0.5823189616203308, "text": "her Super Bowl performance, wherein she was slated to sing the US national anthem, and the recording of Destiny's Child's fourth album, \"Destiny Fulfilled\"; the group finally disbanded in 2006. After the group's formal disbandment, Beyoncé recorded and released her second album \"B'Day\" on her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006. The album gave Beyoncé her second number one in the United States, and its debut week sales exceeded that of \"Dangerously in Love\", the former having sold 541,000 units. Despite the album's first two singles' average commercial performance—neither of which reached the peak of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100—its \"handsome", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1560740", "score": 0.5818905234336853, "text": "tour started at Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario, Canada on June 20, 2012. Thirty-two additional dates were eventually added, and the tour ended on July 27, 2013 in Atlantic City, United States. In 1980 the brothers were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the Jacksons. As the Jackson 5, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Two of the band's recordings (\"ABC\" and \"I Want You Back\") are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-2688247", "score": 0.5818905234336853, "text": "tour started at Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario, Canada on June 20, 2012. Thirty-two additional dates were eventually added, and the tour ended on July 27, 2013 in Atlantic City, United States. In 1980 the brothers were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the Jacksons. As the Jackson 5, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Two of the band's recordings (\"ABC\" and \"I Want You Back\") are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-250231", "score": 0.581099808216095, "text": "Newmar\". In 1996 he was immortalized when Swayze received his star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Picture, located at 7018 Hollywood, Blvd. Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter. Having gained fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, he became popular for playing tough guys and romantic lead males, gaining him a wide fan base with female audiences, and status as a teen idol and sex symbol. He was named by \"People\" magazine as its Sexiest Man Alive in", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

[ { "id": "corpus-415", "score": 0.6577025651931763, "text": "In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child. Released on November 15, 2004, in the US and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles \"Lose My Breath\" and \"Soldier\", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006." } ]

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Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress \"is absolutely for the stage.\" Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term \"Bootylicious\" (a portmanteau of the words booty and delicious) to describe Beyoncé, the term popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-793", "score": 0.6239704489707947, "text": "Beyoncé has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has \"become a crossover sex symbol\". 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The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as \"Bills, Bills, Bills\", the group's first number-one single, \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\" and \"Say My Name\", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. \"Say My Name\" won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song \"After All Is Said and Done\" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6666332483291626, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2452746", "score": 0.6619856357574463, "text": "Beyoncé five on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album \"Number 1's\" on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006. The group has sold 60 million records worldwide. Beyoncé's second solo album \"B'Day\" was released on September 4, 2006, in the", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6591627597808838, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1378937", "score": 0.6550145745277405, "text": "2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. Notes 8 Days of Christmas 8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first and only Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records. The album contains twelve tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the \"8", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-776543", "score": 0.6549891829490662, "text": "soundtrack to the 1997 film \"Men in Black\". Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album in the United States on February 17, 1998, featuring productions by Tim & Bob, Rob Fusari, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Dwayne Wiggins and Corey Rooney. \"Destiny's Child\" peaked at number sixty-seven on the \"Billboard\" 200 and number fourteen on the \"Billboard\" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It managed to sell over one million copies in the United States, earning a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The remix version to the album's lead single, \"No, No, No\", reached number one on the \"Billboard\"", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-1931534", "score": 0.6545737981796265, "text": "her Super Bowl performance, wherein she was slated to sing the US national anthem, and the recording of Destiny's Child's fourth album, \"Destiny Fulfilled\"; the group finally disbanded in 2006. After the group's formal disbandment, Beyoncé recorded and released her second album \"B'Day\" on her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006. The album gave Beyoncé her second number one in the United States, and its debut week sales exceeded that of \"Dangerously in Love\", the former having sold 541,000 units. Despite the album's first two singles' average commercial performance—neither of which reached the peak of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100—its \"handsome", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-1662840", "score": 0.6533727645874023, "text": "Spain, the group announced before 16,000 people their official breakup. Destiny's Child claimed, however, that naming it \"Destiny Fulfilled\" was not a coincidence of sort. Right in the making of the album, they planned to part ways after their fourteen-year career as a group to facilitate their continued pursuit in individual aspirations. Knowles stated that their destinies were already fulfilled. The group exclusively sent a letter to MTV about the decision: We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching,", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999), which contained the number-one singles \"Bills, Bills,", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-800952", "score": 0.6134718060493469, "text": "Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It musical Dreamgirls, hinting at the play's \"One Night Only (Disco)\" scene where Deena Jones & the Dreams wear the same color pants suits. During the last stop of their European tour in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Kelly Rowland suddenly announced: \"This is the last time you would see us on stage as Destiny's Child\". The announcement was surprising to many, as the trio had downplayed rumors of a split in the wake of Knowles' success, although prior plans had called for the members to focus on solo projects at the end of the tour. A performance from the tour", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1290569", "score": 0.6134718060493469, "text": "Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It musical Dreamgirls, hinting at the play's \"One Night Only (Disco)\" scene where Deena Jones & the Dreams wear the same color pants suits. During the last stop of their European tour in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Kelly Rowland suddenly announced: \"This is the last time you would see us on stage as Destiny's Child\". The announcement was surprising to many, as the trio had downplayed rumors of a split in the wake of Knowles' success, although prior plans had called for the members to focus on solo projects at the end of the tour. 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In 2005, the Fugees embarked on a European tour - their first together since 1997 - from November 30 to December 20, playing in Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. They had been scheduled to play at the Hammersmith Apollo on 25 November 2005; however they were forced to move the gig to December due to production issues. The tour received mixed reviews. On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a free show in Hollywood, with tickets given away", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3080556", "score": 0.6119654774665833, "text": "with poor reviews, noting its radical departure from the Fugees' sound. In 2005, the Fugees embarked on a European tour - their first together since 1997 - from November 30 to December 20, playing in Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. They had been scheduled to play at the Hammersmith Apollo on 25 November 2005; however they were forced to move the gig to December due to production issues. The tour received mixed reviews. On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a free show in Hollywood, with tickets given away", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-2452746", "score": 0.6118351817131042, "text": "Beyoncé five on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album \"Number 1's\" on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006. The group has sold 60 million records worldwide. 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Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy\".", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-270", "score": 0.6081666350364685, "text": "Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. 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In 1942, \"Parents\" magazine named Lynn \"the most talented juvenile actress.\" She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for motion pictures, at 1625 Vine Street, and for television, at 6350 Hollywood Boulevard. Lynn married architect John C. Lindsay December 18, 1948; they divorced in June 1953. Lynn was then married in 1956", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-3217092", "score": 0.598691999912262, "text": "Diana Lynn stroke and died on December 18, 1971, at the age of 45. Lynn was cremated. A funeral service was held at Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City, and a memorial service was held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, California. In 1942, \"Parents\" magazine named Lynn \"the most talented juvenile actress.\" She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for motion pictures, at 1625 Vine Street, and for television, at 6350 Hollywood Boulevard. Lynn married architect John C. Lindsay December 18, 1948; they divorced in June 1953. Lynn was then married in 1956", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3707977", "score": 0.598691999912262, "text": "Diana Lynn stroke and died on December 18, 1971, at the age of 45. Lynn was cremated. A funeral service was held at Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City, and a memorial service was held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, California. In 1942, \"Parents\" magazine named Lynn \"the most talented juvenile actress.\" She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for motion pictures, at 1625 Vine Street, and for television, at 6350 Hollywood Boulevard. Lynn married architect John C. Lindsay December 18, 1948; they divorced in June 1953. Lynn was then married in 1956", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-1818411", "score": 0.5986813306808472, "text": "Queen (band) others, \"Queen + Wyclef Jean\" on a rap version of \"Another One Bites the Dust\". A live version of \"Somebody to Love\" by George Michael and a live version of \"The Show Must Go On\" with Elton John were also featured in the album. By this point, Queen's vast amount of record sales made them the second best selling artist in the UK of all time, behind the Beatles. On 18 October 2002, Queen were awarded the 2,207th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for their work in the music industry, which is located at 6358 Hollywood Blvd. On", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2993460", "score": 0.5986775159835815, "text": "Lindsay Wagner Chamber of Commerce presented Wagner with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, category 'Film', located at the north side of the 6700 block of Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to Wagner. Prior to being married, Wagner lived with Captain Daniel M. Yoder (USAF) until he went to Vietnam. She has been married four times and divorced four times. From 1971 to 1973, she was married to music publisher Allan Rider. From 1976 to 1979, she was married to actor Michael Brandon. In 1981, she married", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-121584", "score": 0.5986745357513428, "text": "Fugees and Jean each went on to successful solo recording careers; Michel focused on soundtrack recordings and acting, though he found commercial success with his song \"Ghetto Supastar\". In 2007, MTV ranked them the 9th greatest Hip-hop group of all time. Lauryn Hill and Pras first met at Columbia High School, in South Orange, New Jersey. Pras, Lauryn, and a mutual friend named Marcy formed a musical trio called Tyme; Pras' cousin, Wyclef Jean, joined the trio and Marcy left soon after in 1990. 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The performance of \"Freakum Dress\" was included on the live album \"Live in Atlantic City\" (2013) which was filmed during the revue. In 2013 the song was a part of the set list during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. On June 24, 2009, American actress Cameron Diaz danced to \"Freakum Dress\" during the show \"It's On with Alexa Chung\". Credits are taken from \"B'Day\" liner notes. Freakum Dress \"Freakum Dress\" is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé from her second solo studio album \"B'Day\" (2006). It was written by Beyoncé,", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2169397", "score": 0.6262314915657043, "text": "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer Beyoncé. Announced in February 2013 with initial dates in Europe and North America, the tour contained seven legs and 132 shows. It began in Belgrade, Serbia on April 15, 2013 and concluded in Lisbon, Portugal on March 27, 2014. Its title is a reference to her marriage with American rapper Shawn \"Jay-Z\" Carter, who made multiple guest appearances throughout the tour. The tour featured royal themes with the singer emulating different queens through her fashion for which she collaborated with", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1183074", "score": 0.6257714629173279, "text": "2004 MTV Video Music Awards The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29, 2004, honoring the best music videos from June 10, 2003 to June 30, 2004. The show took place at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, and, unlike in previous years, had no host. Winners are in bold text. OutKast – \"Hey Ya!\" Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) – \"Yeah!\" Beyoncé – \"Naughty Girl\" No Doubt – \"It's My Life\" Maroon 5 – \"This Love\" No Doubt – \"It's My Life\" Jet – \"Are You Gonna Be My Girl\" Alicia Keys – \"If I", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1370125", "score": 0.6255429983139038, "text": "Beyoncé \"Miss a Meal\", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S. In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year. Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-1220571", "score": 0.6254816055297852, "text": "24 June 2016 as a part of their A Head Full of Dreams Tour. Beyoncé performed at the venue on 16 July 2016 as a part of her Formation World Tour. The concert sold out within 20 minutes. Armin van Buuren played the venue twice in May 2017 as part of his the Best of Armin Only world tour in celebration of 20 years in music. He was the First Solo DJ to do so. Johan Cruyff Arena The Johan Cruyff Arena ( ; officially stylised as \"Johan Cruijff ArenA\") is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-1377308", "score": 0.6254816055297852, "text": "24 June 2016 as a part of their A Head Full of Dreams Tour. Beyoncé performed at the venue on 16 July 2016 as a part of her Formation World Tour. The concert sold out within 20 minutes. 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The single \"Baby Boy\" also reached number one, and singles, \"Me, Myself and I\" and \"Naughty Girl\", both reached the top-five. The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for \"Dangerously in Love 2\", Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for \"Crazy in Love\", and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for \"The Closer I Get to You\" with Luther Vandross.", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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The following year, the group released their self-titled debut album, scoring their first major hit \"No, No, No\". The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for \"No, No, No\". The group released their multi-platinum second album The Writing's on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as \"Bills, Bills, Bills\", the group's first number-one single, \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\" and \"Say My Name\", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. \"Say My Name\" won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song \"After All Is Said and Done\" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-362", "score": 0.673737645149231, "text": "The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah. In 1997, Destiny's Child released their major label debut song \"Killing Time\" on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Men in Black. The following year, the group released their self-titled debut album, scoring their first major hit \"No, No, No\". The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for \"No, No, No\". The group released their multi-platinum second album The Writing's on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as \"Bills, Bills, Bills\", the group's first number-one single, \"Jumpin' Jumpin'\" and \"Say My Name\", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. \"Say My Name\" won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song \"After All Is Said and Done\" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-4044588", "score": 0.6714776158332825, "text": "Say My Name \"Say My Name\" is a song by the American girl group Destiny's Child from their second studio album \"The Writing's on the Wall\" (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins, featuring production by the latter. The song was released by Columbia Records as the album's third single on November 7, 1999, and marked the introduction of the group's second line-up with the newly-added members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. The single is the most successful of the four releases", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-2789026", "score": 0.6683435440063477, "text": "LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett‐Walker (born Luckett; March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, with which she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. Luckett has sold over 25 million records with Destiny's Child as feature vocalist on the group's first two albums and singles. She began her solo career after signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, \"LeToya\" (2006), topped the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 albums chart in July 2006, and was certified platinum", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-2452746", "score": 0.6648979187011719, "text": "Beyoncé five on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album \"Number 1's\" on October 25, 2005, in the US and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006. The group has sold 60 million records worldwide. Beyoncé's second solo album \"B'Day\" was released on September 4, 2006, in the", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-1378937", "score": 0.6603337526321411, "text": "2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. Notes 8 Days of Christmas 8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first and only Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records. The album contains twelve tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the \"8", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-776543", "score": 0.6589313745498657, "text": "soundtrack to the 1997 film \"Men in Black\". Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album in the United States on February 17, 1998, featuring productions by Tim & Bob, Rob Fusari, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Dwayne Wiggins and Corey Rooney. \"Destiny's Child\" peaked at number sixty-seven on the \"Billboard\" 200 and number fourteen on the \"Billboard\" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It managed to sell over one million copies in the United States, earning a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The remix version to the album's lead single, \"No, No, No\", reached number one on the \"Billboard\"", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-921760", "score": 0.6541513204574585, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-3115200", "score": 0.6541513204574585, "text": "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album) Love Songs is the third compilation album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on January 25, 2013 through Columbia Records. The album differs from their first two compilations in that it features mostly album-only selections as well as the newly recorded song \"Nuclear\", the first original song from Destiny's Child since the group disbanded in 2005. The album cover is based on the single artwork from the band's 2004 single \"Lose My Breath\". Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, and its final line-up consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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[ { "id": "corpus-1812864", "score": 0.6513914465904236, "text": "Keys also made small cameos in television series \"Charmed\" and \"American Dreams\". Keys followed up her debut with \"The Diary of Alicia Keys\", which was released in December 2003. The album debuted at number one on the \"Billboard\" 200, selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003. It sold 4.4 million copies in the United States and was certified four times Platinum by the RIAA. It sold eight million copies worldwide, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling album by a female artist and the second-biggest-selling album by a female R&B artist.", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-3320524", "score": 0.6471962928771973, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Technical Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1759749", "score": 0.6470517516136169, "text": "Beyoncé (album) Technical Beyoncé (album) Beyoncé is the eponymous fifth solo album by American singer Beyoncé. The record was released on December 13, 2013 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Developed as a \"visual album\", its songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark, intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. During extensive touring the", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-3117846", "score": 0.6469898223876953, "text": "Beyoncé story written by Beyoncé for \"Essence\" that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists. In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the \"4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé\" concerts saw the performance of her \"4\" album to a standing room only. On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped 1 million copies to retail stores. By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in the US.", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3723145", "score": 0.6469898223876953, "text": "Beyoncé story written by Beyoncé for \"Essence\" that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists. In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the \"4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé\" concerts saw the performance of her \"4\" album to a standing room only. On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped 1 million copies to retail stores. By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in the US.", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-95377", "score": 0.6449166536331177, "text": "Beyoncé construction in Australia. The City of Minneapolis, Minnesota declared May 23 Beyoncé Day in the city in 2016. In 2018, the City of Columbia, South Carolina declared August 21 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Day in the city after presenting her with the keys to Columbia. Beyoncé has received numerous awards. As a solo artist she has sold over 17 million albums in the US, and over 100 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny's Child), making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-240725", "score": 0.6427095532417297, "text": "Lists of fastest-selling albums A fast-selling album is defined as one with high sales in its first chart week following release. The highest sales achieved in any country in an album's debut week are 3.38 million for \"25\" by Adele in the United States in the week ending 26 November 2015. This passed the previous record of 3.00 million set by the album \"Distance\" by Hikaru Utada in Japan in 2001. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Canada since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began in 1995. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Germany The fastest-selling", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-3626023", "score": 0.6424142718315125, "text": "Lists of fastest-selling albums A fast-selling album is defined as one with high sales in its first chart week following release. The highest sales achieved in any country in an album's debut week are 3.38 million for \"25\" by Adele in the United States in the week ending 26 November 2015. This passed the previous record of 3.00 million set by the album \"Distance\" by Hikaru Utada in Japan in 2001. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Canada since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began in 1995. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Germany The fastest-selling", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2913812", "score": 0.6423726677894592, "text": "Lemonade (Beyoncé album) of hip hop and rock songs. \"Lemonade\" was made available for streaming on April 23, 2016 through Beyoncé's co-owned streaming service Tidal. It was released for purchase the following day, and at physical retailers on May 6. The album debuted at number one on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 485,000 copies in its first week of sales (653,000 with additional album-equivalent units) and earning Beyoncé her sixth consecutive number-one album on the chart. As of December 2016, \"Lemonade\" has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States, making it the third-bestselling album of the year in the US. It", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3203810", "score": 0.6422368884086609, "text": "image as indicative of the rapper's musical evolution: \"Easy to read, right? The debut: a violent fantasy, the acting-out of a persona. The follow-up: the vulnerable artist unmasked.\" \"The Marshall Mathers LP\" sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, which made it the fastest-selling rap album in history and also was fastest selling album by a solo artist until Adele surpassed the record with \"25\" in November 2015, selling over 3 million copies first week. It sold twice as much as the previous record holder, Snoop Dogg's 1993 album \"Doggystyle\", and also topped Britney Spears' record for highest 1-week", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3616054", "score": 0.6421693563461304, "text": "Lemonade (Beyoncé album) of hip hop and rock songs. \"Lemonade\" was made available for streaming on April 23, 2016 through Beyoncé's co-owned streaming service Tidal. It was released for purchase the following day, and at physical retailers on May 6. The album debuted at number one on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 485,000 copies in its first week of sales (653,000 with additional album-equivalent units) and earning Beyoncé her sixth consecutive number-one album on the chart. As of December 2016, \"Lemonade\" has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States, making it the third-bestselling album of the year in the US. It", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-1776461", "score": 0.6406028866767883, "text": "song \"At Last\", from the \"Cadillac Records\" . \"I Am... Sasha Fierce\" debuted at number one on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 482,000 units in its first week and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the United States. With this, Beyoncé became the third female artist of the 2000s to have her first three albums debut atop the US \"Billboard\" 200. Having sold 1,459,000 copies in six weeks of release by the end of 2008, \"I Am... Sasha Fierce\" emerged as the tenth best-selling album of the year according to \"Billboard\". With this achievement, Beyoncé eventually equaled Garth", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3834003", "score": 0.6402298808097839, "text": "and Canada where it reached number four. Following the release of her debut album, Hilton has stated in interviews that she would like to record a second album. Paris Hilton discography The discography of Paris Hilton, an American businesswoman, socialite and singer, consists of one studio album, six singles and five music videos. Hilton founded Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records, and released her self-titled debut album under the label on August 22, 2006. It peaked at number six on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 77,000 copies in its first week of release. In the US, the album", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1421266", "score": 0.639414370059967, "text": "sold 12.4 million albums in the United States. Worldwide, those figures have increased to over 40 million albums and over 50 million singles sold. She has 13 vevo certified videos, including \"Girlfriend\", \"Smile\", \"Complicated\" and \"Hot\". Avril Lavigne discography Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has released 5 studio albums, 8 extended plays, 23 singles, and 27 music videos, and she has appeared on several movie soundtracks and charity albums. Lavigne's debut studio album \"Let Go\" was released in June 2002 and peaked at number two on the US \"Billboard\" 200 in the United States. It has sold over 16 million copies", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-3933003", "score": 0.639414370059967, "text": "sold 12.4 million albums in the United States. Worldwide, those figures have increased to over 40 million albums and over 50 million singles sold. She has 13 vevo certified videos, including \"Girlfriend\", \"Smile\", \"Complicated\" and \"Hot\". Avril Lavigne discography Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has released 5 studio albums, 8 extended plays, 23 singles, and 27 music videos, and she has appeared on several movie soundtracks and charity albums. Lavigne's debut studio album \"Let Go\" was released in June 2002 and peaked at number two on the US \"Billboard\" 200 in the United States. It has sold over 16 million copies", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-3352285", "score": 0.6351990103721619, "text": "record-breaking debut-week sales. The lead singles in Japan are very heavily advertised and promoted, in some cases even more than the album itself. With album sales continuously declining in the United States, record labels often release singles prior to the album's release date to online music retailers including iTunes, ranging in price from $0.99 to $1.29. This trend has become increasingly popular in many markets. In the digital era of music, many artists have driven away from the traditional single release and have started releasing lead singles to their upcoming projects without prior notice or promotion. Beyoncé popularized this formula", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2105144", "score": 0.6351027488708496, "text": "25 (Adele album) Too Late\", which combined to sell 2.885 million copies in 2015). \"25\" sold more copies in its first week than the next two fastest-selling albums by female artists combined–Britney Spears's \"Oops!... I Did It Again\", which sold 1.319 million in its first week, and Swift's \"1989\", which sold 1.287 million in its first week. It was stated by \"Billboard\" on 5 January 2016 that in 2015, overall album sales both digital and physical experienced a 6% decline compared to 2014. \"25\" is credited to having eased the decline of the continuing downfall of album sales. It was also noted that", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-2996495", "score": 0.6337964534759521, "text": "is the eighth top digital singles artist in the United States, with cumulative single certifications of 61 million digital downloads and on-demand streaming. Lady Gaga discography American singer Lady Gaga has released five studio albums, one film soundtrack, three compilation albums, three video albums, four EPs, twenty-nine singles (including two as a featured artist), and nine promotional singles. Gaga made her debut in August 2008 with the studio album \"The Fame\", which peaked at number two in the United States, where it was subsequently certified triple Platinum, while topping the charts in Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-3776125", "score": 0.6337752938270569, "text": "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie but many critics and listeners who had pigeonholed Morissette as an angry woman were surprised by the song's calm and serene feel. Released in November, the album debuted at number one on the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200 with the highest first-week sales for a female artist at the time, selling 469,054 copies in its first seven days. She held this record for two years, until being outsold in first week sales by Britney Spears' \"Oops!...I Did It Again\" which sold 1.3 million copies in 2000. It held the number-one spot for an additional week, before falling to eighth place in what", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-860696", "score": 0.6335175037384033, "text": "which indicates \"generally favorable reviews\", based on 13 reviews. \"The Documentary 2\" debuted at number two on the US \"Billboard\" 200 behind Selena Gomez's \"Revival\", with 95,000 album-equivalent units, which included 85,000 pure album sales. It serves as The Game's seventh top-ten album in the United States. The album dropped to the number 11 in its second week, earning an additional 28,000 album-equivalent units. As of November 2015, \"The Documentary 2\" had accumulated 140,000 album-equivalent units in the United States, with 116,000 being pure sales. Notes Sample credits The three-disc collector's edition of \"The Documentary 2\" was released on January", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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[ { "id": "corpus-1712408", "score": 0.6054131984710693, "text": "Starrah Brittany Talia Hazzard (born June 14, 1990), professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer and rapper. She has written 14 singles thus far that have reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1 of which went #1 (Camila Cabello's \"Havana) and 5 peaking in the top 10. She has cowritten songs such as Rihanna's \"Needed Me, \"Camila Cabello - \"Havana\", Maroon 5 - \"Girls Like You\", \"Drake - \"Fake Love\", Halsey - \"Now or Never\", Kevin Gates' \"2 Phones, and Nicki Minaj's \"No Frauds\", as well as studio albums including Travis Scott's \"Birds in the Trap", "topk_rank": 0 }, { "id": "corpus-2868587", "score": 0.6053701043128967, "text": "regardless of skill and popularity. Typically, a musician would have been stopped from playing outside the City of London and Sing London festival.. By 2018, his team had installed over 1900 streetpianos in 70 cities worldwide. Play Me I'm Yours created a global movement of pianos being installed in public places across the world by organisations and individuals, for people to play. The artwork is often presented in the same format, but under a different title. In this way, the concept, has now become part of culture. In 2007, Jerram installed 15 street pianos throughout Birmingham, United Kingdom, for the", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2095463", "score": 0.6053462028503418, "text": "list of \"100 Greatest Women in Music\" as well as number 63 on their \"Sexiest Artists of All Time List\". Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh \"Mandy\" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In 1999, Moore signed with Epic Records and came to fame with the release of her debut single \"Candy\", which peaked at number 41 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. Her debut studio album, \"So Real\" (1999), went on to receive a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her second studio album, \"I Wanna Be With You\" (2000), became Moore's first top", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1021040", "score": 0.6052860021591187, "text": "Natalie Imbruglia number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. It sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom alone. As of 2011, 'Torn' was the most played song on Australian radio since 1990, played 300,500 times since 1998, an average of 75 a day, based on data compiled by the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA). It was released as a radio single in the US, but not on CD. The single was on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart for 14 weeks. At the time, singles not released commercially could not be on the overall Hot 100 chart", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-931409", "score": 0.6052360534667969, "text": "Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album) December 2005, it was certified two times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of over 200,000 copies. In Australia, the album debuted at number three and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies. In New Zealand, it debuted at number 17 and two weeks later, peaked at number 10 becoming Duff's first and only top 10 entry in New Zealand, to date. As of July 27, 2014, the album had sold 1,489,000 million copies in the United States. Overseas, in the United Kingdom, \"Most Wanted\" debuted at", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-2573562", "score": 0.6052092909812927, "text": "One Love (David Guetta album) One Love is the fourth studio album by French DJ David Guetta, first released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2009 through Virgin Records. Guetta's first major international release, the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, and was a commercial success, selling over 3 million copies globally. It spawned a total of six worldwide hit singles throughout 2009 and 2010, most notably \"When Love Takes Over\", featuring American recording artist Kelly Rowland, \"Sexy Bitch\", featuring Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon, and \"Who's That Chick?\", featuring Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and \"One Love\", featuring", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-3857278", "score": 0.6052092909812927, "text": "One Love (David Guetta album) One Love is the fourth studio album by French DJ David Guetta, first released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2009 through Virgin Records. Guetta's first major international release, the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, and was a commercial success, selling over 3 million copies globally. It spawned a total of six worldwide hit singles throughout 2009 and 2010, most notably \"When Love Takes Over\", featuring American recording artist Kelly Rowland, \"Sexy Bitch\", featuring Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon, and \"Who's That Chick?\", featuring Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and \"One Love\", featuring", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-1437491", "score": 0.6051431894302368, "text": "July 2012, Adele was listed at number six in \"Forbes\" list of the world's highest-paid celebrities under the age of 30, having earned £23 million between May 2011 and May 2012. On the week ending 3 March 2012, Adele became the first solo female artist to have three singles in the top 10 of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 at the same time with \"Rolling in the Deep\", \"Someone Like You\", and \"Set Fire to the Rain\" as well as the first female artist to have two albums in the top 5 of the \"Billboard\" 200 and two singles in the", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2638287", "score": 0.6050972938537598, "text": "Vanessa Petruo Vanessa Anneliese Petruo (born 23 October 1979), also known as Vany, is a German singer–songwriter and actress. She came to international prominence as a member of the all–female pop band No Angels, which was created during the talent show \"Popstars\". The band enjoyed great popularity throughout Central Europe, following their record–breaking debut single \"Daylight in Your Eyes\" and the album \"Elle'ments\". From 2001 to 2003, No Angels sold more than 5 million units. After their disbandment in 2003, Petruo launched her solo career. After the release of the moderately successful solo song \"Drama Queen\", Petruo took much more", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3514463", "score": 0.6050882935523987, "text": "copies there by July 2016. It debuted and peaked at number two in Spain, where it spent twelve weeks charting in the top ten. The song reached number six in Italy, and charted at number seven on the Single Top 100 chart in the Netherlands. In Belgium, the song peaked at number four in Wallonia and fifteen in Flanders. It was certified gold in Belgium for shipments of 25,000 units. In Finland, \"Waiting for Tonight\" charted for three weeks, peaking at number eight. The single also peaked at number ten in France, and was later certified gold in France by", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1212893", "score": 0.605042576789856, "text": "Jill Colucci Me\"\" campaign in 1989 and she also performed the title theme song of the short-lived NBC-TV series \"Brand New Life\" (1989-90). The following year, as she continued to sing for ABC, she sang for The Disney Channel's \"Celebrate Me Home\" promotions. She also sang for promotional videos for the Apple II entitled \"Apple ][ Forever\" in 1984. Colucci has also co-written four country music hits: \"I'm Gonna Be Somebody\" and \"Anymore\" by Travis Tritt, \"No One Else on Earth\" by Wynonna Judd, and \"He Would Be Sixteen\" by Michelle Wright. She also won the \"Billboard\" Song of the Year award", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-2403909", "score": 0.6050418615341187, "text": "You Oughta Know the re-release with \"Ironic\" allowed the song to reach number three. It was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ), for shipments of 15,000 copies. Most notably, the song was a top ten hit in three different genre charts in the United States, peaking at number three on the active rock charts, seven on the contemporary hit radio charts and number one at modern rock. 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A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-1251028", "score": 0.6050009727478027, "text": "Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart Club Songs Artists in this category. She achieved her first number one in 1999 with the song Waiting for Tonight. She has had 11 consecutive number one singles. Lopez' 2014 single Booty became her 16th number one single, tying her for 7th place with Kristine W, up until the latter moved into a sixth place tie with Mariah Carey in 2018. Lopez' songs that went number 1 on the chart are Waiting for Tonight, Feelin' So Good, Get Right \"(L. 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After its release on April 28, 2014, the single debuted at number three the week of May 17, selling over 400,000 copies in its first week and eventually peaking at number two on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. \"Break Free\", featuring German-Russian musician and producer Zedd, was released as the second single on July 2, and peaked", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2473153", "score": 0.6049166917800903, "text": "Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) artist in the Mainstream Top 40 chart history to send her first three chart entries to No. 1, after Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne and Ace of Base. Ora, meanwhile, earned her first No. 1 on the chart. The track also topped the Rhythmic Songs chart for multiple weeks. On 23 December 2014, \"Black Widow\" was certified Double Platinum in Canada after peaking at number six on the Canadian Hot 100. 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This was primarily due to the newly implemented SoundScan tracking system, which had not been implemented into every major music chain, thus sales were not entirely accurate. Nevertheless, the album became a best-seller and emerged as the best selling album for the month of June, spending 16 weeks within the top 10, and was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA in January 1992. Overall, the album spent 70 weeks on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart and was ranked as the 18th best-seller", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-1897932", "score": 0.5968389511108398, "text": "Big beat certified platinum in September 1999. Fatboy Slim's song \"Praise You\" peaked at number 36 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 on May 22, 1999 and his song \"The Rockafeller Skank\" peaked at number 76 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 on January 15, 2000. \"Praise You\" and \"The Rockafeller Skank\" peaked at number 22 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1999 and number 21 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1999, respectively. In August 1998, the Crystal Method's song \"Comin' Back\" went to number 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. The Chemical Brothers' album \"Dig Your Own Hole\" was", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-46594", "score": 0.5968357920646667, "text": "The album garnered critical acclaim. Ray of Light was honored with four Grammy Awards. In 2003, Slant Magazine called it \"one of the great pop masterpieces of the '90s\" and Rolling Stone listed it among \"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\". Commercially, the album peaked at number one in numerous countries and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. The album's first single, \"Frozen\", became Madonna's first single to debut at number one in the UK, while in the U.S. it became her sixth number-two single, setting another record for Madonna as the artist with the most number two hits. The second single, \"Ray of Light\", debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-46595", "score": 0.5968357920646667, "text": "The album garnered critical acclaim. Ray of Light was honored with four Grammy Awards. In 2003, Slant Magazine called it \"one of the great pop masterpieces of the '90s\" and Rolling Stone listed it among \"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\". Commercially, the album peaked at number one in numerous countries and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. The album's first single, \"Frozen\", became Madonna's first single to debut at number one in the UK, while in the U.S. it became her sixth number-two single, setting another record for Madonna as the artist with the most number two hits. The second single, \"Ray of Light\", debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-46596", "score": 0.5968357920646667, "text": "The album garnered critical acclaim. Ray of Light was honored with four Grammy Awards. In 2003, Slant Magazine called it \"one of the great pop masterpieces of the '90s\" and Rolling Stone listed it among \"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\". Commercially, the album peaked at number one in numerous countries and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. 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The album's first single, \"Frozen\", became Madonna's first single to debut at number one in the UK, while in the U.S. it became her sixth number-two single, setting another record for Madonna as the artist with the most number two hits. The second single, \"Ray of Light\", debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-46598", "score": 0.5968357920646667, "text": "The album garnered critical acclaim. Ray of Light was honored with four Grammy Awards. In 2003, Slant Magazine called it \"one of the great pop masterpieces of the '90s\" and Rolling Stone listed it among \"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\". Commercially, the album peaked at number one in numerous countries and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. The album's first single, \"Frozen\", became Madonna's first single to debut at number one in the UK, while in the U.S. it became her sixth number-two single, setting another record for Madonna as the artist with the most number two hits. The second single, \"Ray of Light\", debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-2550210", "score": 0.5968305468559265, "text": "performance\" but that it \"builds an engaging, radio-friendly momentum\". \"Remember the Time\" peaked at number three on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 on March 7, 1992, five weeks after the single release. The song saw similar success on other \"Billboard\" charts; topping the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on March 7, and peaking at number two in Dance/Club Play Songs on April 4, 1992, and number 15 in Adult Contemporary on March 21 in the same year. The song peaked at number two on \"Billboard\"s Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for the shipment", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-1309697", "score": 0.5968185663223267, "text": "Back\" (US #16), and \"Slow Motion\" (US #18). On July 15, 1992, \"C.M.B\" was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of three million copies in the US. Arion Berger of \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave the album a \"C+\" and criticized its content: \"However decent C.M.B.'s intentions of turning street-corner harmonies into dance-floor grooves, nothing on their debut — not their four fine voices, glossy production, or titillating youthful smut — sounds honest\". In his consumer guide for \"The Village Voice\", critic Robert Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention (), indicating \"a worthy effort", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-3774738", "score": 0.5967838764190674, "text": "Crush (David Archuleta song) 100 at number two in the week of August 21, 2008 with 166,000 copies sold in its first week. This was the highest entry for a song on the Hot 100 in 2008 and the highest for any song on this chart since Fall Out Boy's \"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race\", which also entered the chart at number two, in the chart week of February 3, 2007. \"Crush\" entered the \"Billboard\" Pop 100, at number 93 and peaked at number twelve; it also made the top ten on the \"Billboard\" Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-2034942", "score": 0.5967692732810974, "text": "Awards. The single became Beyoncé's fourth number-one in the U.S., was \"B'Day\"s most successful release, and remained at the top of the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks. \"Irreplaceable\" was the twenty-fifth most successful song of the 2000s (decade) in the U.S., and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It became Beyoncé's second single to achieve 200 million audience impressions in 2006. She is the second singer to achieve this feat in the U.S., the first having been Mariah Carey in 2005. \"Irreplaceable\" peaked at number one in Australia, at number four", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-1617481", "score": 0.5967442393302917, "text": "Janet Jackson the history of the chart, following Madonna and Mariah Carey. In November 2010, \"Billboard\" released its \"Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years\" list and ranked her at number five. She ranks as the top artist on the chart with 15 number ones in the past twenty-five years, garnering 27 top ten hits between 1985 and 2001, and 33 consecutive top 40 hits from 1985 through 2004. Recipient of ten \"Billboard\" Music Awards, she is one an elite group of musical acts, such as Madonna, Aerosmith, Garth Brooks and Eric Clapton, whom \"Billboard\" credits for \"redefining", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-525800", "score": 0.5967434048652649, "text": "Trapt (album) Trapt is the major label debut studio album by American rock band Trapt. With three hit singles, the album ascended to number 42 on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart, and went on to spend more than 80 weeks inside the \"Billboard\" 200. It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 15, 2003, then platinum on November 24 of that same year, making it Trapt's most successful album to date. By 2005, the album had sold 1.5 million copies in the US. In an interview with VH1, Chris Taylor Brown stated the picture of a man mowing a lawn", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-407786", "score": 0.5966957807540894, "text": "Déjà Vu (Dionne Warwick song) Déjà Vu (Dionne Warwick song) \"Déjà Vu\" is a hit 1979 ballad song written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson and recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1979. It was the second single released from her Arista debut album, \"Dionne\", which was produced by Barry Manilow. 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It is the band's first Rhythmic number one, and their second Mainstream Top 40 number one. \"Boom Boom Pow\" became the first song in digital history to spend its first twelve weeks of release as the most-downloaded song in America, selling at least 200,000 copies a week for", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1904167", "score": 0.6358743906021118, "text": "American Beauty/American Psycho No. 1 on the US \"Billboard\" 200 with 192,000 first week sales and 218,000 equivalent album units. It became Fall Out Boy's third No. 1 album and second highest sales week behind \"Infinity on High\"'s 260,000 debut. 204,000 individual song sales and almost 9 million streams made up \"AB/AP\"s 26,000 non-album equivalent units. A week before the album's release, forecasters predicted that it would sell 150,000 copies in its opening week, before being upgraded to 175,000-200,000 days later due to estimates that the album would strongly reach 100,000 digital preorders at the time of release. After 1.5 days of sales,", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3440691", "score": 0.6357449889183044, "text": "100, with sales of 48,000 copies, becoming the biggest first-week sales total of 2015 at the time and the highest since Eminem released \"The Monster\" (2013). It also broke the streaming record in Canada, with 3.1 million streams in its first week. Both records were later surpassed by Adele's \"Hello\", which sold 140,000 copies and was streamed 4.79 million times in its first week. \"What Do You Mean?\" marked Bieber's second number-one single in the country, following 2012's \"Boyfriend\". After six consecutive weeks at number one in Canada, it was briefly knocked off the top spot by another Canadian singer,", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-1446594", "score": 0.6356812715530396, "text": "American Beauty/American Psycho No. 1 on the US \"Billboard\" 200 with 192,000 first week sales and 218,000 equivalent album units. 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Paramore", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-3022221", "score": 0.6338425278663635, "text": "Riot! sold 42,000 albums in the U.S. in its first week and three months later the album hit its peak at 15 on the \"Billboard\" 200. The album was certified double-Platinum on March 22, 2016. The album achieved some success in the UK reaching #24 on the albums chart sales and selling 250,094 copies to date. In New Zealand, the album peaked at number 15, and was certified Gold on February 1, 2009, shipping over 15,000 copies. \"Misery Business\" became a hit, spending 22 weeks at #3 on Alternative Songs chart. The song has been certified triple-Platinum by the RIAA. Paramore", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-1180097", "score": 0.6335494518280029, "text": "reviews from critics. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 93,189 copies, and at number two on the US \"Billboard\" 200, with 402,000 first-week sales, behind Justin Bieber's \"Purpose\". The album's first-week sales were higher than the band's previous album, \"Four\", which amassed an opening sale of 387,000 in 2014, breaking a predicted boy band trend of consecutive declining album sales. Additionally, \"Made in the A.M.\" was the second fastest-selling album of 2015 in the UK, surpassed only by Adele's \"25\", a week after the album's release. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry,", "topk_rank": 9 }, { "id": "corpus-1481640", "score": 0.6334744095802307, "text": "Millennium (Backstreet Boys album) 10 non-consecutive weeks. It sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release, shattering the previous Nielsen SoundScan record held by Garth Brooks for single-week record sales. This record was subsequently overtaken in 2000 by NSYNC with \"No Strings Attached\". \"Millennium\" sold nearly 500,000 copies in the U.S. on its first day alone, setting a record for first-day sales. \"Millennium\" became the best-selling album of 1999, selling 9,445,732 albums. \"Millennium\" remained on the \"Billboard\" chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 13 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum. As of October 2014, the album", "topk_rank": 10 }, { "id": "corpus-3959103", "score": 0.6333586573600769, "text": "\"Billboard\" predicted that first week album sales could reach 190,000, with over 220,000 in equivalent album units. In its second week, it fell to No. 6 with 55,000 equivalent album units, a 75% decline. It dropped to No. 13 in its third week and has spent twenty-four weeks in the top 20. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 18, 2015, and Platinum on February 24, 2016. As of October 2015, the album has sold 572,000 copies in the US. In Canada, \"American Beauty/American Psycho\" also debuted at No. 1 with 14,000 first week sales, becoming the", "topk_rank": 11 }, { "id": "corpus-3107933", "score": 0.6327396631240845, "text": "Chart, selling 46,945 copies in its first week. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) within four days of release, on 29 February 2008. As of March 2010, the album had sold 200,062 copies in the United Kingdom. The album reached the top 10 in Belgium and Ireland, and the top 20 in Australia, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. \"Seventh Tree\" became Goldfrapp's second release to chart on the \"Billboard\" 200 in the United States, where it debuted at number 48 with first-week sales of 15,000 copies. As of January 2009 it has sold 59,000 copies in United", "topk_rank": 12 }, { "id": "corpus-2720274", "score": 0.6317841410636902, "text": "2015 in British music This is a summary of the year 2015 in British music. On 10 July 2015, the chart week changed from Sunday–Saturday to Friday–Thursday, with the first chart covering Sunday 5 July to Thursday 9 July. This chart move is to align the chart week with the new Global Release Day (Friday) for music. Pharrell Williams set an all-time record when \"Happy\" notched 64 consecutive weeks in the top 75 of the singles chart. Adele's \"25\" became the fastest-selling UK album of all time, beating the record previously held by Oasis' \"Be Here Now\" in 1997. Jess", "topk_rank": 13 }, { "id": "corpus-813902", "score": 0.6317103505134583, "text": "Rebecca Black Black and music-video client of Los Angeles record label ARK Music Factory told her about the company. Black's mother paid $4,000 for Ark Music to produce the music video while the Blacks retained ownership of both the master and the video. The single, \"Friday\", written entirely by Ark, was released on YouTube and iTunes. The song's video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, 2011, and received approximately 1,000 views in the first month. The video went viral on March 11, acquiring millions of views on YouTube in a matter of days, becoming the most discussed topic on social networking", "topk_rank": 14 }, { "id": "corpus-1405683", "score": 0.6312224268913269, "text": "as he frequently sings on records.\" \"Because the Internet\" debuted at number seven on the US \"Billboard\" 200, with first-week sales of 96,000 copies in the United States. This would be an 84% increase in first week sales in his home country, compared to his debut album \"Camp\". In its second week, the album dropped to number 25, selling 28,000 more copies. In its third week, the album sold 33,000 more copies in the United States. In its fourth week, the album sold 16,000 more copies in the United States. Due to Record Store Day, the week ending April 20,", "topk_rank": 15 }, { "id": "corpus-2355552", "score": 0.6311997175216675, "text": "of the band's other work for both its passion and cohesive feel throughout. \"NME\" listed the album as one of \"20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time\". \"Rolling Stone\" listed \"Full Collapse\" at no. 11 in their list of the \"40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time\". In the first week of release, \"Full Collapse\" sold 800 copies. By the time the group signed to Island Records in May 2002, the album had sold 111,000 copies. By April 2004, the album had sold 280,000 copies. By July 2006, it had sold 364,000 copies. By the time", "topk_rank": 16 }, { "id": "corpus-525800", "score": 0.6309758424758911, "text": "Trapt (album) Trapt is the major label debut studio album by American rock band Trapt. With three hit singles, the album ascended to number 42 on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart, and went on to spend more than 80 weeks inside the \"Billboard\" 200. It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 15, 2003, then platinum on November 24 of that same year, making it Trapt's most successful album to date. By 2005, the album had sold 1.5 million copies in the US. In an interview with VH1, Chris Taylor Brown stated the picture of a man mowing a lawn", "topk_rank": 17 }, { "id": "corpus-552780", "score": 0.6301068067550659, "text": "Official Vinyl Albums Chart The Official Vinyl Albums Chart is a weekly record chart in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the music industry. It lists the top 40 most popular albums in the vinyl format each week. The chart, along with the corresponding Official Vinyl Singles Chart, was launched on 6 April 2015 to coincide with Record Store Day, and was introduced in response to the major rise in popularity of vinyl records, both songs and albums; 2014 saw 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the UK for the first", "topk_rank": 18 }, { "id": "corpus-231137", "score": 0.6295442581176758, "text": "Stunt (album) Stunt is the fourth full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies. Their most successful album, it entered the US charts at No. 3 and sold over 4 million units by the end of its chart run. Its first single, \"One Week\" became the band's breakthrough single in the US market by hitting No. 1 (selling over 5 million copies). The song also reached No. 5 in the UK, and helped revitalize their career in the band's home country of Canada, where their fame had diminished since the days of their debut album \"Gordon\". In addition, follow-up singles \"It's All", "topk_rank": 19 } ]

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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 1 }, { "id": "corpus-2938771", "score": 0.666840672492981, "text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, \"Dangerously in Love\" (2003). The album established her as", "topk_rank": 2 }, { "id": "corpus-1565368", "score": 0.6620777249336243, "text": "Beyoncé musical influences include Aaliyah, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Sade Adu, Donna Summer, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker and Rachelle Ferrell. The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album \"B'Day\" were inspired by her role in \"Dreamgirls\" and by singer Josephine Baker. Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing \"Déjà Vu\" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas. Beyoncé's third solo album \"I Am ... Sasha Fierce\" was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose \"boldness\" inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles. Her fourth", "topk_rank": 3 }, { "id": "corpus-3021782", "score": 0.6592919230461121, "text": "Cool & Dre Cool & Dre are a Grammy Award nominated team of American record producers and songwriters from North Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello \"Cool\" Antonio Valenzano and Andre \"Dre\" Christopher Lyon. The duo are best known for their work with Terror Squad founder Fat Joe, first collaborating on the albums \"Jealous Ones Still Envy\" and \"Loyalty\" in 2001 and 2002, respectively and more recently their work with Jay-Z and Beyonce on the \"Everything Is Love\" album in 2018. The duo have also worked extensively with rappers Lil Wayne, The Game, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule, Rick Ross, Remy Ma,", "topk_rank": 4 }, { "id": "corpus-3083262", "score": 0.6579822301864624, "text": "Part II (On the Run) \"Part II (On the Run)\" is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album \"Magna Carta Holy Grail\" (2013) featuring American singer and wife Beyoncé. The song was written by Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy, Timbaland, and J-Roc while the production was handled by the latter two. It is viewed as a sequel to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 2002 collaboration \"'03 Bonnie & Clyde\", a song which was rumored to be about their relationship. \"Part II (On the Run)\" is a slow-tempo Electro-R&B ballad instrumentally complete with synths and drums, and its lyrics refer", "topk_rank": 5 }, { "id": "corpus-782262", "score": 0.6570155024528503, "text": "Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which was formed on the second season of the American edition of \"The X Factor\" in 2012, and thereafter signed a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records. While a part of Fifth Harmony, Cabello began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of several collaborations, including \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" with Shawn Mendes and \"Bad Things\" with Machine Gun Kelly,", "topk_rank": 6 }, { "id": "corpus-2256528", "score": 0.6556419134140015, "text": "Boots (musician) Jordan Asher Cruz, better known as Boots (stylized as BOOTS), is an American record producer, singer, rapper, songwriter and musician. He first gained recognition in 2013 for his significant contributions to American singer-songwriter Beyoncé's critically acclaimed self-titled fifth studio album. Jordan Asher Cruz was a frontman of bands such as Blonds, Young Circles, Blond Fuzz and Stonefox. In June 2013, he was officially signed to rapper Jay-Z's entertainment company and Sony Music Entertainment imprint, Roc Nation, under the pseudonym Boots, for publishing. In the same month, a fashion film (starring Chanel Iman and Viktoriya Sasonkina) featuring music by", "topk_rank": 7 }, { "id": "corpus-939070", "score": 0.6549955010414124, "text": "Superpower (song) \"Superpower\" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, featuring Frank Ocean from her fifth studio album, \"Beyoncé\" (2013). It was written by Beyoncé and Ocean along with Boots (credited under his real name Jordan Asher) and Pharrell Williams who also served as its producer. \"Superpower\" is a slow-tempo R&B and doo-wop ballad which features both singers singing with a low vocal register over a multi-layered track. Lyrically, it talks about the power of love and unity and the empowering effects of a long-lasting relationship. It was well received by music critics who praised the singers' vocals and", "topk_rank": 8 }, { "id": "corpus-3644089", "score": 0.6541901230812073, "text": "strange way, she turned out to be right.\" Part II (On the Run) \"Part II (On the Run)\" is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album \"Magna Carta Holy Grail\" (2013) featuring American singer and wife Beyoncé. The song was written by Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy, Timbaland, and J-Roc while the production was handled by the latter two. 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