About Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is an American pop music boy band formed in 2009. The group is composed of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos PenaVega. They initially signed with Nick Records in 2009 and then transferred to Columbia Records. The group starred as a fictional version of themselves in Nickelodeon's television series of the same name, Big Time Rush. The show ran from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013. The pilot episode featured the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush". The group has released four studio albums: BTR in 2010, Elevate in 2011, 24/Seven in 2013, and Another Life in 2023. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2014 that lasted until 2021 when the group resumed live performances and released the single "Call It Like I See It".
Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush to a record deal in 2009 simultaneously with the television series, Big Time Rush. Then, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to produce the show and include the original music to the show. For the series, their debut single, "Big Time Rush", was released on November 20, 2009. It debuted during a one-hour special preview of the series and was the show's opening theme. The series was first broadcast in the U.S. in November 2009, until it was eventually released worldwide. The series also saw the releases of promotional singles. The first promotional single, "Any Kind of Guy" was released digitally on February 2, 2010. Another song, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010. The single became their first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93. Big Time Rush also covered the Play song "Famous", which was released on June 29, 2010. On August 3, 2010, "City Is Ours" was released digitally as the fourth promotional single from the album.
On September 21, 2010, Big Time Rush released the single "Til I Forget About You", to promote the release of their debut album. The album, titled BTR, was released on October 11, 2010. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release. The album also topped the US Billboard Kid Albums and Soundtrack Albums chart. Its track, "Big Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79. The album was later certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 copies in the US. In support of the album, the group toured across the US in 2010. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP, Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and a cover of "All I Want for Christmas", originally performed by Mariah Carey.
On February 8, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's second single from the album. The song was later released to mainstream US radio on February 15. "Boyfriend" peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. It also peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA. The band performed the song at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, as well as earning a nomination for Favourite Music Group at the event. Big Time Rush was nominated for MTV's Favorite Breakthrough Band in 2011. "Boyfriend" won the award for Favourite Song at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards Argentina. The song was nominated for a Premios Oye! award in Mexico for Best International English Song of the Year, but lost to Rihanna's single "Diamonds". The album's third single, "Worldwide" was released on July 23, 2011, and peaked at number 81 in Germany. The song was certified gold by the RIAA. In April 2011, the group embarked on their first headlining tour, Big Time Rush in Concert in support of the debut album.
The group announced they would be recording their second studio album, just after Nickelodeon renewed the series for a third season. On July 22, 2011, the group released a promotional single, "If I Ruled the World" featuring Iyaz, in anticipation of their second studio album, Elevate. The group continued to tour across the US in the summer of 2011. Elevate was released on November 21, 2011, and debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. Its first single, "Music Sounds Better with U", written by the band and Ryan Tedder, was released on November 1, 2011. The song peaked at number 26 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart. The second and final single from the album, "Windows Down", was released on June 25, 2012, and peaked at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 35 on the Mainstream Top 40, making their third top forty entrance in the chart. The song was certified gold by the RIAA. The group opened for Justin Bieber on the My World Tour in Mexico in October 2011. In November 2011, the group were nominated for Best Push Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
To promote the release of their second album, the group held their second headlining tour, the Better with U Tour, which took place over sixteen dates in several cities in North America in February and March 2012. JoJo opened for Big Time Rush for the first five dates, while One Direction opened for ten of the sixteen dates. In late February, Big Time Rush announced a national summer tour starting July 5 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.
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