Day26
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Day26 is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 male R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...

 in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

's Making the Band 4
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...

.
The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor, , is an American singer and song writer. He is best known as a contestant from MTV's Making the Band 4, where he was chosen by Diddy to be a member and one of the main vocalists of the band Day26 on August 26, 2007.-Early life:Taylor is formerly a member of the Chicago-based group...

, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews, McCluney, Curry, and Taylor went from unknowns to stars. The group released their first album, Day26
Day26 (album)
Day26 is the debut album by Day26 released on March 25, 2008.-Chart performance:Day26 debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top...

, on March 25, 2008, one week after their then label mates and Making the Band 3 winners Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...

 released Welcome to the Dollhouse
Welcome to the Dollhouse (album)
Welcome to the Dollhouse is the second and final studio album by American R&B/pop group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy and Atlantic Records on March 18, 2008 in the United States and March 25, 2008 in Canada...

. The album's first single, "Got Me Going", was released on the finale of Making the Band 4. The album went on to debut at number one on the billboard charts.

Career

Making the Band 4 returned to MTV for another season and followed Day26, Danity Kane and Donnie Klang on the Making The Band tour. Season 3, Part 2 of Making The Band 4 debuted on February 12, 2009. The season followed Day26 as they recorded their second album, Forever in a Day
Forever in a Day
Forever in a Day is the second studio album by American R&B band Day26, released on April 14, 2009.-Background:This album was recorded while the band was filming their popular reality show Making The Band 4, Season 3...

, which was released April 14, 2009.

2007–2008: Formation of group and Day26

Day26 was founded on the Making the Band 4
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...

Season 1 finale on August 26, 2007. Brian Andrews, Michael McCluney, Qwanell Mosley, Robert Curry, and Willie Taylor were chosen to be a part of Diddy
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...

's brand new all-male R&B music group, while fellow cast member Donnie Klang
Donnie Klang
Donald Joseph Klang, better known as Donnie Klang, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and model. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone in late 2008....

 was chosen as a solo artist for Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...

. The name Day 26 was selected from the day that they were picked which was August 26, 2007.

After being signed as a group to Bad Boy, Day 26 began another season of Making the Band
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...

with label mates Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...

 and Donnie Klang
Donnie Klang
Donald Joseph Klang, better known as Donnie Klang, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and model. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone in late 2008....

. Upon this season, Day 26's debut single "Got Me Going
Got Me Going
Got Me Going is the debut single from the latest Making the Band group, Day26. It is the first single from their debut album Day26. The song was released digitally in January.-Music video:...

" was released to download in January, 2008. "Got Me Going" eventually peeked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. Day 26 later released their self-titled album Day26
Day26 (album)
Day26 is the debut album by Day26 released on March 25, 2008.-Chart performance:Day26 debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top...

on March 25, 2009. The next week, the album debuted at #1 on Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 selling 200,000 copies. This is the third feat. at #1 for Bad Boy winners. Album production includes Mario Winans
Mario Winans
Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...

, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, The Runners
The Runners
The Runners is a hip hop production duo from Orlando, Florida, consisting of Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr and Jermaine "Mayne Zayne" Jackson. They came together to form the team in 2000, but they have known each other since they were in kindergarten. They are best known for producing the hit singles "Go...

, and upon many others. The second single "Since You've Been Gone
Since You've Been Gone (Day26 Song)
Since You've Been Gone is the second single from American R&B boy-band Day26's debut album. The song was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.-Music video:...

" was released on June 9, 2008. The song failed to reach Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at #52 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

. A third single was planned, but was scrapped due to low album sales, and production on their next album. Overall, the album sold 387,000 copies.

On August 19, 2008, Day26 returned with another season of Making the Band. This season involved in Making the Band 4 - The Tour, which resolved to the break-up of Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...

.

2009-present: Forever in a Day and departure of Qwanell Mosley

Upon album release of their second studio album "Forever in a Day", season 3 of Making the Band 4 re-aired in February, 2009. This time, the season focused around getting the album finished and also the personal problems of Qwanell. The production resulted a promo release of the song "Stadium Music" which later was up for discussion as the second official release for the album. The first official single "Imma Put It on Her
Imma Put It on Her
Imma Put It on Her is the first single from American R&B boy-band Day26's sophomore studio album, Forever in a Day. It features Diddy and Yung Joc.-Song information:...

", was released to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 on March 31, 2009. The single peaked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. The video for the second hit single "Stadium Music" premiered on May 29, 2009, on 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...

. Day26 won the BET Award for Best Group at the 2009 BET Awards.

On June 7, Day26 performed at Hot 97's Summer Jam with Willie's cousin Jeremih
Jeremih
Jeremiah Felton who performs under the mononym Jeremih , is an American recording artist and producer signed to Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's debut single, "Birthday Sex" , peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100...

.

On June 12, Qwanell confirmed via his official Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 that "Your Heels" would be the next single released from the album, with a video being shot on June 29.

On August 25, they released a video album
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 entitled Forever in Your Eyes consisting of music videos to eight of the songs from Forever in a Day. The album was released as a digital download only, exclusively to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

.

During the second part of the third season, Mosley had frequent arguments and disagreements with the other members of the group, leading the public to think he was "crazy", and even "bipolar
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...

". However he was not given the boot and he and the group worked out their issues and went on to promote their second album. After Making The Band 4, Season 3, Part 2, Day26 and the show was said to not be returning to television anymore, and it was an end of an era, although the group was still intact and going strong, aside from the strength and popularity that the show usually would've given.

On November 24, 2009, Willie announced that Day26 were leaving Bad Boy for Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

.

On December 1, 2009, Que confirmed that Day26 had asked him to leave the group, and he was later removed from the group. He stated that all he wanted was an audit
Audit
The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar concepts also exist in project management, quality management, and energy conservation.- Accounting...

, and new management, but the group simply did not agree and was forced to remove him from the group. Que also stated that he did not want to leave.

It has been confirmed that the group has begun working on their third studio album solely on Atlantic Records, and did not move with Bad Boy to Interscope Records. On June 14, 2010, member Brian Andrews confirmed that the third album title will be called "A New Day", release date is not yet confirmed. According to Day26's Facebook page and day26online.com a new album will be released in 2011. On June 15, 2011, the group released their first buzz single for their upcoming album entitled "Let It Go" featuring Roscoe Dash
Roscoe Dash
Jeffery Johnson Jr. , better known by his stage name Roscoe Dash, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.- Major label success :...

.

On October 15, 2011, the group planned to release a single called "Make It To The Bed," but was pushed back to a later date. According to Day26's official twitter, new music "and more" would be released on October 26, 2011.

On October 26, 2011, the official website of Day26 was open. Day26Online.com - which included their first single "Made Love Lately" and a trailer to a web series "A New Day."

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
US
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...


US
R&B
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...


Day26
Day26 (album)
Day26 is the debut album by Day26 released on March 25, 2008.-Chart performance:Day26 debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top...

  • Release date: March 25, 2008
  • Label: Bad Boy
    Bad Boy Records
    Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...

    /Atlantic Records
    Atlantic Records
    Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

  • Formats: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , music download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

1 1
Forever in a Day
Forever in a Day
Forever in a Day is the second studio album by American R&B band Day26, released on April 14, 2009.-Background:This album was recorded while the band was filming their popular reality show Making The Band 4, Season 3...

  • Release date: April 14, 2009
  • Label: Bad Boy/Atlantic Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
  • 2 1
    A New Day
  • To be released: 2012
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: CD, music download

  • Singles

    {| class="wikitable"
    ! width="30" rowspan="2"| Year
    ! width="250" rowspan="2"| Title
    ! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
    ! width="200" rowspan="2"| Album
    |-
    ! width="40"| U.S. 100
    ! width="40"| R&B
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...


    ! width="40"| U.S. Pop
    |-
    |rowspan="2"|2008
    |"Got Me Going
    Got Me Going
    Got Me Going is the debut single from the latest Making the Band group, Day26. It is the first single from their debut album Day26. The song was released digitally in January.-Music video:...

    "
    |align="center"|79
    |align="center"|30
    |align="center"|75
    |rowspan="2"|Day26
    Day26 (album)
    Day26 is the debut album by Day26 released on March 25, 2008.-Chart performance:Day26 debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top...


    |-
    |"Since You've Been Gone
    Since You've Been Gone (Day26 Song)
    Since You've Been Gone is the second single from American R&B boy-band Day26's debut album. The song was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.-Music video:...

    "
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|52
    |align="center"|—
    |-
    |align="center" rowspan="2"|2009
    |"Imma Put It on Her
    Imma Put It on Her
    Imma Put It on Her is the first single from American R&B boy-band Day26's sophomore studio album, Forever in a Day. It features Diddy and Yung Joc.-Song information:...

    " (featuring Diddy
    Sean Combs
    Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...

     & Yung Joc
    Yung Joc
    YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

    )

    |align="center"|79
    |align="center"|29
    |align="center"|—
    |rowspan="2"|Forever in a Day
    Forever in a Day
    Forever in a Day is the second studio album by American R&B band Day26, released on April 14, 2009.-Background:This album was recorded while the band was filming their popular reality show Making The Band 4, Season 3...


    |-
    |"Stadium Music"
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    |-
    |align="center" rowspan="2"|2011
    |"Let It Go"
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    |rowspan="2"|A New Day
    |-
    |"Make It To The Bed"
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    |align="center"|—
    | rowspan="2"|
    |-

    Some Of The Recorded Songs for A New Day

    * Let It Go (club single)
    * Reminisce (re-recorded)
    * I Should Be Committed
    * Love Maker
    * Radio
    * Cloud 9
    * Sex Cravin
    * These Feelings
    * Make It To The Bed (single)
    * Lay Back
    * My Turn
    * Angel
    * Until You Beg For It
    * Your Body Is My Playground
    * Stronger
    * Lets Do It
    * Feeling Freaky
    * In Yo Head
    * No Other
    * You Should Have Stayed
    * Keep Me On Solid Ground
    * Ooh Na
    * Make You Say
    * Keep It Movin
    * U Want Some
    * Love Me
    * That Ain't Right
    * Stop Time
    * Slowly
    * A New Day
    * Made Love Lately

    Video albums

    {| class=wikitable
    ! Year
    ! Title
    |-
    | 2009
    | Forever In Your Eyes
    • Released: April 14, 2009

    |}

    Awards and nominations

    • American Music Awards
      American Music Awards
      -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...

      • 2009, Favorite R&B/Hip-Hop Band Duo or Group (Nominated)

    • BET Awards
      BET Awards
      The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...

      • 2009, Best Group (Won)
      • 2008, Best Group (Nominated)
    • Image Awards
      • 2010, Outstanding Duo or Group (Nominated)
    • Teen Choice Awards
      Teen Choice Awards
      The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...

      • 2008, Choice Breakout Group (Nominated)
    • Online Hip Hop Awards
      • 2008, Digital Download of the Year (R&B) for "Got Me Going" (Won)
    • Urban Music Awards
      Urban Music Awards
      The Urban Music Awards is a HipHop, R&B, Dance and soul music awards ceremony launched in 2003 and now held in six countries annually.The awards ceremony is held annually by Invincible Media Group. The UMA's is now held in 6 countries annually...

      • 2009, Best Music Video: Imma Put It On Her (Nominated)
      • 2009, Best Male Act (Nominated)

    Music videos

    • Got Me Going
    • Since You've Been Gone
    • Imma Put It On Her
    • Stadium Music
    • Girlfriend
    • Truth Is A Lie
    • So Good
    • Then There's You
    • Perfectly Blind
    • Just Getting Started

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