Hot Chelle Rae
Encyclopedia
Hot Chelle Rae is a pop rock
band formed in Nashville, Tennessee
, in 2005. The band consists of Ryan Follese (lead vocals
, rhythm guitar
), Nash Overstreet (lead guitar
, backing vocals
), Ian Keaggy (bass guitar
, backing vocals), and Jamie Follese (drums
). Their debut album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009. They gained widespread attention for their 2011 double platinum single, "Tonight Tonight
".
who provided the band with a rather entertaining era of online activity until her false identity was discovered and brought to light. Overstreet is the son of country music
singer-songwriter
Paul Overstreet
and the brother of actor Chord Overstreet
. The Follesés are the sons of country songwriter Keith Follesé
and Keaggy is the son of Phil Keaggy
.
In the summer of 2007, the band opened a sold out concert for rapper Lil Jon
. Later on that year, they played a string of venues at the prestigious South by Southwest
music festival in Austin, Texas, and then went on tour with the band Vedera
.
They were signed to Jive Records in October 2008, and then began work on their first album.
" which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2011. Their next single, "I Like It Like That
", premiered on September 13, 2011. The song features rap duo New Boyz
. It was released on iTunes
on October 4, 2011. The video was released on October 7, 2011; the same time the band was dropped from Jive Records after their closing and their current signing with RCA Records
. The album cover and name were announced on the band's website on October 4, 2011. It is to be released on November 29, 2011.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band formed in Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, in 2005. The band consists of Ryan Follese (lead vocals
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
), Nash Overstreet (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
), Ian Keaggy (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals), and Jamie Follese (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). Their debut album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009. They gained widespread attention for their 2011 double platinum single, "Tonight Tonight
Tonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae song)
"Tonight Tonight" is a song by American pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the lead single from their upcoming second album Whatever on March 15, 2011...
".
History
Hot Chelle Rae began in 2005, with a meeting between singer-songwriter Ryan (RK) and guitarist Nash. The band began unsigned with the name Miracle Drug. The band was later named Hot Chelle Rae, after a MySpace stalkerCyberstalking
Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization. It may include false accusations, monitoring, making threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment, the solicitation of minors for sex, or...
who provided the band with a rather entertaining era of online activity until her false identity was discovered and brought to light. Overstreet is the son of country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Paul Overstreet
Paul Overstreet
Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
and the brother of actor Chord Overstreet
Chord Overstreet
Chord Overstreet is an American actor, singer and musician, best known for his role as Sam Evans on the television series Glee.-Early life:...
. The Follesés are the sons of country songwriter Keith Follesé
Keith Follesé
Keith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
and Keaggy is the son of Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
.
In the summer of 2007, the band opened a sold out concert for rapper Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
. Later on that year, they played a string of venues at the prestigious South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
music festival in Austin, Texas, and then went on tour with the band Vedera
Vedera
Vedera is a pop/rock band from Kansas City, Missouri.- History :Kristen May grew up in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs, as did the rest of her bandmates. Her entire family was musical; her mother was a singer who loved Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Jim Croce. “I listened to those artists,...
.
They were signed to Jive Records in October 2008, and then began work on their first album.
2011–present: Whatever
Hot Chelle Rae released the single "Tonight TonightTonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae song)
"Tonight Tonight" is a song by American pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the lead single from their upcoming second album Whatever on March 15, 2011...
" which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2011. Their next single, "I Like It Like That
I Like It Like That (Hot Chelle Rae song)
-Chart performance:-Release history:...
", premiered on September 13, 2011. The song features rap duo New Boyz
New Boyz
New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...
. It was released on 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 October 4, 2011. The video was released on October 7, 2011; the same time the band was dropped from Jive Records after their closing and their current signing with RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. The album cover and name were announced on the band's website on October 4, 2011. It is to be released on November 29, 2011.
Band members
- Ryan Keith Follese – lead vocals, guitar (2005–present)
- Nash Overstreet – lead guitar, vocals (2005–present)
- Ian Sebastian Keaggy – bass, vocals (2005–present)
- Jamie Christian Follese – drums (2005–present)
Albums
| Album title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Lovesick Electric |
|
| Whatever Whatever (Hot Chelle Rae album) -Reception:... |
RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... 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 ,... , digital 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... |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
||
| Tonight Tonight |
|
8 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
US Adult Pop |
US AC |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
||||
| 2009 | "I Like to Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lovesick Electric | |
| 2010 | "Bleed Bleed (song) "Bleed" is a song by American pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the second single from their first studio album Lovesick Electric on August 3, 2010. The song peaked to number 31 on the U.S... " |
— | 31 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Tonight Tonight Tonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae song) "Tonight Tonight" is a song by American pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the lead single from their upcoming second album Whatever on March 15, 2011... " |
7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
|
Whatever |
| "I Like It Like That I Like It Like That (Hot Chelle Rae song) -Chart performance:-Release history:... " (featuring New Boyz New Boyz New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,... ) |
51 | 25 | — | — | — | 44 |
Music videos
- I Like To Dance (2009)
- Bleed (2010)
- Tonight Tonight (2011)
- I Like It Like That (2011)
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Orginization | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Premios Fuse Awards 2011 Premios Fuse TV The sixth annual Premios Fuse TV took place on October 16, 2011 in Montevideo, Uruguay.Uruguayan rock band No Te Va Gustar became the night's biggest winners taking 3 awards out of 5 nominations. Katy Perry became the night's runner-up by simply receiving 2 awards out of 4 nominations.The award... |
Best New Artist - International | "Tonight Tonight" | |
| American Music Awards American Music Awards of 2011 The 39th American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011 , at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles . The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. The awards ceremony was host-free... |
Sprint New Artist of the Year | Hot Chelle Rae |