Karmin is an American pop music

Pop music

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 duo consisting of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, who are engaged. They are best known for their cover of Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now

Look at Me Now (Chris Brown song)

"Look at Me Now" is a "dirty south-inspired" hip hop song that features American rappers Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes. According to Chad Grischow from IGN, the song features "thumping bass, spacy synth and horn jam sounds." Electronic background mixes are also present in the song...

". Their original song "Take It Away" was used in promos for the 2011 NBA Finals

2011 NBA Finals

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. Heidemann and Noonan met at Berklee

Berklee College of Music

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 and released their first album, Inside Out, in May 2010. Aside from their appearance on Ellen

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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, the group has more than 100 million views on YouTube

YouTube

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. The duo gained popularity after being discussed on reddit

Reddit

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, and their video for "Look at Me Now" was posted on Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest

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's blog. The group later thanked reddit by giving the reddit alien mascot

Mascot

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 a prominent place in their video for their cover of "6 Foot 7 Foot

6 Foot 7 Foot

"6 Foot 7 Foot" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, taken from his ninth studio album, Tha Carter IV . It was officially released on iTunes on December 16, 2010. It was produced by "A Milli" producer Bangladesh. The song samples from "Day-O " by Harry Belafonte.-Background:"6 Foot 7 Foot" is...

". There was significant anticipation and speculation concerning Karmin signing with a record label. On June 2, 2011, the group announced that they had been signed by a major record label. Reports indicated, with confirmation from an industry insider, that the group had signed with Epic Records

Epic Records

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 as part of L.A. Reid's return to the company. On their official website they asked their fans about what they wanted to hear on their album, and about 50% said they would like to have the rapping.

EPs

• Inside Out (2010)

1. "Let It Go"
2. "Inside Out"
3. "Let's Get Lost"
4. "Little Bit Crazy"

• The Winslow Sessions (2011)

1. "Everything is Right"
2. "Remembered"
3. "Carbon Copy"
4. "Gold"
5. "Take It Away"
6. "I Suppose" (Bonus Live Track)
7. "You Can Tell Me" (Bonus Live Track)

Studio album

Heidemann and Noonan are hard at work on their debut studio album, looking toward a winter release. They are currently in the studio working with Kane Beatz

Kane Beatz

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, Warryn Campbell

Warryn Campbell

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, Diane Warren

Diane Warren

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, The Underdogs

The Underdogs (duo)

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, Hit-Boy

Hit-Boy

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, Audio Push

Audio Push

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, Kelly Sheehan

Kelly Sheehan

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, D'Mile

D'Mile

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, Kwamé, Bonnie McKee

Bonnie McKee

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, Oak

Oak (producer)

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, Pop Wansel, The Composer, Lucien Walker

Lucien Walker

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, 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...

, Jon Jon Traxx, Claude Kelly

Claude Kelly

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, Missy Modell, Logic, Kuk Harrell

Kuk Harrell

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 and Stargate

Stargate (production team)

This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...

.

Their debut album is set to release in February of 2012, with a couple singles coming out in the fall of 2011.

Confirmed Tracks:

• I Told You So
• Walking On The Moon
• Hello
• I Get That A Lot
• I'm Just Sayin'
• On Your Side
• Boom Boom

Etymology

The name of the band derives from the Latin word "carmen," which means song, with a slightly altered spelling to "hint at 'karma.'"

External links

• Live unplugged performance & interview