Tremaine
Aldon Neverson,born November 28, 1984, better known by his stage name
Trey Songz, is an American recording artist, producer and actor. His
debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second
album, Trey Day, was released in 2007. His third album, Ready, was
released in 2009 while his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain &
Pleasure, will be released on September 14, 2010. Trey cites D'Angelo as
his biggest influence and inspiration.
Life and career
1984–2004: Early life
Songz
was born Tremaine Aldon Neverson on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg,
Virginia. Raised a military brat, he recognized his vocal abilities at
the age of 14 in 1998. Reluctant to sing, he began performing with
encouragement by friends and family in high school. Record producer Troy
Taylor discovered Songz during a talent show in 2000, which led him to
signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2002. After
graduating from high school in 2002, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin
recording his debut album, though recording didn't actually begin until
2003.
2004–2006: I Gotta Make It
While
recording his debut album in 2004, Songz released multiple mixtapes
under the alias Prince of Virginia. One of the mixtapes featured an
"answer track" to R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet", entitled "Open the
Closet". The song gave Trey some notoriety.
His
debut album, I Gotta Make It was released on July 26, 2005. It debuted
at #20 on the Billboard 200, selling a mere 40,000 copies in its first
week of sales. It has only sold 300,000 records in the US, and was never
certified by the RIAA.
Song'z
debut single, Gotta Make It, featuring Twista, was released in March of
2005 and reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It garnered success in the R&B/urban
community but failed to make a mark in mainstream music. The album's
second and final single, Gotta Go, was released in July of 2005 and
reached #67 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart, becoming even more successful than his debut single in the
R&B/urban community and in the mainstream community. After promotion
for his debut concluded, he was featured on the lead single from
Twista's fifth album, The Day After. The single, "Girl Tonite", reached
#14 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,
becoming a huge hit.
2007–2008: Trey Day
In
mid-2006, Songz began work on a follow-up album to his debut with
longtime collaborator Troy Taylor and also employed hitmakers
Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate (production team) and R. Kelly to
help create the album. Trey aimed for the album to be more
mainstream-oriented than his debut album.
His
second studio album, Trey Day, was released on October 2, 2007. The
album reached #11 on the Billboard 200, selling 73,000 copies in its
first week. It has since sold 400,000 records in the US, becoming his
second album not to be certified by the RIAA. The album was going to be
released on May 8, 2007, but was continually delayed in order for a
successful single to precede the album, as the lead single failed to
impact charts.
His sophomore album
was preceded by the lead single, "Wonder Woman", which was released in
February of 2007. It reached #54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,
but failed to impact the Hot 100. Because of the single's failure, his
second album was delayed from May 2007 to October 2007. The album's
second single, "Can't Help but Wait", was released in August of 2007 and
was released to promote his second album and the film Step Up 2 the
Streets' soundtrack as a single for it. The single reached #14 on the
Hot 100, and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It became
Songz's first Top 20 hit on the Hot 100, and helped to boost his second
album's sales. The single was also nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance at the 2008 50th Grammy Awards.
The
third single from the album, "Last Time", was released in January of
2008 and reached #69 on the Hot 100, and #9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs chart. The fourth and final single from the album, "Missin' You",
was released in May of 2008, but failed to chart completely. In
mid-2008, Songz was nominated for a BET Award for Best Male R&B
Artist but didn't win the award.
2009–2010: Ready
In
late 2008, Trey began work on his third studio album with Bryan-Michael
Cox, Sean Garrett, Stargate and Troy Taylor and aimed for the record to
be more mature than his first two. Before releasing his third album,
Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June of 2009 through his
blog, which featured songs from his third album.[8] Another mixtape
from Trey was released in the summer of 2009, called Genesis. Genesis
was a collection of Trey Songz's first recordings when he was fifteen
years old and was released to show his fans the dedication that he had
to making a record when he was young.
Trey
released his third studio album, Ready, on August 31, 2009. The album
reached #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first
week. These are his best first week sales to date and the album was his
first to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The album has since sold
700,000 records in the US, earning a Gold certification from the RIAA
in February of 2010, becoming his first album to be certified by the
RIAA.
The lead single from the
album, "I Need a Girl", was released in April of 2009 and reached #5 on
the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and #59 on the Hot 100, becoming an
R&B/urban hit but not a mainstream hit. A promotional single,
"Successful", featuring rapper Drake, was released in June of 2009 and
reached #17 on the Hot 100, becoming Songz's third Top 20 hit. The
single also served as the second and final single from Drake's EP, So
Far Gone.
The second official
single from his third album, "LOL Smiley Face", featuring Soulja Boy
Tell 'Em and Gucci Mane, was released in August of 2009 and reached #51
on the Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third
single from the album, "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake, was released
in October of 2009 and reached #42 on the Hot 100 but #1 on the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top that
chart. Like the first two singles from the album, it achieved success in
the R&B/urban community but only some mainstream success. charted
within the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the R&B chart. The fourth
single from the album, "Say Aah", featuring rapper Fabolous, was
released in January of 2010 and reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single has become Trey's highest
charting single on the Hot 100 and one of his most successful singles on
the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The fifth and final single from
the album, "Neighbors Know My Name", was released in February of 2010
and reached #43 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart. A sixth single, "Yo Side of the Bed", was going to be released in
June of 2010, but its release was canceled due to unknown reasons. A
music video, featuring singer Keri Hilson, was filmed and released,
however.
Songz was also the
opening act for Jay-Z on his Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009. The album was
nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards
in 2010, but lost to Beyoncé's I Am... Sasha Fierce. On April 1, 2010,
he recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged, which aired on April 26, 2010. A
documentary-series about Trey, Trey Songz: My Moment, began in June of
2010 to positive reviews and high ratings. The 10-part series will end
in August of 2010 and follows Trey during his time as opening act on
Jay-Z's Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009.
2010-present: Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Trey's
fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, will be released on
September 14, 2010.Trey began work on the album in early 2010 with Sean
Garrett, Troy Taylor and Stargate and has stated that the album will be
his most personal to date. The album was completed in July of 2010. The
album's lead single, "Bottoms Up", featuring female rapper Nicki Minaj,
was released on July 27, 2010 and has reached number twenty-four on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was shared enough on Facebook to
appear as a trending video on ItsTrending. Its video was filmed on July
31, 2010 and is pending release. Trey also filmed the video for the
album's second single, "Can't Be Friends", on August 1, 2010. "Can't Be
Friends" will be released as the album's second single in August of
2010.
Trey embarked on the
Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour on August 6, 2010 with singer Monica.
The tour is his first headlining tour to date and consists of shows in
venues that seat 3,000 to 5,000 people.
Trey
also contributed the song "Already Taken" to the Step Up 3D soundtrack,
which was released on July 27, 2010. He filmed a video for the song,
which was released in July of 2010. The leading lady in the video is
former girlfriend and professional dancer Helen Gedlu.
Trey Songz is scheduled to appear at the 2010 MTV VMAs on Sept. 12, 2010.
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