Favorite music genres

1. Music
Thuy Linh Nguyen

2. Kygo

3. Kygo
• Tipped by Billboard Magazine as the ‘the next EDM superstar’,
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, a.k.a KYGO, has gone from bedroom producer to
one of the most hyped electronic artists on the planet in
unprecedented time. Having established himself as a household name
thanks to his widely popular remixes, sell out shows in North
America and Europe as well as headline performances at festivals
including TomorrowWorld and Findings, KYGO signed a worldwide
recording deal with Sony Music Entertainment in September.
• His first original track ‘Firestone’, released at the end of
2014, has now amassed over 7 million plays across SoundCloud and
YouTube and over 40 million plays on Spotify, peaking at #4 in the
worldwide Spotify chart. With a hotly anticipated album scheduled
for 2015, plus a new live show experienced due to be unveiled at
Ultra Music Festival, this is only the beginning for this 24 year
old Norwegian prodigy.

4. Kygo’s album
The album's first single, "Firestone", featuring
Australian singer Conrad Sewell, was released on 1
December 2014. The debut single was an international
success, charting in over 14 countries and peaked at
number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart. "Firestone"
notably popularized the genre of tropical house in
2014.[6] In late 2015, it was confirmed to be the lead
single from the album.
The second single, "Stole the Show", featuring Parson
James, was released on 23 March 2015. It peaked at
number one on Norwegian, French, and Swedish charts
and reached the top 10 in more than 20 countries.
"Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard was released as
the third single on 31 July 2015. The single charted
on several international charts and peaked at number
one on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[7]
"Stay", featuring Maty Noyes, was released as the
fourth single on 4 December 2015. The single peaked at
number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
"Raging", featuring Kodaline, is the fifth single from
the album on 1 April 2016, it was also released as the
second promotional single from the album.
"Carry Me", featuring Julia Michaels, is the sixth
single from the album on 12 August 2016.

6. Broods
• Broods is a music duo from Nelson, New Zealand, composed of Georgia
Nott on lead vocals, with older brother and multi-instrumentalist
Caleb Nott on production and backing vocals. They released the
single "Bridges", which went to No. 8 on the New Zealand single
chart, and signed with Capitol and Polydor Records. They released
their self-titled debut EP, Broods, on 30 January 2014, which was
followed by a full-length album, Evergreen, on 22 August 2014. The
band toured with Ellie Goulding, Haim, and Sam Smith, and have won
five New Zealand Music Awards. They released their second album,
Conscious, on 24 June 2016.
• Members
Caleb Nott – born 1 July 1992 (age 24)
Georgia Nott – born 7 July 1994 (age 22)

7. Broods’ album
"Free" was released 1 April 2016 as the album's
lead single.[13] It debuted at No. 30 on the New
Zealand Singles Chart and has since reached a peak
position of 21; it has also been certified Gold by
Recorded Music NZ. The single is their highest-
charting entry to date on the Australian Singles
Chart at its peak of 30. "Free" impacted American
modern rock (or alternative) radio on 12 April 2016
and serves as the duo's third official single in
that territory.
The duo released "Couldn't Believe" to digital
retailers on 20 May 2016 as the first promotional
single to support pre-orders.It peaked at number 4
on the New Zealand Heatseekers Singles chart and
also charted at No. 81 in Australia.
"Heartlines", co-written by Lorde, was also
released as a promotional track on 10 June
2016.[16] It reached No. 3 on the New Zealand
Heatseekers chart. Its music video was released on
29 July 2016.

8. Gavin James

9. Gavin James
• Gavin Wigglesworth, known professionally as Gavin James, is an Irish singer-songwriter. In March 2013 and March 2016, he
won the Choice Music Prize "Irish Song of the YeaJames was born in Dublin and grew up in a household surrounded by music.
James' dad would play Cat Stevens, Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan whilst his sister Emma sang and toured with a musical in
Ireland.[2] James' great-grandparents were opera singers and his grandfather was a stand-up comedian and whistler.[3]
• James began playing music in a rock band at the age of 14 and writing his own songs. The rock band was short lived,
however James continued to perform solo, playing numerous gigs for years and building his audience. By age 21 he had
begun focusing on his songwriting and playing open mic nights. In 2013, James independently released the single "Say
Hello", which won the Meteor Choice Award for Song of the Year. By 2015, James had signed deals with Sony in Europe and
Capitol Records in the US.[4]
• Musical career[edit]
• James released his debut album Bitter Pill on 20 November 2015 through Warner Ireland. It was awarded Platinum
certificate for sales in Ireland. Subsequently Bitter Pill has won the Choice Music Prize for Best Single released in
2015.[5]
• In May and November 2015, James appeared on James Corden's Late Late Show[6] and Jimmy Kimmel in December 2015.[7] In
January 2016 James appeared on the BBC One Show, C'est A Vous and RTE and was included in Buzzfeed's[8] and The Sun's
'Ones to Watch 2016' lists.[9]
• He has been supporting act for Kodaline, Tori Kelly,[10] Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran on their tours.[11] In 2016 James
performed at RTÉ's Centenary Concert to mark the 100 year anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising.
• Spotify have announced Gavin James to be a 'Spotify Spotlight Artist of 2016'. On January 21 James set off on his debut
European headline tour, starting with three sold out back-to-back dates at the Olympia Theatre in Ireland. James
travelled back to America to support Ben Rector on his US tour in March 2016. James' cover of David Bowie's "Changes"
relaunched the new Virgin Radio UK at 11am GMT on 30 March 2016, he later performed live and was interviewed for the
show.[12]
• James is set to headline his biggest show to date in Ireland when he performs 'Live at The Marquee' June 10 in Cork,
Ireland

10. Gavin James’ album
• A smooth-falsettoed singing songwriter from
Ireland, Gavin James began playing the guitar at
age eight and performing live regularly in his
late teens. His first release, the EP Say Hello,
was an Internet hit in his homeland in 2012, and
the charting title track won Song of the Year from
Meteor Choice Music Prize. In 2014, he signed with
Capitol Records and released a full-length live
album, Live at Whelans, which featured James
performing solo with only an acoustic guitar. It
charted in the Netherlands and Ireland, where it
hit the Top 20. In the spring of 2015, he appeared
on U.S. television's Dancing with the Stars and
released a four-track EP titled For You. Later
that year, he was invited to open for chart-
toppers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith on their
respective tours, and released singles including
"Bitter Pill" from his full-length studio debut of
the same name. Essentially a studio version of
Live at Whelans with just two new songs, Bitter
Pill was released in March of 2016. ~ Marcy
Donelson