Trey Songz is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor from Petersburg, Virginia. Some key details about his albums include: - His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005 to moderate success, selling 40,000 copies in its first week. - His fifth album, Chapter V, released in 2012, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 135,000 copies in its first week. - His fourth album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, released in 2010, had a sexually suggestive album cover designed to target his core audience of women interested in sex and relationships.

1. Trey Songz

2. Trey Songz
Tremaine “Trey” AldonNeverson (born Novemeber 28, 1984), better
known by his stage name Trey Songz.
He is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper and
actor.
His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005
Second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007
Third albm, Read, was released in 2009
Fourth ablum, Passion, Pain and Pleasure was released on
Septemembr 14th 2010
Fifth album entitled Chapter V was released on August 21st, 2012.

3. Early life and career
beginnings
Trey Songz was born TremaineAldonNeverson on
November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia.
Trey Songz did not have aspirations for a musical career
as a child due to his shyness, saying “singing wasn‟t a
reality for me, until other people started noticing I sounded
good”. He recognised his vocal abilities at the age of 14.
Trey started to perform with encouragement by friends and
family in high school.
Record producer Troy Taylor discovered Trey during a
talent show in 2000, which led him to singing a recording
contract with Atlantic Records in 2002. After graduating
from high school in 2002, Trey moved to New Jersey to
begin recording his debut album, though recording did not
actually begin until 2003

4. Chapter V- 2012
Chapter V is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist
Trey Songz, released on August 21, 2012 by Atlantic Records.
This album was produced by several record producers and recording
sessions for the album took place at several recording studios.
The album debuted at number one on the US billboard 200, selling
135,000 copies in its first week. It promoted with four
singles, including the US and UK hit “Heart Attack” and UK hit
“Simply Amazing”.
Upon release, Chapter V received generally positive reviews from
music critics, who complimented its sound and Songz singing.
As of September 2, it has sold 177,000 copies in the United States
This album included 15 songs

5. I Gotta Make It
I Gotta Make it was released on July 26, 2005.
It debuted at no. 20 on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000
copies in its first week of sales.
It has sold 300,000 records in the US, but was never
certified by the RIAA
Songz‟s debut single, Gotta Make It, featuring Twista was
released on March 2005 and reached number 87 on The
Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs.
It garnered success un the R&B/urban community but
failed to make a mark in mainstream music

6. Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Songz‟s fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure was
released on September 14, 2010.
Trey began work on the album in early 2010 with Sean
Garret, Troy Taylor and Stargate and has stated that the
album will be his most personal to date.
The album was was completed in July 2010
The album‟s lead single “Bottoms up”, featuring female
rapper NickiMinaj, was released on July 27, 2010 and has
reached number twenty four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs chart

7. Chapter V
The artist uses
black and white
images to make
the album cover
stand out as the
artist‟s name is
written in red. It
also shows a tally
of number five
right in the
middle of the
album, this is
also written in
red. The red
might represent
love and heart
break.
The title „Chapter V‟
sets the tone of the
effort with mysterious
synths. This makes
the audience wonder
what this album is
about.
The images that
have been used on
the album are quiet
sexual images, this
instantly shows that
the target audience
for this album is for
girls aged 17+. The
images also show
that the songs may
relate to sex.

8. I Gotta Make it
The title „I Gotta
Make it‟, instantly
shows the audience
that this album may
be about his struggle
on love. It shows that
it expresses a male‟s
point of view from
cheating or
heartache hence
Trey has to make
it, probably make it
through the pain.
The front cover is the
side of Trey‟s face
singing. The reason
why this image might
be like this is to tell
the audience that the
only reason he might
make it through is by
singing hence I Gotta
Make It.
The background is
black the reason for
this is to make the
image stand out and
the writing at the
bottom since it is
written in white.

9. Passion, Pain & Pleasure
This album instantly shows us that this
album is related to sex because of the
album‟s name „Passion, Pain & Pleasure‟.
The image that is used is of Trey and a
water effect has been used to create it
more sexually to women, it indicates that
if you listen to this album women will feel
wet and want to have sex. It is clearly
obvious that the target for this album is
for women who like sex, not only women
men as well.