When Carmen Electra landed an audition for the first Good Burger movie, which was released in 1997, she didn’t want to go through with it. While she wasn’t a stranger to being in the spotlight, Electra says it was the first feature film she was ever a part of, which felt intimidating even for someone at her level of fame.
But her agent at the time coached her through the tough moment and helped her land the role of Roxanne, a customer at the Good Burger fast-food joint who seduces Kel Mitchell’s character,...
But her agent at the time coached her through the tough moment and helped her land the role of Roxanne, a customer at the Good Burger fast-food joint who seduces Kel Mitchell’s character,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Krystie Lee Yandoli
- Rollingstone.com
If online profiles can lead to marriages, maybe they can also lead to record deals. On Thursday, independent music-distribution service Distrokid launched a new initiative called Upstream, which functions as a matchmaking service for artists and labels, with Universal Music Group’s Republic Records signed on as the first partner.
When an artist decides to opt in to Upstream — and only if they decide to opt in — they can create an Upstream profile that houses their music links, genre info, streaming data, geographic location, demographic information on listeners if available,...
When an artist decides to opt in to Upstream — and only if they decide to opt in — they can create an Upstream profile that houses their music links, genre info, streaming data, geographic location, demographic information on listeners if available,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched its inaugural “Class Of” campaign, which the organization will use to celebrate artists who earned first-time U.S. certifications in a given year. In announcing the 2020 class, it revealed that 53 artists scored their first gold or platinum awards.
32 artists saw their singles go platinum for the first time, including Doja Cat, Arizona Zervas, Tones and I, Gabby Barrett, 24kGoldn, Pop Smoke, Powfu, Rod Wave, Benee, and Conan Gray. And 12 of those 32 are now multi-platinum. (Only four awards were album-related, and they were all gold.
32 artists saw their singles go platinum for the first time, including Doja Cat, Arizona Zervas, Tones and I, Gabby Barrett, 24kGoldn, Pop Smoke, Powfu, Rod Wave, Benee, and Conan Gray. And 12 of those 32 are now multi-platinum. (Only four awards were album-related, and they were all gold.
- 1/13/2021
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
WhoHeem is the latest artist to go from unknown to ubiquitous in an astonishingly short time period thanks in part to the widespread adoption of his song “Lets Link” on TikTok. This trajectory has become increasingly common in the music industry over the last 20 months, helping Sub Urban, Benee, 24kgoldn, Arizona Zervas, Conkarah, and Jawsh 685, among others, earn breakout hits.
Before August 20th, WhoHeem was quietly earning between 10,000 and 15,000 streams a week in the U.S. for most of the summer, according to the analytics company Alpha Data. Then the rapper released “Lets Link,...
Before August 20th, WhoHeem was quietly earning between 10,000 and 15,000 streams a week in the U.S. for most of the summer, according to the analytics company Alpha Data. Then the rapper released “Lets Link,...
- 9/8/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
In 2008, Jay Sean released “Ride It,” a dance-floor come-on that became a hit everywhere — except for the U.S. Now, it’s enjoying a second life. A house-music remix by Regard became popular on the video app TikTok, which allows users to set short clips to music. After the “Ride It” remix soundtracked millions of TikTok videos, Epic Records picked up the rights to the single in the U.S. and started promoting it to radio. Regard’s version earned more than 4,200 spins on the pop airwaves in February, according to Mediabase,...
- 2/28/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
The video for Arizona Zervas’ viral hit-turned-legit smash “Roxanne” is, in its own way, a trip through ’90s movie history. The clip directed by Nick Jardona and released earlier this week references such classics as 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” 1994’s “Pulp Fiction” and 1996’s “Trainspotting” — in addition to 2003’s “Kill Bill” and 2004’s “50 First Dates.”
Transported in time, the video follows Arizona Zervas (known colloquially as Az or Arizona) as he’s trapped in an infinite loop where he dies each day only to wake up the following morning to live again. Roxanne is the common thread to his experience — channeling Uma Thurman’s Mia Wallace, she and Arizona speed through parties complete with afros and “far out” 1970s decor — because as the song says, “all she wanna do is party all night.”
Today, having the right visual is “essential,” says Columbia Records vice president of video production Saul Levitz,...
Transported in time, the video follows Arizona Zervas (known colloquially as Az or Arizona) as he’s trapped in an infinite loop where he dies each day only to wake up the following morning to live again. Roxanne is the common thread to his experience — channeling Uma Thurman’s Mia Wallace, she and Arizona speed through parties complete with afros and “far out” 1970s decor — because as the song says, “all she wanna do is party all night.”
Today, having the right visual is “essential,” says Columbia Records vice president of video production Saul Levitz,...
- 2/14/2020
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Billie Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted” leapt to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 songs chart after debuting at Number 51 on the previous ranking. The single earned more than 20 million streams and more than 16,000 downloads last week.
Behind Eilish, the newcomer Arizona Zervas held steady at Number Two with “Roxanne.” The viral single, which initially picked up momentum on TikTok, is now moving into the mainstream: Zervas has signed with Columbia Records, and the label promptly pushed “Roxanne” to Top 40 radio. The track gained more than 1,400 spins last week.
Behind Eilish, the newcomer Arizona Zervas held steady at Number Two with “Roxanne.” The viral single, which initially picked up momentum on TikTok, is now moving into the mainstream: Zervas has signed with Columbia Records, and the label promptly pushed “Roxanne” to Top 40 radio. The track gained more than 1,400 spins last week.
- 11/25/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Baby’s “Woah” debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 songs chart. The single was produced by Quay Global, who was also behind Lil Baby’s breakout single “My Dawg.” “Whoa” amassed 19 million streams and more than 4,000 downloads last week.
Right behind Lil Baby, Arizona Zervas continued to climb with his breakout single “Roxanne,” which earned over 18 million streams and more than 16,000 downloads. Zervas recently signed to Columbia Records, which is planning to push the singer beyond the streaming platforms by promoting his single to Top 40 radio.
Right behind Lil Baby, Arizona Zervas continued to climb with his breakout single “Roxanne,” which earned over 18 million streams and more than 16,000 downloads. Zervas recently signed to Columbia Records, which is planning to push the singer beyond the streaming platforms by promoting his single to Top 40 radio.
- 11/20/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Young Thug’s months-old single “Hot” jumped to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs this week with assistance from Travis Scott, who appeared on a new remix of the track. “Hot” earned more than 20 million audio streams and 3,700 downloads.
Young Thug’s single wasn’t the only one to make an impressive leap up the chart this week. After debuting at Number 48, Arizona Zervas’ breakout single “Roxanne” shot to Number Six. Zervas’ track amassed more than 15 million streams, allowing him to sneak past Kanye West’s “Follow God,...
Young Thug’s single wasn’t the only one to make an impressive leap up the chart this week. After debuting at Number 48, Arizona Zervas’ breakout single “Roxanne” shot to Number Six. Zervas’ track amassed more than 15 million streams, allowing him to sneak past Kanye West’s “Follow God,...
- 11/11/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Arizona Zervas’ “Roxanne” soared this week, jumping to Number Six on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart on the strength of 15.3 million audio streams. The song also took the top spot on the Trending 25, which ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in on-demand audio streams each week.
“Roxanne” sounds like a Post Malone demo that accidentally ended up in Zervas’ inbox. Like many artists currently racking up streams by the million — blackbear, Juice Wrld, Iann Dior — Zervas likes to stretch syllables and add a light quaver to his vocals.
“Roxanne” sounds like a Post Malone demo that accidentally ended up in Zervas’ inbox. Like many artists currently racking up streams by the million — blackbear, Juice Wrld, Iann Dior — Zervas likes to stretch syllables and add a light quaver to his vocals.
- 11/11/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix’s hit hip-hop competition Rhythm + Flow is proving to be a solid launching pad for its contestants, with D Smoke and Londynn B — the winner and third-place finisher, respectively — both steadily climbing Rolling Stone‘s Trending 25 chart.
The Trending 25 ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in popularity each week, as measured by percentage growth in audio streams. As such, both D Smoke and Londynn B have garnered the most momentum since the final three episodes of Rhythm + Flow premiered on Netflix October 23rd.
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The Trending 25 ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in popularity each week, as measured by percentage growth in audio streams. As such, both D Smoke and Londynn B have garnered the most momentum since the final three episodes of Rhythm + Flow premiered on Netflix October 23rd.
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- 11/6/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Selena Gomez’s “Lose You to Love Me” outpaced several heavily-streamed Kanye West tracks and took the Number One spot on the latest Rs 100. “Lose You to Love Me” is a somber, unhurried ballad co-written with Top 40 heavy-hitters — a group that includes Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter — and co-produced by Finneas, known for his work with Billie Eilish. The track amassed nearly 26 million streams and 38,000 downloads.
Four new Kanye West tracks trailed right behind “Lose You to Love Me:” “Follow God,” “Closed on Sunday,” “Selah,” and “On God.” “Everything We Need,...
Four new Kanye West tracks trailed right behind “Lose You to Love Me:” “Follow God,” “Closed on Sunday,” “Selah,” and “On God.” “Everything We Need,...
- 11/4/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
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