114-513: Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator ), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, I Created Disco (2007) was preceded by the singles " Acceptable in the 80s " and " The Girls ", both of which peaked within the top ten of the UK singles chart . His second album, Ready for
228-523: A dancehall -influenced house track titled " Nuh Ready Nuh Ready ". On 6 April 2018, he released " One Kiss " with Dua Lipa . On 17 August 2018, the next single " Promises " was released with Sam Smith . The music video for the song was released on 4 September and honours the LGBTQ community with references to the ball scene and voguing . In November 2018, he released " I Found You ", a collaboration with Benny Blanco . The song features his first time singing on
342-454: A Moombahton-style track entitled "What's Your Name". At the 2016 Brit Awards , Harris received three nominations: Best British Male Solo Artist, "How Deep Is Your Love" for British Single of the Year, and Best British Video. Harris released a new single titled " This Is What You Came For ", which features Rihanna , co-written with Taylor Swift , on 29 April 2016. The single debuted at number two on
456-456: A billion streams on Spotify . Later that month, Harris uploaded an instrumental track called "C.U.B.A." to SoundCloud . " Outside ", the fourth single from the album, featuring Ellie Goulding , was released in October 2014. It marked the second collaboration between Harris and Goulding, following the internationally successful single "I Need Your Love" from 2013. The instrumental track " Slow Acid "
570-414: A co-owner, along with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal . The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Rapper Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro , in the first quarter of 2015. Including Beyoncé and Jay Z, 16 artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West , Beyoncé, Madonna , Chris Martin and Nicki Minaj ) co-own Tidal, with
684-445: A collaborative single with synth-pop duo Hurts called " Under Control " as the first single from his fourth album. The song debuted at number one in the UK. Later that month, Harris remixed The Killers ' song " When You Were Young " for the deluxe edition of their greatest hits album Direct Hits . He unveiled the full six-minute version through Rolling Stone and told the magazine: "It
798-449: A deal licensing EMI's catalogue in a digital format for their online streaming music service. This was the first time EMI had licensed any of its catalogue to a streaming music website. Pop star Robbie Williams signed a six-album deal in 2002 paying him over £80 million ($ 157 million), which was not only the biggest recording contract in British music history at the time, but also
912-437: A local fish processing factory to buy DJ gear. He was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and began recording bedroom demos in 1999. When Harris was 18, he released two songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days". Both were released as 12-inch club singles and CD-EPs by the label Prima Facie in early 2002 under the name "Stouffer". With these singles to his credit, Harris moved from Scotland to London, hoping to learn from
1026-697: A loss of £260 million in 2006/2007, in August 2007 EMI was acquired by Terra Firma Capital Partners for £4.2 billion. Following the transition, several artists including Radiohead left EMI, while other artists such as Paul McCartney had left ahead of the takeover. At the same time, the Rolling Stones signed a one-album deal with Interscope Records / Universal Music Group outside its contract with EMI, which expired in February 2008, and then in July 2008 signed
1140-442: A new long-term deal with Universal Music Group . The Terra Firma takeover was also reported to have been the catalyst behind a lawsuit filed by Pink Floyd over unpaid royalties. In January 2011 Pink Floyd signed a new global agreement with EMI. Around the same time, Guy Hands , CEO of Terra Firma Capital Partners, came to EMI with restructuring plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs and to reduce costs by £200 million
1254-439: A nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards . His third studio album, 18 Months , was released on 29 October 2012. Harris eventually made UK chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album, breaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . In March 2017, the record was surpassed once again by Ed Sheeran , after his album ÷ spawned 10 top-10 songs on
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#17328553604371368-469: A punitive harassment meant to scare other musicians. The band's troubles with the label resonate through their third studio album This Is War (2009) and were the subject of the 2012 documentary Artifact . In 2008, EMI withdrew from the South-East Asian market entirely, forcing its large roster of acts to search out contracts with other unaffiliated labels. As a result, the South-East Asian market
1482-459: A track since his 2016 single " My Way ". It peaked at number 29 in the UK. On 22 October 2018, Harris collaborated with Normani on the two track EP Normani x Calvin Harris . He topped Forbes' Highest-Paid DJs of 2018, becoming his sixth consecutive year to top the list (2013–2018). His next single " Giant ", a collaboration with English singer Rag'n'Bone Man was released in January 2019, peaking in
1596-714: A two-hour set. Harris's second album, Ready for the Weekend , was released in August 2009 and entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart , being certified gold by the BPI within two months of release. Eleven of the fourteen tracks on the album were sung, produced, and written solely by Harris. " I'm Not Alone ", released as the album's lead single in April 2009, debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single, " Ready for
1710-434: A year. As a result, the UK chief executive Tony Wadsworth left EMI after 25 years in January 2008. The cuts were planned to take effect over the year 2008, and would affect up to a third of EMI's 5,500 staff. Thirty Seconds to Mars tried to exit their contract with EMI following the layoff of its staff and due to unpaid royalties, prompting the label to file a lawsuit for $ 30 million citing breach of contract. The suit
1824-530: Is now operated exclusively throughout the world by Sony Music Entertainment; except in Japan where the trade mark is owned by Columbia Music Entertainment . EMI released its first LPs in 1952 and its first stereophonic recordings in 1955 (first on reel-to-reel tape and then LPs, beginning in 1958). In 1957, to replace the loss of its long-established licensing arrangements with RCA Victor and Columbia Records (Columbia USA cut its ties with EMI in 1951), EMI entered
1938-640: The Billboard Hot 100 in the US, peaking at number 12. He performed at the 2011 Jingle Bell Ball concert and was announced as one of the headline acts at a number of Southern Hemisphere 2011/2012 new year music festivals. Following a stint as the support act on the Australian leg of Rihanna's tour, Harris produced Rihanna's songs " We Found Love " and " Where Have You Been ". The former was included on Harris's upcoming album 18 Months and premiered on Capital FM radio in
2052-540: The BBC 's second television transmitter at Sutton Coldfield. It also manufactured broadcast television cameras for British television production companies as well as for the BBC. The commercial television ITV companies also used them alongside cameras made by Pye and Marconi . Their best-remembered piece of broadcast television equipment was the EMI 2001 colour television camera, which became
2166-535: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge . During the era of the long-playing record (LP), very few American and Canadian orchestras had their principal recording contracts with EMI, one notable exception being that of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , especially during the tenure of William Steinberg . From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, the company enjoyed huge success in the popular music field under
2280-774: The EMI Laboratories in Hayes, Hillingdon developed radar equipment (including the receiver section of the British Army's GL-II anti-aircraft fire-control radar), microwave devices such as the reflex klystron oscillator (having played a crucial role in the development of early production types following on from the British Admiralty Signal School's pioneering NR89, the so-called "Sutton tube"), electro-optic devices such as infra-red image converters, and eventually guided missiles employing analogue computers. The company
2394-507: The FTSE 100 Index , but faced financial problems and US$ 4 billion in debt, leading to its acquisition by Citigroup in February 2011. Citigroup's ownership was temporary, as EMI announced in November 2011 that it would sell its music arm to Vivendi 's Universal Music Group for $ 1.9 billion and its publishing business to a Sony/ATV consortium for around $ 2.2 billion. Other members of
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#17328553604372508-615: The OKeh label. RCA sold its stake in EMI in 1935, but due to its 1929 takeover of Victor, RCA retained the North and South American rights to the " His Master's Voice " trademark. In other countries, the Nipper logo was used by the EMI subsidiary label HMV, even though the "His Master's Voice" slogan itself would be retained by RCA along with the logo. In 1938 ARC-Brunswick was taken over by CBS , which then sold
2622-452: The Shepherd's Bush Empire , London. The event raised funds and public awareness on children affected by violence in war zones. I Created Disco I Created Disco is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Calvin Harris , released on 15 June 2007 by Columbia Records . It was preceded by the singles " Acceptable in the 80s " and " The Girls ", which reached numbers 10 and three on
2736-506: The UK Singles Chart in August 2009. Harris made a guest appearance as vocalist on Tiësto 's song "Century" on the Dutch producer's album, Kaleidoscope . Harris also produced and mixed The Ting Tings ' single Hands which was released on 18 August 2010. The song was originally set to become the first single of the duo's second studio album, but they cancelled the album plans and the song
2850-678: The UK Singles Chart , respectively. The album debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 16,121 copies. On 23 May 2008, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). I Created Disco had sold 223,845 copies in the United Kingdom by November 2014. Writing and recording for I Created Disco started in 2006 when Harris moved back to his hometown of Dumfries , Scotland, after living in London for two years. All recording and producing for
2964-660: The UK Singles Chart . It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Harris's second top five song. It also reached number one on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and became Harris's tenth number one on sister chart Dance/Mix Show Airplay and his fourth chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart . It topped the charts in Australia , Canada , and Ireland and peaked within
3078-479: The iHeartRadio Music Festival . The third single, " Blame ", was a collaboration with vocalist John Newman . It was released in September 2014 to positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving Harris his third consecutive UK number-one single (and his seventh solo single overall). After the release of the song, Harris became the first British solo artist to reach more than
3192-526: The music industry , and was one of the "Big Four" record companies (now the " Big Three "). Its labels included EMI Records , Parlophone , Virgin Records , and Capitol Records , which are now referenced under Universal Music due to their acquisition with the exception of Parlophone, as it is now owned by Warner Music . EMI was listed on the London Stock Exchange , and was also once a constituent of
3306-476: The 1980s. The song, " Vegas ", was issued on limited edition vinyl. The first wide-release single from the album was released in March 2007. " Acceptable in the 80s ", a tribute to the style and culture of the decade, peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart , remaining on the chart for 15 weeks. " The Girls ", the album's second single, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart . The third and final release from
3420-590: The American Brunswick label to American Decca Records , which along with its other properties, Vocalion Records and Aeolian Vocalion Records, used it as a subsidiary budget label afterward. CBS then operated Columbia as its flagship label in both the United States and Canada. EMI retained the rights to the Columbia name in most other territories including the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It continued to operate
3534-571: The American market by acquiring 96% of the stock for Capitol Records USA. From 1960 to 1995 their "EMI House" corporate headquarters was located at 20 Manchester Square London, England, the stairwell from which was featured on the cover of the Beatles' Please Please Me album. In addition, an unused shot from the Please Please Me photo session, featuring the boys in short hair and cleancut attire,
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3648-709: The Beatles into the EMI fold. When the Gramophone Company merged with the Columbia Graphophone Company (including Columbia's subsidiary label Parlophone ) in 1931, the new Anglo-American group was incorporated as Electric & Musical Industries Limited. At this point, the Radio Corporation of America had a majority shareholding in the new company due to RCA purchasing the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1929. Victor owned 50% of
3762-510: The British affiliated Gramophone Company, giving RCA chairman David Sarnoff a seat on the EMI board. However, EMI was subsequently forced to sell Columbia USA due to anti-trust action taken by its American competitors. By this time the record industry had been hit hard by the Depression and in 1934 a much-diminished Columbia USA was purchased for just US$ 70,500 by ARC-BRC ( American Record Corporation –Brunswick Record Company), which also acquired
3876-584: The Christian music market by acquiring Sparrow Records . Due to the increasing divergence of business models, Thorn EMI shareholders voted in favour of demerger proposals on 16 August 1996. The resulting media company was now known as EMI Group PLC. In 1997, EMI Records USA was folded into both Virgin and Capitol. Since the 1930s, the Pathé Records label headquartered in Shanghai , China had been published under
3990-518: The EMI banner and since then, EMI had also been the dominant label in the cantopop market throughout Greater China until the genre's decline in the mid-1980s. Between the years 2004–2006, EMI then completely and totally divested itself from the c-pop market, and after that, all Hong Kong music artists previously associated with EMI had their music published by Gold Label , a concern unaffiliated with EMI and with which EMI did not yet hold any interest. On 21 November 2000, Streamwaves and EMI signed
4104-563: The EMI imprint. On 1 July 1973 the Gramophone Company subsidiary (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.) was renamed EMI Records Ltd as well, and in 1978, EMI launched EMI America Records as its second label in the United States after Capitol. EMI Music Worldwide was also formed in 1978 with Bhaskar Menon as chairman and CEO. In February 1979, EMI Ltd acquired United Artists Records and with it their subsidiary labels Liberty Records and Imperial Records . Eight months later, Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI Ltd. to form Thorn EMI . Sometime in
4218-513: The Japanese EMI branch, remains unchanged from the reflection of Toshiba 's divestiture to the business by EMI buying the whole branch way back July 2007, making it a full subsidiary. In July 2009, there were reports that EMI would not sell CDs to independent album retailers in a bid to cut costs, but in fact only a handful of small physical retailers were affected. In February 2010, EMI Group reported pre-tax losses of £1.75 billion for
4332-617: The Loud Tour. He is going to bring something unique and fun for the fans." Harris played the 2011 Mardi Gras Party in Sydney on 5 March. Harris was also featured on LMFAO 's album Sorry for Party Rocking , appearing on the track "Reminds Me of You", which is based on Harris's own song "Awooga". Harris produced Tinchy Stryder 's second single, " Off the Record ", from his fourth studio album, Full Tank. The track had its premiere on 15 September 2011 and
4446-554: The MGM Grand's Wet Republic. In January 2015, he extended his partnership with the Hakkasan group for three more years, which includes residencies at three of the group's Las Vegas venues (Hakkasan nightclub, Wet Republic and Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace ). Harris also serves as the Group's music consultant for its restaurants, nightclubs and hotels. On 30 March 2015, Harris was announced as
4560-614: The Middle East and Africa as well as in Canada , Russia , India , China , Japan , Australia and New Zealand . Gramophone's (later EMI's) Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries dominated the popular music industries in those countries across the Asia-Pacific region from the 1920s until the 1960s, when other locally owned labels (such as Festival Records ) began to challenge the near monopoly of EMI. Over 150,000 78-rpm recordings from around
4674-755: The Sony consortium include the estate of Michael Jackson , the Blackstone Group , and the Abu Dhabi –owned Mubadala Development Company . EMI's locations in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada were all disassembled to repay debt, but the primary head office located outside those countries is still functional. EMI Music Publishing is now owned by Sony Music Publishing , the music publishing division of Sony Music which bought another 70% stake in EMI Music Publishing. Electric and Musical Industries Ltd
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4788-612: The UK Singles Chart, giving Harris his 19th top-10 entry in the UK. It peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts , giving Harris his first chart-topper in Australia. The song peaked at number three on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in the US and marked Harris's eighth top-10 entry since the chart's launch, making it the most of any act. In September, Harris was featured on Dillon Francis 's EP This Mixtape Is Fire , collaborating on
4902-495: The UK and the US, also becoming his third consecutive number one-album on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022) served as a sequel to his previous release, and peaked at number five in the UK. In October 2014, Harris became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard 's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. He also became
5016-516: The UK chart. 18 Months received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 56th Grammy Awards. Harris was also nominated for Best British Male Solo Artist at the 2013 Brit Awards in February. Harris was the house DJ at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Staples Center , Los Angeles, where he won Best Electronic Video for "Feel So Close" and Video of the Year alongside Rihanna for "We Found Love". Harris performed as part of
5130-490: The UK on 22 September 2011. "We Found Love" topped the charts in 27 countries worldwide, including the UK where it became Harris's third UK number one, peaked in the top 10 in 30 countries, and broke many records worldwide. Topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks, it was Harris's first US number one and was also Rihanna's longest-running US number one and the longest-running number one of 2011. "We Found Love"
5244-551: The UK's first commercially available all- transistor computer, was developed at EMI's Central Research Laboratories in Hayes under the leadership of Godfrey Hounsfield , an electrical engineer at EMI. In the early 1970s, with financial support by the UK Department of Health and Social Security as well as EMI research investment, Hounsfield developed the first CT scanner , a device which revolutionised medical imaging . In 1973 EMI
5358-630: The UK. Harris wrote and produced an exclusive track for the brand called 'Yeah Yeah Yeah, La La La' which was featured on TV, digital, outdoor and on-pack promotional activity and was offered on 'Coke Zone' website for free download. The same year, Harris's song "Colours" was featured in Kia Motors 's hamster television advertisement for the Kia Soul EV . In 2012, Harris was featured in the Pepsi Max commercial for their football campaign. Titled "crowd surfing",
5472-467: The US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven. "Summer" was Spotify 's most-streamed track of 2014 with over 200 million streams. Harris also produced the single " I Will Never Let You Down " for British singer Rita Ora . On 18 May 2014, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart , two weeks after his song "Summer" debuted at the top of the charts. In April 2014, Harris performed on
5586-529: The Weekend (2009), debuted atop the UK Albums Chart ; its lead single, " I'm Not Alone ", became his first song to peak the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, 18 Months , which topped the UK Albums Chart and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 , peaking at number 19. All eight of the album's singles reached
5700-458: The Weekend ", reached number three. The third single, " Flashback ", featuring Jordanian singer Ayah Marar reached number eighteen in the UK. During promotion of the album, Harris hosted a series of videos on YouTube titled Jam TV, in which musicians such as Florence Welch , Goldie , and Katy Perry tried to open pots of jam. At the 2010 Brit Awards , Harris received a nomination for Best British Male. On 8 February 2010, " You Used to Hold Me "
5814-479: The Year for "Miracle", and won the Brit Award for British Dance Act . On 9 August 2024, Harris released his seventh studio album 96 Months , which contains several of Harris's previously released singles that had not previously been included on one of his albums. Following his professed disinterest in the genre of EDM in late 2016, Harris transitioned to funk on his fifth studio album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
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#17328553604375928-558: The Year. At the 2015 Glamour Awards in London on 2 June, Harris was named Glamour UK 's Man of the Year. He was also ranked 6th on Billboard ' s Top 30 EDM Power Players. The same month, he was part of the main stage line-up at the Electric Daisy Carnival held in Las Vegas. On 17 July 2015, Harris and London-based production trio Disciples released the single " How Deep Is Your Love ". The song peaked at number two on
6042-448: The advert showed Harris on the DJ deck playing his single " Let's Go " to the crowd of partygoers alongside star footballers Lionel Messi , Didier Drogba , Fernando Torres , Frank Lampard , Sergio Agüero and Jack Wilshere . In 2013, Harris teamed up with Sol Republic to create their first studio-tuned, professional-calibre headphones. The partnership involved designing a customised look for
6156-429: The album took place on an Amiga computer with OctaMED , a music tracker , in Harris' home studio, called Calvinharrisbeats Studio. All 14 tracks on the album were written, produced and performed solely by Harris. Preceding the release of the album, Columbia released two singles, " Acceptable in the 80s " and " The Girls ". Harris and his band supported both Faithless and Groove Armada on their live arena tours in
6270-489: The album took place on an Amiga computer. To promote I Created Disco , Harris embarked on a tour of the UK, supporting Faithless and Groove Armada . I Created Disco was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and number 19 on the US Top Electronic Albums . The album contained uptempo electroclash songs that were influenced by music from
6384-434: The album, " Merrymaking at My Place ", peaked at number 43 on the chart. The same year, Harris caught the attention of Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue after his recordings had been passed on to her by another record producer. This led to him co-writing and producing two songs, "Heart Beat Rock" and " In My Arms ", on her 2007 album X , the latter becoming a top 10 single in the UK. Harris said that working with Minogue
6498-755: The charity event "Wasted Youth" in aid of the Campaign Against Living Miserably at KOKO nightclub in Camden Town , London. The event aimed to draw attention to the issue of youth suicide among men in the UK and to raise awareness and money for the charity. In 2008, he supported Shelter 's campaign "Hometime Scotland" which pledges to end homelessness and bad housing in Scotland. In 2010, Harris performed live in The War Child 's post-Brit Awards show (alongside La Roux and Kasabian ) which took place at
6612-482: The company became EMI Group plc, and the electronics and rentals divisions were divested as Thorn plc . The company broke up in 2012. In 1934, an EMI research team led by Sir Isaac Shoenberg developed the electronic Marconi-EMI system for television broadcasting, which quickly replaced Baird's electro-mechanical system following its introduction in 1936. After the Second World War , EMI resumed its involvement in making broadcasting equipment, notably providing
6726-449: The dance-festival firm Global Gathering who had recently founded his own management firm, to make Harris the company's first signee. Gillespie continues to represent Harris today. Regarding his stage name, the artist has stated that the name 'Calvin Harris' was his stage alter-ego and that he prefers not to be addressed as "Calvin" outside of his performances. Initially tolerant of it as a nickname early in his career, he has since emphasised
6840-650: The decision to stop doing live shows. In an interview with Billboard , Harris said that, "I thought I'd exhausted every avenue [on the two albums] and it takes a long time to make me sound good, which is why I stopped singing live as well. I'd like to think of someone who's better-looking, a better singer, better dancer to be the frontperson for the song." He also released several remixes, including remixes of Shakira 's " She Wolf ", Katy Perry's " Waking Up in Vegas ", Mr Hudson 's " Supernova " (featuring Kanye West ), and Mika 's " We Are Golden ". Harris also produced Dizzee Rascal's next single titled " Holiday ", which topped
6954-409: The face of the brand underwear line, eyewear and watch line for their Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2015/2016 campaign. The images, shot by Lachlan Bailey, were released in July 2015. In March 2010, Harris launched his own vanity label, Fly Eye Records . Most of the label's releases belong to the EDM genre. In 2014, the label formed a partnership with Sony/ATV Music Publishing . Later that year, Harris
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#17328553604377068-465: The first UK solo artist to reach more than one billion streams on Spotify . Harris has received 23 Brit Award nominations–winning British Producer of the Year and British Single of the Year in 2019, as well as five Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Music Video in 2013. In 2013 he also received a Ivor Novello Award , and was named the Top Dance/Electronic Artist at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards . He appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of
7182-441: The following year, which he continued with his sixth album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 in 2022. In 2016, Harris stated that Jamiroquai and Fatboy Slim had inspired him to make music. In 2008, the artwork of Harris's debut album I Created Disco was featured as part of a multicoloured iPod nano campaign on TV and in print in the US. In 2009, Harris teamed up with Coca-Cola for their 'Open Happiness' advertising campaign in
7296-400: The group's first single to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart . " Let's Go " featuring Ne-Yo , the third single from the album, was released in April 2012 and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. It was his second US Billboard Hot 100 appearance as a main artist, charting at number 17. The song received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 55th Grammy Awards which
7410-410: The headphones and redesigning its drivers to Harris's specifications. On 17 December 2014, Harris was announced as the new face of Emporio Armani for its men's underwear line for the Spring/Summer 2015 season. He was also named the worldwide testimonial of the Emporio Armani eyewear and watch collection. The black and white campaign was shot in Los Angeles by photographer Boo George. Harris returned as
7524-725: The iTunes Plus category). Tracks were to cost $ 1.29/€1.29/£0.99. Legacy tracks with FairPlay DRM would still be available for $ 0.99/€0.99/£0.79 – albeit with lower quality sound and DRM restrictions still in place. Users would be able to 'upgrade' the EMI tracks that they had already bought for $ 0.30/€0.30/£0.20. Albums were also to be available at the same price as their lower quality, DRM counterparts and music videos from EMI would also be DRM-free. The higher-quality, DRM-free files became available worldwide on iTunes on 30 May 2007, and were expected to appear on other music download services soon thereafter. Following this decision, Universal Music Group also announced sales of DRM-free music (which
7638-508: The importance of being addressed by his real name, Adam Wiles, in all of his personal interactions. "At the start of my career people were meeting me for the first time and I let it slide. It was sort of a nickname". When family and friends began using the stage name, he said, "I was like, I'm sorry this is ridiculous. You're speaking to my alter ego". Harris signed contracts with Three Six Zero Group (management), EMI (publishing), and Sony BMG (recording) in 2006 after he had been discovered on
7752-404: The label with moderate success until 1973, when it was retired and replaced by the EMI Records imprint, making records with the Columbia Records label manufactured outside North America between 1972 and 1992 rare. In 1990, following a series of major takeovers that saw CBS Records acquired by the Sony Corporation of Japan, EMI sold its remaining rights to the Columbia name to Sony and the label
7866-427: The label, but that these audits rarely result in legal action. A legal settlement was announced on 12 April 2007 and terms were undisclosed. On 2 April 2007, EMI announced it would be releasing its music in DRM -free formats. These were to be issued in AAC format, which gave higher quality for the same bitrate compared with the ubiquitous MP3 format. The music would be distributed via Apple's iTunes Store (under
7980-506: The late 1980s, EMI America merged with sister label Manhattan Records , founded in 1984, becoming EMI Manhattan and eventually EMI USA when Capitol absorbed it in 1989. Also in 1989, Thorn EMI bought a 50% interest in Chrysalis Records , completing the buyout two years later. Six months after completing the buyout of Chrysalis, Thorn EMI bought Virgin Records from Richard Branson in one of its highest-profile and most expensive acquisitions in record music history. In 1992, Thorn EMI entered
8094-451: The liner notes of I Created Disco . EMI EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries , also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI ) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its acquisition by Universal Music in 2012, it was the fourth largest business group and record label conglomerate in
8208-467: The local music scene. Only one of his songs, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah Marar on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2, was released during his time in London. With the lack of job opportunities and money, he returned home to Dumfries and began posting homemade solo recordings to his Myspace page. His popularity on the social media website prompted Mark Gillespie, a talent booker for
8322-510: The main stage of Coachella Festival . His set attracted the second largest crowd in the festival's history, topped only by the 2012 set of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg which featured a transparent Pepper's ghost image of Tupac Shakur . That year, he was also a headline act at several prominent music festivals, including Lollapalooza , Austin City Limits Music Festival , the iTunes Festival in London, Electric Daisy Carnival , and
8436-431: The mainstay of much of the British television industry from the end of the 1960s until the early 1990s. Exports of this piece of equipment were low, however, and EMI left this area of product manufacture. EMI engineer Alan Blumlein received a patent for the invention of stereophonic sound in 1931. He was killed in 1942 whilst conducting flight trials on an experimental H2S radar set. During and after World War II ,
8550-501: The majority owning a 3% equity stake. The idea of having a completely artist-owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry and to rival other streaming services such as Spotify , which have been criticised for their low payout of royalties . Harris revealed his plan to quit DJing at the age of 50. After that he will focus on studio and producing for other artists. In September 2007, Harris performed in
8664-585: The management of Sir Joseph Lockwood . The strong combination of EMI and its subsidiary labels (including Parlophone , HMV , Columbia and Capitol Records ) along with a roster of stellar groups such as the Hollies , the Shadows , the Beach Boys and the Beatles along with hit solo performers such as Frank Sinatra , Cliff Richard , and Nat 'King' Cole , made EMI the best-known and most successful recording company in
8778-660: The most influential people in the United Kingdom. He topped Forbes ' list of the world's highest-paid DJs for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 until being dethroned by the Chainsmokers in 2019. Adam Richard Wiles was born on 17 January 1984 in Dumfries , to an English housewife and mother, who married in their native Oxford before moving to Dumfries. He has an elder sister and brother. Wiles attended Calside Primary School then Dumfries High School, and, after leaving school, he stocked shelves in supermarkets and worked in
8892-794: The post-race concert of the 2013 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in April 2013. At the 2013 Ivor Novello Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London in May, Harris received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year, with Harris calling it "easily the greatest achievement of my entire life". In 2012, Harris made statements explaining why he wanted to stop singing on tracks stating, "I want each track as good as it can possibly be, which usually means me not singing on it." On 7 October 2013, Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso released
9006-437: The second biggest in music history behind that of Michael Jackson. Apple Records , the record label representing The Beatles , launched a suit against EMI for non-payment of royalties on 15 December 2005. The suit alleged that EMI had withheld $ 50 million from the record label; however, an EMI spokesman noted that audits of record label accounts are not that unusual, confirming at least two hundred such audits performed on
9120-471: The second quarter of 2007. The album cover was also used to promote the fourth generation iPod Nano in yellow. I Created Disco received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 59, based on 17 reviews. All tracks are written by Calvin Harris Credits adapted from
9234-527: The single " Only the Horses " from their fourth studio album, Magic Hour . He wrote and produced Cheryl Cole 's single " Call My Name ", the lead single from her third album A Million Lights . He also produced a remix of Florence and the Machine 's " Spectrum " titled "Spectrum (Say My Name)". The song was released as the album's fifth single on 5 July 2012. It was serviced to radio in the UK on 2 July 2012. It became
9348-506: The social networking website Myspace. Later in 2006, Harris produced a remix of All Saints ' single " Rock Steady ". Harris's debut album, I Created Disco , was released in June 2007. He started working on the album in 2006 after he moved back from living in London to his hometown of Dumfries . All 14 tracks were written, produced, and performed solely by Harris, and all recording and producing for
9462-427: The top 10 in several countries, including at number 2 in the UK. That year, mega-club Ushuaïa Ibiza booked Harris for a weekly Friday DJ residency for six weeks in August and September 2019. In 2020, Harris went on "rediscover the way he originally began producing music 22 years ago" and released two EPs, Love Regenerator 1 and Love Regenerator 2 , under his Love Regenerator alias. The third EP Love Regenerator 3
9576-404: The top 10 in the UK, breaking the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson 's record. In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion , which debuted at number two in the UK and number five in the US. In 2017, he released his fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 , which peaked at number two in both
9690-557: The top ten of the charts in Germany , Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland . On 24 June 2016, Harris released a collaboration with Dizzee Rascal, titled " Hype ". On 8 July 2016, John Newman released the track " Olé ", which was produced by Harris. On 16 September 2016, Harris released " My Way ", where he also performed vocals for the song. On 21 February 2017, he announced the song " Slide ", his collaboration with American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean and hip hop group Migos . The song
9804-425: The track and singing the hook. The single topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and was certified platinum by the BPI, selling 600,000 copies. It was shortlisted for the 2008 Popjustice £20 Music Prize . In 2009, it received a Brit Award nomination for British Single and an Ivor Novello Award nomination for Best Contemporary Song. On 18 October 2008, Harris was featured on BBC Radio 1 's Essential Mix on
9918-451: The two songs, Harris was subsequently added to the songwriting credits on the single and the F.A.M.E. album. Harris was also featured on Kylie Minogue's eleventh studio album, Aphrodite , collaborating the track "Too Much". In 2011, Harris toured as a support act for the European leg of Barbadian singer Rihanna 's Loud Tour . Rihanna was quoted as saying, "Calvin is the perfect fit for
10032-513: The world are held in EMI's temperature-controlled archive in Hayes, some of which have been released on CD since 2008 by Honest Jon's Records . In 1931, the year the company was formed, it opened the legendary recording studios at London 's Abbey Road . During the 1930s and 1940s, its roster of artists included Arturo Toscanini , Sir Edward Elgar , and Otto Klemperer , among many others. During this time EMI appointed its first A&R managers. These included George Martin , who later brought
10146-519: The world at that time. In 1967, while shifting their focus on pop and rock music roster to Columbia and Parlophone, EMI converted HMV solely to a classical music label exclusively. For the emerging progressive rock genre including Pink Floyd , who had debuted on Columbia, EMI established a new subsidiary label, Harvest Records , two years later. In 1971, Electric & Musical Industries changed its name to EMI Ltd. and on 1 January 1973 EMI phased out most of its heritage labels and replacing them with
10260-442: The year ended March 2009, including write-downs on the value of its music catalogue. In addition, KPMG issued a going concern warning on the holding company's accounts regarding an ability to remain solvent. Citigroup (which held $ 4 billion in debt) took 100% ownership of EMI Group from Terra Firma Capital Partners on 1 February 2011, writing off £2.2 billion of debt and reducing EMI's debt load by 65%. The group
10374-644: Was "surreal, but fun" although he admitted to Mixmag in 2007 to "needing a few drinks before meeting her". Harris also contributed the song " Off & On " to Róisín Murphy 's album Overpowered , but it was cut from the album. Harris would later give the song to Sophie Ellis-Bextor to record for her 2011 album Make a Scene . Harris also produced a remix of the second single "4th of July (Fireworks)" from Kelis ' album Flesh Tone . He additionally reworked singles by Jamiroquai , Groove Armada , All Saints , and CSS . In 2008, Harris collaborated with rapper Dizzee Rascal on his single " Dance wiv Me ", producing
10488-673: Was a joint venture between EMI itself and Pied Piper Records Corporation. The physical audio and video products of the label have been distributed in South-East Asia by Warner Music Group since December 2008, while new EMI releases in China and Taiwan, were distributed under Gold Typhoon which was previously known as EMI Music China and EMI Music Taiwan, respectively. Meanwhile, the Korean branch of EMI (known as EMI Korea Limited) had its physical releases distributed by Warner Music Korea. EMI Music Japan ,
10602-484: Was a real honour to be asked to remix one of my favourite modern bands, and it was an exciting challenge for me to update this classic track for the dance-floor in a tasteful and respectful way". On 14 March 2014, Harris's song " Summer " premiered on the UK's Capital FM . The track which was released as the album's second single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Harris's sixth UK number-one single. It also became Harris's highest-charting solo single on
10716-530: Was also for many years an internationally respected manufacturer of photomultipliers . This part of the business was transferred to Thorn as part of Thorn-EMI, then later became the independent concern Electron Tubes Ltd. The EMI Electronic Business Machine, a valve and magnetic drum memory computer, was built in the 1950s to process the British Motor Corporation payroll. In 1958 the EMIDEC 1100 ,
10830-615: Was appointed as the head of the artists and repertoire team at the dance label Deconstruction Records . In early 2012, Harris signed an exclusive DJ residency deal with Wynn Las Vegas which included gigs at three of the luxury resort's avenues: Encore Beach Club , Surrender and XS Nightclub. In February 2013, Harris signed as the first exclusive resident DJ with the Abu Dhabi-owned hospitality company Hakkasan Group in Las Vegas. The 20-month residency saw him play 46 dates at MGM Grand 's Hakkasan nightclub, as well as 22 additional gigs at
10944-656: Was awarded a prestigious Queen's Award for Technological Innovation for what was then called the EMI scanner , and in 1979 Hounsfield won the Nobel Prize for his accomplishment. After brief, but brilliant, success in the medical imaging field, EMI's manufacturing activities were sold off to other companies, notably Thorn (see Thorn EMI ). Subsequently, development and manufacturing activities were sold off to other companies and work moved to other towns such as Crawley and Wells. Emihus Electronics, based in Glenrothes , Scotland,
11058-426: Was described as an experiment). In May 2006, EMI attempted to buy Warner Music Group , which would have reduced the world's four largest record companies ( Big Four ) to three; however, the bid was rejected. Warner Music Group launched a Pac-Man defense , offering to buy EMI. EMI rejected the $ 4.6 billion offer. After a decline in the British market share from 16% to 9%, and the announcement that it had sustained
11172-490: Was entitled Let It Be . The photo was used instead for the cover of the Beatles' second greatest-hits double-disc compilation entitled 1967–1970 (also known as "The Blue Album"). (The two compilations were released in 1973.) EMI's classical artists of the period were largely limited to the prestigious British and European orchestras, such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra as well as
11286-712: Was formed in March 1931 by the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company , with its " His Master's Voice " record label, firms that have a history extending back to the origins of recorded sound . The new vertically integrated company produced sound recordings as well as recording and playback equipment. The company's gramophone manufacturing led to 40 years of success with larger-scale electronics and electrical engineering . In October 1979, EMI merged with Thorn Electrical Industries to create Thorn EMI . On 16 August 1996, Thorn EMI shareholders voted in favour of demerging Thorn from EMI again:
11400-411: Was held in February 2013. The album's fourth single " We'll Be Coming Back " was released in July 2012. Featuring rapper Example , it peaked at number two in the UK. The fifth single, " Sweet Nothing ", features Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine and was released on 14 October 2012. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song received
11514-524: Was included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Sounds from Nowheresville . On 14 November 2009, Harris invaded the stage of the ITV talent competition The X Factor during a live performance by Irish contestants John and Edward Grimes , holding a pineapple on his head. He later apologised on Twitter. Harris claimed that Chris Brown's " Yeah 3x ", released in October 2010, plagiarised his 2009 single "I'm Not Alone". After considering similarities between
11628-426: Was later ranked number 24 on the list of the all-time top 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, "We Found Love" was placed at number three on Billboard ' s top 10 dance-pop collaborations of all time. Harris co-wrote and co-produced the bonus track "One Life" for R&B singer Mary J. Blige 's album My Life II... The Journey Continues (2011). He also worked with the pop band Scissor Sisters on
11742-512: Was later settled following a defence based on a contract case involving actress Olivia de Havilland decades before. Jared Leto explained, "The California Appeals Court ruled that no service contract in California is valid after seven years, and it became known as the De Havilland Law after she used it to get out of her contract with Warner Bros. " Many industry watchers viewed the suit as
11856-540: Was owned 51% by Hughes Aircraft , of California, US, and 49% by EMI. It manufactured integrated circuits , electrolytic capacitors and, for a short period in the mid-1970s, hand-held calculators under the Gemini name. Early in its life, the Gramophone Company established its subsidiary operations and branch offices in a number of many other countries inside and outside of the British Commonwealth , including Europe,
11970-426: Was put up for sale and final bids were due by 5 October 2011. On 12 November 2011, it was announced that EMI would sell its recorded music operations to Universal Music Group (UMG) for £1.2 billion ($ 1.9 billion) and its music publishing operations to Sony/ATV Music Publishing -for $ 2.2 billion. Among the other companies that had competed for the recorded music business was Warner Music Group which
12084-447: Was released as a promotional single from the album on 14 October 2014. His fourth album, Motion , was released on 4 November 2014. It includes the previously released singles "Under Control", "Summer", "Blame", and "Outside". Another track from the album, " Pray to God ", featuring rock band trio Haim , was released on 11 February 2015. At the 2015 Brit Awards , "Summer" was nominated for Best British Single and British Artist Video of
12198-434: Was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The song marked the last time Harris regularly sang on his records, opting to focus more on music production while having guest singers provide the vocals for him. The same year, shortly after his "Ready for the Weekend tour" wrapped up, Harris parted ways with members of his band in which he served as lead vocalist and made
12312-400: Was released in the UK on 6 November 2011. Harris released the single " Bounce ", the first single from his upcoming album, a collaboration with Kelis that debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart in June 2011. " Feel So Close ", the second single from the album, was released in August 2011 and also reached number two in the United Kingdom. "Feel So Close" became his first solo entry on
12426-478: Was released on 13 March 2020. On 22 August 2020, Harris announced his new song called, " Over Now " with Canadian singer The Weeknd . The song was released on 28 August 2020. On 21 May 2021, Harris announced the song " By Your Side " featuring Tom Grennan . The song was released on 4 June 2021. On 3 March 2022, Harris hinted at the release of his sixth album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 , on his Twitter. The lead single " Potion ", featuring Dua Lipa and Young Thug,
12540-604: Was released on 25 February 2017. Harris released a collaboration with Young Thug , Ariana Grande , and Pharrell Williams titled " Heatstroke " on 31 March 2017. In May, he announced that his forthcoming fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 , would be released on 30 June 2017. The album featured appearances from the likes of Travis Scott , Kehlani , Future , Katy Perry , Big Sean , John Legend , Khalid , Schoolboy Q , DRAM , Nicki Minaj , Lil Yachty , Jessie Reyez , PartyNextDoor and Snoop Dogg . On 8 February 2018, Harris collaborated with PartyNextDoor to release
12654-639: Was released on 27 May. On 29 June 2022, Harris announced that Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 would be released on 5 August 2022. The album contains features from Charlie Puth , Swae Lee , Pusha T , Normani , Halsey , Tinashe , and Justin Timberlake , among others. Harris announced the second single, "New Money", which features vocals from 21 Savage . The song was released on 1 July 2022. On 6 July 2022, Harris announced that his third single, " Stay with Me ", featuring Halsey, Timberlake, and Pharrell , would be released on 15 July 2022. The fourth single, " New to You ",
12768-513: Was released on 29 July 2022. It features American singers Normani and Tinashe, and rapper Offset . In February 2023, Harris and Ellie Goulding teased an upcoming single titled " Miracle " on TikTok . It was released on 10 March 2023. Harris performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. At the Brit Awards 2024 , Harris performed "Miracle" alongside Goulding, and received three nominations – British Pop Act , Song of
12882-452: Was the only region in the world where EMI was not in operation, although the record label continued to operate in Hong Kong and Indonesia (which was named Arka Music Indonesia). The Chinese and Taiwanese operation of EMI as well as the Hong Kong branch of Gold Label, was sold to Typhoon Group and reformed as Gold Typhoon . The Philippine branch of EMI changed its name to PolyEast Records , and
12996-478: Was used for the cover of the Beatles' first double-disc greatest-hits compilation entitled 1962–1966 (also known as "The Red Album"). In 1969, Angus McBean took a matching group photograph featuring the boys in long hair and beards to contrast with the earlier cleancut image to show that the boys could have appeal across a wide range of audiences. This photo was originally intended for the Get Back album which later
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