I think I'm the first black male artist to actually come out as a pop artist," he added.
"The world knew me as a pop artist when I first came out, which was cool, you know. "Most people don't know my background, but when I first started writing songs for other people it was for hip-hop artists," said Derulo, who co-wrote Birdman's "Bossy" and songs for Diddy that didn't make his album. Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Pitbull, Tyga and Kid Ink make appearances.ĭerulo, who is finding more success on the urban charts thanks to "Talk Dirty," says he started musically in the hip-hop scene. The album is Derulo's first to feature guest stars, and hip-hop acts are a strong part of the pop singer's project. "If I was talking to my best friend, you know, this is how I would explain it." "This album is a direct representation of who I am as a person and how I speak," he added. "I'm comfortable with talking about what my life is and things that I go through," said Derulo, whose hits include "Whatcha Say" and "In My Head." The album was released internationally last September under the title "Tattoos," but the renamed American version features some new tracks.ĭerulo, 24, says both his new album and single reflect his growth as a singer and songwriter. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart last month. The smash is from Derulo's third album of the same name it debuted at No.
THE WRITER FOR JASON DERULO SONGS FREE
I think in 2014 things, you know, are getting more and more free (and) liberal," he said. "I wasn't surprised that it would hit mainstream. It has sold 3.2 million tracks and features lyrics like "but your booty don't need explaining" and "first-class seat on my lap girl." "Talk Dirty" has dominated pop radio, and the song has peaked at No. People saying things like 'objectifying women.' I'm like, 'What are you even talking about?"'
"I really just try to do my thing and of course there is going to be backlash on every song that I do, so I don't worry myself too much on that. "I try to be conscious of offending anybody, but not that much," he said. "But then when you understand who's involved and how they are involved, you understand it a little bit more.LOS ANGELES - Jason Derulo knows his recent hit, "Talk Dirty," is risque, but he's not too worried about it. "But if I were a lay person looking at the credits and I saw six people wrote it, it might turn me off a little bit because you would think it's writing by committee or it doesn't feel as personal," Legend said. He wrote the song with Toby Gad, and said within the music business, the long list of songwriters isn't too shocking. John Legend, who has dominated the airwaves this year with "All of Me," said winning the song-of-the-year Grammy is one of his top goals.
The largest group of writers to win the coveted Grammy for song of the year – a songwriter's award – is four, including Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Other winners with four songwriters include songs by U2, Coldplay, the Dixie Chicks and fun., where band members count for all or most of the writers. "You have a programmer that's in (the studio) and they're like, 'OK, give me a beat Simon.' Simon gives a beat, well now he is a part of the co-write,'" said Linda Perry, who wrote Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and hits for Pink. The publishing percentage for each person listed on the song varies, though. Some of today's hits with a list of songwriters that scroll on and on include others who don't physically write lyrics: Writing credit can also be earned by producers who design the beats, artists who sing the song and add their own flavor, engineers who mix the track and others who work specifically on the melody. but for us, it's not real to what Imagine Dragons is." "I've heard about artists who have a song written for them and they embrace it. "I don't think that there'll probably ever be a time, to be honest with you, that we would sit down with like six songwriters and be like, 'Write an Imagine Dragons song.' It just wouldn't feel right for us," said bandleader Dan Reynolds, who will be honored Thursday night at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York.
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