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Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Pop, R&B, dance
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Columbia, Nick
Website	http://BTRBand.com/home
Members
Kendall Schmidt James Maslow Carlos Pena Jr. Logan Henderson

Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) is an American boy band who first found fame with their series Big Time Rush which aired in 2009. The band consists of Carlos Pena, Jr., James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt and Logan Henderson. The group was signed a record deal with Nick Records simultaneously with the television series, and because of production and musical rights to the show, the group were eventually signed to Columbia/Epic Label Group.

The group's first single as a band was the song "with the same name", which was featured on their pilot of their series. The group eventually started recording their studio album and in October 2010, Big Time Rush's debut album, BTR became a success around the world. The album entered the Billboard 200 at three, selling over 60,000 copies in its first week, as well as entering charts including Mexico, Greece, Venezuela, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, becoming their best effort. Their debut outside of the series, "Boyfriend" peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With their continuing success of the series, the group released their second sophomore album Elevate. The album achieved similar success, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week, making it debut at number twelve, but was certified gold in Mexico, becoming their second-consecutive certified album in that country. The group promoted the album with their tours, Better With U Tour and Big Time Summer Tour, which had supporting acts including One Direction.

The group has been presented as a child-appropriate group, due to their TV series and sign with Nickelodeon. The group has released two studio albums, and is due to release their third studio album. According to interviews with many outlets, the group has said that the fourth season of the TV series would expect to end after its fourth season. During their Four year career, the band has gained 5 certified records, these being both their studio albums (in Mexico), BTR, their single "Boyfriend" (in the United States), Elevate in Venezuela and windows down gold in chile. as of 2013, Big Time Rush has sold over 10 million records worldwide to da

2009-2010: Career beginnings, deals and BTR

Scott Fellows, formerly the creator, executive producer and showrunner of fellow Nickelodeon TV series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide created and conceived the series of Big Time Rush.^[1] Fellow's was inspired by the musical comedy TV show, The Monkees^[2] However, the show was not titled until 2009, though it was in production state since 2007.

Casting was set nationwide, and over 1500 teenage boys attended.^[3][4] Maslow and Henderson were the first actors cast, as they thought they were the easiest and quickest characters, while Schmidt was described the most difficult to cast.^[4] After this, Schmidt was turned down for casting and the role was still open. Originally, Curt Hansen was to be cast as Kendall Knight and to feature in the band, however he appeared a lot older in the show and was too similar to Maslow's character in the pilot episode, so co-star Logan Henderson had requested to bring him back, making Schmidt the lead role to the series.

Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush a record deal in 2009 simultaneously with the television series, Big Time Rush. Then, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to produce the show and include the original music to the show. For the series, their debut single, "Big Time Rush", was released on November 29, 2009.^[5] Officially announced by Nickeloden, the series was first broadcast in the U.S. in November 2009, until it was eventually released worldwide.

It debuted during a one-hour special preview of the series and it is currently the show's opening theme. The series also saw the releases of other singles including "City is Ours" and "Any Kind of Guy". Big Time Rush also covered a Play song titled "Famous". The song was released on iTunes on June 29, 2010. Another song, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010 after its premiere on the series.^[6][7] The single has become their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93 due to strong digital sales.^[8]

On September 21, 2010, Big Time Rush released a promotional single, "Till I Forget About You", to promote the release of their debut album.^[9] The album, titled BTR, was released on October 11, 2010. Soon after the release, the band went to Baltimore on October 12, 2010 to do an autograph signing at Arundel Mills Mall. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release. The album also peaked at number 4 on the Internet Albums chart and number one on the Soundtracks chart. Its track "Big Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, making it their highest peaking song. The album was later certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S., over 30,000 copies were sold in Mexico resulting in its second level of Gold and it has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide.^[10] In November 2010, it was announced that aChristmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with the episode. The EP, titled Holiday Bundle was released on November 30, 2010. They covered "All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah Carey, with fellow Nickelodeon star Miranda Cosgrove, but was not released as so. Instead it was released as just them and it came with a new Christmas beat, "Beautiful Christmas". which went on to become one of the best selling holiday songs of all time on itunes.

On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's first official single to mainstream US radio.^[11] "Boyfriend" peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in March 2011. A remix of "Boyfriend" which featured New Boyz was leaked onto the internet. Big Time Rush was Nominated For MTV's Breakthrough Band award Honor in 2011 As Well.^[12] Big Time Rush has made sevrel appearances at KCA (Kid's Choice Awards.)

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2010	2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards	Fave International Band	Big Time Rush	Nominated[32][33]
2011	2011 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Music Group		Nominated[34][35]
	2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards	Hottest Guy Hottie		Nominated[36][37]
	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Favorite International Artist		Won[38]
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011	Favorite International Singer		Nominated[39][40]
		Favorite Song	Boyfriend	Won[40]
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Push	Big Time Rush	Nominated[41]
	Youth Rocks Awards	Rockin' Group of the Year		Nominated[42][43]
	MTV Breakthrough Band	Favorite Breakthrough Band		Won[44]
2012	2012 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Music Group		Won[45]
	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Favorite International Artist		Nominated[46][47]
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2012	International Artist or Group		Won[48]
	Otto Awards	Best Pop Band		Won[49]
	Hollywood Teen TV Awards	Favorite Music Group		Won[50]
	Pop Crush Music Awards	Video of The Year	Windows Down	Won[51]
	Premios Telehit	Artist Popular	Big Time Rush	Nominated[52][53]
		Best International Pop Band		Nominated[52][53]
	Z Boy Band Awards	Best Current Boy Band		Nominated[54]
2013	2013 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Music Group		Pending[55]

By : Raihan M. Andika