116-488: Brightest Blue is the fourth studio album by English singer Ellie Goulding , released on 17 July 2020 by Polydor Records . Originally scheduled for 5 June 2020, the album's release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The album was preceded by three singles: " Worry About Me ", " Power " and " Slow Grenade ", and features guest vocals from Blackbear , Diplo , Juice Wrld , Lauv , serpentwithfeet and Swae Lee . It
232-447: A folky heart and an electronic edge" and was noted as being infectious. The album incorporated "acoustic guitar" and "retro-synthpop" compared to that of Little Boots and La Roux , while the production contained "folkie origins under a welter of busily cycling synths and programmed beats". Goulding's second album Halcyon followed in the same vein, including genres such as indie pop, synthpop and dream pop . She stepped away from
348-581: A "difficult" relationship with her mother. Goulding began playing the clarinet at age nine and learning guitar at age 14. She attended Lady Hawkins' High School in Kington, Herefordshire and, by the age of 15, started writing songs. She took A levels in English, politics, drama and music, and passed the first 3 with "A" grades but failed music. After enrolling on a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at
464-539: A classical version of "Love Me Like You Do". On April 18, Goulding surprise release a remixed version of her song "Brightest Blue" in collaboration with Nature , with the purpose of using the royalties of the song to help environmental causes. On April 28, during an one-night-only concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Goulding performed a brand new song titled, "Easy To Love Me", and hinted that it would be part of upcoming sixth studio album as she stated that she
580-472: A confidence in her vocals and songwriting that wasn’t always there before." Dave Beech for The Line of Best Fit appreciated the record honesty, finding it to be Goulding's "most heartfelt" body of work. Particularly, complementing the standard tracks for being the "most rounded", as well the "most accomplished" side. Several critics were divided with the inclusion of the B-Side, EG.0 , with some stating that
696-435: A confirmed single release date of 17 September 2015. The following day, another video teaser was uploaded revealing the title and cover art for Goulding's third studio album, Delirium . On 7 September 2015, it was announced that Goulding would be performing at the 2015 AFL Grand Final , along with Canadian musician Bryan Adams and American musician Chris Isaak . On 17 September, Goulding debuted her single, "On My Mind",
812-588: A cure for chronic pancreatitis. He was a recipient of the "Courage Award" for his inspiration to others living with pancreatitis and gave a speech at their gala event. In November 2018, Musto collaborated with the brand PopSockets and donated 50% of the proceeds of his branded products to Mission: Cure. In 2017, Musto was in a relationship with actress Bella Thorne . On September 25, 2019, Musto announced that he and his girlfriend Michele Maturo were expecting their first child in January 2020. On January 29, 2020,
928-459: A decade with First Access Management. She appeared on a collaboration with Sean Paul on his Mad Love the Prequel EP titled "Bad Love", released on 29 June 2018. Goulding collaborated with Diplo and Swae Lee on the single " Close to Me ", which was released on 24 October 2018. On 1 January 2019, The Guardian reported that she has been working on her fourth album, set to release in
1044-537: A music video for " How Long Will I Love You " for the film About Time . Goulding appeared on the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with the track "Mirror". On 15 October 2013, Goulding confirmed on Fearne Cotton 's radio show that "How Long Will I Love You" would be the next single for BBC's Children in Need. On the same day, the Active Child song "Silhouette", on which Goulding features,
1160-526: A music video. This set list is representative of the concert in Glasgow on 7 October 2021. It does not represent all concerts for the tour. Encore Notes Cancelled Dates Brightest Blue received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received a weighted average score of 74, based on ten reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave
1276-843: A partnership with the meditation app, Calm . Music for Calm is a partnership with the company Calm , which works as a meditation, and relaxation app. Goulding designed the mix of songs to help Calm users to relax and unwind. The album was released exclusively for the app, Calm on July 2020, and was made available on streaming platforms in January 2021. "We all could do with a moment of calm right now. Listen to my Brightest Blue remixes for Calm now." - Ellie Goulding, via Facebook. Musicians Technical Special Quest (with members of R.E.M. ) Personnel: Brightest Blue: Music for Calm Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( / ˈ ɡ oʊ l d ɪ ŋ / GOHL -ding ; born 30 December 1986)
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#17327984788241392-402: A regular single-disc CD is packaged in a Digisleeve manufactured with FSC -certified recycled cardboard and is sealed in a "plant-based" wrap. Variations of formats such as cassette tapes and vinyl records have also been manufactured with minimised or recycled plastic materials and packaging. Goulding added "[...] great progress has been made on this and I'm pleased we've been able to push
1508-424: A review for Halcyon , Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph described her voice as "something special", continuing; "Her tremulous vibrato and slightly hoarse timbre have the feel of something primal and folky, her birdlike high notes conveying a childlike wonder while darker tones imply ancient depths of sorrow. She sings like she is strung out on the melody, warbling from a place of desperate emotion. It really
1624-789: A seven-date tour in the UK during October that year. On 28 May 2013, Goulding's cover of Alt-J 's song " Tessellate " was released via her SoundCloud page. Goulding has also been reported to have filmed a music video for this track in Paris earlier that month. She claimed to be "making a video for a song that isn't on my record". In June 2013, Goulding performed at previous festivals and concerts including RockNess festival in Inverness , Capital FM Summertime Ball and Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware . On 2 July 2013, Goulding premiered
1740-431: A single per week until April 26, which is when his fourth studio album would be released. On Valentine's Day 2019, he released his single "1 Sided Love". On February 20, he released his single "High1x". On March 13, he released his single "Swear To God" during Zane Lowe 's transmission on Beats 1 . April 26, 2019, he released the full album, Anonymous . This album is his longest album yet, containing 18 tracks lasting
1856-512: A solo career when he moved to Atlanta to work with Ne-Yo . He put out his first EP entitled Brightness in 2008, followed by Contrast in 2009, and Exposure in 2010. He put out the Christmas song "I Hate the Holidays" with Tyler Carter , then-member of the band Woe, Is Me in late-2010, shortly followed by a new single, "Douche Bag" in early-January 2011. In mid-2011, Musto released both
1972-544: A song on SoundCloud in September 2017 titled "froze over". The track was written and produced by Good Intent and Blackbear and it would later appear in Cybersex as a two part interlude titled "thursday/froze over". On October 6, 2017, a song titled "Playboy Shit", which features rapper Lil Aaron , was released on Blackbear's PornHub account and confirmed to be a part of the project. On October 20, 2017, Blackbear released
2088-700: A song titled "Summit", included on his 2011 EP Bangarang . She travelled with Skrillex on his South American tour She headlined the 2011 Wakestock Festival in Wales, performing on 8 July. In August, she performed at the V Festival for her second year in a row. Following the re-release of Lights and the American release of the album, Goulding said she would soon begin work on a second studio album with an expected release of September 2011. On 6 August 2011, she performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago. She performed at
2204-474: A song titled "You My Everything" in the first episode of Skins Fire and that same day Goulding confirmed to Elle magazine that Halcyon would be re-released later that year. On 5 July 2013, Digital Spy confirmed the release of Halcyon Days , a repackaged edition of Halcyon , which was released on 23 August 2013. The re-release, featuring ten additional tracks, was preceded by the single " Burn ", which had been uploaded to Goulding's SoundCloud page
2320-571: A spot on the Billboard R&;B charts for over a year. The track has earned millions of streams on both SoundCloud and Spotify . It has been streamed over 550 million times on SoundCloud and Idfc (Tarro Remix) has over 255 million views as of January 2022. "idfc" shot Blackbear to the top 20 of the Billboard charts. The second single, "90210", features G-Eazy and gained over 55 million streams on Spotify. In May 2015, his track "NYLA"
2436-428: A total of 51 minutes. Along with the release of this album, he posted a photo on Instagram with a caption discussing his gratefulness of a second chance after his health complications at age 27, and he discusses how meaningful this album is to him. On August 23, 2019, he released the lead single " Hot Girl Bummer " from his upcoming fifth studio album Everything Means Nothing . On November 13, 2019, Blackbear released
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#17327984788242552-471: Is Goulding's first album since Delirium (2015). Brightest Blue received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album was also a commercial success. It became Goulding's third album to peak at number one on the UK Albums Chart and fourth album to debut inside the top three on the chart. The album also peaked inside the top ten in several other countries. To promote the album, Goulding
2668-521: Is Hannah Suzanne Lowe; the song " Army " was dedicated to Lowe and to Goulding's fans. On Michael McIntyre's Big Show , she revealed that she is also close friends with Princess Beatrice of York . Goulding ran the inaugural Nike Women Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. on 28 April 2013, earning a time of 1:41:35. Goulding has spoken several times about her experience with mental health conditions. In 2016, she discussed panic attacks caused by
2784-579: Is also a member of the alternative hip hop duo Mansionz with singer-songwriter Mike Posner . Musto was born on November 27, 1990, in Daytona Beach, Florida , and moved to Palm Coast as a child. His father is of Italian descent. He has stated that many of his family members are from Pittston, Pennsylvania . In fourth grade, he became interested in music through Rancid , Blink-182 , and bands his babysitter introduced him to, such as New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio . In high school, Musto
2900-418: Is amazing, and when she starts singing – I remember the affect she had on my band – they were all looking at each other like 'That's really what her voice sounds like'," she explained. "Because when you first hear an Ellie Goulding song, you're like 'Oh I wonder what effect they're using on her voice. No, that's just the way it sounds." American singer and actress Selena Gomez cited Goulding as an influence for
3016-583: Is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall , Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. She released her debut single " Under the Sheets " through Neon Gold Records in 2009, and signed with Polydor Records that same year, releasing her debut extended play (EP) An Introduction to Ellie Goulding . Her debut studio album, Lights (2010), debuted at No. 1 on
3132-496: Is like, out of control... I have to really control it because it just kind of goes everywhere. Like, sometimes stuff comes out that I don't expect. A lot, actually [...]. It's so funny because my favourite thing to do is imitate opera singers, but I've never had a singing lesson. Oh, I had a lesson just to teach me how to breathe better, but I never really had a singing lesson. Will Hermes of Rolling Stone compared her voice to that of Dolly Parton , stating that her upper register
3248-658: Is something written entirely by me which was fun and I wrote most of it in New York when I was living there a few years back. I play the guitar and I play the bass and piano and then I'm singing a lot of vocals. It's very classically influenced because I love classical music. There's a lot going on, it's a big soundscape and one big film. The second half is my kind of alter ego songs." On 21 May she released single " Power " and on 30 June single " Slow Grenade " with Lauv . Goulding released her fourth studio album, Brightest Blue , on 17 July 2020. Originally scheduled for 5 June 2020,
3364-470: Is that rarest and perhaps most accidental of gifts: an original voice". He then continued in regards to her vocal layering stating, "producer Jim Eliot puts her voice front, back and centre, banking up choral walls of vibrato, fashioning hooks from cut up samples of chirrups and chants, and creating unusual textures from trills and warbles". During an interview with Carson Daly , Goulding described her own voice saying; I think sometimes it sounds like my voice
3480-482: The Billboard Hot 100 . He also produced the title track from G-Eazy's album These Things Happen, as well as featuring on the album. In April 2016, Musto was hospitalized and diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis . During his time in the hospital, he wrote his album Digital Druglord and took this time to become sober. In August 2018, he joined forces with Mission: Cure, a non-profit dedicated to finding
3596-652: The BPI . On 22 March 2023, Goulding released the single " By the End of the Night ". On May 3, Goulding was presented by the British Phonographic Industry with the prestigious BRIT Billion Award . On 14 September, Goulding released the single " Somebody ", in collaboration with TSHA and Gregory Porter . On 13 October, Goulding joined Japanese musician Yoshiki on stage at Royal Albert Hall to perform
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3712-709: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . She also made her American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 7 April 2011 performing "Starry Eyed". She appeared as the musical guest on the 700th episode of the Saturday Night Live , broadcast 7 May 2011 and hosted by Tina Fey . She performed at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011, and performed what she recalled as "about 14 songs", including her cover of "Your Song". Goulding collaborated with American electronic artist and producer Skrillex on
3828-879: The Gone for Good EP and the Year of the Blackbear EP. In fall 2011, Musto decided to use his nickname Blackbear as his pseudonym when making music. The first song to be released with the Blackbear moniker is Mike Posner's "Marauder Music" in November 2011. Musto co-wrote Justin Bieber's " Boyfriend ", a number 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2012. Intent on pursuing a career as an R&B singer, Musto released his debut EP Foreplay on April 20, 2012, and his debut mixtape Sex on October 31, 2012. Both releases were under
3944-489: The Grammy-nominated remix of " Easy Lover ". The single was released on 9 September 2024. On October 7, DJ HUGEL teased an upcoming remix of his hit single " I Adore You " with Goulding and J Balvin . Goulding's music has been described as electropop , synth-pop , indie pop and folktronica . She is a soprano and is noted for her high piercing vibrato , breathy tone and emotive delivery. In
4060-513: The Today programme , she revealed that she had suffered from post-natal depression following the birth of her son in 2021. Goulding is a former vegan . Blackbear (musician) Matthew Tyler Musto (born November 27, 1990), professionally known as Blackbear (stylized as blackbear ), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has released six studio albums, six EPs, one mixtape and two collaborative albums. Musto
4176-413: The UK Albums Chart , and was reissued as Bright Lights , spawning three successful singles: a cover of Elton John 's " Your Song ", " Starry Eyed " and " Lights ". Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon (2012), was preceded by its lead single " Anything Could Happen ", and a repackaged edition titled Halcyon Days (2013) produced the single " Burn ", which became her first No. 1 single in
4292-539: The University of Kent and remaining until her final year, she met Jamie Lillywhite. He became her manager and introduced her to the producer Starsmith, who would become her chief collaborator and the primary producer of Lights . Although Ellie Goulding signed to Polydor Records in July 2009, her debut single, " Under the Sheets ", was released through the independent label Neon Gold Records , appearing digitally in
4408-635: The Variety Hitmakers Awards in recognition of a decade of "undeniable hits". TIME100 honored her with the Impact Award for using her platform to protect the environment. She has sold more than 27 million albums and 216 million singles, and amassed 43 billion streams worldwide, making her one of the most successful British female singers of the 21st century. Elena Jane Goulding was born on 30 December 1986 in Hereford , Herefordshire , England to Arthur and Tracey Goulding, and
4524-430: The "idiosyncratic pop on which she first made her name." In contrast, Katie Tymochenko for Exclaim! was more receptive with the double-side album, as she felt that it allows the singer to grow artistically while at the same time keeping her "pop throne as pop royalty." Associated Press included Brightest Blue on their Best Albums of 2020 year-end list. Brightest Blue became Goulding's third number-one album in
4640-517: The British female acts with most number one albums in history. Meanwhile, "Miracle" stayed atop the chart for eight non-consecutive weeks, becoming Goulding's longest-running number-one to date. With "Miracle", Goulding earned her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Dance Recording , and a Brit Award nomination for Song of the Year . As July 26, 2024, the single is certified two-time platinum by
4756-544: The EP's production entirely on his own through his production collective Bear Trap Records. The EP originally included a feature from American rapper Mod Sun on the track "Spent All My Money On Rick Owens Cargo Pants"; however, this track was removed from the EP's final cut and replaced with "Wanderlust" and "Flirt Right Back". The original version of Cashmere Noose , however, can still be found on Blackbear's SoundCloud page. The final version of Cashmere Noose peaked at number one on
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4872-537: The EPs promotional song "U Love U" with Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae , as the lead single from his extended play, Misery Lake . On July 14, 2021, Blackbear announced the tracklist to his EP Misery Lake , alongside a tweet that the EP would be delayed to August 13, 2021, as a result of Sony Music Entertainment acquiring Alamo Records. Under Sony, he was assigned to its flagship label Columbia Records . Sony Music also distributes his previous releases for Alamo, from
4988-599: The Park debut on 11 July. In early 2011, she recorded an original song for the film Life in a Day . Ellie Goulding was No. 5 on Rolling Stone ' s annual hot list in February 2011. In February 2011, she returned to the Brit Awards where she was nominated for Best British Female and Best British Breakthrough Act but lost out to Laura Marling and to Tinie Tempah . In April 2011, Goulding played live at
5104-562: The Sky" from Zedd 's debut album Clarity and on Calvin Harris 's song " I Need Your Love " which is included on Halcyon and also Harris's album 18 Months . On 10 July 2012, Goulding released a cover of Active Child 's song "Hanging On", featuring Tinie Tempah, as a free download on her SoundCloud page. In late July 2012, it was announced that Goulding's second album is titled Halcyon and it would be released on 8 October 2012. The album
5220-728: The Tainted Cherry Tree . Her song "Not Following" was used by German singer Lena on her debut album My Cassette Player . Goulding was featured on rapper Tinie Tempah 's single " Wonderman " from his debut studio album Disc-Overy (2010). Goulding's debut album Lights was released in March 2010, reaching No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 6 on the Irish Albums Chart . Its singles " Starry Eyed ", " Guns and Horses ", and " The Writer " peaked at Nos. 4 , 26, and 19. As of June 2012,
5336-647: The UK Albums Chart, and her fourth consecutive album certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned several singles, including the hits " Close to Me ", " Hate Me " and " Sixteen ". She reunited with Harris on the single " Miracle ", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2023. Goulding's fifth studio album Higher Than Heaven (2023) debuted at No. 1 in
5452-517: The UK Singles Chart, becoming her third UK number one single and the last UK number one song of the 2010s. On 2020, Goulding came back out of her hiatus and started teasing her next release. On 13 March 2020, Goulding released the single " Worry About Me " which was created in-collaboration with Blackbear . In a radio interview with Heart the same month, she revealed that the album "kind of comes in two parts", adding that "the first side
5568-746: The UK Singles Chart. It also charted in some European countries. In January 2011, it was announced that the title track from Lights would serve as the second single from Bright Lights . "Lights" reached No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart, while becoming Goulding's first song to chart in the United States, as well as her highest-charting song to date, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2012. Goulding toured in support of Lights and supported Passion Pit in March 2010 and John Mayer during his British tour in May 2010. During
5684-419: The UK Singles Chart. On 21 May 2020, " Power " was released as the album's second single. The accompanying music video was directed by Imogen Snell and Riccardo Castano, and was released later the same day. It peaked at number 86 in the UK. The Lauv -assisted " Slow Grenade " was released as the third single on 30 June 2020. " Love I'm Given " was released as the album's fourth single on 19 August 2020, along with
5800-402: The UK, her fourth chart-topping album, making her the British female with the most number-one albums in UK history, tying with Adele . Goulding is the recipient of numerous accolades , including three Brit Awards (including the prestigious BRIT Billion Award ), a Billboard Music Award , 17 BMI London Awards , and nominations for two Grammy Awards . She was honored with a Decade Award by
5916-593: The UK. She then collaborated with DJ Calvin Harris on two singles: " I Need Your Love " and " Outside ". After the release of her third studio album Delirium (2015) and its lead single " On My Mind ", Goulding received a Grammy Award nomination for her single " Love Me Like You Do ", which was recorded for the soundtrack of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Goulding took a hiatus from 2016 to 2020, struggling with an anxiety disorder and media scrutiny over false claims on her personal life. Her fourth studio album Brightest Blue (2020) became her third album to top
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#17327984788246032-536: The US Billboard Hot 100 . The single held the record for the most-streamed track in a single week in the United Kingdom (streamed 2.58 million times), and worldwide (streamed 15.5 million times). On 7 December 2015, "Love Me like You Do" earned Goulding a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance . In the nominations for the 2016 Brit Awards announced on 14 January 2016, the song
6148-455: The United Kingdom on 15 November 2009. The single peaked at No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart following a successful appearance on Later... with Jools Holland (performing "Under the Sheets" and " Guns and Horses ") and a UK tour supporting Little Boots . "Wish I Stayed" was available as a free download as Single of the Week on iTunes Store UK from 22 to 28 December 2009. Before
6264-498: The United Kingdom, debuting with sales of 14,820 units. Brightest Blue also reached the top 10 in Scotland and Ireland . Brighest Blue: Music for Calm is the second remix album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding , mixed by Matthew Pauling released on streaming platforms 8 January 2021 under Polydor Records . The album consists of five remixes of tracks from Goulding's fourth studio album, Brightest Blue, in
6380-471: The album "kind of comes in two parts," adding that she plays the guitar, bass and piano on the project. During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden , she described the album as having two sides, revealing that the first side will features songs written entirely by her, while the second is described as being "like an alter ego" and contains the majority of singles released from 2018 to 2020. On 27 May 2020, Goulding announced Brightest Blue as
6496-546: The album a 6.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Reviewing the album for AllMusic , Neil Z. Yeung called the album, "a powerful reclamation of self that recaptures the simplicity of her debut and the vulnerability of Halcyon ", as well as a statement that "has growth and maturity at its core". Rachel MacGrath for Evening Standard also praised Goulding's maturity as an artist, stating that her "signature attributes are present and correct on her first album in five years. But this time around, there’s
6612-495: The album had sold over 850,000 copies in the UK and 1.6 million copies worldwide. In August 2010, she released a second EP, Run into the Light , containing remixes of songs from Lights . The album was supported by Nike and was released through Polydor as a running soundtrack in an effort to get her music taken up by the running subculture. In November 2010, Lights was re-released as Bright Lights , with six new tracks added. It
6728-602: The album's release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The album debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart , becoming Goulding's third album to do so, as well as at No. 2 in Scotland . It reached the top 10 in Ireland as well as the top 40 in over ten countries including Australia , Germany and the United States . Goulding announced on an Instagram Q&A that she would be releasing new music which
6844-400: The album's title, alongside its cover artwork, release dates and formats, and track listing. The album's pre-order was made alongside the announcement. The first side, Brightest Blue , features 13 total tracks, while the second EG.0 , features the previously released "Close to Me", " Hate Me " and " Worry About Me ", as well as two new tracks. Originally scheduled for release on 5 June 2020, it
6960-470: The album; the song's music video was later released on 14 January 2016. Third single, " Something in the Way You Move " was first released as a promotional single from the album on 9 October 2015. It was then released on 19 January 2016, its original music video was released on 23 February 2016 and other music video directed by Emil Nava was released on 21 June 2017. On 19 August 2016 she released
7076-412: The alternative hip hop duo Mansionz with frequent collaborator and singer-songwriter Mike Posner. Mansionz has been active since 2016 and is based out of Los Angeles, California. The duo released their debut single, "STFU", on December 9, 2016. The song features rapper Spark Master Tape . Mansionz released two more singles in early 2017, "Rich White Girls" and "Dennis Rodman", the latter of which features
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#17327984788247192-612: The annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on 11 December 2011 in Oslo , Norway. On 1 December 2011, she performed at the White House during the National Christmas Tree lighting, alongside Big Time Rush and will.i.am . On 19 September 2011, it was announced that she would open for Katy Perry 's California Dreams Tour , replacing Jessie J who withdrew due to a foot injury. In 2012, Goulding appeared on "Fall into
7308-459: The basketball player Dennis Rodman . Both of these singles, along with "STFU", were featured on Mansionz' self-titled debut album which was released on March 24, 2017, and features guest appearances from G-Eazy, Soren Bryce , CyHi the Prynce , and Snoozegod. On January 29, 2017, he posted the track "Make Daddy Proud", which was a remix of Jeremy Zucker's "Heavy", on his SoundCloud page. The track
7424-581: The electronic sound of her previous album and moved to a more tribal and anthemic sound containing a bit more piano and vocal. Goulding has received praise and admiration from fellow peers. Some artists that have spoken highly about the singer includes: Halsey , Bridgit Mendler , Lauv , Camila Cabello , Normani , Lil Nas X , Chappell Roan , Ally Brooke , BUNT. , Taylor Swift , Aaron Paul , Calvin Harris , Selena Gomez , and Lorde . American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift praised Goulding voice while talking with Capital FM saying: "Ellie
7540-469: The first independent artists to monetize streaming on SoundCloud . Blackbear released his first full-length album, Deadroses , a self-released set of 10 tracks, on February 14, 2015. The album received favorable reviews, one of which stating that the album had "pleasantly mixed together a plethora of genres, sounds, and emotions to create a completely cohesive and unique project." The lead single, " idfc ", charted on Billboard' s R&B Hot 100 and held
7656-516: The following studio album and their respective singles. On August 18, 2017, Blackbear announced his next project, a mixtape named Cybersex . The name Cybersex comes from Blackbear's infatuation with the internet. In an interview with Pigeons & Planes , he talks about how the internet is why he is here and how cybersex was the first form of sexting. He states how he finds the internet interesting and how you can now fall asleep with your loved one in another country, due to technology. He released
7772-615: The forthcoming album as "a dance record. It's electronic pop, a dance thing from outer space". On 4 July 2022, she announced the release of " Easy Lover " featuring Big Sean , which was released on 15 July. The single did not enter the UK Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. It was followed by " All by Myself ", a collaboration between Goulding and producers Alok and Sigala , on 7 October. Goulding released
7888-428: The hospital based on his experiences with alcohol and drugs. He states that the cover art for the album, a woman with pill bottles attached to her chest, is not to glorify the use of pharmaceuticals, but because he now has to take prescription drugs to stay alive due to his illness. On June 22, 2017, he signed a 10 million dollar distribution deal with Interscope that gave the label the rights to Digital Druglord and
8004-504: The iTunes R&B charts and number six overall on iTunes, just behind Beyonce's Lemonade and Drake's Views . Blackbear was also featured in Olivia O'Brien 's single "Root Beer Float", released September 15, 2016. He also released the track "If I Could I Would Feel Nothing", a freestyle originally posted on his Twitter that eventually became a promotional single for his upcoming third studio album. In late 2016, Blackbear formed
8120-426: The inclusion was unnecessary. Damien Morris on his review for The Guardian , said that Goulding needs to be more confident with herself, stating that: "she might need more ego, but she doesn’t need EG.0. " Dave Beech for The Line of Best Fit added to his positive review that Brightest Blue is another proof that Goulding is at her best when she refuses the urge of making chart-topping collaborations, in favour of
8236-401: The industry forwards, but we are still pushing to do more." On 13 March 2020, Goulding released "Worry About Me", a collaboration with Blackbear , as the first single from the album. The accompanying music video, directed by Emil Nava , was released the same day. Upon the song's release, it received generally positive reviews from music critics . Commercially, the song debuted at number 78 on
8352-421: The innocence of youth." Goulding released " Hate Me " with American rapper Juice Wrld on 26 June 2019. It was premiered by Zane Lowe as his 'World Record' on Beats 1 . In July, Goulding started teasing her return and stated that her next material to be released would be the songs "Woman I Am" and "Start". In November, she released her rendition of Joni Mitchell 's Christmas song " River ", which topped
8468-558: The lead track from Delirium , on BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show. She also announced that Delirium would be released on 6 November. Goulding subsequently performed "On My Mind" at the Apple Music Festival later that week. Goulding also appeared on the Australian X Factor on 6 October where she performed "On My Mind". On 15 October 2015, it was announced that " Army " would serve as the second official single from
8584-506: The making of her album " Stars Dance " in an interview with Teen Vogue saying: "I got to record 20 or so great songs and work with a bunch of different producers and they're all really fun, pop songs and a little Ellie Goulding-ish." New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde stated in an interview with Clash Magazine that she would "love to write for – or with – Ellie Goulding, actually." American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan mentioned Goulding in an interview with Pop Crave , as one of
8700-473: The musical inspirations that influenced her early music. Scottish DJ and Goulding's frequent collaborator Calvin Harris spoke in an interview with Dork magazine about working with Goulding: “Ellie has the three good things about working with somebody. A spectacular unique voice and delivery that can carry a song emotionally, and [she's] a laugh!”. She dated English radio DJ Greg James in 2010. Their relationship ended in 2012 after 18 months together. In
8816-586: The name Blackbear, and Sex featured collaborations from fellow "Boyfriend" co-writer Mike Posner, along with producers, singers, and songwriters James Blake and Maejor Ali. He also appeared on Machine Gun Kelly's "End of the Road" from the Lace Up album, released October 9, 2012. On April 20, 2014, Blackbear released The Afterglow EP, which landed him number four on Billboard's Uncharted listing of releases from upcoming artists. In 2014, Blackbear became one of
8932-512: The new Calvin Harris album, Motion , with a new song called " Outside ". The song was released as the album's fourth single on 20 October 2014. Goulding also featured in Iggy Azalea 's song " Heavy Crown ", which was released on 21 November 2014 on Azalea's Reclassified , a reissue of her debut album The New Classic . In November 2014, Goulding announced that she was focusing on a third studio album. In early 2015, Goulding released
9048-494: The one-off single " Tongue Tied ", with American producer Marshmello and English singer Yungblud . On January 16, 2020, he released the album's third single "Me & Ur Ghost". On March 13, 2020, Ellie Goulding 's single " Worry About Me " was released featuring Blackbear. On April 3, 2020, he was featured on the All Time Low song " Monsters " from their album Wake Up, Sunshine . On July 5, 2020, Blackbear tweeted
9164-527: The period when it was distributed by Interscope. On August 13, 2021, Blackbear released the EP Misery Lake . On November 4, 2021, ASCAP announced Blackbear's signing to a song administration deal. He was previously affiliated with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), which still controls his shareholdings to previous works. On May 27, 2022, Blackbear released the lead single off the album titled "GFY" featuring Machine Gun Kelly. He stated this album
9280-401: The previous day. On 7 July 2013, the official music video for "Burn" premiered on Goulding's Vevo channel on YouTube . "Burn" became Goulding's first single to top the UK's Official Singles Chart. Goulding was performing at V Festival Chelmsford when news of her first UK No. 1 broke; Rita Ora surprised Goulding with her Official Number 1 Award. On 9 September 2013, Goulding released
9396-505: The release date of the coming album, stating it would be a "2 part LP", with the first part releasing July 17, 2020, and the second part releasing August 21, 2020. On July 9, 2020, he released the album's first promotional single, "Queen of Broken Hearts". On July 17, 2020, he released the first part of the album consisting of three new singles and the three already released, with new songs "I Feel Bad", "I Feel 2 Much", and "I Felt That". The tracklist for part two of Everything Means Nothing
9512-590: The release of her debut album, Goulding won the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, which showcases the music industry's top choices for rising stars. She also won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards , making her the second artist to win both in the same year. Goulding co-wrote "Love Me 'Cause You Want To" for Gabriella Cilmi 's second album, Ten , and three songs ("Remake Me + You", "Notice", "Jumping into Rivers") for Diana Vickers 's debut album, Songs from
9628-686: The same year, after collaborating on a song called "Bittersweet" for the Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part Two soundtrack, Goulding started dating DJ Skrillex . The two split nine months later, citing the long distance nature of their relationship. Goulding later was in a relationship with actor Jeremy Irvine . They broke up in August 2013. Goulding was in a relationship with Dougie Poynter of McFly between 2014 and 2016. On 7 August 2018, Goulding and her boyfriend Caspar Jopling announced their engagement. The couple were married at York Minster on 31 August 2019 and Goulding
9744-411: The same year. On 1 March, she released the next single " Flux ". She said regarding the album, "It's very much written by me". On 12 April 2019, Goulding released the single " Sixteen ". Goulding said of the single, "...That age was such a pivotal year for me in many ways and this song is so close to my heart. It takes me back to the reckless days of being a teenager and I hope it reminds us all about
9860-413: The single " Let It Die " along with its video on 19 October and announced the same day that her fifth studio album, Higher Than Heaven , would be released on 3 February 2023. It was delayed multiple times and released on 7 April 2023. On March 10, Goulding released her third collaboration with Harris, " Miracle " which was met with both commercial and critical success, it marked Goulding's comeback to
9976-555: The single "Bright Pink Tims" featuring Cam'ron . This day also marked the first day of his tour in support of Fall Out Boy's Mania Tour , running until November 18. On November 27, 2017, Musto's 27th birthday, Cybersex was released. On April 26, 2018, "About You", a song written by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda regarding the death of his bandmate Chester Bennington , was released featuring Blackbear. On August 23, 2018, Blackbear released his single titled "the 1", produced by FRND. In February 2019, Blackbear said he would be releasing
10092-452: The single. On July 25, the duo performed the single for the first time live on Ibiza. On July 26, the music duo released their fourth collaboration " Free ". Goulding provided the lead vocals for Starsmith comeback single, " Leave Me Slowly ", which was released on August 16. On 8 May 2024, Four Tet teased a brand-new single with Goulding on his social media, titled " In My Dreams ". It marks their fifth collaboration and first since
10208-459: The singles chart, especially in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number three, and eventually went to top the UK Singles Chart, becoming Goulding fourth chart-topper. In its second week at number one, Goulding's album Higher Than Heaven also topped the UK Albums Chart, marking the first time Goulding simultaneously had a number-one single and album in her career. The album became Goulding's fourth chart-topper effort, tying her with Adele as
10324-498: The song " Beating Heart " to the soundtrack for the film Divergent , based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth . On 3 February 2014, Goulding released a cover of the James Blake song "Life Round Here" featuring rapper Angel Haze through her SoundCloud page. On 19 February, Goulding won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards . On 20 October 2014, she stated via Facebook that she will appear on
10440-486: The song " Love Me Like You Do ", which was featured in the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades of Grey , adapted from the erotic novel of the same name . The video was released to YouTube on 22 January, to precede an official release date of 15 February. The single has been a commercial success, spending four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart , topping the charts in many other nations including Australia, New Zealand, and Germany, and reaching No. 3 on
10556-487: The song " Still Falling for You " for the soundtrack to the film Bridget Jones's Baby , and its music video premiered on 25 August 2016. It received moderate commercial success worldwide managing to reach number 11 in the UK. After taking some months off, in 2017, she performed at the opening of 16th edition of Mawazine Festival, held in Rabat from 12 to 20 May. During that period of time, Goulding announced that she
10672-400: The studio environment that prevented her from working. In 2017, she discussed ongoing confidence issues and severe anxiety she had experienced. She spoke of an increased confidence within herself which reduces the nervous flutters she experiences. She has said that a fitness regime and boxing at the gym has helped her overcome panic attacks and anxiety. In December 2023, whilst guest editing
10788-648: The summer she performed at a number of festivals. On 29 May she performed at the Dot to Dot Festival in Bristol. She performed a set on 25 June at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 on the John Peel Stage. Her third EP was a live recording of part of her set at the iTunes Festival 2010. The whole set was ultimately included as bonus content on the iTunes version of Bright Lights . She made her T in
10904-456: The year, Blackbear collaborated with other artists such as American rock band Linkin Park as well as Jacob Sartorius and Phoebe Ryan . He also toured with Hoodie Allen, whose 2016 track and Happy Camper promotional single "Champagne and Pools" also featured Blackbear. Mid-year, he joined Super Duper Kyle and Tinashe on their tours. On August 2, 2016, Blackbear released his fifth EP, titled Cashmere Noose , through SoundCloud. He handled
11020-538: Was baptised in the Church of England in order to get married. Jopling is the grandson of former Conservative MP Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling . In February 2021, Goulding announced that she and Jopling were expecting their first child. She gave birth to a son, Arthur Ever Winter Jopling, in April 2021. In February 2024, Goulding and Jopling announced their separation. Goulding's best friend and personal assistant
11136-567: Was also released, with songs "Sobbing In Cabo", "Clown" with Trevor Daniel , "Half Alive", "If I Were U" with Lauv , "Why Are Girls", and "Smile Again". On August 7, 2020, Machine Gun Kelly's single " My Ex's Best Friend " was released featuring Blackbear. On October 16, 2020, G-Eazy's single " Hate the Way " was released featuring Blackbear. On December 25, 2020, Blackbear released the song "cheers", with American rapper Wiz Khalifa . On August 23, 2019, Blackbear put out "Hot Girl Bummer". The song
11252-584: Was also released. On 28 October 2013, Goulding posted an alternative video of "How Long Will I Love You" on her Vevo channel for the short film Tom & Issy , in which she also stars. On the final episode of The X Factor on 14 December, Goulding performed a duet with finalist Luke Friend . On 5 January 2014, Goulding premiered the music video for her song "Goodness Gracious" on her Vevo channel, later confirming that it would be her sixth single released from Halcyon Days . On 22 January 2014, Goulding confirmed through her Facebook page that she had contributed
11368-515: Was among the nominees for British Single of the Year, and Best British Video. Goulding starred in the music video for Taylor Swift 's song " Bad Blood ", which was released in May 2015. Goulding appeared on the Major Lazer album Peace Is the Mission on the track " Powerful ", alongside Tarrus Riley . The track was released together with the album on 1 June 2015. A preview of the single
11484-475: Was brought up in the small village of Lyonshall , in Herefordshire. She has a brother, Alex, and two sisters, Isabel and Jordan. When she was five years old, her parents separated. Afterwards, she had little contact with her father, a funeral director. Goulding and her siblings were raised by their mother on a council estate , with Goulding describing the family as "super poor". She stated that she has
11600-927: Was dazzling whilst also complementing her skill in vocal multi-layering. Megan Farokhmanesh of Paste magazine stated "Goulding has a lovely voice, but occasionally her soprano-strung vocals hit a note that rubs the eardrums the wrong way" although she praised Goulding overall for her "talent for gorgeous high heart-tugging vocals". Goulding has listed Joni Mitchell , Kate Bush , and Björk as influences, as well as contemporaries such as Amy Winehouse , Katy Perry , Lady Gaga , Beyoncé , Burial , Taylor Swift , Bon Iver , and Rihanna . She also expressed admiration for rappers Kanye West , Drake and Nicki Minaj . Goulding's musical style has been compared to that of Kate Nash , Lykke Li and Tracey Thorn . Goulding's debut album Lights (2010) experimented with genres including indie pop , synthpop , folktronica and indietronica . The album contained "sparkling pop with
11716-515: Was dedicated to his late father, and the song "Hazel Inside" was dedicated to his eldest son, Midnight. On July 8, 2022, Blackbear released the second single from the album titled "The Idea". On July 16, 2022, Blackbear announced the tracklist and official release date for the album along with the pre-order. On August 5, 2022, Blackbear released the third single from the album titled "Toxic Energy", featuring The Used . On August 26, 2022, Blackbear's sixth studio album, entitled In Loving Memory ,
11832-597: Was featured in the documentary Hot Girls Wanted on Netflix . Deadroses was followed by the EP Dead , which featured acoustic versions of four Deadroses tracks, as well as one new track, "Weak When Ur Around". He released his second full-length album, Help , on November 27, 2015. On April 20, 2016, Blackbear released his fourth EP, Drink Bleach , which featured appearances from " Boyfriend " collaborator Mike Posner as well as American hip-hop recording artist and The HBK Gang co-founder P-Lo . Throughout
11948-458: Was inspired by his diagnosis of necrotizing pancreatitis . The mention of drug and alcohol abuse over a short period of time alludes to his addiction during his diagnosis. On March 12, 2021, Blackbear was featured on Mod Sun's single, "Heavy". On May 21, 2021, Blackbear released the single "Jealousy" Alongside Mansionz partner Mike Posner, the first track in 4 years following the duo's self-titled debut album. On June 4, 2021, Blackbear released
12064-614: Was later confirmed to be the next promotional single for his third studio album Digital Druglord . On March 17, 2017, Blackbear released the lead single for the album, titled " Do Re Mi ". On April 2, 2017, shortly before the release of Digital Druglord , Blackbear released a short acoustic EP titled Salt on his SoundCloud. Digital Druglord was released on April 20, 2017, featuring the single "Do Re Mi" along with promotional singles "If I Could I Would Feel Nothing" and "Make Daddy Proud". In an interview with Vice's music channel Noisey , he revealed that he wrote Digital Druglord while in
12180-521: Was later delayed to 12 June, and later to 17 July of the same year. On 13 July of the same year, she released a trailer for the album on YouTube . In support of the album, Goulding embarked on the Brightest Blue Tour, which began on 28 April 2021. For the album's physical release, Goulding and her team opted to have copies manufactured with as many environmentally-friendly materials as possible. According to Goulding's official digital store,
12296-810: Was not part of the Brightest Blue era at the end of January 2021. On 21 January, she released a collaboration with electronic duo Silk City , titled " New Love ". On 30 September, Goulding performed " Anything Could Happen " as part of the opening ceremony for Expo 2020 , held in Dubai . On 19 June 2022, Goulding performed at Rock in Rio in Lisbon , Portugal . After the concert, she announced that she would be releasing new music in July. The following day, she blacked out all her social media profiles. Back in July 2021, during an interview with Joe Wicks , she described
12412-488: Was originally announced that the lead single from Bright Lights would be the new edit of the title track with a release scheduled for 1 November 2010. This plan was ultimately scrapped to allow her cover of Elton John 's " Your Song " to be released in conjunction with the John Lewis Christmas advert in the UK in 2010. The single became her second highest-charting single to date, reaching No. 2 on
12528-415: Was preceded by the lead single " Anything Could Happen " on 21 August. The lyric video for "Anything Could Happen" premiered on 9 August 2012, consisting of a series of fan-submitted Instagram pictures. On 19 November 2012, the music video for Goulding's second single from Halcyon , titled " Figure 8 " was released. The single was released digitally in the UK on 12 December 2012. The song charted before it
12644-431: Was released on 1 March of the same year. In July 2019, Goulding stated that her next material to be released would be the songs "Woman I Am" and "Start". In November, she released her rendition of Joni Mitchell 's Christmas song " River ", which topped the UK Singles Chart , becoming her third UK number-one single and the last UK number one song of the 2010s. In a March 2020 interview with Heart , Goulding revealed that
12760-468: Was released, and made its way into the top 40 in the UK, peaking at No. 33 . Goulding contributed a track titled "Bittersweet" (produced by Skrillex ) to the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , released on 13 November 2012. It was announced on 12 February 2013, that in May 2013, she would be supporting Bruno Mars on his Moonshine Jungle World Tour on selected dates. On 20 May 2013, Goulding announced she would embark on
12876-841: Was released. On October 31, 2023, Blackbear and Mansionz partner Mike Posner released their long awaited follow-up album, Mansionz 2 . It features no singles and is 15 tracks long, three of which are short interludes: a spoken intro and outro and a blank track titled "(Silence)". In addition to his own music, Musto has produced and written for many popular artists. He has collaborated with numerous musical artists such as Justin Bieber , G-Eazy , Mike Posner , All Time Low , Nick Jonas , Machine Gun Kelly , Ellie Goulding , Cam'ron , Gucci Mane , 2 Chainz , Mod Sun , Rivers Cuomo , Linkin Park , Billie Eilish , Pharrell Williams , Miley Cyrus , Mike Shinoda , Charlie Puth , Tiny Meat Gang , and Maroon 5 . He co-wrote " Boyfriend " by Justin Bieber, alongside Mike Posner, which debuted at number two on
12992-426: Was revealed on 23 April 2015. Having finished recording new material on 27 July 2015, Goulding tweeted a link to an Instagram post of her leaving Abbey Road Studios captioned, "That's a wrap!". On 5 August 2015 at the iHeartRadio Music Summit, Interscope unveiled the title of Goulding's new single, " On My Mind ". A preview of the new track was released online via Goulding's Facebook page on 15 September 2015, with
13108-666: Was set to embark on the Brightest Blue Tour on 28 April 2021, but it was pushed back to 5 October 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom. In January 2017, Goulding announced that work on new music had begun. In April of the same year, producer BloodPop revealed on social media he was in the studio with Goulding. That same month, Goulding released a collaboration with Kygo entitled " First Time ". On 24 October 2018, she released " Close to Me " with Diplo and Swae Lee . She told The Guardian in early 2019, "It's very much written by me." She further discussed three new songs: " Flux ", "Love I'm Given" and "Electricity". "Flux"
13224-524: Was taking some time out the spotlight due to illness, which lasted five years, meanwhile most of her releases were singles in forms of collaborations with other artists or for movie soundtracks. Her first stand-alone release was a collaboration with Kygo , which she previously premeried at the opening of the Mawazine Festival. The single titled, " First Time ", was released on 28 April 2017. In 2018, Goulding joined Tap Management after almost
13340-568: Was the singer of Florida-based rock band Polaroid. They released one album, Paint The Town ; one EP, Inside And Out ; and one demo, The Cure Demo and have been variously described as being a pop punk , punk rock , and garage band . During Musto's freshman year of high school, the band signed to Leakmob Records. Musto dropped out of school in the 10th grade to focus on music. As Polaroid progressed, their music became increasingly influenced by emo . By 2008, Musto had also begun to write his own solo music. After leaving Polaroid, Musto began
13456-415: Was working on new music. On April 30, Goulding shared that she was working with producer Jack Rochon for her sixth studio via her Instagram stories. After the immense success of their third collaboration Goulding and Harris hinted the possibility of working on again. On July 9, Harris teased his new collaboration with Goulding on Ibiza. On July 19, he confirmed the date of release, the title and artwork of
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