151-489: " Early Winter " is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006). Written by Stefani and English pianist Tim Rice-Oxley , the song was released in Europe as the album's fifth and final single on January 18, 2008, by Interscope Records . Musically, "Early Winter" is a soft rock and synth-pop ballad with new wave influences. Critics found it similar to songs by English alternative rock band Keane , of which Rice-Oxley
302-468: A Brit Award , a World Music Award , and two Billboard Music Awards . She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line inspired by Japanese culture and fashion. Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of
453-489: A "Pop Princess" by several contemporary music critics. In 2012, VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of "100 Greatest Women in Music". Stefani's work has influenced artists and musicians including Hayley Williams of Paramore , Best Coast , Kim Petras , Teddy Sinclair , Katy Perry , Charli XCX , Kesha , Ava Max , Marina Diamandis , Rita Ora , Keke Palmer , Bebe Rexha , Dua Lipa ,
604-476: A "unique vocal prowess". The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a "brash alto ". Stefani's debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. took influence from a variety of 1980s genres, which included electropop , new wave , dance-rock , hip hop , R&B , soul , and disco music. Stefani cited early Madonna , Lisa Lisa , Club Nouveau , Prince , New Order and the Cure as major influences for
755-490: A 30-minute program of music videos called Video Jukebox , that first aired around the time of MTV's launch and lasted until late 1986. Also around this time, HBO, as well as other premium channels such as Cinemax , Showtime and The Movie Channel , occasionally played one or a few music videos between movies. SuperStation WTBS launched Night Tracks on June 3, 1983, with up to 14 hours of music video airplay each late night weekend by 1985. Its most noticeable difference
906-536: A camera, mobile phone charms , and undergarments. In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the clothes Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album. In late 2007, Stefani launched a perfume, L , as a part of her L.A.M.B. collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose. In September 2008, Stefani released
1057-474: A child. The band's 2001 album, Rock Steady , explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band's new wave influences. The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States, and " Hey Baby " and " Underneath It All " received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992–2003 , which includes a cover of Talk Talk 's " It's My Life ",
1208-399: A consistent brand across all of its music-related shows. This style of channel-wide branding came to an end as MTV drastically reduced its number of music-related shows in the early to mid 2000s. Around this time, MTV introduced a static and single color digital on-screen graphic mainly grey during on-air and some color to be shown during all of its programming. Starting with the premiere of
1359-555: A cover of " Sleigh Ride " as a single. On December 7, 2020, Stefani released her comeback solo single " Let Me Reintroduce Myself ". She followed this with a second single " Slow Clap " on March 11, 2021, which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month. Both singles were expected to appear on her fifth studio album , but were ultimately scrapped off the album. Stefani also teased other new music through her Instagram account, announcing she recorded two new tracks titled "When Loving Gets Old" and "Cry Happy". In 2022, she
1510-458: A fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004. The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese , and Jamaican styles. The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher , Nicole Kidman , and Stefani herself. In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including
1661-573: A fragrance line as a part of her Harajuku Lovers product line. There are five different fragrances based on the four Harajuku Girls and Stefani herself called Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby and G (Gwen). As of January 2011 , Stefani has become the spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris . In 2016, Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani. After needing to wear glasses, she began designing eyewear. In 2016, Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L.A.M.B. She also began releasing affordable eyewear under
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#17327723871381812-442: A gay son; [...] I just want my boys to be healthy and happy. And I just ask God to guide me to be a good mother, which is not an easy thing at all." Stefani began dating her bandmate Tony Kanal soon after he joined the band. She stated that she was heavily invested in that relationship, saying in 2005, "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him." The band almost split up when Kanal ended
1963-568: A holiday concert for radio station KROQ . They married on September 14, 2002, at St Paul's, Covent Garden in London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later. Stefani has three sons with Rossdale, born on May 26, 2006, August 21, 2008, and February 28, 2014. On August 3, 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing "irreconcilable differences". Their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016, in which Rossdale agreed to
2114-523: A money-losing venture, Turner sold it to MTV, who redeveloped the channel into VH1. The founders of Financial News Network , Glenn Taylor and Karen Tyler tried to capitalize on the concept by launching Discovery Music Network, which was set to be a cable network, and has plans to set up the Discovery Broadcasting System, which consists of the aforementioned network, along with computer and business networks, but it never got off
2265-616: A necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape . Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing. A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010. The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls , who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion, and are named for
2416-414: A replacement for Jonas. Her finalist Carter Rubin was named the winner, giving her the first victory as a coach after her fifth attempt, and the ninth coach (and fourth female after Christina Aguilera , Alicia Keys , and Kelly Clarkson ) to do so. In November 2020, while the 19th season was still airing, it was announced Jonas would once again replace Stefani as a judge for season 20 . In May 2022, it
2567-448: A revised logo in tandem with the 2010 version, doing away with the 3D effect inherited from its predecessors (much akin to the current MTV Video Music Awards variant). That logo is revealed to be an alternate variant of the current logo designed by the design agency Loyalkaspar, which pays homage to MTV of the past with the red-yellow-blue color combination and the 3D effect mainly inherited from its predecessor logo. The new logo's rollout
2718-412: A solo artist. With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape , No Doubt began work on a new album without her and planned to complete it after Stefani's Sweet Escape Tour was finished. In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008, stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she
2869-533: A song titled " Shine ", for the Paddington soundtrack. Stefani and Sia worked together on a ballad, called "Start a War" which was expected to be released on Stefani's third studio album as well, but it was not included on the final cut. On July 10, 2015, American rapper Eminem featured Stefani on his single " Kings Never Die ", from the Southpaw film soundtrack. The track debuted and peaked at number 80 on
3020-554: A statement confirming that the dress was designed by Stefani for L.A.M.B. to wear and be auctioned off at the amfAR gala. Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer's Beverly Hills home. The singer-songwriter supports the LGBT community. When asked in a 2019 Pride Source interview about how she would react if one of her children came out as gay, Stefani stated "I would be blessed with
3171-588: A statement later contradicted by CBS head of Business Affairs David Benjamin in Vanity Fair . According to The Austin Chronicle , Jackson's video for the song "Billie Jean" was "the video that broke the color barrier, even though the channel itself was responsible for erecting that barrier in the first place." But change was not immediate. "Billie Jean" was not added to MTV's "medium rotation" playlist (two to three airings per day) until it reached No. 1 on
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#17327723871383322-517: A study by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found that of 207.5 hours of prime time programming on MTV, 42% included content reflecting the lives of gay, bisexual and transgender people. This was the highest in the industry and the highest percentage ever. In 2018, MTV launched a new production unit under the MTV Studios name focused on producing new versions of MTV's library shows. It
3473-466: A target of criticism by different groups about programming choices, social issues, political correctness , sensitivity, censorship, and a perceived negative social influence on young people. Portions of the content of MTV's programs and productions have come under controversy in the general news media and among social groups that have taken offense. Some within the music industry criticized what they saw as MTV's homogenization of rock 'n' roll, including
3624-554: A trademark on the initials MTV , registered with the Hungarian copyright office, sued the American MTV (Music Television) network for trademark infringement when the Hungarian version of the music channel was launched in 2007. The suit is still ongoing. During the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, comedian Andrew Dice Clay did his usual "adult nursery rhymes" routine (which he had done in his stand-up acts), after which
3775-639: A week in the fall dedicated to brand new music videos; and week-long specials that culminated in a particular live event, such as Wanna be a VJ and the Video Music Awards . At the end of each year, MTV takes advantage of its home location in New York City to broadcast live coverage on New Year's Eve in Times Square . Several live music performances are featured alongside interviews with artists and bands that were influential throughout
3926-789: Is a member. The lyrics of the song describe the nearing of the end of a relationship, and were speculated to be references to Stefani's own relationship with husband Gavin Rossdale . Upon its release, "Early Winter" received generally positive reviews from music critics , many of whom commended Stefani's vocal delivery and the song's emotional appeal. The song attained moderate commercial success across Europe, reaching number six in Germany and Slovakia, number 12 in Switzerland, and number 14 in Finland. An accompanying music video for "Early Winter"
4077-526: Is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou & Michie One , which itself is a very loose cover lyrically but closer melodically of " If I Were a Rich Man ", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof . "Rich Girl" reached the US and UK top ten. The album's third single " Hollaback Girl " became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it reached top ten elsewhere. The song
4228-461: Is highly influenced by new wave music. Clark Collis from Entertainment Weekly dubbed it a "tortured and not un-Keane-like lament". The lyrics of "Early Winter" are based on issues related to the end of a relationship, and Jennifer Vineyard from MTV described them to be "poignant lyrics about a couple recognizing the beginning of the end". In the song, Stefani metaphorically compares the end of her relationship with her partner to falling leaves. It
4379-505: Is used worldwide, but not everywhere existentially. The new logo was first used on MTV Films logo with the 2010 film Jackass 3D . MTV's rebranding was overseen by Popkern. On June 25, 2015, MTV International rebranded its on-air look with a new vaporwave and seapunk -inspired graphics package. It included a series of new station IDs featuring 3D renderings of objects and people, much akin to vaporwave and seapunk "aesthetics". Many have derided MTV's choice of rebranding, insisting that
4530-685: The Billboard US Country Airplay chart. They also collaborated on the song " You Make It Feel Like Christmas ", featured on Stefani's 2017 holiday album of the same name . The couple announced their engagement on October 27, 2020, and married at a chapel on July 3, 2021, at Shelton's Oklahoma ranch. Stefani was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2020. In a 2023 interview with Allure magazine, Stefani stated that her father's job had him frequently traveling between California and Japan for 18 years. Speaking about her relationship with Japanese culture, she explained that "That
4681-526: The Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the final week of March, it was in "heavy rotation", one week before the MTV debut of Jackson's " Beat It " video. Prince's " Little Red Corvette " joined both videos in heavy rotation at the end of April. At the beginning of June, " Electric Avenue " by Eddy Grant joined "Billie Jean", which was still in heavy rotation until mid-June. At the end of August, " She Works Hard for
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4832-659: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , Stefani donated $ 1 million to Save the Children 's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund. Stefani also ran an auction on eBay from April 11 to 25, 2011, allowing participants to bid on vintage clothing items from her personal wardrobe and custom T-shirts designed and signed by her, as well as an admission to a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her on June 7, 2011, at Los Angeles' first Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from
4983-570: The 2015 Grammy Awards . Stefani also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the track "Together" from his album Motion . On September 8, 2014, Stefani told MTV News during New York Fashion Week that she was working on both a No Doubt album and a solo album, and that she was working with Williams. Stefani released her comeback single " Baby Don't Lie " on October 20, 2014, co-written with producers Ryan Tedder , Benny Blanco , and Noel Zancanella . Billboard announced that her third studio album
5134-627: The ABC network showed only selected highlights during primetime, MTV broadcast 16 hours of coverage. Along with VH1 , MTV broadcast the Live 8 concerts, a series of concerts set in the G8 states and South Africa, on July 2, 2005. Live 8 preceded the 31st G8 summit and the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. MTV drew heavy criticism for its coverage of Live 8. The network cut to commercials, VJ commentary, or other performances during performances. Complaints surfaced on
5285-659: The Billboard Hot 100 and 49 on the Canadian Hot 100 . On July 24, 2020, Stefani and Shelton released another single titled " Happy Anywhere " inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic . Stefani was initially scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza 's 2020 festival, but it was postponed due to the pandemic. Lollapalooza was held as a four-day livestream in July and August 2020, but Stefani did not participate in it. Stefani
5436-500: The Billboard Hot 100 chart, and matched first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies. On October 17, 2015, Stefani performed a concert as part of her MasterCard Priceless Surprises tour series at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where she performed a new song about her breakup with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, titled " Used to Love You ". It was released as a download on October 20, 2015. The video
5587-613: The Four Tops ' 1968 version of the Left Banke 's 1966 song " Walk Away Renée ". Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive. Her mother Patti ( née Flynn ) is Irish American and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker. Stefani's parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris . Stefani has two younger siblings, Jill and Todd, and an older brother, Eric . Eric
5738-551: The Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart of 1997. Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years. The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide by 2004. In late 2000, Rolling Stone magazine named her "the Queen of Confessional Pop". During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani collaborated on
5889-734: The Slovak Airplay Chart in October 2007, debuting at number 95 and later peaking at number six in its 13th week on the chart. In the Czech Republic, the song peaked at number 19 on the airplay chart , six weeks after debuting at number 58 in November 2007. The single entered the Finnish Singles Chart at number 15 in January 2008, peaking at number 14 the following week and spending three weeks altogether on
6040-493: The Swiss Singles Chart on February 17, 2008, the single climbed to number 12 in its ninth week and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. In Hungary, it peaked at number 17 on the airplay chart for the week ending May 4, 2008. The music video for "Early Winter" was directed by Stefani's frequent collaborator Sophie Muller , who had previously directed the music videos for " Cool " and " Wind It Up ". Filming of
6191-519: The Zappos Theater in Las Vegas. It was originally scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020, but the final eight shows were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The show concluded on November 6, 2021. It was named after No Doubt's song " Just a Girl ". Proceeds from the show ($ 1 per ticket) were donated to the organization Cure4Kids . A deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas
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6342-462: The setlist of The Sweet Escape Tour . The performance of the song included a coda section, which was delivered by American musician and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey . Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe viewed "Early Winter" as a "winsome anthem" and Dorsey's coda performance "thrilling". The song received generally positive reviews from music critics . Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club praised Stefani's vocal delivery, saying her "nasal voice suits
6493-463: The "M" is an apple and the snake is the "TV". And for 1984's ID "Art History", the logo is shown in different art styles. The only constant aspects of MTV's logo at the time were its general shape and proportions, with everything else being dynamic. MTV launched on August 1, 1981, with an extended network ID featuring the first landing on the Moon (with still images acquired directly from NASA ), which
6644-539: The "unequal split" of their assets. Stefani announced her relationship with Blake Shelton , country music artist and The Voice co-star, in November 2015. Stefani and Shelton have collaborated on music numerous times since becoming a couple. In 2015, the musicians co-wrote the song " Go Ahead and Break My Heart " as they navigated the beginning of their relationship. The duet was featured on Shelton's 2016 album, " If I'm Honest ". In 2020, their duets " Nobody But You " and " Happy Anywhere " both reached No. 1 on
6795-457: The 2000–2009 decade. VH1 ranked her 13th on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012. As a solo artist, Stefani has sold more than 30 million records worldwide. Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California , and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim . She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport , and her middle name, Renée, comes from
6946-424: The 2004 biopic The Aviator . She dyed her hair blue in 1998 and pink in 1999, when she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair. In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer 's character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface . The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back 'G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on
7097-400: The 40th anniversary of the network's launch in 2021, current MTV Entertainment Group president Chris McCarthy acknowledged that "(o)ne of the bigger mistakes in the early years was not playing enough diverse music ... but the nice thing that I've always learned at MTV is we have no problem owning our mistakes, quickly correcting them and trying to do the right thing and always follow where
7248-536: The ARIA Singles Chart, charted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten on most other charts. The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career as well as her desire to have a baby. " Rich Girl " was released as the album's second single. A duet with rapper Eve , and produced by Dr. Dre , it
7399-515: The DVD release of Stefani's first tour , entitled Harajuku Lovers Live . Sia Michel wrote that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel ... but Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva " and Rob Sheffield called the album a "hasty return" that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy. " Wind It Up ", the album's lead single , used yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music , and peaked in
7550-559: The Disney Channel and NBC . The program aired at several times between 1984 and 1999. In 2009, Disney Channel revived the DTV concept with a new series of short-form segments called Re-Micks . Hanna-Barbera created HBTV , similar to DTV in 1985 and in 1986. MTV has edited a number of music videos to remove nudity, references to drugs, sex, violence, weapons, racism, homophobia , and/or advertising. Many music videos aired on
7701-509: The Hispanic and Latin communities of Anaheim, California." Her comments have garnered criticism of cultural appropriation , with interviewers and writers clarifying that Stefani, who is Irish-American and Italian-American, is not Japanese. MTV MTV ( originally an initialism of Music Television ) is an American cable television channel. It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as
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#17327723871387852-476: The Hood . Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited Blondie singer Debbie Harry 's combination of power and sex appeal as a major influence. No Doubt's third album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), which followed the self-released The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took more than three years to make. Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom , including " Don't Speak ", which led
8003-497: The Internet over MTV interrupting the reunion of Pink Floyd . In response, MTV president Van Toffler stated that he wanted to broadcast highlights from every venue of Live 8 on MTV and VH1, and clarified that network hosts talked over performances only in transition to commercials, informative segments or other musical performances. Toffler acknowledged that "MTV should not have placed such a high priority on showing so many acts, at
8154-485: The Keys , and Shore Thing . MTV VJs would host blocks of music videos, interview artists and bands, and introduce live performances and other programs from the beach house location each summer. MTV also held week-long music events that took over the presentation of the channel. Examples from the 1990s and 2000s include All Access Week , a week in the summer dedicated to live concerts and festivals; Spankin' New Music Week ,
8305-461: The Money " by Donna Summer was in heavy rotation on the channel. Herbie Hancock's " Rockit " and Lionel Richie 's " All Night Long " were placed in heavy rotation at the end of October and the beginning of November respectively. In the final week of November, Donna Summer's " Unconditional Love " was in heavy rotation. When Jackson's elaborate video for " Thriller " was released late that year, raising
8456-459: The Police , Kiss , Culture Club , Billy Idol , Hall & Oates , Cyndi Lauper , Madonna , Lionel Richie , Ric Ocasek , John Mellencamp , Peter Wolf , Joe Elliott , Stevie Nicks , Rick Springfield , and Mick Jagger , interacting with the MTV logo on-air and encouraging viewers to call their pay television providers and request that MTV be added to their local channel lineups. Eventually,
8607-490: The Selecter , and, in 1986, he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming. In 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records . The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge . Before the mainstream success of both No Doubt and Sublime , Stefani contributed guest vocals to "Saw Red" on Sublime's 1994 album Robbin'
8758-555: The Stunners , Kelly Clarkson , Sky Ferreira , Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix , Olivia Rodrigo , and Cover Drive . The latter group, a quartet of Barbados musicians, claimed that both Stefani and No Doubt had helped influence their music, to which the lead singer of the group, Amanda Reifer, said that she would "pass out" if she ever met Stefani. The lead single from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. , "What You Waiting For?",
8909-399: The United States. Stefani voiced DJ Suki in the animated film Trolls , which was released on November 4, 2016. She is also included on five songs from the film's official soundtrack . Stefani twice performed as part of the "Final Shows" at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on October 29–30, before the venue's closure due to The Irvine Company not renewing the venue's land lease. Stefani
9060-619: The Video Music Awards were MTV's most watched annual event. MTV began its annual Spring Break coverage in 1986, setting up temporary operations in Daytona Beach, Florida , for a week in March, broadcasting live eight hours per day. "Spring break is a youth culture event", MTV's vice president Doug Herzog said at the time. "We wanted to be part of it for that reason. It makes good sense for us to come down and go live from
9211-414: The album to modernize the music she had listened to in high school, and L.A.M.B. takes influence from a variety of music styles of the 1980s and early 1990s such as new wave, synthpop, and electro . Stefani's decision to use her solo career as an opportunity to delve further into pop music instead of trying "to convince the world of [her] talent, depth and artistic worth" was considered unusual. The album
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#17327723871389362-505: The album. Several of the album's tracks were designed for clubs, and contained electro beats meant for dancing. Referencing fashion and wealth in the album, the singer name-drops several designers who she considered inspirations in her personal career, such as John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood . Her second studio album The Sweet Escape resembles musically its predecessor while exploring more modern pop sounds, dabbling heavily into genres such as dance-pop and rap . It carried on
9513-564: The album; " 4 in the Morning ", " Now That You Got It " which featured Damian Marley and " Early Winter ". To promote the album, Stefani embarked on a worldwide tour, The Sweet Escape Tour , which covered North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and part of Latin America. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on June 6, 2011, Stefani stated that she had no plans to continue work as
9664-497: The all Prince theme on the channel back in the 90s. A few markets also launched music-only channels including Las Vegas' KRLR-TV (now KSNV ), which debuted in the summer of 1984 and branded as "Vusic 21". The first video played on that channel was "Video Killed the Radio Star", following in the footsteps of MTV. Shortly after TBS began Night Tracks , NBC launched a music video program called Friday Night Videos , which
9815-665: The area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo . Stefani's clothing also took influence from Japanese fashion, in a style described as a combination between Christian Dior and Japan. The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby. , with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour . Forbes magazine reported that Stefani earned $ 27 million between June 2007 to June 2008 for her tour, fashion line and commercials, making her
9966-401: The artistic style was centered on denouncing corporate capitalism (many aesthetic pieces heavily incorporate corporate logos of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, which coincidentally include MTV's original logo) rather than being embraced by major corporations like MTV. Many have also suggested that MTV made an attempt to be relevant in the modern entertainment world with the rebrand. In addition to this,
10117-403: The auction going to Save the Children's relief effort. At the amfAR gala during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , Stefani auctioned off the lacy black dress she wore at the event for charity, raising over $ 125,000. A representative for designer Michael Angel, who helped Stefani with the design and worked as a stylist, said that Angel created the gown, not Stefani. In response, Angel released
10268-448: The audience is going." Before 1983, Michael Jackson also struggled for MTV airtime. To resolve the struggle and finally "break the color barrier", the president of CBS Records , Walter Yetnikoff , denounced MTV in a strong, profane statement, threatening to take away its right to play any of the label's music. However, Les Garland, then acquisitions head, said he decided to air Jackson's " Billie Jean " video without pressure from CBS,
10419-503: The band pulled its music video " Looking Hot " from the Internet after receiving complaints that it was insensitive towards Native Americans. In January 2013, No Doubt make a cameo appearance in a hot air ballon for the third season of Portlandia . On April 12, 2014, Stefani made a surprise appearance at the Coachella festival, where she joined Pharrell Williams onstage during his set to perform "Hollaback Girl". On April 29, it
10570-422: The band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. It spawned six singles, including " What You Waiting For? ", " Rich Girl ", " Hollaback Girl ", and " Cool ". "Hollaback Girl" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while also becoming
10721-558: The bar for what a video could be, the network's support for it was total; subsequently, more pop and R&B videos were played on MTV. Following Jackson's and Prince's breakthroughs on MTV, Rick James did several interviews where he brushed off the accomplishment as tokenism , saying in a 1983 interview, in an episode of Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus on James, that "any black artist that [had] their video played on MTV should pull their [videos] off MTV." HBO also had
10872-468: The center of it, because obviously the people there are the kinds of people who watch MTV." The channel later expanded its beach-themed events to the summer, dedicating most of each summer season to broadcasting live from a beach house at different locations away from New York City, eventually leading to channel-wide branding throughout the summer in the 1990s and early 2000s such as Motel California , Summer Share , Isle of MTV , SoCal Summer , Summer in
11023-559: The centerpiece of its programming. The channel's programming has covered a wide variety of genres and formats aimed at adolescents and young adults . In addition to its original programming, MTV has also aired original and syndicated programs from Paramount-owned siblings and third-party networks. MTV is also a producer of films aimed at young adults through its production label, MTV Films, and has aired both its own theatrically released films and original made-for-television movies from MTV Studios in addition to acquired films. In 2010,
11174-649: The channel were either censored, moved to late-night rotation, or banned entirely from the channel. In the 1980s, parent media watchdog groups such as the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) criticized MTV over certain music videos that were claimed to have explicit imagery of satanism . As a result, MTV developed a strict policy on refusal to air videos that may depict Satanism or anti-religious themes. This policy led MTV to ban music videos such as " Jesus Christ Pose " by Soundgarden in 1991 and " Megalomaniac " by Incubus in 2004; however,
11325-410: The channel. David Bowie also questioned MTV's lack of black artists during an on-air interview with VJ Mark Goodman in 1983. MTV's original head of talent and acquisition, Carolyn B. Baker, who was black, questioned why the definition of music had to be so narrow, as did a few others outside the network. Years later, Baker said, "The party line at MTV was that we weren't playing black music because of
11476-547: The chart. On the German Singles Chart , "Early Winter" debuted and peaked at number six on February 8, 2008, becoming Stefani's second highest-peaking single in the country, alongside " The Sweet Escape " (2006). During the same week, the song debuted at number 49 on the Austrian Singles Chart , reaching its peak position of number 22 in its ninth week on the chart. After debuting at number 52 on
11627-469: The company opted not to use No Doubt band members' voices. Stefani's second studio album, The Sweet Escape , was released on December 1, 2006. Stefani continued working with Kanal, Perry, and the Neptunes , along with Akon and Tim Rice-Oxley from English rock band Keane . The album focuses more heavily on electronic and dance music for clubs than its predecessor. Its release coincided with
11778-468: The controversial band Marilyn Manson was among the most popular rock bands on MTV during the late 1990s and early 2000s. On September 28, 2016, on an AfterBuzz TV live stream, Scout Durwood said that MTV had a " no appropriation policy " that forbid her from wearing her hair in cornrows in an episode of Mary + Jane . She said, "I wanted to cornrow my hair, and they were like, 'That's racist.'" Magyar Televízió , Hungary's public broadcaster who has
11929-547: The expense of airing complete sets by key artists." He also blamed the Pink Floyd interruption on a mandatory cable affiliate break. MTV averaged 1.4 million viewers for its original July 2 broadcast of Live 8. Consequently, MTV and VH1 aired five hours of uninterrupted Live 8 coverage on July 9, with each channel airing other blocks of artists. MTV's logo was designed in 1981 by Manhattan Design (a collective formed by Frank Olinsky, Pat Gorman and Patty Rogoff) under
12080-645: The first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, The Sweet Escape . Among the singles were " Wind It Up " and " The Sweet Escape ", the latter of which was number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007. Her third solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016), was her first solo album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Her fourth solo album and first full-length Christmas album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas ,
12231-405: The first act with people of color to perform on MTV; their song "Rat Race" was the 58th video on the station's first broadcast day. MTV refused other black artists' videos, such as Rick James ' " Super Freak ", because they did not fit the channel's carefully selected album-oriented rock format at the time. The exclusion enraged James, who publicly advocated the addition of more black artists to
12382-517: The first single, " Settle Down ", on July 16. The music video for "Settle Down" was directed by Sophie Muller (who has previously directed numerous music videos for No Doubt). Also around this time No Doubt were guest mentors for the UK version of The X-Factor . "Settle Down" peaked at 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200. On November 3, 2012,
12533-534: The flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group , part of Paramount Media Networks , a division of Paramount Global . The channel originally aired music videos and related programming as guided by television personalities known as video jockeys , or VJs. MTV, as one of the American cable channels available in other countries, eventually gained a massive cult following , becoming one of
12684-726: The ground. Shortly after its launch, the Disney Channel aired a program called DTV , a play on the MTV acronym. The program used music cuts, both from past and upcoming artists. Instead of music videos, the program used clips of various vintage Disney cartoons and animated films (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Fox and the Hound ) to go with the songs. The program aired in multiple formats, sometimes between shows, sometimes as its own program, and other times as one-off specials. The specials tended to air both on
12835-464: The guidance of original creative director Fred Seibert . The block letter "M" was sketched by Rogoff, with the scribbled word "TV" spraypainted by Olinksky. The primary variant of MTV's logo at the time had the "M" in yellow and the "TV" in red. However, unlike most television networks' logos at the time, the logo was constantly branded with different colors, patterns and images on a variety of station IDs. Examples include 1988's ID "Adam And Eve", where
12986-412: The heart. She's obviously quite an emotional person. Within 10 minutes of us sitting down, she was crying. I played her a little bit of a thing that I'd been working on just before she came in and she welled up about it." — Tim Rice-Oxley , on recording "Early Winter" with Stefani. "Early Winter" was written by Tim Rice-Oxley , pianist of English alternative rock band Keane , and Gwen Stefani for
13137-408: The industry. Both were very talented and more creative than I think they're given credit for. They're both very good writers and singers and they both work so hard, just grafting the whole time. Honing those pop sensibilities through writing with them was good fun". Musically, "Early Winter" is a "sleek, surging" soft rock and synth-pop ballad. Similar to Stefani's work with her band No Doubt , it
13288-425: The label GX, with Tura Inc. In 2014, Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls. Along with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids, Stefani has helped create the show which features herself, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby as the band, HJ5, who fight evil whilst trying to pursue their music career. Mattel was the global toy licensee and the series itself, Kuu Kuu Harajuku
13439-419: The latter's second solo studio album The Sweet Escape (2006). The production of the song was handled by Nellee Hooper . Before working with Rice-Oxley in the studio, Stefani called him to discuss some of her ideas behind a potential song, saying "I wanted a ballad . I wanted to write ' Eyes Without a Face ' or ' Killing Me Softly ' or ' Time After Time ,' and he was like, 'OK, Cyndi Lauper , got it,' like he
13590-508: The liner notes of The Sweet Escape . Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton ( / s t ə ˈ f ɑː n i / stə- FAH -nee ; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. She is a co-founder and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt , whose singles include " Just a Girl ", " Spiderwebs ", and " Don't Speak ", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom , as well as " Hey Baby " and " It's My Life " from later albums. During
13741-604: The magazine's cover. Stefani received the Style Icon Award at the first People Magazine Awards in 2014. In 2016, the singer was honored at the Radio Disney Music Awards with a Hero Award, which is given to artists based on their personal contributions to various charitable works. In 2023, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2023, she was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame. Stefani has been referred to as
13892-471: The major factors in cable programming's rise to fame and American corporations dominating the television economy in the 1990s. In the years since its inception, the channel significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. As of November 2023 , MTV is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households. MTV
14043-425: The music video took place at destinations like Budapest , Milan , and Prague , where Stefani had been touring during The Sweet Escape Tour in October 2007. It opens with a black-and-white scene of Stefani lying on the ground in a long white gown. In the next scene, Stefani is shown walking on the street under red street lights and then holds her love interest, played by her tour backup dancer Steelo Vazquez, against
14194-412: The network executives imposed a lifetime ban. Billy Idol 's music video for the song " Cradle of Love " originally had scenes from Clay's film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane when it was originally aired; scenes from the film were later excised. During the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , Clay was in attendance where he confirmed that the channel lifted the ban. In the wake of controversy that involved
14345-401: The original logo, but without the initialism, the bottom of the "M" being cropped and the "V" in "TV" no longer branching off. This change was most likely made to reflect MTV's more prominent focus on reality and comedy programming and less on music-related programming. However, much like the original logo, the new logo was designed to be filled in with a seemingly unlimited variety of images. It
14496-933: The punk band the Dead Kennedys , whose song "M.T.V. – Get Off the Air" was released on their 1985 album Frankenchrist , just as MTV's influence over the music industry was being solidified. MTV was also the major influence on the growth of music videos during the 1980s. During MTV's first few years, very few black artists were featured. The select few in MTV's rotation between 1981 and 1984 were Michael Jackson , Prince , Eddy Grant , Tina Turner , Donna Summer , Joan Armatrading , Musical Youth , The Specials , The Selecter , Grace Jones , John Butcher and Herbie Hancock . Mikey Craig of Culture Club , Joe Leeway of Thompson Twins and Tracy Wormworth of The Waitresses were also black. The Specials, which included black and white vocalists and musicians, were also
14647-480: The rebrand was made on exactly the same day that the social media site Tumblr introduced Tumblr TV, an animated GIF viewer which featured branding inspired by MTV's original 1980s on-air look. Tumblr has been cited as a prominent location of aesthetic art, and thus many have suggested MTV and Tumblr "switched identities". The rebrand also incorporated a modified version of MTV's classic "I Want My MTV!" slogan, changed to read "I Am My MTV". Vice has suggested that
14798-463: The relationship. Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of Tragic Kingdom ' s songs, such as " Don't Speak ", " Sunday Morning ", and " Hey You! ", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship. Stefani co-wrote her song " Cool " about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995 when No Doubt and Bush performed at
14949-485: The research – but the research was based on ignorance… We were young, we were cutting-edge. We didn't have to be on the cutting edge of racism." Nevertheless, it was Baker who rejected Rick James' "Super Freak" video "because there were half-naked women in it, and it was a piece of crap. As a black woman, I did not want that representing my people as the first black video on MTV." The network's director of music programming, Buzz Brindle, told an interviewer in 2006: "MTV
15100-501: The rules of the rock business." MTV senior executive vice president Les Garland complained decades later, "The worst thing was that 'racism' bullshit ... there were hardly any videos being made by black artists. Record companies weren't funding them. They never got charged with racism." However, critics of that defence pointed out that record companies were not funding videos for black artists because they knew they would have difficulty persuading MTV to play them. In celebrating
15251-584: The same themes developed in Love. Angel. Music. Baby. , and was criticized for doing so. This Is What the Truth Feels Like , the singer's third album, continued Stefani's endeavors with the pop genre, while incorporating music from a variety of other genres including reggae , disco , and dancehall , as well as the use of guitars. Stefani's lyrics shifted towards events that had recently occurred in her personal life, such as her divorce from Rossdale, and new relationship with Shelton. The singer stated her album
15402-403: The short-lived program FNMTV: Friday Night MTV in 2008, MTV started using a updated and cropped version of its original logo for the 30 years during most of its on-air programming. It became MTV's official logo on February 8, 2010, and officially debuted on its website. The channel's full text "MUSIC TELEVISION" was eliminated, with the revised and chopped down on the logo largely the same as
15553-401: The singer remarked that "he's like Clark Kent -subtle, but Superman -talented. I'm lucky I was his first, because I'm sure he's going to go write with lots of girls after me." Rice-Oxley would later collaborate with artists like Australian singer Kylie Minogue , and in a 2012 interview, he talked about working with her and Stefani, saying, "I've been very lucky to work with people at the top of
15704-571: The single "Hello World" as the song of the Olympics sponsored by Coca-Cola . " Somebody Else's " was released as Bouquet ' s lead single on September 20, 2024. " Swallow My Tears " was released as the album's next single on October 25. The album was released on November 15. Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which led to Stefani launching
15855-579: The singles "You're the Boss" with the Brian Setzer Orchestra , " South Side " with Moby , and " Let Me Blow Ya Mind " with Eve . No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expanded upon the new wave influences of Tragic Kingdom . Most of the lyrical content focused on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then- Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having
16006-541: The slogan became so ubiquitous that it made an appearance as a lyric sung by Sting on the Dire Straits song " Money for Nothing ", whose music video aired in regular rotation on MTV when it was first released in 1985 and also served as the first video played on its European arm , and became the basis of the music used in the MTV Entertainment Studios production logo . The channel has been
16157-425: The slogan change represents "the current generation's movement towards self-examination, identity politics and apparent narcissism." MTV also introduced MTV Bump, a website that allows Instagram and Vine users to submit videos to be aired during commercial breaks, as well as MTV Canvas, an online program where users submit custom IDs to also be aired during commercial breaks. On February 5, 2021, MTV began to use
16308-422: The song "proves that Stefani still has the ability to elevate an otherwise ordinary rock song to another level". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine complimented "Early Winter" for being "less forced and much less self-conscious" in comparison to the rest of the songs on The Sweet Escape , and felt that "it's refreshing to hear Stefani in her more natural habitat". "Early Winter" made its first chart appearance on
16459-438: The song "rather nice" and appreciated its lyrical content, although he commented that "it does sound like Stefani covering a Keane song". Alex Miller of NME complimented Rice-Oxley's involvement in "Early Winter" and singled it out as "one of the few potential hits" from The Sweet Escape . Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork picked "Early Winter" as one of the highlights from the album and favoured Stefani's vocal delivery, noting that
16610-491: The subject in a song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn , asking "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?". Stefani is a natural brunette, but her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade . Since late 1994, she has usually had platinum blonde hair. Stefani discussed this in the song "Platinum Blonde Life" on Rock Steady and played original blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in
16761-674: The tag line, not unlike his failed 'Maypo' revamp. His associate, and Seibert mentor Dale Pon, took over the campaign, both strategically and creatively. Pon was able to get the campaign greenlit when he laughed the tears out of the spots. From then on–with the exception of the closely logos on the first round of commercials–Pon was the primary creative force. All the commercials were produced by Buzz Potamkin and his new company Buzzco Productions, directed first by Thomas Schlamme and Alan Goodman and eventually by Candy Kugel. The campaign featured popular artists and celebrities, including Pete Townshend , Pat Benatar , Adam Ant , David Bowie ,
16912-408: The top 10 in the US and the UK. The title track reached the top 10 in over 15 nations, including number two peaks in the US, Australia and the UK. To promote The Sweet Escape , Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Three more singles were released from
17063-439: The video. Stefani is also seen sitting on the ground and singing while crying. She is then shown at a railway station walking besides a moving train. The video ends with Stefani running out of the hall. Tamar Anitai from MTV Buzzworthy praised the video for being "acutely artful, immeasurably stylish" and commented that "Gwen's managed to raise the bar on her own superlatively supreme style in her new video." Credits adapted from
17214-407: The wall and talks to him. The scene then changes to Stefani walking on a street and later walking into the railway station. In the next scene, Stefani is seen singing under falling red-colored feathers in a huge palace-type hall. Scenes of Stefani staring at herself in the mirror with her hair up and snow falling slowly down, with the lights turning on and off intermittently, are interspersed throughout
17365-431: The whiny sentiment of the subject matter" and opining that she "sounds most commanding in songs that flirt with blush-making drippiness". Nick Levine of Digital Spy rated "Early Winter" four out of five stars, and complimented its emotional nature, naming it a "forgotten classic from an eighties movie soundtrack" and deeming it "the most affecting moment of Stefani's solo career to date". John Murphy of musicOMH called
17516-442: The world's 10th highest paid music personality at the time. Throughout her career as a solo artist, Stefani has won several music awards, including one Grammy Award , four MTV Video Music Awards , one American Music Award , one Brit Award , and two Billboard Music Awards . With No Doubt, she has won two Grammy Awards. In 2005, Rolling Stone called her "the only true female rock star left on radio or MTV" and featured her on
17667-572: The year. For many years from the 1980s to the 2000s, the channel upheld a tradition of having a band perform a cover song at midnight immediately following the beginning of the new year. Throughout its history, MTV has covered global benefit concert series live. For most of July 13, 1985, MTV showed the Live Aid concerts, held in London and Philadelphia and organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. While
17818-409: Was a No Doubt fan, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe -inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003. To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow's films. Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines. Stefani lent her voice to the title character of the 2004 video game Malice , but
17969-433: Was a concept of Seibert's executed by Buzz Potamkin and Perpetual Motion Pictures . The ID then cut to the American flag planted on the Moon's surface changed to show the MTV logo on it, which rapidly changed into different colors and patterns several times per second as the network's original guitar-driven jingle was played for the first time. After MTV's launch, the "Moon landing" ID was edited to show only its ending, and
18120-438: Was a featured artist on Sean Paul 's single " Light My Fire ", alongside Shenseea , and appeared in its music video. In June 2023, she announced her first new solo single in over two years, " True Babe ", which was released on June 23. On February 9, 2024, Stefani together with Blake Shelton released their duet, " Purple Irises ", which appears on her fifth studio album Bouquet . On July 25, she and Anderson Paak released
18271-436: Was announced that Stefani would return as a coach for the 22nd season , replacing Ariana Grande . In October 2022, it was announced that Stefani would depart the panel, once again, for the 23rd season . In May 2023, it was announced that Stefani would return to The Voice for the 24th season , replacing Kelly Clarkson . Stefani again departed the panel for the 25th season , being replaced by Dan + Shay . In May 2024, it
18422-461: Was announced that Stefani would return to the panel for the 26th season , replacing Dan + Shay and became the show's senior coach following John Legend 's 2024 departure. In 2025, for the 27th season , Stefani will depart the panel once more, being replaced by Kelsea Ballerini . On December 13, 2019, Stefani featured on Shelton's single " Nobody but You " from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God's Country . The song peaked at number 18 on
18573-499: Was completed in time for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The channel's iconic "I Want My MTV!" advertising campaign was launched in 1982. It was first developed by George Lois and was based on a cereal commercial from the 1950s with the slogan " I Want My Maypo !" that Lois adapted unsuccessfully from the original created by animator John Hubley . Lois's first pitch to the network was roundly rejected when Lois insisted that rock stars like Mick Jagger should be crying when they said
18724-586: Was considered by Pitchfork to be one of Stefani's best singles, and would later place it at number sixteen on their "Top 50 Singles of 2004" list. "Hollaback Girl" from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. would go on to be the first song to digitally sell an excess of one million copies in the United States; it was certified platinum in both the United States and Australia, and peaked at number forty-one on Billboard ' s decade-end charts for 2000–09. Since its release in 2005, "Hollaback Girl" has been called Stefani's " signature song " by Rolling Stone . Following
18875-487: Was considered network television's answer to MTV. Later renamed simply Friday Night , the program ran from 1983 to 2002. ABC's contribution to the music video program genre in 1984, ABC Rocks , was far less successful, lasting only a year. TBS founder Ted Turner started the Cable Music Channel in 1984, designed to play a broader mix of music videos than MTV's rock format allowed. But after one month as
19026-538: Was described as "fun as hell but ... not exactly rife with subversive social commentary". The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week. L.A.M.B. reached multi-platinum status in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The first single from the album was " What You Waiting For? ", which debuted atop
19177-411: Was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in destinations like Budapest , Milan , and Prague . It contains scenes of Stefani in a palace-like hall in various gowns and at railway stations. "Early Winter" was included in the setlist of The Sweet Escape Tour , and the performances featured a special coda section delivered by American musician and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey . "She likes to write from
19328-472: Was distributed worldwide by DHX Media . In 2018, Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of "make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes", and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty. AXS called Stefani a "powerhouse" vocalist with an "incredible" range. The New York Times considered Stefani's vocals "mannered" and commended her for "kick[ing] her vibrato addiction". IGN described Stefani as having
19479-466: Was featured on a Mark Ronson remix of Dua Lipa 's " Physical ", which is included on Lipa's remix album Club Future Nostalgia (2020). Stefani was initially approached to clear a "Hollaback Girl" sample for the Mr Fingers' remix of Lipa's " Hallucinate ", and then asked to be a part of the "Physical" remix. To promote 2020 reissued edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas , Stefani released
19630-578: Was interviewed for the documentary series The Defiant Ones , which was released in July 2017. The same month, she announced plans to release new music by the end of the year. In August, several song titles from the singer's sessions were published on GEMA 's official website, suggesting that she may be recording a holiday album . The songwriting credits from the leaked tracks had Stefani collaborating with busbee , Blake Shelton , and Justin Tranter . The album, titled You Make It Feel Like Christmas ,
19781-400: Was later consolidated into MTV Entertainment Studios In 1984, the channel produced its first MTV Video Music Awards show, or VMAs. The first award show, in 1984, was punctuated by a live performance by Madonna of " Like a Virgin ". The statuettes that are handed out at the Video Music Awards are of the MTV moonman, the channel's original image from its first broadcast in 1981. As of 2012 ,
19932-586: Was launched on Saturday, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m, under the ownership of the Warner - American Express Satellite Entertainment Company. On June 25, 1984, Warner Communications spun-off Nickelodeon , MTV into a new public corporation called MTV Networks . Warner would later acquire American Express' 50% stake the following year. From August 27, 1985 to May 20, 1986, Warner would sell 31%, and later, 69% of MTV Networks to Viacom . As MTV expanded, music videos and VJ-guided programming were no longer
20083-590: Was more about forgiveness than revenge. Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings with Tony Kanal , who is of Indian heritage. During No Doubt's breakthrough, Stefani wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized the accessory in 1997. Since the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it. Stefani's makeup design generally includes light face powder , bright red lipstick , and arched eyebrows; she wrote about
20234-411: Was my Japanese influence and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline and it was fascinating to me". She had visited Harajuku as an adult and referred to herself as a "super fan" of Japanese culture. In the same interview, Stefani commented that she was Japanese and "identifies not just with Japan's culture, but also with
20385-423: Was officially confirmed that Stefani would join the seventh season of The Voice as a coach, replacing Christina Aguilera . Nine years after the previous time, she attended the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . Stefani appears as a featured artist on Maroon 5 's song " My Heart Is Open ", co-written by Sia , from the band's album V , which was performed for the first time with Adam Levine and an orchestra at
20536-401: Was originally designed to be a rock music channel. It was difficult for MTV to find African American artists whose music fit the channel's format that leaned toward rock at the outset." Writers Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum noted that the channel "aired videos by plenty of white artists who didn't play rock." Andrew Goodwin later wrote: "[MTV] denied racism, on the grounds that it merely followed
20687-591: Was pregnant with her second child. The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008, for the video game Rock Band 2 . Adrian Young played drums on Scott Weiland 's album "Happy" in Galoshes . No Doubt headlined the Bamboozle 2009 festival in May 2009, along with Fall Out Boy . The band completed a national tour in mid-2009 . The new album Push and Shove was released on September 25, preceded by
20838-575: Was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. " Crash " was released in January 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ' s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy. In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith . She made her film debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese 's The Aviator in 2004. Scorsese, whose daughter
20989-433: Was released in 2003. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". Stefani's debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. , was released on November 12, 2004. The album features several collaborations with producers and other artists, including Tony Kanal , Tom Rothrock , Linda Perry , André 3000 , Nellee Hooper , the Neptunes and New Order . Stefani created
21140-432: Was released in 2017 and charted 19 tracks on Billboard ' s Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States. Stefani has released several singles with husband Blake Shelton , including " Nobody but You " (2020), which reached number 18 in the US. In 2024, she released her fifth studio album Bouquet . Stefani has won three Grammy Awards . As a solo artist, she has received an American Music Award ,
21291-569: Was released in October 2018, and was promoted through the single " Secret Santa ". On June 22, 2019, Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park . Stefani replaced Adam Levine as a coach for The Voice ' s 17th season after Levine left the show after 16 seasons. Stefani was replaced by first-time coach Nick Jonas for the 18th season . She returned for her fifth season of The Voice 's 19th season as
21442-538: Was released on February 12, 2016. This Is What the Truth Feels Like was released on March 18, 2016, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 84,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week, earning Stefani her first number-one album on the U.S. chart as a solo artist. To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in
21593-424: Was released on October 6, 2017. Its title track , featuring guest vocals from Shelton, was digitally distributed on September 22, 2017, as the lead single. To promote the record, Stefani hosted Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas , an NBC Christmas television special that aired on December 12, 2017. Stefani's first concert residency , titled Just a Girl: Las Vegas , began on June 27, 2018, at
21744-456: Was released the same day. The song was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on October 27, 2015. The track is the first official single off her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like , which she began working on in mid-2015. Stefani said much of the previous material she worked on in 2014 felt forced and inauthentic, the opposite of what she had originally wanted. The album's second single, " Make Me Like You ",
21895-527: Was set to be released in December with Benny Blanco serving as executive producer. In late October, " Spark the Fire ", a new track from Stefani's third album, was released. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams . On November 23, the full song premiered online. Both "Baby Don't Lie" and "Spark the Fire" were later scrapped from Stefani's third album. On January 13, 2015, Stefani and Williams also recorded
22046-525: Was shown at the top of every hour until early 1986, when the ID was scrapped in light of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster . The ID ran "more than 75,000 times each year (48 times each day), at the top and bottom of every hour every day" according to Seibert. From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, MTV updated its on-air appearance at the beginning of every year and each summer, creating
22197-465: Was speculated that the song was a reference to Stefani's own relationship with English musician and husband Gavin Rossdale . "Early Winter" was chosen as the fifth and final single from The Sweet Escape , and was released in Europe as a CD single on January 25, 2008, by Interscope Records . It was made available for digital download on the iTunes Store on January 18. "Early Winter" was included on
22348-424: Was taking my order." In the studio, Rice-Oxley played "Early Winter" on a piano, and after hearing the song, Stefani approved of it and commented, "It was so beautiful and addictive. I didn't really attack it because it was kind of done, lyrics and everything." After letting the song "sit with her for a bit", she rewrote some of the lyrics. Stefani was the first artist Rice-Oxley wrote a song for outside of Keane, and
22499-419: Was that black artists that MTV initially ignored received airplay. The program ran until the end of May 1992. Playboy TV launched their own music video program called "Playboy's Hot Rocks" that premiered on July 15, 1983 featuring uncensored versions of music videos that were shown in nightclubs by artists from Duran Duran and Mötley Crüe to Nine Inch Nails and 2Pac. At times, they would do a certain theme like
22650-409: Was the first US music download to sell more than one million copies, and its brass -driven composition remained popular throughout 2005. The fourth single " Cool " was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in US and UK. The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed on Lake Como , depict Stefani's former relationship with Kanal. " Luxurious "
22801-434: Was the keyboardist for No Doubt before leaving the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons . She attended Loara High School , where she graduated in 1987. After high school, she attended Fullerton College and Cypress College . She then transferred to California State University, Fullerton , but dropped out to pursue her music career. Her brother Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and
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