Kidz Bop

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The cover for the first Kidz Bop album.
The cover for the first Kidz Bop album.

Kidz Bop is the name of a series of popular music albums recorded for children, sold by Razor & Tie Direct, L.L.C. and frequently marketed through television commercials.

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[edit] Advertising

Kidz Bop is often advertised on television channels popular with young audiences, such as Cartoon Network Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. The commercials typically show the Kidz Bop kids singing and dancing to songs featured on the album. Although the albums are initially sold through direct mail-order prior to their retail availability, they are eventually sold in retail stores.

The Album cover follows the footsteps of the art for the oriGinal album in thE Now That's What I Call Music series in the American market.

[edit] Audiences

Kidz Bop is intended for children; popular songs are recorded in cover versions with kids singing them, and lyrics considered inappropriate for younger audiences are changed.[1]

[edit] Production

The children on these albums usually do not sing the entire song; instead, an adult typically sings the verses, while the kids sing the choruses and occasionally join in at other times. The adult singer is always the same gender as the original singer of the song being covered, except for Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta Get Thru This" on Kidz Bop 3. Some of the singers in Kidz Bop do not match up to the pitch and timing of the original song.[1] Criticism stems from Kidz Bop's covering of songs that mention or insinuate death, sex, or drugs, subjects considered unsuitable for the young; examples include Nelly's "Dilemma," covered on Kidz Bop 3 and Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", covered on Kidz Bop 6. Also, in some songs, the lead artist's verse is included, but not the collaborator's (usually a rapper's); examples include Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love", covered in Kidz Bop 5which does not include any of Jay-Z's guest vocals, Justin Timberlake's "My Love", covered on Kidz Bop 11, which does not contain any of T.I.'s contributions, and Shop Boyz's "Party Like a Rockstar", which had no swearing.

A Kidz Bop road show toured the United States in 2007. Performers were selected in a nationwide talent search. Six child performers included MarySarah Gross of Richmond, TX; Markelle Gay of Atlanta, GA; Davide Sciavone of Poway, CA; Elizabeth Bashian of Thousand Oaks, CA; Kristian Real of Jersey City, NJ; and Breyanna Komadina of Newport Beach, CA. [1]

[edit] Albums

Kidz Bop 10 is the fastest Kidz Bop to hit gold, and although it did not surpass the series' highest peak position, achieved by Kidz Bop 9 at #2, it did mark the series' biggest single sales week ever.

[edit] Kidz Bop 14

The latest Kidz Bop information was posted on music space on May 23, 2008. The tracklisting and cover were revealed. Image:XL MS9181.jpg

*01   Don't Stop The Music  | Rihanna 
*02   Love Song  |  Sara Barellies
*03   Feels Like Tonight  | Daughtry
*04   See You Again  |  Miley Cyrus
*05   Clumsy  |  Fergie
*06   Stop And Stare  | OneRepublic 
*07   Bleeding Love  |  Leona Lewis
*08   4 Minutes  |  Madonna
*09   When You Look Me In The Eyes  |  Jonas Brothers
*10   Pocketful Of Sunshine  |  Natasha Bedingfield
*11   No Air  | Jordin Sparks
*12   Teardrops On My Guitar  | Taylor Swift
*13   Damaged  |  Danity Kane
*14   Sorry  |  Buckcherry
*15   Superstar  | Lupe Fiasco
*16   It's Not My Time  |  3 Doors Down
*17   With You  |  Chris Brown
*18   Take You There  | Sean Kingston

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Kidz Bop 8 Music Review. Entertainment Weekly. July 29, 2005.


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