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Note-oriety (album)

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Note-oriety is the self-titled album released by collegiate a cappella group Note-oriety of James Madison University in 2015. It is the group's seventh studio album.[1]

Note-oriety
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2015
GenreA cappella
Length38:53
LabelNote-oriety
ProducerJames Gammon Productions
Note-oriety chronology
I'll Never Say
(2012)
Note-oriety
(2015)
XX (album by Note-oriety)
(2018)

Track listing[2]

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  1. Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
  2. Lies by Marina and the Diamonds
  3. Stay/What Now (Mashup) by Rihanna
  4. Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé
  5. Somethin' Bad by Miranda Lambert
  6. Just a Game by Birdy
  7. Not Ready to Make Nice by Dixie Chicks
  8. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
  9. Settle Down by kimbra
  10. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie (singer)
  11. My Heart With You by The Rescues

Awards

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Musical Awards

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Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs)[3][4]

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Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 Note-oriety (2015) Best Female Collegiate Album Nominated
2016 "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj Best Female Collegiate Song Won
2016 Zoe-Elizabeth McCray ('16) for "Bang Bang" Best Female Collegiate Arrangement Nominated

Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB)[5]

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Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Note-oriety (2015) Album of the Year Won
2015 "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj Track of the Year Won

Selection for "Best of" Compilation Albums

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Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj sing 12: This Big! Won
2015 "Lies" by Marina and the Diamonds Voices Only 2015 Won

"Pretty Hurts" music video

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Note-oriety released a music video along with the album, featuring their cover of "Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé. The music video cover went viral[6] almost immediately, and currently has over 500,000 views[7] on YouTube.[8] The video was featured in HuffPost,[9] USA Today,[10] and BuzzFeed,[11] among others. The video was praised by Nicki Minaj on her official Facebook page.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "note-oriety". note-oriety. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ^ "note-oriety". note-oriety. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ^ "2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ^ "2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  5. ^ "RARB Picks of 2015". www.rarb.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. ^ writer, Brendan Callan | contributing. "Note-oriety hits a high note with viral Buzzfeed post". The Breeze. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  7. ^ "The Untold Story of Note-oriety's Viral Video". info.jmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. ^ JMU Note-oriety (2015-09-06), Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé - Official Note-oriety Cover, retrieved 2018-03-05
  9. ^ Guff, Samantha (2015-09-17). "A Cappella Version Of Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts' Conveys Powerful Message". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  10. ^ "Viral video: All-female a cappella group covers Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts'". USA TODAY College. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  11. ^ JessicaDymon. "This A Cappella Cover Of "Pretty Hurts" Will Make Your Heart Ache In All The Right Ways". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  12. ^ Minaj, Nicki (September 22, 2015). "Nicki Minaj: "Great job ladies! Blown away by this beautiful message..."". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.