Kurtis McKenzie
Kurtis McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kurtis McKenzie |
| Also known as | The Arcade |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Kurtis McKenzie, formally known as The Arcade,[1][2] is a British record producer, songwriter, and musician based in Los Angeles. McKenzie is a Grammy Award-winning, Latin Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated record producer and composer. He co produced and co-wrote Iggy Azalea's hit single "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX, which has sold 13 million copies worldwide, and is certified 7× platinum in the United States for sales of 7,000,000.
As a producer and songwriter, McKenzie is responsible for more than 25 million singles sold worldwide; This is due to his work with various Recording artists including
Career
McKenzie began his career producing in his native England, working alongside a number of British artists. In 2011, he worked on the
In 2013, McKenzie worked on a number of tracks for
McKenzie worked with a number of artists throughout 2014, including
Later in 2014, he worked on
McKenzie teamed up with rappers
In 2016, McKenzie followed up his successes of the previous year by working on two notable tracks. The major release of the year was Maroon 5's Don't Wanna Know, which featured Kendrick Lamar. The track was from Maroon 5's Red Pill Blues album and reached the top ten in 15 countries, including number six in the United States. Its global success meant that it went platinum in eight countries. McKenzie also produced and wrote on his first collaboration with Chris Brown on the track, What Would You Do. The track was unconnected to any of his albums as a standalone track, but was notably released 3 days after he was released following charges of gun possession.[15]
McKenzie teamed up with a number of upcoming artists in 2017, while also working with established artists such as
During 2017, he also teamed up with
In 2018, the awards and nominations continued for
Discography
Singles/Albums
Certifications
| Year | Artist | Title | Album/Single | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Conor Maynard | Contrast | Album | Silver (United Kingdom) |
| Conor Maynard | Can't Say No | Single | Silver (United Kingdom) | |
| 2015 | Iggy Azalea | The New Classic | Album | Platinum (Brazil, Colombia, United States), Gold (Australia, Canada), Silver (United Kingdom) |
| Iggy Azalea | Fancy | Single | 7× Platinum (United States), 4× Platinum (Australia, Canada), Platinum x2 (Sweden), Platinum (Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom), Gold (Spain) | |
| Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar | Classic Man | Single | Platinum (United States) | |
| 2016 | Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar | Don't Wanna Know | Single | 3× Platinum (Italy), 2× Platinum (United States, Brazil), Platinum (Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom), Gold (Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden) |
| 2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | Album | Gold (Canada, United States, Sweden) |
| Shakira | El Dorado | Album | Platinum (Colombia), Gold (France, Poland) |
Awards
| Year | Album/Single | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Album) | American Music Awards | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
|
Won |
| ARIA Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist Release
|
Won | ||
| Best Urban Album | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Rita Ora – Grateful (Single) | 87th Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| 15th Black Reel Awards | Best Original or Adapted Song | Nominated | ||
| 15th World Soundtrack Awards
|
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Nominated | ||
| Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Album) | Grammy Awards
|
Best Rap Album | Nominated | |
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Rap Album | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Shakira – El Dorado (Album) | Latin American Music Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Favorite Album Pop/Rock | Nominated | |||
Latin Grammys
|
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album | Won | |||
| 2018 | Grammy Awards | Best Latin Pop Album | Won | |
Latin Billboard Music Awards
|
Top Latin Album of the Year | Pending | ||
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Pending |
References
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Cinderella's Eyes". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 22 April 2012 – 28 April 2012". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Conor Maynard Can't Say No – Warner Music". BPI.
- ^ Levine, Nick (2012). "Conor Maynard Contrast Review". BBC.
- ^ "Conor Maynard Contrast – EMI Music". BPI.
- ^ "Conor Maynard Singles". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Katy B Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Dear White People, Selma lead 15th annual Black Reel Awards nominations". HitFix. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations for 2015 Revealed!". Us Weekly. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "BPI Awards – Get Weird (Little Mix)". BPI. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Trevor. "G-Eazy's 'The Beautiful & Damned' Hits No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (31 August 2016). "Chris Brown Drops New Song 'What Would You Do?'". Billboard.
- ^ "New Zealand Heatseeker Chart – 24 April, 2017". New Zealand Chart.
- ^ "Latin American Music Awards 2017: Complete List of Winners". E!. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "J Balvin, Shakira, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna & Maluma Lead 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "J Balvin, Shakira, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna & Maluma Lead 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Chris Brown Drops New Song 'What Would You Do?': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
