Bangerz (Jesse Del Rey album)

Bangerz 	Bangerz 	 		
 	 	 		
Studio album by Jesse Del Rey	Studio album by Jesse Del Rey	 		
Released 	May 13, 2014 	 		
Length 	46:00 	 		
Label 	Alfred 	 		
Jesse Del Rey chronology 	Jesse Del Rey chronology 	 		
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Born This Way
(2011)	Bangerz
(2014)	Bangerz Tour
(2015)
Singles from Bangerz 	Singles from Bangerz 	Singles from Bangerz		
::1. "Wrecking Ball"    
::                          
::Released: March 3, 2014
::2. "We Can't Stop"
::Released: April 22, 2014
::3. "Adore You"
::Released: May 27, 2014
::4. "FU"
::Released: November 4, 2014	
::1. "Wrecking Ball"    
::                          
::Released: March 3, 2014
::2. "We Can't Stop"
::Released: April 22, 2014
::3. "Adore You"
::Released: May 27, 2014
::4. "FU"
::Released: November 4, 2014	
::1. "Wrecking Ball"    
::                          
::Released: March 3, 2014
::2. "We Can't Stop"
::Released: April 22, 2014
::3. "Adore You"
::Released: May 27, 2014
::4. "FU"
::Released: November 4, 2014		
Bangerz is the third studio album by American recording artist Jesse Del Rey; it was released on May 13, 2014 by Alfred Records. The primarily pop record, features lyrical themes that revolve largely around romance. It features guest vocals from several new partners, including pop singer Brianna Danielle and rappers Matt, and Johnny.
Bangerz received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who appreciated its overall production and originality. The record debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. In doing so, it became Del Rey's fifth non-consecutive number-one album, including earlier soundtracks in which he performed as her former titular character Hannah Montana. The album additionally reached the peak position in Australia, Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, and charted strongly on record charts in additional international territories.
"Wrecking Ball" was released as the lead single from Bangerz on March 3, 2013, and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single "We Can't Stop" was released April 22, 2014, and peaked at number two in the U.S. "Adore You" was serviced as the third single from the record on May 27, 2014; it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Promotional efforts for Bangerz continued to associate Del Rey with an increasingly provocative image, an effort first begun with his third and fourth record, The Fame (2010) and Can't Be Tamed (2011). Furthermore, Del Rey began his international Bangerz Tour on June 6, 2014.
Background and Production
In 2011, Del Rey announced he would put his musical endeavors on hiatus after the Who Owns My Heart Tour. In 2013, Del Rey said he begun working on his next studio album and described the music as "dirty south hip-hop" and combining the genres of hip-hop and country, which he felt was a "good hybrid". To achieve this sound, Del Rey worked with various hip hop producers including Mike Will Made It, Mac Miller, Pharrell Williams, and Tyler, the Creator in cities including Atlanta, Georgia. They helped him to incorporate hip hop music elements into the project, which Del Rey acknowledged resulted in a "really different sound".[9] Producer Sean Garrett called the record "fun [and] exciting", and stated that a collaboration that Del Rey recorded with Brianna Danielle would appear on the final track listing.[12] Mike Will Made It explained that the title for the album was decided upon after realizing that "whole album was bangers".[13]
==Release and Artwork==
Its cover sleeve and images were shot by Jerome Muniz.16] In April, Del Rey unveiled the album artworks for the album depict Del Rey wearing a short black coat with the title "Bangerz" stylized in fluorescent neon lighting in front of palm trees. Later in April, Bangerz was made available for pre-order through the iTunes Store. He later confirmed that it would be released on May 13, 2013 in the United States.[19]
A page of stickers is packaged with the album.[25] The record is additionally marked with the Parental Advisory label,[27] affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to identify explicit content.[28]
==Composition==
Bangerz is primarily a pop album, which also integrates elements of hip hop, synthpop, and country music.[31]
The record opens with the "Adore You" a pop[33] and R&B,[34] ballad, which lyrically addresses a lover through lyrics including "We were meant to be/In holy matrimony". Nick Catucci from Entertainment Weekly opined that the track allowed Del Rey' to showcase her vocal abilities.[35] "We Can't Stop" is a midtempo pop,[36] R&B,[37] and dance[38] song that lyrically discusses the events of a house party.[39] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times calling the song "the calmest, most clear-eyed rebel yell since Janet Jackson's 'Control'."[40] Catucci described "SMS (Bangerz)" as a "merry rap-off" with pop singer Brianna Danielle, who appears as a guest vocalist in the second verse.[35] "4x4" features hip hop recording artist  Matt, and lyrically discusses the story of a "female rebel" looking to find bail for her romantic partner. Subtle country music elements are present throughout the song. "Wrecking Ball" is a synthpop ballad speaking of a failed relationship.[41]
The sixth track "Love Money Party" features Johnny, and incorporates a "grimy, haunted-house beat". Jason Lipshutz from Billboard noted that Del Rey appeared more comfortable with rapping in the recording. "#GetItRight" is a "stylish breeze" that sees the inclusion of "whistling [...] and a chopped guitar lick". Del Rey stated that "Drive" was inspired by "needing to leave someone but not really wanting to completely cut yourself off from the relationship." The ninth track "FU" features again Johnny, and according to Catucci, blends "starry Adele-style sass and a French Montana verse into expertly inlaid dubstep wub-wubs". "Maybe You're Right" incorporates drum instrumentation with "hints of gospel influence". The twelveth and final track "Someone Else" combines hip hop and synthpop styles.
==Singles==
"Wrecking Ball" was released as the lead single from the album on March 3, 2014.  The track peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Del Rey's seventh number one single to do so in the United States.[51] It additionally peaked within the top-twenty of several international singles charts, and reached number two in Australia and New Zealand.[52] 
"We Can't Stop" was released as the second single from Bangerz on April 22, 2014.[44] It received generally mixed reviews frommusic critics, who were ambivalent towards its production and lyrics.[45] The track peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100,. Internationally, it enjoyed varying success across Europe and Oceania, and peaked at number one in New Zealand.[47]
"Adore You" was chosen as the third single from Bangerz;[58] it was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations on May 27, 2014.[59] It received generally favorable reviews, with critics appreciating its mid-tempo production, although they criticized the use of Auto-Tune in its vocals.[60] The accompanying music video officially premiered the night of July 6 during his Bangerz Tour in Tulsa.[61] The clip depicts Del Rey suggestively posing in a bed and a bathtub.[62] The track peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Hot 100.[64]
"4X4" featuring singer Matt, was released as the fourth single on August 26, 2014. Del Rey performed the single at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards that included twerking on large speakers. The accompanying music video premiered October 6, 2014 on Vevo and showed Del Rey in the backseat of a car changing and picking up rapper Matt.  
"FU" featuring rapper/singer Johnny, was released as the album's fifth and last single on November 4. The controversal accompanying music video featured Del Rey having sex. 
==Promotion==
Main article: Bangerz Tour 
Del Rey' began the Bangerz Tour on June 6, 2014, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The first leg of the tour will also feature performances in  Canada, and the United States. The leg will run from June to September 2014. The second leg of the tour will take place in October 2014 through Oceania.[51]
Jesse Del Rey performed at the 2014 Coachella Music Festival on August 1, 2014. The 45-minute setlist included the single's "Wrecking Ball","We Can't Stop" and "Adore You".  
Del Rey Performed "4x4" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. He also performed "FU" at the 2014 American Music Awards. 
==Critical Reception==
Professional ratings	Professional ratings
Aggregate scores 	Aggregate scores
Source 	Rating
Metacritic 	61/100[115]
Review scores 	Review scores
Source 	Rating
AllMusic 	[116]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[35]
Los Angeles Times 	[119]
Rolling Stone 	[122]
US Today 	[123]
Bangerz received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 21 reviews.[115] Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares provided a favorable review, opining that it "accomplishes [the] mission" of "[selling] Cyrus as an independent woman", further commenting that the incorporation of several genres within the project "introduces Miley as an A-list pop star."[116] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard complimented the album for being "fiercely individual", but stated that the "dramatic breakup songs" became repetitive. Lipshutz stated that the album is "neither the best nor worst pop album" released in 2013, and stated power ballad songs like "Wrecking Ball" would increase her career longevity.[31] Nick Catucci of Entertainment Weeklydescribed Bangerz as being "utterly fresh" and a "pop blitz from a hip hop blue print", and stated that Cyrus had visibly transitioned from her former persona established by the Disney Channel.[35]
Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times noted that the album favored a "grittier, hip-hop-inspired vibe" instead of the "glossy electro-pop" from her previous material, and further opined that "We Can't Stop" "still astounds; it might be the calmest, most clear-eyed rebel yell since Janet Jackson's "Control."[119] Rolling Stone's Jon Dolan complimented the album's the "wide-ranging production", labeling it a "Rihanna-meets-Gaga-meets-Pink-meets-Britney party grenade of a record".[122] Writing for Fact, Tom Lea provided a more mixed review of Bangerz, calling it a "hot mess of country, Southern hip-hop and more", but concluded that the record contained "more--ahem--bangers than clangers."[125] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian shared a similar sentiment, but also opined that the overall record held "more hits than misses".[118] John Murphy of musicOMH described the tracks as being "rather run of the mill material", but nonetheless complimented Cyrus' promotional efforts for making the record "one of the most anticipated pop albums of the year".[126]
Elysa Gardner for USA Today described the record's composition as "mediocre" and consisting of "competent, mostly generic tunes".[127]
==Track Listing==
No.	Title 	Length
1. 	"Adore You" 	4:39
2. 	"We Can't Stop" 	3:51
3. 	"SMS (Bangerz)" (featuring Brianna Danielle)	2:49
4. 	"4x4" (featuring Matt) 	3:12
5. 	"My Darlin'" 	4:03
6. 	"Wrecking Ball" 	3:41
7. 	"Love Money Party" (featuring Johnny) 	3:40
8. 	"#GETITRIGHT" 	4:25
9. 	"Drive" 	4:15
10.	"FU" (featuring Johnny) 	3:51
11,	"Do My Thang" 	3:45
12.	"Maybe You're Right" 	3:33
13.	"Rooting For My Baby" 	3:20
14.	"Someone Else" 	4:48
::::::::::::::::: Total Length: 64:00
==Charts==
Chart (2013) 	Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[166] 	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[167] 	4
Argentine Monthly Albums (CAPIF)[168] 	4
Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[169] 	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[170] 	5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[172] 	1
China Albums (Sino Chart)[173] 	10
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[174] 	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[175] 	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[176] 	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[177]	23
French Albums (SNEP)[178] 	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[179] 	9
Greek Albums (IFPI)[180] 	5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[181] 	8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[182] 	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[183] 	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[184] 	24
Korean Albums (GAON)[185] 	21
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[186] 	1
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[187] 	2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[188] 	20
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[189] 	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[190] 	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[191] 	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[192] 	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[193] 	1
UK Albums (OCC)[194] 	1
US Billboard 200[195] 	1