In the Beat

**In the Beat** (formerly known as ***Wild Luck Charlie Girls***) is an American girl group consisting of Bridgit Mendler, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sierra McCormick, and Lesley Kravitz.

The group was formed in late 2012 by Kenwood Delay and Stephen Hilbert. The two envisioned the three girls (along with former group member Raven Goodwin) performing a song for the crossover *Wild Luck Charlie*, an episode featuring interactions between the Comedies for Kids series *WildSide* and the Disney Channel series *Good Luck Charlie*. The group performed "Wings" and filmed a music video for it. Soon later, network executives saw potential in the girl group, and they signed a one-year deal with Comedies for Kids Records under the name *Wild Luck Charlie Girls*. Under the label, the group released a series of singles along with accompanying music videos through out 2013, including "Wings", "Change Your Life", "How Ya' Doin'?", "DNA", "Going Nowhere" and "We Are Who We Are". Their debut album *DNA* was released in October 2013 along with an American tour. The album debuted at number #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

In January 2014, the group signed a new contract with Seven Records and record executives suggested to change the group's name. As of June 2014, the group publicly became known as *In the Beat*, however the name was already being used legally since February 2014. Under the rebrand, the group released an additional three albums, *Salute* (2014), *Get Weird* (2015), and *Glory Days* (2017). Each album also had an accompanying world tour.

During the group's *Weird World Tour* in April 2016, Goodwin experienced personal issues that resulted in her refusing going out on stage. One such incident had the April 14 show in New York City delayed by over two hours, with Raven's refusal being the main reason. Soon after the United States leg concluded, Goodwin announced on her Twitter that she was "taking a break" from the group. On May 4, In the Beat's official account Twitted out that Goodwin had officially left the group and would not be joining them for the rest of the tour.

On August 12, 2016, the group released their first single and music video as an official three piece. The single was a remixed version of their song "Hair", except it was a collaboration with up and coming rapper RAGHI. For the single, Mendler re-recorded Goodwin's lines. On November 4, 2016, the group released their first original song as a three-piece named "Shout Out to My Ex". The single debuted at number #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

On March 17, 2017, the group released their fourth studio album "Glory Days"; their first album release since the departure of Goodwin. With Seven Records, they also released "Reggaeton Lento (Remix)", a collaboration with the boyband CNCO, and an extended edition of their Glory Days album, "Glory Days: The Platinum Edition" in March 2018.

In January 2019, an executive revealed that the group denied a contract extension deal with Seven Records, stating that the group was looking to fade away from the spotlight. After receiving dozens of offers from record labels, the group decided to sign with Interscope and became the label's first artist of their caliber. Under the new label, the group released their firth studio album named "ITB5", and released the singles "Bounce Back" and "One I've Been Missing". In November 2019, the group also embarked on their fifth headlining tour, called the "Women Like Us Tour" (previously known as "The Americas Tour").

In March 2020, the group announced the signing of a new member named Lesley Kravitz. Kravitz previously opened for the group on their "Women Like Us Tour". The group debuted their first single as a new four-piece, named "Break Up Song" approximately a week after they recorded it. The song debuted at #113 on the charts, making it In the Beat's lowest grossing song in history. The group subsequently released the single "Holiday" in July 2020, and their sixth studio album "Confetti" on November 6, 2020.