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Contrast (Conor Maynard album)
''Contrast'' is the debut studio album by English pop singer Conor Maynard. It was released on 30 July 2012 in the United Kingdom through Parlophone and across Europe between August and October. ''Contrast'' mainly includes production from The Invisible Men, who produced seven of the fourteen songs available on the album, along with production from Pharrell Williams, Stargate, Benny Blanco, Midi Mafia, Crada, Lucas Secon, Quiz & Larossi, and Eagle Eye, among others, and features guest appearances from American recording artists Ne-Yo and Pharrell Williams, as well as British record artist Rita Ora.
''Contrast'' was recorded between 2011 and 2012 and its album's music consists of electronic, dubstep and R&B. The album's lead single "Can't Say No" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2. The second single "Vegas Girl" was released the same day as ''Contrast'', entering at number 4. Another two singles were released after the album release. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and charted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and USA.
==Background==
On 20 May 2006, Maynard signed up to online video-sharing website YouTube and uploaded his very first video of him singing "Breathe" by fellow British musician Lee Carr.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=YouTube User: skillzaisherebooya )〕 Throughout 2009–present, Maynard uploaded cover versions of songs with rapper and close friend, Anthony "Anth" Melo who resides in Virginia. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Chris Brown ("Crawl"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)"). Maynard was brought to label attention when American singer/songwriter Ne-Yo watched a cover version of his track "Beautiful Monster" – who contacted the musician soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo became Maynard's mentor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Student Magazine Interview Conor Maynard )〕
In November 2011, Maynard received a nomination for MTV's ''Brand New for 2012'' award, competing alongside Delilah, Michael Kiwanuka, Lana Del Rey and Lianne La Havas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lana Del Rey and Delilah makes MTV's Brand New for 2012 list )〕 It was announced on 31 January 2012 that Maynard had been crowned winner of the award, having received approximately 48% of the public vote.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Connor Maynard voted 'Brand New' for 2012 )〕 February 2012 saw the reveal that Maynard had been signed to label EMI subsidiary, Parlophone in late 2011 and that work would begin in the coming months on his debut studio album, ''Contrast''. Maynard released the music video for his debut single "Can't Say No" on 1 March 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conor Maynard – 'Can't Say No' – Music Video )〕 which by September 2012 had already surpassed fourteen million views. The single was met with positive reviews, with Lewis Corner (of Digital Spy) describing it as "''playful, fun and immediately leaves you wanting another go''",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conor Maynard – 'Can't Say No' – Single Review )〕 whilst others compared Maynard to Canadian singer Justin Bieber; both vocally and career-wise. However Conor disputes this claim, saying "I'm not like Justin Bieber." but - while insisting his music has a more mature R&B flavour to it than Bieber's〔(Conor Maynard interview by Pete Lewis 'Blues & Soul' January 2012 )〕 - recognises that they both gained popularity from being young and from being found through YouTube.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conor Maynard, "I'm not like Justin Bieber" )〕
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