BloodPop
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Birth name | Michael Tucker |
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States | August 15, 1990
Genres | Electropop |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Michael Tucker[1][2] (born August 15, 1990),[3] known professionally as BloodPop (stylized as BloodPop®), is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter. He has previously used the monikers Blood Diamonds, Blood, and Michael Diamond. He is known for writing and producing songs for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. In 2017, he released a collaboration with Bieber, "Friends", as his debut single under the BloodPop moniker.
Early life and career
Michael Tucker was born in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.[4][5] Tucker studied jazz guitar in middle school, went to Kansas City Art Institute, and deejayed art school parties in 2007. Cody Critcheloe mentored him in Tucker's parents' basement for a month straight, where he learned how to produce and write music.[6] Tucker studied video editing in Vancouver for three years,[7] made SoundCloud instrumentals under Blood Diamonds, and signed with Transparent Records[8][9] and OWSLA. He then relocated to Los Angeles.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [10] |
AUS [11][12] |
CAN [13] |
DEN [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
IRL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
"Friends" (with Justin Bieber) |
2017 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | TBA | |
"Capital Letters" (with Hailee Steinfeld) |
2018 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 36 [25] | 69 | 34 [26] | — | 32 | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | 42 | 39 |
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Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Featured appearances
- "Go" (2014) Template:Bieber
- "A Good Night" (2018) (John Legend featuring BloodPop)
Songwriting and production credits
Remixes
- 2011: Keep Shelly in Athens - "Hauntin' Me"
- 2012: Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
- 2013: Ellie Goulding - "Anything Could Happen"
- 2013: Major Lazer - "Get Free" (featuring Amber Coffman)
- 2014: Sky Ferreira - "You're Not the One"
- 2014: Kiesza - "Giant in My Heart"
- 2015: Beyoncé - "Haunted"
- 2017: Haim "Little of Your Love"
- 2017: Lana Del Rey - "Lust for Life" (featuring The Weeknd)
- 2017: Taylor Swift - "...Ready for It?"
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Outcome |
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2015 | Much Music Video Awards | Video of the Year | Grimes (feat. Blood Diamonds) – "Go" | Nominated |
Best Post-Production | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | |||
2017 | Grammy Awards[40] | Album of the Year | Purpose (credited as "Blood") | Nominated |
Personal life
Tucker is in a relationship with HANA (Hana Pestle).[41][42]
Notes
- ↑ "Capital Letters" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[24]
- ↑ "Capital Letters" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[27]
References
- ↑ "Q&A: BloodPop (FKA Blood Diamonds) On The Indie/Pop Divide & Working With Grimes, Justin Bieber, & Madonna". Stereogum. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ Emily Onofrio. "Ad Hoc Blood Diamonds: "Ritual"". Wayback.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "BloodPop - Biography & History - Allmusic". Allmusic.com.
- ↑ Evan Minsker (2011-09-08). "Blood Diamonds". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Blood Diamonds mixtape | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Blood Diamonds | Artist Profile". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ McDermott, Patrick D. (2014-10-31). "Beat Construction: Blood Diamonds". The Fader. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "How BloodPop helped craft this year's pop landscape | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Transparent (Records/Blog)". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "BloodPop Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Discography Justin Bieber". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ↑ "BloodPop Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 34, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 34, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Discographie BloodPop®" (enter "BloodPop®" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Peaks in the UK:
- "Friends": "Justin Bieber & BloodPop – Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- "Capital Letters": "Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #458". auspOp. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Justin Bieber and BloodPop – Friends". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "BloodPop – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 8, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/sorry-justin-bieber/0060254769282
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/purpose-justin-bieber/0060254758745
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/7-27-deluxe-fifth-harmony/0886445771701?qref=dac_7
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/glory-deluxe-version-britney-spears/0886446232829
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/joanne-lady-gaga/0060255721773
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/drum-moe/0886446090474?qref=dac_8
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/joanne-deluxe-lady-gaga/0060255720511
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/darkness-and-light-john-legend/0886446097077
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/want-you-back-haim/0060255765181
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/wonderland-ep-jasmine-thompson/0075679896902?qref=dac_8
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/a-good-night-john-legend-x-bloodpopr/epubi2izjmlyc?qref=dac_7
- ↑ "Blood". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "Hana Talks Her Bond with Blood Diamonds and Getting Lorde's Blessing | NOISEY". Retrieved 2016-08-17.