Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush is an American pop music boy group that formed in 2009. The group is comprised of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow and Logan Henderson. In 2009, they signed with Nick Records before moving to Columbia Records. The group appeared in Nickelodeon’s television series Big Time Rush. The show aired from November 28th the 29th of 2009 to July 25, 2013. The pilot episode showcased the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush". The group has released three studio albums: BTR in 2010, Elevate in 2011, and 24/Seven in 2013. In 2014, the group took an indefinite break which lasted until 2021. The group then resumed live shows and then released "Call it Like I See The Album". Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush to an album deal in 2009 alongside its TV series, Big Time Rush. In the following year, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to create the show, and also to add original music that was used in the show. The first single of the series, "Big Time Rush" came out on November 29, 2009. Officially announced by Nickelodeon in November 2009, the show was aired for the first time in the US. It was then released internationally. It was featured in a preview of the series for an hour, and it is the opening song of the show. The show also saw release of promotional singles, including "City is Ours" and "Any Kind of Guy". Big Time Rush also performed the Play song called "Famous". The song debuted on iTunes on June 29th in 2010. Following the premiere of the series, another song, "Halfway There", was made available on iTunes on April 27, 2010. The track quickly became the first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Due to the sales of digital music, it reached number 93. To launch their debut album, Big Time Rush released "Till I Forget about You" on September 21st, 2010. The album, BTR was released on October 11 10th, 2010. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release.