Jason Derulo

The Sky's The Limit - Video Premiere



UK: Play Link / iTunes UK/ 7Digital



Ridin' Solo - The Official Video



Jason Derulo "In My Head" Official Video



Jason on American Idol



Preview Tracks From the Album (with Lyrics)!



Myspace Introducing.Jason w/ Kara DioGuardi & JR Rotem



Yahoo Music: The New Now



Jason Derulo- Whatcha Say LIVE & Exclusive Interview



JASON DERULO
Singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor Jason Derulo belongs to a new breed of multi-hyphenate artists who know no creative boundaries. And as the flagship artist for the joint venture between Warner Bros. Records and super-producer J.R. Rotem's label Beluga Heights, Derulo has set his sights high. "I don't want to stay in a box," he says. "I want all the love!"
He's already feeling that love. The Miami-born Derulo has ruled the airwaves for the past year with his three smash hit singles, "Whatcha Say," "In My Head," and "Ridin' Solo," off his self-titled debut album, Jason Derulo, which debuted at No. 4 on the Digital Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart in March. With the triple-platinum debut single "Whatcha Say" (an irresistible slice of finger-snapping, futuristic pop-R&B that spent four consecutive weeks atop the Pop chart), and the platinum second single "In My Head," the 20-year-old singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor became the first male solo artist to score consecutive No. 1's on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart in the chart's 17-year-history with his first two entries. Derulo's third single "Ridin' Solo," has been certified platinum in the U.S., while its accompanying video has earned more than 32 million views on YouTube. Derulo has sold more than 11 million singles and 750,000 albums worldwide and is the first male solo artist in history to have three singles hit the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The album's smash singles, which earned Derulo the most airplay of any artist across all radio formats in 2010, are just part of its appeal. An uncategorizable blend of pop, rock, electronic, and R&B elements, Jason Derulo showcases this exciting newcomer's many talents.
"It's definitely a music lover's album," the 20-year-old says. "It reflects all my different influences, but it's deeply rooted in pop. My vision for the album was to make music that would impact the world. And by that I mean that music is a healing thing. When you play your favorite song, you can forget all your troubles for three minutes. I want to provide those getaway moments for people." To that end, Derulo recorded more than 300 songs that he narrowed down to the nine that appear on the album. "I wanted to make sure I had something special that would endure and sound timeless," Derulo says.
Derulo wrote or co-wrote each track on the album, which was produced by Rotem, who has also worked with Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Rick Ross, and many others. "J.R. is a musician like myself, and has the ability to work within all different types of genres," Derulo says. "We can literally do whatever we want in the studio and experiment, which is really important to me because I want to break down barriers and do things that have never done before." The album features songwriting contributions from in-demand hit-makers Claude Kelly (Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," Britney Spears' "Circus," Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA"), Evan Bogart (Beyonce's "Halo," Rihanna's "S.O.S."), and Alex James (Adam Lambert's "Sure Fire Winners," Tata Young "My Bloody Valentine").
That Derulo would aim high musically is not a surprise given his background. Born and bred in Miami, FL, Derulo composed his first song, a little ditty called "Crush On You," on the piano at age 8. "I was a huge Michael Jackson fan growing up," he recalls. "I studied his videos and copied all his moves. I'd also practice singing Usher and Justin Timberlake songs while doing their moves." As a teen, Derulo moved to New York to attend the vaunted American Musical and Dramatic Academy and competed at the legendary Apollo Theater, winning the Apollo's 2006 season Grand Championship.
Derulo kept at his writing, and at age 17, he composed and sang the chorus to "Bossy" — a track on Southern rapper Baby's album Five*Stunna. From there, the floodgates opened and Derulo became a sought-after tunesmith, showing his range and versatility by crafting songs for hip-hop star Lil Wayne, R&B singer Cassie, and girl group Danity Kane to name a few. Around this time, J.R. Rotem's brother Tommy was searching for artists to sign to Rotem's new label, Beluga Heights, which had scored big with Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls." Tommy contacted Derulo through his MySpace page and invited him out to Los Angeles to pen songs for Kingston's second album.
"I was most impressed initially with Jason's writing," J.R. says of Derulo, who also co-wrote Iyaz's five-week No. 1 "Replay." "Although we knew he was interested in being a solo artist, we were feeling him out as a writer. But from the first night in the studio there was a magical chemistry. He was vibing off my beats and I was loving his energy and melodies. We recorded a bunch of songs and it was on."
Derulo found his musical match in Rotem. "For eight months, we literally locked ourselves in the studio to write and record," Derulo says. "Our aim was to not be influenced by trends, but to make sure that our art was coming from a true place." He points to the song "Ridin' Solo" as a good representation of their artistic collaboration. "The song is about the empowering, yet bittersweet realization that it's okay to be single."
"Jason is one of those guys who can write songs for other people but has a career of his own," Rotem says. "He can write pop songs for women to sing, R&B for men to sing, he can write ballads; he's very eclectic. He has really inspired us."
Derulo shows no signs of slowing down in 2010. In late January, he wrapped up a six-week stint on the road with Lady Gaga on her red-hot, sold-out "Monster Ball" tour of North America and made his feature film debut in MTV Films' Turn the Beat Around in February. He has performed on American Idol, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, Lopez Tonight, The Teen Choice Awards, America's Got Talent, Live with Regis and Kelly, Dancing With the Stars, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, while his videos have racked up more than 245 million collective views on YouTube, making Derulo the channel's 20th Most Viewed Musician of all time. In August, Derulo won a 2010 Teen Choice Award for "Choice Music: Album, R&B." He has also nominated for two 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, for "Best Male Video" and "Best New Artist" for "Ridin' Solo." Having completed a Canadian tour with Black Eyed Peas, Derulo hits the road for his first-ever headlining U.S. tour beginning September 27th.
"I don't feel like I'm competing with other artists," he says. "I'm just going to try and be the best I can be. And when I get to that level, well, I'll figure out a way to get better."