Note-oriety (album) explained

Note-oriety is the self-titled album released by collegiate a cappella group Note-oriety of James Madison University in 2015. It is the group's seventh studio album.^[1]

Note-oriety
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Note-oriety
Cover:	Note-oriety (album).png
Released:	January 23, 2015
Genre:	A cappella
Length:	38:53
Label:	Note-oriety
Producer:	James Gammon Productions
Prev Title:	I'll Never Say
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	XX (album by Note-oriety)
Next Year:	2018

Track listing^[2]

1. Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
2. Lies by Marina and the Diamonds
3. Stay/What Now (Mashup) by Rihanna
4. Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé
5. Somethin' Bad by Miranda Lambert
   1. Just a Game by Birdy Not Ready to Make Nice by Dixie Chicks
6. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
7. Settle Down by kimbra
8. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie (singer)
9. My Heart With You by The Rescues

Awards

Musical Awards

Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs)^{[3] [4]}

!Year!Nominee/work!Award!Result

2016	Note-oriety (2015)	Best Female Collegiate Album	Nominated
2016	"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj	Best Female Collegiate Song	Won
2016	Zoe-Elizabeth McCray ('16) for "Bang Bang"	Best Female Collegiate Arrangement	Nominated

Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB)^[5]

!Year!Nominee/work!Award!Result

2015	Note-oriety (2015)	Album of the Year	Won
2015	"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj	Track of the Year	Won

Selection for "Best of" Compilation Albums

!Year!Nominee/work!Award!Result

2015	"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj	sing 12: This Big!	Won
2015	"Lies" by Marina and the Diamonds	Voices Only 2015	Won

"Pretty Hurts" music video

Note-oriety released a music video along with the album, featuring their cover of "Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé. The music video cover went viral^[6] almost immediately, and currently has over 500,000 views^[7] on YouTube. The video was featured in HuffPost,^[8] USA Today,^[9] and BuzzFeed,^[10] among others. The video was praised by Nicki Minaj on her official Facebook page.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: note-oriety. note-oriety. en. 2018-03-05.
2. Web site: note-oriety. note-oriety. en. 2018-03-05.
3. Web site: 2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society. www.casa.org. en. 2018-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622012513/https://www.casa.org/cara2016n. 2016-06-22. dead.
4. Web site: 2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society. www.casa.org. en. 2018-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190208124125/http://www.casa.org/cara2016w. 2019-02-08. dead.
5. Web site: RARB Picks of 2015. www.rarb.org. en. 2018-03-05.
6. News: Note-oriety hits a high note with viral Buzzfeed post. writer. Brendan Callan contributing. The Breeze. 2018-03-05. en.
7. Web site: The Untold Story of Note-oriety’s Viral Video. info.jmu.edu. en-US. 2018-03-05.
8. News: A Cappella Version Of Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts' Conveys Powerful Message. Guff. Samantha. 2015-09-17. Huffington Post. 2018-03-05. en-US.
9. News: Viral video: All-female a cappella group covers Beyonce’s ‘Pretty Hurts'. 2015-09-16. USA TODAY College. 2018-03-05. en-US.
10. Web site: This A Cappella Cover Of "Pretty Hurts" Will Make Your Heart Ache In All The Right Ways. JessicaDymon. BuzzFeed Community. en. 2018-03-05.
11. Web site: Nicki Minaj: "Great job ladies! Blown away by this beautiful message...". Minaj. Nicki. September 22, 2015. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-03-05.