Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush is an American pop music boy band formed in the year 2009. The group is made up of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow and Logan Henderson. In 2009 they signed with Nick Records before moving to Columbia Records. The group appeared on Nickelodeon's television series of the identical name, Big Time Rush. The show aired from the beginning of November 28, 2009 through July 25 2013. The pilot episode showcased the group's first single for promotion, "Big Time Rush". The band has released three albums, including BTR in 2010, Elevate in 2011, and 24/Seven , released in 2013. In 2014, the group went on an indefinite hiatus that lasted up to 2021. They returned to live performances in the studio, and then came out with "Call It Like It's Seeing It". Nickelodeon has signed Big Time Rush to a record deal in 2009 concurrently with the tv show, Big Time Rush. Nickelodeon was then joined by Columbia/Epic Label Group in order to create the series and also provide new music. The show's debut single, "Big Time Rush" was released on the 29th of November in 2009. The song was officially revealed on Nickelodeon, it first aired in the U.S. November 2009 and was later broadcast worldwide. It was featured on a preview of the series for one hour and is the show's opener. Promo singles such as "City is Ours", "Any Kind of Guy" and others were also made available during the course of the series. Big Time Rush performed "Famous" by Play. The song came out on iTunes on June 29, 2010. Another track, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010 following its debut on the series. The track quickly became the first track to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 93 thanks to the sales of digital music. To promote their debut album, Big Time Rush released "Till I Forget About You" on September 21st 2010. The album, called BTR it was released on October 11, 2010. The album reached the top 3 spot on the Billboard 200 and sold 67,000 copies within its first week.