Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĬontrast received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song was released as a remix with UK rapper Wiley.
The music video was released on 10 December 2012 and was released to radio on 21 January 2013. " Animal" was confirmed to be the fourth single from the album. The music video premiered on 10 September 2012 and was released on 8 October 2012. " Turn Around" was confirmed as the third single to be released from the album. " Vegas Girl" was released on 20 July 2012 as the second single from the album. It was produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade, and written by The Invisible Men, Sophie Stern, Jon Mills, Joe Dyer, Kurtis McKenzie and Maynard. " Can't Say No" was released on 2 March 2012 as the first single from the album.
However, Conor disputes this claim, saying "I'm not like Justin Bieber", and although insisting his music has a more mature R&B flavour to it than Bieber's, acknowledged that they both gained popularity from being young and from being found through YouTube. The single was met with positive reviews, with Lewis Corner (of Digital Spy) describing it as "playful, fun and immediately leaves you wanting another go", whilst others compared Maynard to Canadian singer Justin Bieber both vocally and career-wise. He released the music video for his debut single " Can't Say No" on 1 March 2012, which by September 2012 had already surpassed fourteen million views. Maynard had signed to Parlophone in 2010. It was announced on 31 January 2012 that Maynard had been crowned winner of the award, having received approximately 48% of the public vote. In November 2011, Maynard received a nomination for MTV's Brand New for 2012 award, competing alongside Delilah, Michael Kiwanuka, Lana Del Rey and Lianne La Havas. Maynard was brought to label attention when American singer/songwriter Ne-Yo watched a cover version of his track " Beautiful Monster" – who contacted the musician soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo became Maynard's mentor. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Chris Brown (" Crawl"), Taio Cruz (" Dynamite"), Rihanna (" Only Girl (In the World)"). Throughout 2009–present, Maynard uploaded cover versions of songs with rapper and close friend, Anthony "Anth" Melo who resides in Virginia. On, Maynard signed up to online video-sharing website YouTube and in 2008 uploaded his very first video of him singing "Breathe" by fellow British musician Lee Carr. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and charted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and United States. Another two singles were released after the album release. The second single " Vegas Girl" was released the same day as Contrast, entering at number 4. The album's lead single " Can't Say No" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2. Contrast mainly includes production from The Invisible Men, who produced seven of the fourteen songs available on the album, along with production from Pharrell Williams, Stargate, Benny Blanco, Midi Mafia, Crada, Lucas Secon, Quiz & Larossi, and Eagle Eye, among others, and features guest appearances from American recording artists Ne-Yo and Pharrell Williams, as well as British singer Rita Ora.Ĭontrast was recorded between 20 and its album's music consists of pop and R&B. It was released on 30 July 2012 in the United Kingdom through Parlophone and across Europe between August and October. Contrast is the debut studio album by British pop singer Conor Maynard.
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